Collaborations with international artists: 

Ana Carla Maza, Arto Tunçboyaciyan, Aynur Dogan, Aziz Ozouss, Brenna MacCrimmon, Bushmen from Namibia, Edmare Castaneda, Fatima Tihihit, Ghalia Benali, Ghatam Giridhar Udupa, Gypsy’s from Rajasthan, Hana Kamkar, Javier Campos, Jorge Reyes, Kourosh Babaei, Lakha Khan, Marta Galaraga, Miguel Anga Díaz, Mysore Manjunath, Ned McGowan, Naseer Shamma, Niusha Barimani, Osama Abdulrasol, Pancho Quinto, Pedro Luis Ferrer, Shishani, Simon Phillips, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Soukaina Farsi, Sunaad Anoor, Theodosii Spassov, Tuur Florizoone, Waed Bouhassoun, Zhivko Vasilev.

Collaborations with artists based in the Netherlands: 

Alma Quartet, Amsterdam Klezmer Band, Alex Simu, Antonio Moreno Glazkov, Arno van Nieuwenhuize, Arnold Dooyeweerd, Asko – Schönberg Ensemble, Bert van den Brink, Claron Mcfadden, Eric Vloeimans, Ernst Glerum, Felix Hildenbrand, Frans van der Hoeven, Franz von Chossy, Ghaeth Almaghoot, Harmen Franje, Haytam Safia, Jeroen van Vliet, Joana Almeida, Jose Soares, Jos Machtel, Lilian Veira, Maripepa Contreras, Mark Alban Lots, Mark Tuinstra, Martin Fondse, Mehmet Polat, Michael Moore, Mola Sylla, Nawras Altaky, Nederlands Kamerorkest, Niti Ranjan Biswas, Sanem Kalfa, Sahand Sahebdivani, Shishani, Sjaron Minailo, Stefan Kruger, Theo de Jong, Tony Roe, Xavi Torres.

ENSEMBLES & PRODUCTIONS 

CACHA MUNDINHO
2020 A musical voyage through the world of Lusophony
Joana Almeida – vocals & guitar (Portugal)
Maripepa Contreras – oboe & duduk (Spain)
Pedro Ferreira – double bass (Brazil)
Sjahin During – percussion (Turkey/Netherlands)

MUNDUS QUARTET
2018 Makam Jazz
Emine Bostanci – classical kemenche (Turkey)
Juliano Abramovay – fretless guitar (Brazil)
Bence Huszar – cello (Hungary)
Sjahin During – percussion set (Turkey/ Netherlands)

NAMIBIAN TALES
2016 – Namibian San music – crossover 
2 albums released by Mundus Productions
Shishani – vocals & guitar (Namibia/Belgium)
Bence Huszar – cello (Hungaria)
Debby Korfmacher – mbira, kora, voice (Germany/Netherlands)
Sjahin During – percussion (Turkey/ Netherlands)
San/Bushmen from Nambia 
Seg//ae N!ani – vocals 
Baqu Kha//an – vocals 
//Ao N!ani – vocals 
N!ae Komtsa – vocals

ARIFA
2010-2023 A bridge of sounds between the Orient and Occident
5 albums released by Buda Music & Mundus Productions, O-Tone Music
Alex Simu (Romania) – clarinet
Franz von Chossy (Germany) – piano
Mehmet Polat – ud (Turkey)
Osama Abdulrasol – kanun (Irak)
Zhivko Vasilev (Bulgaria) kaval 
Bence Huszar (Hungaria) cello 
Sjahin During – percussion (Turkey/ Netherlands)
Special guest: 
Xiaoxu Meng – erhu & vocals (China)
Niusha Barimani – kamanche & vocals (Iran) 
Vanya Valkova – gadulka & vocals (Bulgaria)
Michalis Cholevas – tarhu (Greece)
Aynur Doğan – vocals (Turkey)
Waed Bouhassoun – ud (Syria)
Alma Quartet (Netherlands) 
Soukaina Farsi – vocals (Morocco) 
Aziz Ozouss – rebab (Morocco)

AFRO ANATOLIAN TALES
“Live in Teheran” 2009 Music & Words
Ozhan Acikbas (Turkey) – saz & vocals
Kourosh Babaei – kamanche (Iran) 
Alex Simu – clarinet (Romania)
Sjahin During – percussion (Turkey/ Netherlands)

AFRO ANATOLIAN TALES
2009 released by Double Moon, Turkey
Aynur Doğan – vocals (Kurdish/Turkey)
Arto Tuncboyaciyan – vocals & percussion (Turkey,Armenia) 
Hasan Essen – kemenche (Turkey)
Engin Arslan: baglama, tambur (Turkey)
Sjahin During – percussion (Turkey/ Netherlands)

