Jan Marmenout
| Jan Marmenout | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ghent, Belgium |
| Genres | Ethnic |
| Occupation(s) | Instrumentalist, percussionist |
| Instruments |
berimbau kalimba balafon |
| Labels | Highgate Music |
Jan Marmenout (born in Ghent, Belgium) is a Belgian percusionist and multi-instrumentalist playing such instruments as the berimbau, kalimba, balafon, didgeridoo, shawm, Tibetan trumpet, conch shells, fujara, lithophones, etc. He is perhaps most-known for his compositions on the fujara, an ethnic instrument from Slovakia. Marmenout plays the fujara in an intuitive and non-traditionalist way.
He has composed the score for two movies, Judentransport XX (2003) and Desperado (2002).
Discography
- Gates, Highgate Music, 1997.
- Fujara, Highgate Music, 1998.
- Spirits, Highgate Music, 1999, with Vidna Obmana.
- Wastelands, Highgate Music, 2005, with Lode Vercampt.
- A Special Blend (Fujara II), Highgate Music, 2005