The musicians of Constantinople

Didem Başar Kanun
Kiya Tabassian Setar & Artistic director
Pierre-Yves Martel Viola da gamba, double-bass

Patrick Graham Percussions
Kianoush Khalilian Ney
Parupalli Phalgun Mridangam, khanjira et konnakol

Hossein Omoumi Ney
Hamin Honari Percussions
Darlene Gijuminag Mi'kmaq drums and singing

Mongun-ool Ondar Tuvan throat singing, igil horsehead fiddle, doshpuluur lute
Nasser Salameh Percussions
Kayhan Kalhor Setar, kamancheh

Maarja Nuut Violin, voice & electronica
Belem Diatonic accordion & cello
Nazih Borish Oud

Charbel Rouhana Oud, voice
Hüseyin Albayrak Saz, voice
Marco Beasley Tenor

Savina Yannatou Voice
Miren Zeberio Baroque violin
Barbara Furtuna Corsican Polyphony

Sinha Danse Choreography, dance
Lori Freedman Clarinet
En Chordais Voice, oud, violin, kanun, percussions

Misirli Ahmet Darbouka
Keyvan Chemirani Tombak, Daf
Ziya Tabassian Percussions

Kinan Azmeh Clarinet
Ali Rıza Albayrak Saz, voice
Dhruba Ghosh Sarangi

Ablaye Cissoko Kora, voice
Siamak Aghaei Santur
Suzie LeBlanc Soprano

Enrique Solinis Baroque guitar and theorbo
Irasema Terrazas Soprano
Shashank Subramanyam Indian flute

Ghalia Benali Voice
Sinan Çelik Kaval
Özlem Özdil Saz, voice

Pooria Poornazeri Tanbour
Kyriakos Kalaitzidis Oud, artistic co-direction
Zohar Fresco Percussions

Neva Özgen Kemençe
Ravi Naimpally Tabla
Saeed Kamjoo Kamancheh

Lorin Sklamberg Voice, accordion, guitar
Frank London Trumpet
D. Kimm Performance, spoken words

Françoise Atlan Voice
Rosario La Tremendita Canto flamenca
Amir Amiri Santur

Teresita de Jesus Isla Jarana, voice, dance
José Angel Guttiérez Requinto, voice
Zal Sissokho Kora, voice

Shawn Mativesky Tabla
Sandeep Bhagwati Composer
Gabriel Dharmoo Voice

Nicolas Caiola Double bass
Navid Navab Electronica
Guy Pelletier Flutes

Juan Requena Flamenca guitar
Tanya LaPerrière Baroque violin & Viola d'amore
Homayoun Sakhi Rubab

Ben Grossman Hurdy Gurdy
Elin Söderström Viola da gamba
Ensemble Caprice

Le Vent du Nord
Sepideh Raisssadat Persian singing
Bernard Simard Voice, guitar

Marcel Sabourin Actor
Reza Abaee Gheychak
Hélène Dorion Writer

Anne Azéma Soprano
Matilde Politi Voice
Elinor Frey Baroque cello

Amijai Shalev Bandoneon
Ghada Shbeir Voice
Imane Homsy Kanun

Isabelle Marchand Viola da gamba, fiddle
Matthew Jennejohn Recorder, cornetto, mute cornett
Guy Ross Oud, lute, voice

Marco Rosa Salva Recorder
Amartuvshin Baasandorj Throat singing, tobshuur
A Filetta Corsican Polyphony

Stefano Rocco Archlute, baroque guitar
Fabio Accurso Lute
Michel Angers Theorbo & baroque guitar

Fahmi Alqhai Viola da gamba
Accademia del Piacere Viola da gamba
Marco Ferrari Flute

Cappella Mariana Vocal ensemble
Leonardo Teruggi Double-bass
Hana Blazikova Soprano

Tineke Steenbrink Organ
Benedicte Maurseth Violin
Johanna Rose Viola da gamba

Dario Calderone Double bass
Federico Tarazona Charango
Jonatan Alvarado Baroque guitar, voice

Mélaine Blondin Tour and communications coordinator
Kiya Tabassian Artistic Director