TARHANA
2006 – Turkish, Balkan, Oriental music, Worldbeat
Gypsy music. Album Released by Music & Words
Ozhan Acikbas (Turkey) – saz & vocals
Alex Simu (Romania) – Saxophone & Clarinet
Franz von Chossy (Germany) – keyboards 
Hassie Dune (Holland) – bass, ngoni
Borislav Petrov (Bulgaria) – drums 
Sjahin During (Turkey/Holland) – Afro Anatolian percussion
Special guest: 
Mazaher ensemble – Egypt
Theodossi Spassov – kaval (Bulgaria) 
Ghalia Benali – vocals (Tunesia)
Hana Kamkar – vocals (Iran)
Kourosh Babaei – kamanche (Iran)
The Gypsies from Rajasthan, India:
Sapera Khatu – Kalbelia dance
Anwar Khan Manganiar- vocal
Ghewar Khan Manganiar – kamaicha
Firoze Khan Manganiar – dholak
Kheta Khan Manganiar – khaartal
Lakha Khan Manganiar – sindhi sarangi
Pempe Khan Manganiar – sahanai
Kachra Khan Manganiar – vocal

TURQUMSTANCES
2002 Anatolian, Turkish Impro Jazz
Mola Sylla – vocals (Senegal) 
Sibel Gurso -: vocals (Turkey)
Çağlayan Yıldız – guitar (Turkey)
Oğuz Büyükberber – bass clarinet, clarinet (Turkey)
Slobodan Trkulja – tenor saxophone, kaval, bagpipes (Serbia)
Hasan Esen – lyra, violin, rebab and oud (Turkey)
Engin Arslan – baglama, tambur (Turkey)
Arnold Dooyeweerd – contrabass (Netherlands)
Cengiz Baysal – drums (Turkey)
Sjahin During – percussion (Turkey/Netherlands)

AFREKETE
2001 Afro Cuban album produced in Havana by Sjahin
Released by Pan records.
Javier Campos – percussion /vocals (Cuba)
Maximino – – percussion /vocals (Cuba)
Martha Gallaraga – vocals (Cuba) 
Pancho Quinto – percussion /vocals (Cuba)
El Gato – percussion /vocals (Cuba)
Lucumi – percussion /vocals (Cuba)
Jose Pilar – percussion /vocals (Cuba)

BAYUBA CANTE
1997  Afro Cuban crossover
2 Albums released by Network Medien, Germany.
Martha Gallaraga – vocals (Cuba) 
Leoni Santander – vocals (Chilli/Netherlands)
Lisbeth Anker – vocals (Netherlands)
Gil Lopez – gitaar (Netherlands)
Praful – sax/flute (Germany)
Tjakina Oosting – cello (netherlands) 
Afra Mussawisade – percussion (Iran)
Liber Torriente – drums (Cuba)
Sjahin During – percussion (Turkey/Netherlands)

Collaborations with artists from the Silk Road routes

Bulgaria:

Theodosii Spassov – kaval
Zhivko Vasilev – kaval
Vanya Valkova – vocals
Dimitar Bodurov – piano
Borislav Petrov – drums

Turkey:
Aynur Dogan – vocals
Karsu Donmez – vocals
Emine Bostanci – kemenche
Mehmet Polat – ud
Hasan Essen – kemenche
Engin Arslan – baglama, tanbur
Senol Feliz – ney
Sinan Arat – ney
Burak Savas – vocals & violin
Cengiz Baysal – drums
Baki Duyarlar – piano
Esat Ekincioglu – double bass

Armenia:
Arto Tunçboyaciyan – percussion
Suren Aseduryan – duduk

Iran:
Niusha Barimani – kamanche & vocals
Hana Kamkar – vocals
Kourosh Babaei – kamanche
Sahand Sahebdivani – storyteller
Pasha Karami – tonbak
Ali Rahmani – tonbak
Saghar Khadem – Persian percussion

Irak:
Naseer Shamma – ud
Osama Abdulrasol – kanun                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Bassem Hawar – yoza

Syria:
Waed Bouhassoun – ud
Ghaeth Almaghoot – clarinet
Nawras Altaky – ud & vocals

Lebanon:
Jahida Wehbe – vocals
Tarek Yamani – piano

Egypt:
Mazaher ensemble
Amro Salah – piano
Hany Bedair – percussion

Tunisia:
Ghalia Benali – vocals

Morocco:
Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui – choreographer & dancer
Aziz Ozouss – ribab
Soukaina Farsi – vocals
Fatima Tihihit – vocals

India:
Anwar Khan Manganiar – vocal
Ghewar Khan Manganiar – kamaicha
Firoze Khan Manganiar – dholak
Kheta Khan Manganiar – khaartal
Lakha Khan Manganiar – sarangi
Sapera Khatu – Kalbelia dance
Ghatam Giridhar Udupa – percussion
Sunaad Anoor – percussion
Mysore Manjunath – violin
Amith Nadiq – bansuri
Aman Mahajan – piano
Sharat Chandra Srivastava – violin

China:
Xiaoxu Meng – erhu & vocals
Sun Zheng – erhu & vocals
Tian Zhang – erhu