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Jozef Van Wissem | Lela Nakeuri | Ben Wheeler

11 October, Tbilisi, Vakhtang Salaridze Concert Hall Jozef Van Wissem, Lela Nakeuri, Ben Wheeler Join a one-of-a-kind concert, the winner of the Cannes Film Festival and the most famous lutenist will perform for the first time in Georgia with special guests: outstanding musicians representing a modern touch to the traditional music of the region Lela Nakeuri and Ben Wheeler Jozef Van Wissem, an avant-garde Dutch composer and lutenist, is known for his minimalist meditative compositions and collaborations with filmmaker Jim Jarmusch, including the Cannes award-winning score for vampire drama Only Lovers Left Alive, a couple of mutual albums and participation in the director's band Sqürl. He is well known for his film scores and live performances accompanying silent films, blending medieval and Baroque music with experimental elements, creating immersive and meditative experiences. With over a dozen albums, his latest, The Night Dwells in the Day, reshapes ancient traditions into a modern sound, evoking mindfulness amid life's chaos. https://jozefvanwissem.com/ https://facebook.com/jozefvanwissem https://jozefvanwissem.bandcamp.com Lela Nakeuri – a renowned Georgian musician whose genre is the musical folklore of the Eastern Georgian mountains. Lela's repertoire includes both original music and revived examples of Georgian folklore. She performs both as a solo artist and as a member of the groups Debi Nakeurebi, Chveneburebi, and the women’s ensemble Satanao. Together with Chveneburebi, Lela has given 100 successful solo concerts worldwide. https://youtube.com/@lelanakeuriofficial https://soundcloud.com/lela-nayeuri Ben Wheeler – an experimental musician, composer, and ethnomusicologist based in Tbilisi. Ben's compositions feature musical structures from local folk traditions meshed with electronics, feedback, and lo-fi aesthetics. He co-founded Mountains of Tongues, a project dedicated to preserving lesser-known music from the Caucasus region, and plays regularly in local clubs and festivals. He has recorded songs in languages that have rarely been caught on tape, instruments that only exist in extremely small numbers, and performances from a variety of underrepresented ethnic, religious, and linguistic minority communities throughout the region. https://instagram.com/benwheelermusicofficial https://facebook.com/crashsymbols Come and enjoy the fusion of classical, experimental, and traditional music! Line Up: 19:30 - Ben Wheeler (USA/Georgia) 20:15 - Lela Nakeuri (Georgia) 21:00 - Jozef Van Wissem (Netherlands)