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Jan Marmenout
- 63, Male
- Ghent East Flanders
- Belgium
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jan marmenout - fujara, ethnical instruments
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- About me:
- As a young boy Jan was already fascinated by the sounds of some of the old world-heritage musical instruments. He left his hometown at the age of 19 and started to travel to Southern and Eastern Europe, where he spent some time with Gypsy families (Spain and Romania). As his interest in the old traditional world grew stronger, he left 'modernised' Europe and yearning to go deeper into the old roots of life and music, he ventured futher and went to Morroco, where he stayed one year and a half, mostly with the Berber people up in the middle Atlas mountains. Afterwards, he travelled to South America, where he also spent one year. He started his career as a percussionist, playing in different worldmusic bands. Later he discovered and started to play berimbau-didjeridoo-shawn's-Tibetan trumpets-conch-shells, jew's harp and different types of flutes( fujara,lira, North-Indian double flutes,other Balkan and Arabic flutes) ..." I never thought I could ever play some of these more melodic instruments, but i believe now it was a natural evolution. As a young boy already,hitting the skin of my drums, i always started to hear voices, flutes or other sounds, and these were very often connected with forms, colours, and images. I could go on playing for hours and the sound of my drums took me to far-away places and endless spaces. Only much later it became clear to me that the 'overtones' (harmonics) produced by the repetitive drumming were creating all these other melodic and rhythmic patterns. It was the humming sound of the drum producing a trance-like state into myself that made me see, feel and hear all these other things at the same time. I realised that everything in this unfolding universe is connected. 'Sound' is very mysterious and powerful and all these at 'first-sight' very different musical instruments,producing different sounds and coming from all parts of the world,are somehow mysteriously linked together. Jan Marmenout is a multi-instrumentalist (ethnical instruments), and a composer.
http://www.myspace.com/janmarmenout
- As a band we are:
- Me and Myself
- Instruments:
- Ethnic instruments: all kinds off percussion instruments, didgeridoo, Berimbau, Volcanic stones (litophones), Flutes: Fujara and overtone-flutes, native american flutes, Moroccan flutes (Lira, qasbah), Turkish Zurna, Singing Bowls, Monochord, Jew's harp, Conch-shells
- Influences:
- From all over the world
- Homepage:
- http://www.janmarmenout.com/
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Jan Marmenout's Videos
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THE MONK Jan Marmenout
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GYPSY Jan Marmenout
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FIRE DANCERS Jan Marmenout
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GOING HOME (Jan Marmenout)
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Latest Activity
THE MONK Jan Marmenout
Composition with voice and Moroccan Berber flute by Jan Marmenout
GOING HOME (Jan Marmenout)
Improvisation on a native American double flute
Where do we go (Fujara Improvisation with circular breathing by Jan Marmenout)
"Well, some fujara's I bought in slovakia,and some others come from Winne Clement(you can find him on omn,he is making very good fujara's for the moment) many greetings,jan."
Where do we go (Fujara Improvisation with circular breathing by Jan Marmenout)
"Jan, I like your playing, specilial with the circular breathing. In August, I´ll become a new fujara, made by Max Brumberg, and then I will learn this kind of playing verry intensiv. In the moment I play preponderent the futujara, made by…"
The turning point( Fujara Improvisation by Jan Marmenout)
"Thank you Klaus, I am glad you like it.
Many greetings to you,jan."
The turning point( Fujara Improvisation by Jan Marmenout)
"Jan, I like your buitifull art to play the fujara! Verry inspirativ!!! Flowers for my soul!
greetings, Klaus"
Surfing my Fujara
"Ja Klaus, das ist shade(sorry for my bad German) Thanks for your appreciation and many Greetings to you,
jan."
Comment Wall (8 comments)
- At 3:56pm on May 16, 2012,
Jens Mügge said… Hello Jan, thanks a lot for sharing your music via YouTube videos. Thanks a lot - your music is wonderful. Greetings, Jens
- At 11:59am on August 22, 2010,
Arjopa said… - Dear Jan!
Thanx a lot for your very nice coment!
We are so happy, that you like our Khoomei Throatsinging Folk Rock,that much!
Yeah, it is a pitty, that we are living, that fare away - but perhabs one day we gonna share stage at a festival - we heard, that there are some good World Music Festivals in Belgium!
Greetings from Berlin!
Arjopa & The Master U-like
- At 7:14pm on August 18, 2010, Arjopa said…
- Dear Jan!
Thanx a lot for your OMN friendship!
Your OMN page, music & videos are really great!
Hope you like our Khoomei Throatsinging Folk Rock,too!
Greetings from Berlin!
Arjopa & The Master U-like
- At 7:51pm on August 11, 2010,
Max Brumberg said… - I love your music Jan, you have a beautiful feeling!
Max
- At 2:18pm on May 15, 2010,
Raphael De Cock said… - Moest je eens iets samen willen uitproberen...laat gewoon iets weten!
- At 12:13pm on April 3, 2009, Raphael De Cock said…
- Hallo Jan... we wonen op nog geen 60km van elkaar...vreemd dat we mekaar nog nooit in levenden lijve tegenkwamen. Laat eens iets horen
groeten
Raphael
- At 9:56pm on February 18, 2009,
Sol Herrera said… - HI JAN:
Sure, I accept your new invitation.
I've been trying manage the acceptance, but something have beeing wrong with the individual accept invitations.
If no, please, re try.
Have a wonderful time.
Best for you
Sol
Hope this will be enough for not lose contact.
- At 9:45pm on February 18, 2009,
OMN said… 
you are a great musician, Jan!
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