[last tickets] Musikaa
made in.by molenbeek
During the annual Musikaa festival day, numerous Molenbeek partners display their home-grown talents. Foyer brings together young and old around music, Fatoum invites you on a trip to the Rif, together with her choir Suyt Izran and youngsters from Brussels and elsewhere, Laïla Amezian and the choir Les Fatmas de Belgica combine Arabic-Andalusian music with a classical string quartet, and De Vaartkapoen performs a blend of word, image and music. New this year is the children’s choir Singing Molenbeek, under the wings of Julien Libeer and Zeno Popescu. 27 children and 10 musicians from ReMua take you on a trip through a variety of artistic influences. Q-O2 and Bozar present an improv session with musicians from Molenbeek accompanied by bassist Farida Amadou.
programme
discover Oud-molenbeek
13.00 start guided tour at the Graaf van Vlaanderen metro stop
end scheduled at 14.30 at the Huis van Culturen
Would you like to explore Molenbeek? Then get going with the brand-new DIY walk, or take a guided tour of Oud-Molenbeek with Brukselbinnenstebuiten prior to the start of the concerts. This explores the historical centre of the quarter. In the 19th century, this rural village evolved into an industrial suburb of Brussels. When the industry pulled out from the 1960s onwards, Oud-Molenbeek entered into a deep crisis. Although the figures for poverty and unemployment are still very high, there has been a positive evolution in the last 20 years. What do these innovations mean for Molenbeek residents?
The walk is free of charge, but prior registration is required. Register via info@klarafestival.be, stating the desired language of the walk (dutch or french).
remua youth orchestra
15.00-15.20
27 children and 10 musicians from ReMua will take you on a journey through various artistic influences, from Ornette Coleman to Duke Ellington to Astor Piazzolla.
Jean-Louis Marchand (arrangements, composition, artistic direction, clarinet), Francesc Marco Sendon (arrangements, composition, piano), Anne-Gabrielle Lia-Aragnouet (cello), Paula Carmona Caminos (violin), Ameyalli Aguilar (flute), Mélina Wasson (violin), Elvira Sarrano Rivas (cello), Marjorie Macarty (flute), Dimitri Delvaux (saxophone), Sophie Naisseh (violin) & the youth orchestra of ReMua
farida amadou - concert with participants of the impro workshop
15.30-16.10
Q-O2 and Bozar present an improvisation session with Molenbeek and non-Molenbeek musicians accompanied by bass player Farida Amadou. The aim is to improvise together, to explore the musical talents of each participant and the characteristics of their instruments and voices.
Farida Amadou (artistic direction, bass), Luana Santos, Marius Tarakdjioglou, Liévine Hubert, Eric Mersch, Michele Giovannini, Julie Paraire, Florence Borgers, Sara Di Costanzo, Suzan Peeters (participating musicians)
bruxsomnia, a mosaic of dreams
16.00-16.30
Since January 2023, the MigratieMuseumMigration and asbl Foyer have been organising music workshops together with the children of the Foyer des Jeunes. The result is "Bruxsomnia", a mosaic of dreams: a concert with songs that different generations of Brussels residents from all over the world sing to each other to sleep ... and to dream of the past, and of tomorrow.
Hussein Rassim (oud), Juliette Lacroix (cello), Erik Van Hove (guitar), Celine & Vitali (guitar), children of FDJ (piano, percussion & singing)
singing molenbeek - bach meets world
17.30-18.00
Under the wings of Julien Libeer and Zeno Popescu, the children of the Molenbeek choir Singing Molenbeek will perform arrangements of Bach in avant-premiere, combined with music from all over the world.
Zeno Popescu (artistic direction), children of Singing Molenbeek
izran session
17.40-18.10
Author, composer and singer Fatoum takes you on a journey to the Rif. Her group Suyt Izran and young people from Brussels and elsewhere will accompany her.
Fatoum (voice & artistic direction, Mohamed Afassi & Saadine Tarabti (voice & music), chorale Suyt Izran: Fadma, Ramia, Nabila, Nassera, Oumayma, Farida (voice), Achraf, Omar, Mohamed (voice)
chaabi habibi andaloussi
18.20-19.00
The Fatmas de Belgica is a women's choir inspired by the chaabi tradition to perform a contemporary, polyphonic repertoire. On the occasion of Musikaa, the Fatmas de Belgica and two members of the B'net Chaabi will perform an Arabo-andalusian repertoire together with Quatuor Satellite. This string quartet ventures into a varied repertoire: from classical over Romantic to contemporary.
Laïla Amezian (artistic direction), Fatmas de Belgica (choir), Karima Arabi, Kawtar Abdoune & Jamila Akhdim (B’net Chaabi - voice & percussion), Cléo Dahan, Margot Gillet (violin), Coline Meulemans (viola), Marc Martín Nogueroles (cello), Fabian Fiorini (arrangements)
residency @vk
continuously
De Vaartkapoen presents a mix of words, images and music by the Noannos collective in a video installation. The result of a residency project in the district.
image © Björn Comhaire