Koeju with Rajasthan Roots / Karl Seglem / Kim Johannesen / Luison Capote

Koèju with Rajasthan Roots / Karl Seglem / Kim Johannesen / Luison Capote

ELECTRONIC & ACOUSTIC LIVE MUSIC 22:00 - 03:00

Koèju is a club concept, which has established an unique combination of electronic and acoustic live music. Always with lots of guest artists, new song material and pulsating rhythms for the dancefloor. After a successful winter season with regular clubnights at Nomaden in Oslo, the Koèju project has moved to the live music / club venue at Blå.
We are happy to announce that the group Rajasthan Roots (from India) will open the night, and afterwards join in with norwegian musicians in an unusual impromtu club-jam-session. Later in the night, you can experience the "Cuban Live Beats" collaboration between the percussionist Luison Capote and the Koèju crew. The last session, with Luna, will be a true dedication to club music, exploring the concept of live remixing. DJ Baz will, as usual, be playing your favourite, unheard tracks:  before, between & after the live sets.

22.00 (Precisely!) RAJASTHAN ROOTS (Folk, Experimental, Ambient)
Rajasthan Roots is a collective of folk musicians which promotes the performing arts of Rajasthan, by bringing folk to a multicultural platform, creating contemporary folk music. These highly skilled musicians will open the night with a set of engaging, groovy and truely beautiful music.
KUTLE KHAN - Morchang, Bhapang & Khurtal
NATHOO LAL SOLANKI - Nagara
KUSUMAKAR PANDYA - Bamboo flute & Algoza
ADITYA BHASIN - Vocals & Guitar
LALRINFELA FANAI - Bass

23.00 JAM SESSION
Improvised music for the dancefloor! Musicians from Rajastan collaborating with some of Norways most interesting instrumentalists, Karl Seglem and Kim johannesen. Expect an unusual mix of indian percussion, mouthharp LFO's, minimal electro, untempered melodies & creative noise.
RAJASTHAN ROOTS MUSICIANS
KARL SEGLEM - Goat Horn
KIM JOHANNESEN - Guitar
MARIUS GJERSØ - Trumpet & Synth
ÅSMUND SKUTERUD - Drumpads & Keys

00.30 LUISON CAPOTE (Cuban Live Beats)
The cuban percussionist Luison Capote and the peruvian guitar player Miguel Taboada, joins forces with the Koèju crew, and creates some truly pulsating cuban beats for your dancin feets! Luison Capote is a renowned musician who has played in numerous ensembles, both in Norway and abroad. In february he was the guest artist at the weekly Koèju clubnight, resulting in an awesome jam session and a packed dancefloor, so get ready for some bouncing rhythms!
LUISON CAPOTE - Vocal, Congas & Bongos
MIGUEL TABUADA - Guitar
ROBIN SOHRABI-SHIRAZ - Saxophone & Synth
MARIUS GJERSØ - Trumpet & Synth
ØYSTEIN BENDOS AUNE - Bass & Perc
ÅSMUND SKUTERUD - Drumpads & Keys

01.30 REMIXED LIVE (Soul, 90's, House, Funk)
summerlovin' souldiggin' reminiscin' feetmovin' fusion'in..   - Enjoy some juicy live versions of selected favourites and a new take on remixin'. Guaranteed goodvibes. The guest vocalist, Luna, best known for her collaboration with DJ Baz in the duo Luna&Bazis, wiill provide the needed touch of future soul, jazz & retro house
LUNA - Vocals & fx
ROBIN SOHRABI-SHIRAZ - Saxophone & Synth
ØYSTEIN BENDOS AUNE - Synth Bass & Electronics
ÅSMUND SKUTERUD - Drumpads & Keys

KOÈJU PROSJEKTET
Koèju begynte med faste jam sessions på Nomaden i 2005, med kontrabass, cajon, gitar/elektronikk + gjesteartister. I årene som fulgte ble det konserter og klubbopptredener på diverse steder i Oslo/Bergen som Landmark, MS Innvik, Sosialen, Emil og Samuel, Mogador, og i flere andre land, bl.a. med en rekke klubbkvelder i Shanghai i 2007 sammen med pipaspiller Tong Lan og VJ ExitNor. I september 2009 begynte en ny serie med med sessions på Nomaden, denne gangen i større format, og med et nytt musikkkonsept (inkl. gjesteartister) hver uke. Det etablerte seg raskt som et møtepunkt for musikere, mye på grunn av en litt uvanlige beatbasert jam session rettet mot et dansende publikum. Blandt gjesteartistene var Celio de Carvalho, Steinar Ofsdal, Selecta Harmony, Becaye Aw, Kenneth Ekornes, Per Zanussi, Andre Roligheten, Luison Capote, Luis Landa-Schreitt, Sara Chen, Dominic Reuben, og Underdogs International.