With the special sound of Didjeridua, I get extraordinary vibrations. Iban Nikolai interprets very well the sounds and sounds that can only be achieved with the didjerite, and also makes very nice melodies. Songs are mostly ambient, but they are not quiet or inert. They're rhythmic, they're dancing or they can move the body.
It is the main axis of the Didjeridua disc. He has worked with various kinds of didjeridus to create percussion sounds and melodies, and in the recording he has also used oral percussion, loops, a PVC tube and others instrumentos.La beautiful work Organika is the mirror of the public performances that
Iban Nikolai is performing in recent times. It's the most personal record you've ever made. The melodies have been composed by himself, with a great deal, and he has done it all in the recording sessions alone, since there have been no other musician or collaborator. He has recorded, mixed and mastered the album in the Mikoko study of Bera, with the help of technicians Aitor García Maikel and David Giner.
Among the songs, the tribute to Their law by Prodigy and Smoke on the water by Deep Purple stands out. He's made very curious versions of those two songs. In addition, Organika features the Voices video clip from Jon Manterola.
Didjeridua is the wind instrument used by Aboriginal Australians since ancient times. When the lips vibrate inside, a special sound is produced. It's a tube of eucalyptus wood and other trees. Termites pierce and devour the central part of the trunk and so make the tube. The name of Didjeridu was put in place by Europeans, because in the languages of the Australian Aboriginal people there are many words to designate that instrument: yidaki, ginjungarg, eboro, djalupu, maluk, etc.
Iban Nikolai started playing the didjeridu 15 years ago. In addition to Aboriginal teachers Djalu Gurruwiwi and Milkayngu Munnungurr have learned with so many others: Mark Atkins, Gary Thomas, Charlie McMahon, Mattias Muller, Lies Beijerinck, Ansgar Stein, Sjaak Sbell, Marcos Andreu, Dubravko Lapaine, Gauthier Aube, Nello Chiuminatto, Raúl Pérez.
Iban Nikolai is from Oiartzun, but lives in Ataun. In addition to performing public actions, he teaches. He has participated in numerous festivals and workshops in Europe, Australia and America. The work Organika is your sixth album. Previous: Alla Yidaki (2011), joined the Samar branches (2008), Hamar (2007), Didjeridu Hotsak (2003) and Yurlungur (2002).
He's a big, unstoppable musician. He has also collaborated with many groups and artists. Among others: Wooden cave Project, Oscar Portugues, Rude Kanka, Briganthya, Faltriqueira, Banja Luka, ZEA Mays, Oreka TX, Zurartean, Ibon Koteron, Luis Camino, Desoreka and Xabi San Sebastian.
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