Dervish sufi’s whirl in a trance to reach higher planes. Less austere types lean towards hash and alcohol to attain a state of  elevation. Significantly, Turkish sufi’s will often gather in a place known as a “Tekke” which, strangely, is also what the Greek hash dens are called; those havens for stranded immigrants and outcasts in search of solace in music, the pipe and comradeship. Parne Gadje’s sound is like a “Tekke”, a meeting place for wandering souls looking to escape, if only for a moment, the everyday madness of the world. The groups music, with its origins in Afghanistan, Macedonia, Greece, Hungary and Anatolia, has its roots firmly in the ground but it is full of longing for higher places as well. Listening to the groove and drive of the fietsbandbas, the incantations of the Turkish pipes and velofoon, and the raw heartfelt singing of Marc Constandse, a feeling begins to grow. Embrace life fully, in all its beauty and torment!

(Text by Saskia Tornqvist) 

Albums:

2011 Kefi Kefi SR012

2008     Mangupi        SR009      

2005     Bizoagor       SR006

2004     O Manus        SR004