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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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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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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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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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. |
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Saba Group formed by musicians from Iran and Armenia, and dedicated to performing music from their home countries and other Middle Eastern, Caucasian and Central Asian traditions. |
OTHER ACTIVITIES
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Didactic Concerts Didactic concerts, exhibitions of medieval and traditional instruments of the Mediterranean, Middle East and Central Asia, seminars on interpretation and arrangements in modal music... |
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Seminars in Mas de Flors Traduitional and Early Music Seminars and workshops in the relaxing environment of the Mas de Flors (Castellón, 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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Music teaching Music lessons (baglama, hurdy-gurdy, rabab, oud) in Valencia. |
COLLABORATIONS
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Yeden Instrumental group with Greek musicians Eleni Kallimopoulou (kemençe), Panos Poulos (lavta, baglama), Hristos Barbas (ney, kaval) and Thomas Kostoulas (percussion). Their repertory includes original compositions by Eleni, Panos and Hristos as well as arrangements of Ottoman, Balkan and Central Asian pieces. |
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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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Cerimňnia de la Llum Catalan singer Lídia Pujol is the coordinator of this project based on Montserrat's Llibre Vermell. Together with Efrén, Dani Espasa, Miriam Encinas Maria Elena Medina, Xavi Lozano and the Iberian percussion group Coetus collaborate in the project. |
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Oni Wytars This German band of Early Music -one of the most prestigious of the current scene of their country- includes Efrén on his new project of CD recording and concerts, based on improvisations on pieces of the Mediterranean area. |
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Akbar A project in collaboration with the kathak dancer from Sri Lanka Sharmini Tharmaratnam with the figure of the Indian emperor Akbar (1542-1605) as engine. Akbar "The Great", as he was called, was the most important of the Mogul emperors, great impeller of the arts and of the human values. He received in his court musicians, theologians, architects and philosophers of all cultures with the aim to create a new religion. |
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Balladyna z Nozem Efrén collaborates on a regular basis with this unclassifiable Polish dancer, model, musician and provocateur, resident in Paris. |
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La Banda del Pepo Efrén was the producer of "Tanto por hacer", the most recent work of this band, and he takes part in some of their concerts as a guest musician. |
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7 Luas Orkestra Folk-orquestra project sponsored by the Sete Sois, Sete Luas festival, with seven musicians from Valencia, Andalusia, Croatia, Sicily, Crete, Azores and Alentejo. This band was on tour on summer of 2.009 trough Italy, Spain and Portugal. |
