Collaborations with international artists:
Theodosii Spassov, Naseer Shamma, Edmare Castaneda, Ana Carla Maza, Ghalia Benali, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui (Les Ballets C. de la B.), Aynur Dogan, Arto Tunçboyaciyan, Osama Abdulrasol, Miguel “Anga” Diaz, Simon Phillips, Pedro Luis Ferrer, Jorge Reyes, Tuur Florizoone, the Gypsy’s from Rajasthan, Lakha Khan, Ghatam Giridhar Udupa, the Waed Bouhassoun, Zhivko Vasilev, Niusha Barimani, Hana Kamkar, Pancho Quinto, Javier Campos, Marta Galaraga, the Bushmen from Namibia. Sunaad Anoor, Brenna MacCrimmon, Aziz Ozouss, Soukaina Farsi, Fatima Tihihit.
Collaborations with artists based in the Netherlands:
Claron Mcfadden, Franz von Chossy,Tony Roe, Mola Sylla, Lilian Veira, Alma Quartet, Amsterdam Klezmer Band, Shishani, Asko – Schönberg Ensemble, Ernst Glerum, Martin Fondse, Harmen Franje, Eric Vloeimans, Michael Moore,Alex Simu, Sjaron Minailo, Sahand Sahebdivani, Theo de Jong, Bert van den Brink, Jeroen van Vliet, Emine Bostanci, Mark Alban Lots, Arnold Dooyeweerd, Mark Tuinstra, Jos Machtel, Mehmet Polat, Niti Ranjan Biswas, Bram Stadhouders, Felix Hildenbrand, Xavi Torres, Jose Soares, Arno van Nieuwenhuize, Frans van der Hoeven, Maripepa Contreras, Joana Almeida, Ghaeth Almaghoot, Nawras Altaky.
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
Irak:
Naseer Shamma – ud
Osama Abdulrasol – kanun
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
Morroco:
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
Ensembles & projects founded by Sjahin During
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)
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)
MUNDUS QUARTET (2018)
Emine Bostanci – classical kemenche (Turkey)
Juliano Abramovay – fretless guitar (Brazil)
Bence Huszar – cello (Hungary)
Sjahin During – percussion set (Turkey/ Netherlands)
NAMIBIAN TALES 2016 UNESCO
project – Namibian San (Bushmen) music 2 albums released by Mundus Productions
Shishani – vocals & guitar (Namibia/Belgium)
Bence Huszar – cello (Hungaria)
Debby Korfmacher – mbira, kora, voice (Germany)
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)
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)
TARHANA
2005-2008 “ Mundus”Album Released by Music & Words
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
Guest musician:
Mazaher ensemble – Egypt
Theodossi Spassov – kaval (Bulgaria)
Ghalia Benali – vocals (Tunisia)
Hana Kamkar – vocals (Iran)
Kourosh Babaei – kamanche (Iran)
The Gypsies from Rajasthan, India
Sapera Khatu – Kalbelia danceAnwar 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 Gursoy – 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)
