Past Events

2025

Gluren bij de Buren

02 February

Musica Ribelle in concert at the bewonerorganisatie Wallenbuurt, Oudekerksplein 30A, 1012 GZ Amsterdam, in the scope of the festival Gluren bij de Buren. Info here

Wallen Festival

05/06 July

The Wallen Festival celebrates the rich diversity of Amsterdam's old city center, bringing together history, creativity, culture, community and unique local enterprises. We co-create the programme of the festival with specific attention on the cultural events.

Acts we have programmed:

• The Priest’s Paradox - Rembrandt Frerichs, Maripepa Contreras, Vinsent Planjer
• "Hommage" to Chet Baker - Esther van Hees with the Amsterdam Jazz Trio
• Juan Sebastian Blanco & Vincent Kusters
• Sanem Kalfa
• Musica Ribelle

Rooftop Summer Cultural Season

19 July at 20:30

Teis Semey (guitar) and Ella Zirina (guitar). A new project by two of the most exciting guitar players of the new generation musicians in the Netherlands.

15 August at 20:30

Brazilian music trio, a trio of Brazilian musicians based in the Netherlands, dedicated to celebrating the rich diversity of Brazilian music. With Paulinho Paes on guitar, Waguinho Vasconcelos on drums, Luis Mascaro on violin.

30 August at 20:15

Quartet Hydra playing Ravel, Debussi, Bizet followed by a concert by Art.7 Octet with music by Bach, Mozart, Brahms, Prokofiev and projections on the St. Nicholas facade.

12 September at 20:30

Radio Trapani & Anton Sconosciuto Band with vocalist Marta Arpini and Liva Dumpe. This is a new pop and psychedelic music project which will have live interactive projections on the Sint Nicolaas facade.

2024

Wallen Festival

22/23 July

The Wallen Festival celebrates the rich diversity of Amsterdam's old city center, bringing together history, creativity, culture, community and unique local enterprises. We co-create the programme of the festival with specific attention on the cultural events.

Acts we have programmed:

• Mehmet Polat and Maryana Golovchenko
• "The Little That Lasts" - Our own production
• Zettai
• "Miraculous Layers" - Sanem Kalfa
• Musica Ribelle

Dakterras summer cultural season

Thanks to support from Centrum Begroot we could offer 26 professional artists, across 5 musical genres, and more than 10 nationalities.

The concerts are now available on our YouTube channel, and we also have a trailer.

The direct links to the concerts are:

29 June Opening Evening

• Miras Trio with "Weaving the Thread of Life"
  • Line-up: Sofia Pedro – vocals , Joana Almeida – guitar, Juan Sebastián Blanco – harp
• Mehmet Polat and Maryana Golovchenko
  • Line-up: Maryana Golovchenko – vocals, Mehmet Polat – ud, Pau Sola – cello, Alper Kekec – percussions

20 July

• The Silk Roads
  • Nanda Rea – vocals, Stefano Bocconi – guitar, Pedro Ivo Ferreira – double bass, Federico Savini – drums
  • Special guest: Sebastiano Gentile – vocals
• Gidon Nunes Vaz trio
  • Line-up: Gidon Nunes Vaz – trumpet, Davor Stehlik – guitar, Tomek van Leeuwen – double bass

10 August

• Shishani
  • Line-up: Shishani – vox, guitar (they/them), Julian Bohn – keys (he/him), Nathan Klumperbeek – bass (he/him), Jeroen Batterink – drums (he/him)

7 September:

• Maripepa Contreras Brazilian Quartet
  • Line-up : Maripepa Contreras – oboe/english horn, Luis Mascaro – violin, Daniel Montes – 7-string guitar, Wagner Vasconcelos – percussion

• Bodurov/Goleminov/Hafizi (feat. Jacqueline Beck)
  • Line-up: Dimitar Bodurov – keys, Hristo Goleminov – saxophones, Martin Hafizi – drums, dancer – Jacqueline Beck

The Little That Lasts

This is our own production which emphasizes kindness through a blend of moder opera music, acting, and visual storytelling. We released an early concept version at the Wallen Festival 2024, without the full visuals.