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Siwan also performs in different versions, according to the venue, the context and economic frame. So far, the music has been presented in several full orchestral versions with 17 musicians on stage, in a quintet version with Alaoui, Balke, Arend, Eike and Norbakken, as instrumental quintet only with M´Kachiche, Eike, Balke, Norbakken and Ramadan.

Amina Alaoui vocals
is a virituoso singer , originally schooled in the Gharnati tradition, but devoted to a personal development by research on the connections between Fado, Flamenco and the music of Al Andalus. A fantastic voice and a deep integration in her work.
http://worldmusiccentral.org/artists/artist_page.php?id=1052

Jon Hassell trumpet
is like a living contemporary legend, whose path from studies with Stockhausen to the vocal master Pandit Pran Nath to the sphere of New York minimalism led him to form what he called "fourth world" — a music without borders between classical and popular, sacred and sensual, which has filtered into nearly all areas of contemporary music.
http://www.jonhassell.com/

Jon Balke keyboards, orchestra leader
has with his background as musician in world music and jazz, moved on to composition work for theater and dance perfomances as well as major works for chamber groups and sinfoniettas. He is composing for and leading his own project Magnetic North Orchestra and Batagraf, as well as performing solopiano and in smaller groups.
http://www.magnetic.no/

Bjarte Eike violin, concertmaster
is a young veteran of "early music". From studies in Bergen and London, he quickly established himself as a leading violinist on Copenhagens early music scene. He formed his own eminent ensemble , Barokksolistene in 2005 and has enjoyed a great success as artistic director and leader. He was artist in residence at Bergen Festspillene 2008.
http://www.baroquefever.com/

Kheir Eddine M´Kachiche violin
is a virituoso performer based in the tradition of Arabo-Andalusian music he has developed his own voice in collaborations with Amina Alaoui, Barrio Chino and lately also with Cheb Khaled.

Helge Norbakken percussion
Has been a much demanded musician in groups of Mari Boine, Maria Joao, and numerous other international artists. He has been leading in developing a new soundscape of percussion based on influences from world music and jazz

Andreas Arend Theorboe and ArchLute.
Studied in Berlin and quickly developed as a flexible and virituoso player , performing in a range of leading groups in baroque and renaissance music.

The Baroque soloists
is a fairly new constellation of veterans in the european early music scene. Under the leadership of Bjarte Eike, they are greeted with enthousiasm by audiences throughout Europe.

Siwan
also performs with local string groups in connection with venues where this is possible or feasible. Upcoming is the Cairo concert with string players from the Opera orchestra.

Siwan is booked by Scanarts Management as