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)