Soolmaan, Tristan Driessens - Kashgul (2025) [Hi-Res]

Bringing sound tableaus that float freely between the Bosphorus and India, Soolmaan weaves flute, sax, ney, cello, piano, and tamburello into an imaginary folklore infected by jazz. Their new album, Kashgul, created during Driessens’ residency at the Concertgebouw of Bruges, interweaves original compositions with reimagined classics from Ravi Shankar and Amjad Ali Khan. Spanning influences from Ottoman makam to Indian raga, Kashgul is a vibrant, boundary-crossing soundscape rich with improvisation.

Musicians:

Tristan Driessens: oud
Nathan Daems: tenor sax
Christos Barbas: ney
Annemie Osborne: cello
Andrea Piccioni: riqq
Levent Yildirim: percussion set up, dohollo

Tracklist:
1-1. Soolmaan - Nour (07:15)
1-2. Soolmaan - Mashrab The Madman (07:04)
1-3. Soolmaan - Mera Merose (07:35)
1-4. Soolmaan - Dawn I / Sandhya Raga (05:17)
1-5. Soolmaan - Ikaros (07:09)
1-6. Soolmaan - Kashgul I (08:29)
2-1. Soolmaan - Kirmizi Kiz (04:29)
2-2. Soolmaan - Prayer For Nature (05:28)
2-3. Soolmaan - Kirwani Raag Part I (08:17)
2-4. Soolmaan - Kirwani Raag Part II (04:00)
2-5. Soolmaan - Dawn II (03:03)
2-6. Soolmaan - Dost (06:56)
2-7. Soolmaan - Kashgul II (05:01)
2-8. Soolmaan - Lost Life (05:33)