Monsieur Doumani (CY) at Alice cph

Multi-award winning group Monsieur Doumani, was formed in 2011 in Nicosia, Cyprus. Coming from different musical backgrounds, but influenced by the Cypriot tradition at various levels Monsieur Doumani compose Cypriot songs that draw inspiration from contemporary Cypriot society as well as from the shaky conditions of our era. The original identity of the project was determined by the adaptation of Cypriot traditional pieces, with a special contemporary color in sound and mood, forming a style distinctively their own. This distinct style has made the trio a critic’s favourite and they were awarded as ‘Best Group’ in Songlines Music Awards 2019. The same year the band did a terrific concert in Copenhagen at ALICE’s Spectacle festival. Now they are back. This time with a career defining record that pushes their trademark sound into new weird territory. With “Pissourin” (released on Glitterbeat in September) they take their Mediterranean sonics into a deep psychedelic and avant-folk direction. A danceable fever storm of stringed instruments, multi-layered singing and trombone-driven low end. We can’t wait to experience them live at Musikhuset....

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Multi-award winning group Monsieur Doumani, was formed in 2011 in Nicosia, Cyprus. Coming from different musical backgrounds, but influenced by the Cypriot tradition at various levels Monsieur Doumani compose Cypriot songs that draw inspiration from contemporary Cypriot society as well as from the shaky conditions of our era. The original identity of the project was determined by the adaptation of Cypriot traditional pieces, with a special contemporary color in sound and mood, forming a style distinctively their own. This distinct style has made the trio a critic’s favourite and they were awarded as ‘Best Group’ in Songlines Music Awards 2019. The same year the band did a terrific concert in Copenhagen at ALICE’s Spectacle festival. Now they are back. This time with a career defining record that pushes their trademark sound into new weird territory. With “Pissourin” (released on Glitterbeat in September) they take their Mediterranean sonics into a deep psychedelic and avant-folk direction. A danceable fever storm of stringed instruments, multi-layered singing and trombone-driven low end. We can’t wait to experience them live at Musikhuset.

Middelhavets rige folkemusik møder psych, neo-folk og skævt jazzede passager hos den prisbelønnede cypriotiske trio Monsieur Domani, der endelig vender tilbage til København.

Koncerten foregår i Musikhuset København og er med unumm. siddepladser.

“With Pissourin, Monsieur Doumani have taken the intriguing traditional sounds of the Eastern Mediterranean and merged them with the contemporary. The results are thoroughly enthralling and entertaining.”

Sådan skrev Folkradio.uk om den cypriotiske trio Monsieur Doumanis seneste udgivelse, “Pissourin”, der for nylig udkom på altid fremragende Glitterbeat.

Trioens særlige take på Middelhavsregionens musikalske kultur, kunne vi allerede opleve til ALICEs Spectacle festival i 2019. Men siden har rygtet om bandets enestående musik kun vokset, med talrige anmelderroser og priser. Allerede i 2019 blev Monsieur Doumani af Songlines udråbt til årets bedste band, og de har indtaget flere festivaler med et musikalsk udtryk, der både favner muntre drikkeviser, bidske politiske kommentarer og smukke melankolske passager.

Tidligere var trioens udtryk overvejende akustisk, men på “Pissourin” har de fået en mere eksperimenterende og psykedelisk klang med brug af synthesizers, loops og effekter, ligesom den nye guitarist Andys Skordis tilføjer ekspressive og syrede lag, der vækker mindelser om psych-bands fra Tyrkiet og Grækenland. Netop et møde mellem Grækenland og Tyrkiet finder man også i det traditionelle instrument tzouras, der trakteres af Antonis Antoniou. Det sidste medlem, Demetris Yiasemides, tilføjer med trombone og fløjter en særegen og jazzet tekstur til lydbilledet.

Vi glæder os til at byde Monsieur Doumani tilbage i Danmark. De er i topform med en plade, der har rykket dem i nye spændende retninger, så der er lagt i kakkelovnen til en fantastisk koncert.

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