- Jan Marmenout
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Name = Jan Marmenout
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Born =Ghent ,Belgium
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Occupation =Instrumentalist Percussionist
Genre =Ethnic
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Instrument =berimbau kalimba balafon
didgeridoo shawm Tibetan trumpet
conch shellsfujara lithophonesshruti box
Label = Highgate MusicJan Marmenout (
Ghent ,Belgium ) is a Belgian percusionist and multi-instrumentalist playing such instruments as theberimbau ,kalimba ,balafon ,didgeridoo ,shawm ,Tibetan trumpet , conch shells,fujara , lithophones, etc. He is perhaps most-known for his compositions on thefujara , an ethnic instrument fromSlovakia . Marmenout plays thefujara in an intuitive and non-traditionalist way.He has composed the score for two movies, Judentransport XX (2003) and Desperado (2002).
Discography
* "Gates", Highgate Music, 1997.
* "Fujara", Highgate Music, 1998.
* "Spirits", Highgate Music, 1999, withVidna Obmana .
* "Wastelands", Highgate Music, 2005, withLode Vercampt .
* "A Special Blend (Fujara II)", Highgate Music, 2005External links
* [http://www.highgatemusic.com/ At Highgate Music]
* [http://www.fujara.sk/play/players/marmenout_jan.htm On Fujara Slovakia]
* [http://imdb.com/name/nm2088887/ On IMDB]
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