Urban + Aboriginal
1985 – 2004 Music and performance between Rock, Jazz, »ethnic« and »new« music, in the borderland of styles, cultures and between the arts Freunde Guter Musik Berlin e.V. have presented their annual festival »Urbane Aboriginale« since 1985. With its shifting emphasis on different regions and themes, the festival has developed into a focal point for contemporary music and performance in Berlin. It presents soloists and ensembles who operate in the thickets between »new« and »ethnic« music, rock and jazz, and who cross boundaries between the arts: music and performance by big-city natives – the transgressors, troublemakers and trappers in the crossfire of cultures and styles. It’s not about trends, but about the urban and the aboriginal. Both…
Urban + Aboriginal XVI: Ancient and New Music from Korea
12. – 21.11.2004 Podewil Beginning the Year of Korea 2005 / On tour in Utrecht, Amsterdam, Hamburg, Frankfurt and Leipzig Korean music has not been heard on a large scale in Berlin since the Horizonte festival in 1985. URBAN + ABORIGINAL XVI now presents old and new music from Korea in a wide-ranging series of events. Concerts featuring significant works in the history of Korean music offer opportunities to experience, as never before, the rich musical legacy of the court and the literati in complete versions and authentic musical form. Included in the festival are the first full-length performances in Germany of the classic ensemble suite Kajin hoesang, the aristocratic-erudite song cycle Yeochang gagok and…
Closing festival concert in the Tanzprobensaal
21.11.2004 / 22:00 h Podewil – Solos, duos, trios with musicians of the Yeak Academy – The Yeak Academy for Ancient Korean Music, Seoul
Composer portrait: New Music 2
21.11.2004 / 19:30 h Podewil – The Barton Workshop, Amsterdam – Compositions by Yi Manbang, Koo Bonu, Park Yong-shil, Na Hyo-shin, Han Ock-mi, Han Mi-young
Roundtable discussion with festival composers
21.11.2004 / 17:30 h Podewil Club In collaboration with the International Isang Yun Society Moderator: Wolfgang Sparrer
Improvisation and sound performances
20.11.2004 / 19:30 h Podewil – Crossing boundaries between sound event, improvisation and installation – Park Je-chun – drums Lee Yun-kyung – sound performance Park Chang-soo – piano solo
Sanjo Lounges
20.11.2004 / 15:00 h Podewil Studios – Intimate music for melodic instruments and hourglass drum – The Yeak Academy for Ancient Korean Music, Seoul Program: Gasa – Daegum Sanjo, Haegum Sanjo – P‘iri Sanjo, Komun‘go Sanjo – Kayageum Sanjo
Modern p’ansori and folk songs
19.11.2004 / 22:00 h Podewil – P’ansori re-designed – Lee Ja-ram – voice, guitar Kim Yong-wha – puk (barrel drum), voice
Composer portraits: New Music 1
19.11.2004 / 19:30 h Podewil – Modern Art Sextet, Berlin and guests – Yoriko Ikeya – piano Marc Sabat – violin Cardew Ensemble Berlin Compositions by Lee Yun-kyung, Lee Yun-seck, Park Yong-shil, Koo Bonu, Han Mi-young
Park Chang-soo
18.11.2004 / 22:00 h Podewil – Copy and Paste – Park Chang-soo – Laptop, video projections
Portrait Hwang Byung-ki
18.11.2004 / 19:30 h Podewil – Living legend of the kayageum: Portrait concert Hwang Byung-ki – Hwang Byung-ki – Kayageum, Changgu Ji Ae-ri – Kayageum Yun In-suk – Voice Kim Woong-sik – Changgu
Sanjo Lounges
16.11.2004 / 19:30 Uhr Podewil Studios – Intimate music for melodic instruments and hourglass drum – The Yeak Academy for Ancient Korean Music, Seoul Program: Haegum Sanjo – Kayageum Sanjo, Komungo Sanjo – Daegum Sanjo, Gasa – P´iri Sanjo
Yeochang Gagok
14.11.2004 / 19:30 h Podewil – Lyric art songs for women – Yi A-mi – voice The Yeak Academy for Ancient Korean Music, Seoul
P’ansori Simchong-ga
13.11.2004 / 17:00 h Podewil – Telling stories through song – Wang Ki-seok – voice Han Seung-seok – Puk Duration: approx. 5 hours
Media lounge
12. – 21.11.2004 Podewil Foyer – A window into the everyday musical atmosphere of Korea – open on performance days starting one hour before the first event
Kang Ho-jung-Quartet
12.11.2004 / 22:00 h Podewil – From pop to noise – Kang Ho-jung – Keyboards, Laptop Han Seung-seok – Korean percussion Han Choong-wan – Keyboards Chung Jaeil – Baßgitarre, Sampler
Kajin Hoesang
12.11.2004 / 19:30 h Podewil – Artful instrumental music for philosophers and the literati – The Yeak Academy for Ancient Korean Music, Seoul
Urban + Aborignal XV: China
15.11. – 17.11.2002 Podewil, Werkstatt der Kulturen der Welt URBAN + ABORIGINAL – Music and performance between Rock, Jazz, “ethnic” and “new” music, in the borderland of styles, cultures and between the arts. Freunde Guter Musik Berlin e.V. have presented their annual festival “Urban + Aboriginal” since 1985. With its shifting emphasis on different regions and themes, the festival has developed into a focal point for contemporary music and performance in Berlin. It presents soloists and ensembles who operate in the thickets between “new” and “ethnic” music, rock and jazz, and who cross boundaries between the arts: music and performance by big-city natives – the transgressors, troublemakers and trappers in the crossfire of cultures and styles….
