P.O.P. Power of Percussion Music | Tamburi Mundi Festival 2025

In the organizer's words:

P.O.P: Power of Percussion, for the second time!

Percusiano Fusion - a duo that packs a punch! Other bands and musicians from the Popakademie Mannheim's "Global Music Study Program", plus powerful and witty trio percussion and, as the brilliant final act, the "Maghreb Folk Dance Beats" project by Algerian musician Salim Beltitane together with Tamburi Mundi frame drum guests!

After last year's enthusiastically received premiere, "P.O.P." is back with a chilled, danceable and exciting rhythm:
Percussion for listening, dancing, marveling, switching off, smiling, drifting off...

This evening is all about young music:
Percusiano Fusion

A musical spark when piano meets percussion, played by two exceptional young talents. Max Gerwien and Ilja Ruf have more in common than their time studying together in Mannheim. Their congenial duo with clarinet, piano and percussion promises a creative and captivating program! Two years ago, they performed as a duo for the first time at Tamburi Mundi and swept everyone off their feet. We are eagerly waiting to hear them again!

Ilja Ruf: piano, clarinet
Max Gerwien: frame dum, percussion

Mariam Hail (oud and Arabic vocals) and Youssef Laktina (riqq, percussion) perform sensitive and delicate music together.

Duo Yaschar Coşkun & Azad Ҫiçek feat. Şeyda Aktaş and Jordi Doben

The duo reinterprets traditional Turkish and Kurdish pieces with bağlama and percussion. Special guests include multi-instrumentalist Şeyda Aktaş with her voice and various oriental instruments and percussionist Jordi Doben.

Yaschar Coşkun: frame drum, percussion
Azad Çiçek: Bağlama, Tanbur, Vocals
ŞeydaAktaş: Bağlama, Kaval, Duduk, Vocals
Jordi Doben: Drum set, frame drum, percussion

Salim Beltitane & "Maghreb-Folk-Dance Beats"
As the brilliant final act of the evening, the stage belongs to Algerian musician Salim Beltitane and his project ensemble "Maghreb-Folk-Dance Beats".

With

Ilja Ruf: piano, clarinet
Max Gerwien: frame dum, percussion#

Mariam Hail Oud, Vocals
Youssef Laktina Riqq, Percussion

Yaschar Coşkun: frame drum, percussion
Azad Çiçek: Bağlama, Tanbur, Vocals
Şeyda Aktaş: Bağlama, Kaval, Duduk, Vocals
Jordi Doben: Drum set, frame drum, percussion

Salim Beltitane & "Maghreb-Folk-Dance Beats"

Price information:

Admission 18€ / 15€ (reduced) / 5€ for students & pupils