PROJECTS:
Dear friends,
So next year for the 5th time we will go to Klawer, South Africa. To work with children with learning difficulties, and through playing music, singing and dancing show them possibilities they have, better social skills and more responsibility. The last years we did special education through music &b after school activities.
Soon there will be our 6th benefit concert , more info following.
With the ticket sale and donations we can really help these children of which most parents are alcoholics and don't take care of them.
Please check klawer.org or www.youtube.com/ateljee10 for some videos. So you can get an idea of what we've done the last 4 years.
I hope we together can make a difference for these beautiful children in Klawer, South Africa.
Thanx and Love,
Lies
New project 'MILC' with Mireille Linger, Inge Weeda, Lies Beijerinck and
Clara de Mik!!!
More info www.milcmusic.com
3ple-D:
First dutch professional didgeridoo band
3ple-D was founded by Michiel Teijegeler and Lies Beijerinck in 1995, after they found each other busking on the streets in Amsterdam. Both play the didgeridoo since 1993 and are regarded as some of the finest didge players in Europe.
The sound of Michiel and Lies is straightforward, solid, pure didge music.
3ple-D released their debut album "High from the Lowlands" in 2003. According to the "Didgeridoo & Co Magazine" it was "quite a treat". High from the Lowlands is currently sold out.
Percussion player Terence Samson joined 3ple-D in 2004 and pushed the band to a whole new level.
(The didgeridoo playing of Michiel and Lies cannot be described as "traditional", but 3ple-D tries to respect the traditional owners of the Yidaki in Arnehmland, Australia.)
Their new album "Zumo" is out now!
57:13 minutes of straightforward and un-deluded didgeridoo music.
reviews:
swizzeridoo 2006
Um 21 Uhr gibt es eine Pause und wir stehen, noch ganz in den Geschichten Dürrs versunken, auf und gehen nach draussen zum Markt. Eine halbe Stunde später stehen wir wieder im Saal, denn nun spielen 3ple-D aus Holland. Was wir hier geboten bekommen, ist wirklich beeindruckend. Lies Beÿerinck beweist ihr Können auch noch in einem Solo. Ihre erstaunenswerte Performance stösst beim Publikum auf pure Bewunderung. Das Faszinierende, wenn man diese Frau auf der Bühne sieht, ist, dass man sofort das Gefühl hat, sie lebt in dieser Musik; man sieht richtig, wie die Klänge des Didges durch ihren Körper fliessen.
Hinter ihrem Können, das sie sich während 13 Jahren angeeignet hat, steckt natürlich auch eine Menge Talent. Die Band, wie Lies uns später in einem Interview preisgibt, besteht seit vier Jahren. Nach dem Swizzeridoo werden sie noch viele Orte in ganz Europa besuchen, unter anderem in Portugal, Frankreich, England, Italien und Deutschland.
Didjin'Devon
3ple-D at 'Didgin Devon' (International Didje Fest, Aug 2005).
Superbwonderfulexcellentvery entertaining, etc, etc, etc.!!!.didge music with a modern difference, without detracting or insulting this very ancient form of Old World Music.
It gave me great pleasure to be at the 'Didgin Devon', didgeridoo festival. This event is held over 3 days and is a truly international scene, with lots of remarkably brilliant didge players that can be found or heard anywhere around.
The highlight of this festival for me happened on the Saturday night (6th Aug), as i was sat in the audience listening to all the lovely didge acts that were going on, and upon when it was to be the turn of 3ple-D from the Netherlands to take the stage, and what a stage performance it was.!!!, Wow.!!!. absolutely fantastically brilliant,.didge playing with a modern difference.so vibrant, alive and lots of energy with great rhythm, made one wanting to dance to the wonderful sounds which 3ple-D were producing.
The combination components of 3ple-D, consisting of Michiel Teijgeler, Lies Beijerinck & Terence Samson, complimenting each other beautifully, and was very impressed with the female of the group; Lies, she can play as good as any male, and why not?.more women should take up & learn the didge.total admiration & respect to Lies.
3ple-D's awe inspiring performance was totally professional in every way and very selfishly i did not want them to stop. They made my evening/festival that i hope they will return in 2006 as i will be there as a No.1 English fan.
Best Wishes to 3ple-D in all your future together.
Johnny (mojo) Murby, / Christow, Devon, England. 21/10/2005
Didge Days
Now after Denra Durr and Ganga Giri we come to my personal favourites of this year Didge Days (festival in Stuttgart Germany): 3ple-D.
Barefoot vibing and grooving Lies and Michiel play one hot beat after an other perfectly in tune with each other, like it was pure joy.
The "toot' beats are all over the place and in between the pieces there's uplifting conversation.
In short: Sound and Sympathy-factor 1000!
Didge solo Lies Beijerinck @ Drum & Didge in Austria