Xu Fengxia / Wu Wie
17.11.2002 / 21:00 h Werkstatt der Kulturen Saal – Improvised music –
Ensemble “Der Drache”
17.11.2002 / 20:00 h Werkstatt der Kulturen Saal Xu Fengxia (Guzheng), Wu Wie (Sheng, Erhu), Fu Renchang (Yangqin)
Ensemble Xian An Guyue
17.11.2002 / 17:30 h Werkstatt der Kulturen Restaurant Introduction of the ensembles by Li Mingzhong from Xian (Lecture) Chinese Buffet
Li Mingzhong
17.11.2002 / 16:00 h Werkstatt der Kulturen Saal – Klassische Musik für Guquin –
Avantpop & Club Culture
16.11.2002 / 22:00 h Podewil Klub Li Chin Sung (live electronics, turntables) – “Berlin”
Min Xiao-Fen & Derek Bailey
16.11.2002 / 20:00 h Podewil Saal Min Xiao-Fen – Pipa solo Derek Bailey (guitar) & Min Xiao-Fen (pipa) – “Flying Dragons, Dancing Phoenix”
Avantpop & Club Culture
15.11.2002 / 22:00 h Podewil Klub Li Chin Sung (live electronics, turntables) – “Beijing”
Ensemble Xian An Guyue
15.11.2002 / 20:00 h Podewil Saal – Ritualmusik aus Xian –
Urban + Aboriginal XIV: Quasi Amazonia
16.09. – 01.10.2000 Haus der Kulturen der Welt together with Festival Traditioneller Musik 2000 Project team: Silvia Ocougne, Johannes Odenthal, Tiago de Oliveira Pinto, Matthias Osterwold, Vilém Wagner, Angelika Bueno Román A production by Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Brasilianisches Kulturinstitut in Deutschland (ICBRA) and Freunde Guter Musik Berlin e.V. Supported by Initiative Neue Musik Berlin e.V., Botschaft der Republik Österreich, Sender Freies Berlin and Gesellschaft Traditioneller Musik Berlin. Program: 17.09.2000 MADALENA BERNARDES (Brazil) »Carusa in Manaus« – Voice performance DAVID TOOP (GB) »A Journey Sideways« – Lecture performance SILVIA OCOUGNE & CHICO MELLO (Brazil / Germany) »Madeira – Mamoré, eine Straße nach nirgendwo« – Concert 22.09.2000 LIVIO TRAGTENBERG, MARCELO BRISSAC (Brazil) »Bazulaques Brasileiros« –…
Omid Burgin
22.09.2000 / 22:00 h Haus der Kulturen der Welt Xingu with Omid Burgin (tape operator), Werner Durand (home-made wind instruments), Arik Hayut (home-made percussion- and wind instruments), Sebastian Hilken (prepared e-cello) Supported by Pró-Reitoria de Pós-Gradua ção, Universidade de São Paulo.
Ricardo Arias
22.09.2000 / 21:00 h Haus der Kulturen der Welt Miscelanea en General – Work for CD-player and amplified objects (Columbia / USA) Gummi Boom – with Axel Dörner (Trumpet), Ricardo Arias (Rubber balloons)
Livio Tragtenberg & Marcelo Brissac
22.09.2000 / 20:00 h Haus der Kulturen der Welt Bazulaques Brasileiros – Works for prepared piano (Brazil) Supported by MINC (Ministério da Cultura do Brasil).
