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STriCat is a balkan jazz trio from the Netherlands. Formed in 2006, its members are trumpet player Gijs Levelt, accordionist Theo van Tol and cymbalist Bokkie Vink. Their original and virtuosic blend of Romanian folk music and jazz appeals to both jazz and world music audiences.
STriCat’s debut album “rats & gentle people” (released in 2007) was highly praised in the Dutch music press and their captivating live performance at the Dutch national television program Vrije Geluiden in the same year helped to raise the attention of a broader audience. The trio performed concerts at prestigious festivals and venues like the North Sea Jazz Festival (2008), Jazz op het Dak (2008), Contrabande Festival (2008), ZomerJazzFietsTour (2007), Karnatic Lab Festival (2007), RASA (2007), Paradox (2007) and Bimhuis (2007). With their successful showcase at the Dutch Blend Meeting (2008), an international fair for world music pros, STriCat attracted the attention of many international concert promoters and journalists, which amongst others resulted in a tour to Taiwan (2008). In March 2009 STriCat released their second album “Jab” on the independent label Karnatic Lab Records. The same year the trio toured the Netherlands in a collaboration project with the Bulgarian kaval virtuoso Theodosii Spassov. Together they performed at the International Gipsy Festival Tilburg and the Music Meeting in Nijmegen.
STriCat’s debut album “rats & gentle people” (released in 2007) was highly praised in the Dutch music press and their captivating live performance at the Dutch national television program Vrije Geluiden in the same year helped to raise the attention of a broader audience. The trio performed concerts at prestigious festivals and venues like the North Sea Jazz Festival (2008), Jazz op het Dak (2008), Contrabande Festival (2008), ZomerJazzFietsTour (2007), Karnatic Lab Festival (2007), RASA (2007), Paradox (2007) and Bimhuis (2007). With their successful showcase at the Dutch Blend Meeting (2008), an international fair for world music pros, STriCat attracted the attention of many international concert promoters and journalists, which amongst others resulted in a tour to Taiwan (2008). In March 2009 STriCat released their second album “Jab” on the independent label Karnatic Lab Records. The same year the trio toured the Netherlands in a collaboration project with the Bulgarian kaval virtuoso Theodosii Spassov. Together they performed at the International Gipsy Festival Tilburg and the Music Meeting in Nijmegen.
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Rats & Gentle People
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Saggezzamenina wrote:
Son buenísimos!!
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mennoowh wrote:
I really enjoyed the performance at SJU with Theodosii Spassov!
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nobodysexwife wrote:
Hearing the instrumental part i thought they were roumanian too-and even "Stricat" means something in romanian.It means "broken".Interesting combination between balkan and jazz,anyway.
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klezmerpodcast wrote:
I posted a review of rats & gentle people. Please take a look: http://klezmerpodcast.blogspot.com/2008/11/review-stricat-rats-gentle-people.html
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naeldwyck wrote:
fataverde, they're actually not Romanian, but from Amsterdam! hope you enjoyed hearing them
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fataverde wrote:
Their music sounds Balkan-ish due to the use of their instruments, but they are a Romanian band.
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decovert wrote:
J'ADORE! Frais, exploratoire, musical comme on l'aime avec une petite touche de magnétisme!
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STriCat at Womex 09!
24 Sep 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/STriCat
STriCat will be represented at the international Womex World
Music Fair 2009 in Copenhagen, Denmark, by our trumpeter Gijs
Levelt. Meet us at the stand of MCN/World Music Form NL in the
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24 Apr 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/STriCat
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Synastasia and johnnycat242 added STriCat to their libraries. last month
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Zofiafotoeule tagged STriCat with cimbalom, romanian, balkan and one other tag. December 2011
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matthberg, Sabaji, mesagoat and 1 other person added STriCat to their libraries. October 2011
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Alainn tagged STriCat with ‘spotify’. June 2011
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bortnev, spreadblood4 and Yudgin-Yudgin added STriCat to their libraries. June 2011
- STriCat posted a news item ‘STriCat at Womex 09!’. May 2011
- STriCat posted a news item ‘March 5 - STriCat CD presentation!’. May 2011
- STriCat posted a news item ‘STriCat on Sounds from Beyond - Volume 3!’. May 2011
- STriCat posted a news item ‘Thank you for your vote!’. May 2011
- STriCat posted a news item ‘STriCat on Dutch national television!’. May 2011
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