Yamen Martini
Yamen Martini (1985, Aleppo) is a Belgium-based trumpet player and composer whose music blends eastern and western music across genres such as jazz, oriental “maqam”, Balkan, and experimental music. Building on his transnational artistic background, he strives to transgress borders and to challenge binary visions on identity and belonging.
Yamen’s versatile and improvisation-rich style has shined on stages across the Middle East and Europe, performing both solo and with numerous groups. In 2022 he was a resident at BOZAR as part of Halaqat’s Impro Sessions. Yamen has also written compositions for theatre plays and a wide range of artistic projects. In 2017 he composed music for Rachid Benzine’s Lettres à Nour, in the repertoire of the Theatre of Liège, Belgium as well as for MOVE, an inclusive theatre project by Caroline Rottier.
In 2018 he joined Jaune Toujours for the recording of the award-winning Europeana album, which was launched at Ancienne Belgique – and toured across Belgium.
Speech and movement are key agents to change. As someone trapped not able to return to a war-torn homeland where ongoing conflict and taboo discussions lead to death. Nor find refuge elsewhere without facing perilous paths. War has irreversibly altered the lives of countless people, yet we lack the means to advocate for change through speech or action. The ships of many of us are anchored to the shores of our homeland in a sea of our blood. Our song speaks for those deprived of freedom of expression and movement. Technical support: Utku Gürler.
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