Karaoke Europe Festival | Orchestre Partout (NL), Allstar Refjúdží Band (CZ)

A joint concert by unique formations of musicians who had to leave their country.

Orchestre Partout is made up of a group of musicians who are waiting for Dutch citizenship or who recently obtained it. The musicians come from countries from every corner of the world: Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Myanmar, East Turkmenistan, Ethiopia, Sudan, Congo as well as from the Netherlands and are representatives of the most various cultures. Orchestre Partout is led by musician Ted van Leeuwen. The author of most of the musical arrangements is Lex Pantelic.

The Allstar Refjúdží Band is made up of musicians from China, Syria, Georgia, Armenia, Switzerland, France, the USA as well as Bohemia and Moravia. The Allstar Refjúdží Band mixes in its repertoire Kurdish folk and pop, East-European-style accordion, Chinese opera and pop music, Swiss mountain chants, Dixieland, brass band, rap and other genres. The author of the arrangements and the artistic head of the band is Michael Romanyshyn.