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Welcome to Music MeetUp, the podcast by Music Meeting. In this series, you get to know the people behind the music, the stories behind the tracks and the musicians who play at our festival. They are from Hungary or Brazil, from Syria or the Netherlands, from all over the world. They give you a glimpse of their lives as artists and of the context in which they create their beautiful music. In their own words and through their experience, they tell you about their life on the road, magic encounters, exciting inspirations, culinary delights and more…  Faced with radical changes in the world in the last few years, many artists had to or wanted to reflect on their music, question their role in the world, or re-invent themselves. Inspired by the writings of James Baldwin that “nothing is fixed” (pause) “the earth is always shifting, the light is always changing”, Music Meeting asks the artists ‘what does change mean to you?’ Music MeetUp is a production by Music Meeting. Concept, research and direction by Sophie Conin Production and editing by Jozien Wijkhuijs and Tiemen Hageman Narrator Lucy Woodward More information about this podcast and Music Meeting festival is available at musicmeeting.nl  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Although Mariá Portugal is a Bonsai Panda fan, she & Romain Bly have never met before. Guided by host Roufaida Aboutaleb and a few questions randomly picked out of a bowl, we get to know what makes them tick and how they approached their completely improvised session. Mariá Portugal | drums & vocals Romain Bly | drums, trumpet & effects Roufaida Aboutaleb | podcast host Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this podcast, host Roufaida Aboutaleb celebrates the rich Brazilian musical culture with two musicians from São Paolo: Gabriel Milliet, singer-songwriter, film music composer and multi-instrumentalist & Breno Virícimo, bassist and singer. Breno Virícimo | electric bass & vocals Gabriel Milliet | guitar & vocals Roufaida Aboutaleb | podcast host Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guests Yanna Pelser and Esat Ekincioğlu cover a wide range of genres with their string instruments, from classical to original pop music, and from innovative Mediterranean music and to free jazz. Host Roufaida Aboutaleb discuss the differences and sometimes surprising similarities between them during a spontaneous conversation. Yanna Pelser | viola & vocals Esat Ekincioğlu | double bass & effects Roufaida Aboutaleb | podcast host Music references Pink Floyd - The dark side of the moon  The Necks - Sex  Arrival of the Queen of Sheba - G.F. Händel Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yoràn Vroom, drummer & composer and Rory Ronde, guitarist, have known each other for years, but have never played as a duo before. In conversation with Roufaida Aboutaleb, they share moments of inspiration, ideas on activism, the role of music and much more. Yoràn Vroom | slagwerk Rory Ronde | elektrische gitaar & effecten Roufaida Aboutaleb | podcast host Music references Blood on the fields - Wynton Marsalis  Steve Coleman  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Podcast host Roufaida Aboutaleb meets Efe Erdem and Glenn Gaddum Jr., two young adventurous musicians who are at the heart of the vibrant contemporary music scene, both great improvisers who seamlessly move between, above, below, and across genres. Efe Erdem | Trombone & effects Glenn Gaddum Jr. | Electric bass & effects Roufaida Aboutaleb | Podcast host Music references Mr Hands - Herbie Hancock Innervisions - Stevie Wonder Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Podcast host Roufaida Aboutaleb meets Mexican double bassist and singer Fuensanta Méndez & singer and ud player Nawras Altaky, and we find out that the dreamy and melancholic quality of their music and voices might have common roots in their passion for stars and the universe.  Fuensanta Méndez | Double bass & vocals Nawras Altaky | Ud & vocals Roufaida Aboutaleb | Podcast Host Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a year marked by the Covid-19 pandemic, host Leendert van der Valk catches up with Cuban pianist Ramón Valle and guitarist Reinier Baas, as they recorded an exclusive online concert at the invitation of Music Meeting Festival. Cuban pianist Ramón Valle emigrated to the Netherlands in part because of the country’s liberal jazz scene. In his impressionistic playing, latin, classical and jazz music merge seamlessly. Reinier Baas' guitar playing is also fluid - not too smooth, but apparently effortless. He likes to defy expectations, challenge his fellow musicians and mislead listeners. Naturally, Valle and Baas have common grounds, but it is precisely the juxtaposition of Valle's impressionistic playing and Baas’ adventurous streak which makes for an exciting musical exchange of ideas. The conversation is partly in English and partly in Dutch. Ramón Valle | piano Reinier Baas | guitar Leendert van der Valk | Podcast host De van oorsprong Cubaanse pianist Ramón Valle is Cubaan emigreerde naar Nederland vanwege de vrijzinnige jazzscene. In zijn impressionistische spel vloeien Latin, klassiek en jazz rimpelloos in elkaar over. Vloeiend is ook het gitaarspel van Reinier Baas – niet gladjes, wel ogenschijnlijk moeiteloos. Als muzikant speelt hij graag met verwachtingspatronen, daagt zijn medespeler uit en zet de luisteraar met veel genoegen op het verkeerde been. Natuurlijk hebben Valle en Baas de nodige raakvlakken, maar juist Valle’s impressionistische spel, waarmee hij afrekent met Cubaanse stereotypen, en de avontuurlijke inslag van Baas zorgen voor een spannende muzikale gedachtewisseling. Het gesprek vindt deels plaats in het Engels, deels in het Nederlands Ramón Valle | piano Reinier Baas | gitaar Leendert van der Valk | Podcast host Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.