PRESENT
PROJECTS
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Evo Efren’s first Medieval project, bringing together musicians from the fields of Early, Traditional and Rock music and juggling historical accuracy and contemporary interpretation to keep audience yawns at bay. |
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Stelios Petrakis/Efrén López/Bijan Chemirani Joint work with these two virtuous players and composers: Cretan Stelios Petrakis (Cretan lyra, laouto) and Iranian Bijan Chemirani (zarb and other percussions). Their first CD as a trio already has started recording in Crete and it will go out in the next months, with compositions of the three musicians. |
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Alm The dolçaines (Valencian folk shawns) played by the brothers Laia and Pau Puig and the hurdy-gurdies played by Abel García and Efrén are the powerful sonic ground of this instrumental project. Alm explores new modal paths for the dolçaina through the rendering of an eclectic, open repertory formed by contemporary and traditional pieces. The dream of every musician: a band with neither singers nor percussionists! |
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Los Caminos de Serkeci Along the lines of the work of the band Aman Aman (see past), we present this new project dedicated to the repertory of Ottoman Sephardic Jews, with the voice of Greek singer Spyridoula Baka. |
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El Tercer des del Sol One electroacoustic hurdy-gurdy and a good fistful of equalizers, loop stations, delays, flangers, phasers, wha whas and other effects are all the needed tools to put on scene the first real Efren's solo band. From ambient and psychedelic soundscapes to dense walls of sound, made with one of the most ancient/new instruments of the world. |
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Daud Khan Ensemble Group dedicated to the traditional Afghan repertory, under the direction of rabab and sarod virtuoso Daud Khan, who is also Efrén’s Indian and Afghan music teacher, resident in Germany. |
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O (Electric Bajańí) Efrén rediscovers his electric guitar after a 10-year separation! This is not a rock group however, but an experimental approach to modal music from an electric standpoint, using an instrument which is capable of reproducing the microtonal inflections of Turkish or Indian influenced music: the fretless electric guitar. |
OTHER ACTIVITIES
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Music Workshops Traditional Modal and Early Music Seminars and workshops in Valencia (Spain). |
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Sound Engineering & Productions Parallel to his work as a performer and composer, Efrén has been arranging and producing a wide variety of music for many years now. Here are just a few examples of his work. |
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Didactic Concerts and Worklshops Didactic concerts, exhibitions of medieval and traditional instruments of the Mediterranean, Middle East and Central Asia, workhsops on composition, interpretation and arrangements in modal music... |
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Music teaching Music lessons (bağlama, hurdy-gurdy, rabab, oud, makam) at the Matilde Salvador Center in Aldaia (Valencia, Spain). |
COLLABORATIONS
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Carles Dénia In his new project, "El paradís de les paraules", Carles Dénia, Valencian singer that has renewed the cant d'estil in recent years, put music on Medieval Valencian-Andalusian poems accompanied by a great band, including Aleix Tobias, Efrén López and Cristóbal Rentero. |
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Ross Daly & Labyrinth Modal Ensemble One of the most active and creative musicians of the world initiates us to his music which connects us with the natural current of ancient traditional music and the most sophisticated expectations of the contemporary listeners. Labyrinth is perhaps more a musical way of life than it is merely a group of musicians. |
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Via Artis Konsort
Songs from the
borderline Is the new project of this Danish Early Music ensemble
devoted to the Scandinavian and Iberian mediaeval repertoires. The group
is formed by musicians coming from Denmark, Sweden and Spain. For
its new program, Via Artis Konsort invited Efrén and Miriam Encinas. |
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Pedra, Paper, Tisora The French singer Sandrine Monlezun, member of Trio Tzane (see past) and especialzed on Bulgarian singing, begins this year with a new solo project with the participation of Efrén and his stringed instruments. |