Silvia Ocougne & Chico Mello
17.09.2000 / 22:00 h Haus der Kulturen der Welt Madeira – Mamore, eine Straße nach nirgendwo – Concert (Brazil / Germany)
David Toop
17.09.2000 / 21:00 h Haus der Kulturen der Welt A Journey Sideways – Lecture performance (GB)
Madalena Bernardes
17.09.2000 / 20:00 h Haus der Kulturen der Welt Carusa in Manaus – Voice performance (Brazil)
Sound installations
16.09. – 01.10.2000 Haus der Kulturen der Welt Denise Garcia (Brazil) – “Um dia feito d’agua – Ein Tag aus Wasser gemacht” Livio Tragtenberg (Brazil) – “Amazonia in Loop” Igor Lintz Maues (Brazil / Austria) – “Voz do Guarani”
Urban + Aboriginal XIII: Polar II
05. – 17.10.1999 Podewil, Haus der Kulturen der Welt Voices of the North / Traces of the Shamans together with Festival Traditioneller Musik 1999 Concerts, performances, films, talks, symposium Project team: Angelika Bueno Román, Tina Fischer, Johannes Odenthal, Matthias Osterwold, Vilém Wagner A production by Haus der Kulturen der Welt and Freunde Guter Musik Berlin e.V., in cooperation with Podewil. Supported by Auswärtiges Amt, Senatsverwaltung für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kultur, Berliner Kulturverwaltungs GmbH, Initiative Neue Musik Berlin e.V. and Sender Freies Berlin. Program: o5.10.1999 SAINKHO NAMTCHYLAK (Tuwa) & BAND – »Step Mother City« • Ort: Haus der Kulturen der Welt 08.10.1999 CLUB EVENING OF KINGDOM ELGALAND-VARGALAND with Leif Elggren, MSCHarding, Kent Tankred and Hazard (Sweden)…
Polar Circle – North Light
17.10.1999 Haus der Kulturen der Welt Performance with Henning Christiansen, Bjorn Norgaard und Christophe Charles (Denmark, France, Japan)
Bikapo
12.10.1999 Haus der Kulturen der Welt German Vinogradov & Vera Sajina (Moscow, North Siberia) – Performance
Samic Yoik
10.10.1999 Podewil with Anders P. Bongo, Angelit (Norway, Finland)
The Iceland Show / Wolfgang Müller
09.10.1999 Podewil The Goethe-Institut Reykjavik presents Icelandic culture Moderation: Ásta Ólafsdóttir und Wolfgang Müller with Wolfgang Müller & Ásta Ólafsdóttir, Eyvindur P. Eiríksson, Hermoine Zittlau-Horstdóttir, Birgir Örn Thoroddsen, Egill Sæbjörnsson, Eyvindur P. Eiríksson, »Venus« Örn Jákup Dam Washington, Oskakórinn, Stilluppsteypa
Club evening of kingdom Elgaland-Vargaland
08.10.1999 Podewil with Leif Elggren, MSC Harding, Kent Tankred und Hazard (Sweden)
Sainkho Namtchylak & Band
05.10.1999 Haus der Kulturen der Welt Step Mother City (Tuwa)
Urban + Aboriginal: Polar I
21.03 – 24.03.1998 Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Podewil 21.03.1998 MIESKUORO HUUTAJAT (Finland) REPTILICUS (Iceland) 24.03.1998 SHAMAN’S JOURNEY NORTH Program: Ingrid Buschmann, Matthias Osterwold, Dieter Scheyhing In cooperation with Haus der Kulturen der Welt and Podewil. In coproduction with Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Bonn. Supported by Initiative Neue Musik Berlin e.V. and Senatsverwaltung für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kultur.
Shaman’s Journey North
24.03.1998 / 20:30 h Podewil A ritual by and with Asa Simma (Schweden), Norman Charles (Canada), Charlie Morrow (New York) with Tobias Liebezeit, Rolf Exler, Bruno Aßenmacher – percussion
Reptilicus
21.03.1998 / 22:00 h Haus der Kulturen der Welt An experimental duo from Iceland between edda and noise
Mieskuoro Huutajat
21.03.1998 / 20:30 h Haus der Kulturen der Welt Chor der schreienden Männer (Oulu, North Finland) The 30 head male choir shouts folk songs, national anthems a.o. well-known melodies
