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24.11.2023 – Synagoge, Himmeroder Str. 44, 54516 Wittlich
25.11.2023 – Stued Theater, 18 a Rte du Vin, 6794 Grevenmacher, Luxemburg
30.11.2023 – Erfurt, Speicher, Waagegasse 2, 99084 Erfurt
01.12.2023 – Kulturhof, Zickra 31, 07980 Berga/Elster
02.12.2023 – MonAmi Weimar, Goetheplatz, Goetheplatz 11, 99423 Weimar
03.12.2023 - Blue Note -  Görlitzer Str. 2b, 01099 Dresden

Ralf Siedhoff (Germany) - Guitar

After six successful years, an album and hundreds of concerts in Germany, India, Chad, Mauritania, Holland, Spain and Switzerland, the project around the Weimar world musician Ralf Siedhoff is opening up to new influences.

 

From the very beginning, Ralf Siedhoff sees the project as an institution for the fusion of a wide variety of musical influences and is always open to guests

Bosque Mágico will play the next concerts with the Indian violinist Jyotsna Srikanth, the saxophonist Anne Kaftan and the Indian percussionist Karthik Mani.

Classical Indian music, flamenco music as well as pop and jazz inspire Ralf Siedhoff's compositions. The musicians have enough space to bring in their uniqueness and create a rarely heard cosmos of sound.

 

Mohcine Ramdan - (Vocal, Gembri)

 

A native Moroccan, he was inspired early on by the diverse musical cultures of his homeland. His musical journey began with learning the three-stringed spit lute gembri in a musical family where his father played the oud and his uncle mastered the Arabic dulcimer kanun. In Marrakech he was able to experience a wide range of musical styles. He was particularly fascinated by Gnawa music, to which he has remained faithful to this day.

 

In 2008, Mohcine emigrated to Germany, where he wanted to continue his studies in German. After various stages in his life, he ended up in Munich, which became his dream city. In Munich he made contacts with well-known musicians such as Konstantin Wecker, Roman Bunka and Iva Bittová. He then founded the ensemble JISR, the Arabic word for bridge. With Jisr he creates musical encounters by bringing musicians from different cultures and styles together.

 

Mohcine Ramdan is passionately dedicated to communicating music and acts as a mediator between the musical worlds of Morocco and Germany. He traveled with his group to South Asia to promote cultural exchange through music. His ability to build bridges between different cultures makes him an influential ambassador for intercultural understanding and the driving force behind musical diversity and collaboration. His commitment to the universal language of music is reflected in his ongoing commitment to musical encounters and cultural connections between people. Mohcine Ramdan remains an inspiring personality in the German music scene, enriching the world of music with his passion and expertise.

Ramamani was born in Bangalore. At the age of five, she began studying South Indian Carnatic music.

The singer, sought-after performing artist, sophisticated teacher and brilliant composer specializes in vocal improvisations, complex rhythmic patterns and Konnakol, the traditional percussion language. Ramamani is a pioneer in presenting Carnatic music in conjunction with Western music. Her specialty is to maintain the purity of Carnatic music while being accompanied by Western musicians. She is also one of the first women to present Konnakol (vocalization of percussion sounds).

Tours took her around the world. She worked with musicians such as Trilok Gurtu, Steve Coleman, Charlie Mariano, Rhamesh Shotham, Paquito D 'Rivera and many others. together.