When The Nordanians (Oene van Geel, Mark Tuinstra and Niti Ranjan Biswas) played together for the first time there where immediately fireworks, roaring u-turns and cinematic tearjerkers. Then they started writing songs together based on traditional ragas, smashing funk and delicate chamber music.
The first The Nordanians release in 2011, entitled Tabla Rasa, got some great reviews. According to Dutch newspaper Volkskrant: “A three-headed monster with the lightness of a ballerina”, and according to All About Jazz “The Nordanians made clear that serious music could also be fun”.
In the meanwhile they toured the Middle East (Cairo, Beirut and Amman), India and Taiwan, and showcased at WOMEX 2015 as well.

Photo: Merlijn Doomernik

The Nordanians deliver their long awaited second baby, ‘Dr. Mysore’. Named after Mysore Manjunath, the legendary Indian violinist who performed his first concert at the age of 8. However, as expected, The Nordanians take their musical expeditions even out of this planet, accompanied by a couple of energetic guests, Grammy nominated pianist John Beasley being one of them.

Oene van Geel - violin;
Mark Tuinstra - guitar;
Niti Ranjan Biswas - tabla;
John Beasley - piano;
Maarten Ornstein - bass clarinet;
Oleg Fateev - bayan.