{"id":18030,"date":"2012-09-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-09-05T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/18030\/ok-world-takes-on-beirut"},"modified":"2023-08-30T08:11:37","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T08:11:37","slug":"ok-world-takes-on-beirut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/18030\/ok-world-takes-on-beirut\/","title":{"rendered":"OK World Takes on Beirut"},"content":{"rendered":"<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/18030-250x102.png\"><br \/>  <br \/>  OK World is no ordinary band. Norwegian jazz musician <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gubemusic.com\/artist_2\"target=\"_new\">Bugge Wesseltoft<\/a> together with his friend <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shri_(musician)\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">Shri Sriram<\/a>, gathered together the best musicians they had played with after performing for years across the globe.<br \/>  <br \/>  Featuring Khaled Yassine from Lebanon,  Amade Cossa from Mozambique and Vivek Rajagopalan from India on percussions, Josemi Carmona from Spain on Flamenco guitar, Sriram on fretless bass and flute and Wesseltoft on piano and analog synthesizer, the band is now touring the world, sponsored by the Norwegian government and the Oslo World Music Festival. <br \/>  <br \/>  \u201cIt started off as an experiment and has already reached a cohesive point, where the musicians need no more than a look to coordinate onstage,\u201d says Yassine. Sriram approves: \u201cNow it\u2019s like we\u2019ve known each other for years\u2026 we completely click&#8230; from the sound engineers to the guys filming, we have a great connection.\u201d <br \/>   <br \/>  The OK World musicians decided to perform first in each member\u2019s country. They have visited India and Bangladesh. On September 5, it\u2019s Lebanon\u2019s turn to host them at DRM in Hamra, Beirut. <br \/>  <br \/>  \u201cWe create music that is influenced by the city they are in, by its history, spirit, people, and flavors, to present the audience with a one-of-a-kind gig,\u201d Yassine explained. Sriram also says that during the tour, they capture every city\u2019s vibe and show it in their music.  <br \/>  <br \/>  \u201cYou can\u2019t literally hear Bombay or Beirut in our music, but we can\u2019t help not be influenced by our whereabouts,\u201d says Sriram. The concerts start off with simple musical sketches, but when they find themselves on stage the rest becomes improvisation. \u201cOn stage it\u2019s all about the \u2018musicianship\u2019 of every member that turns those rough sketches into a great painting,\u201d he adds. <br \/>  <br \/>  OK World is not defined by a particular musical style; on the contrary it strives to be eclectic. \u201cYou will hear bits of jazz, electronica, elements of Indian classical, Arabic darbuka, and African drums\u2026 like a well-made dish, one shouldn\u2019t be able to taste the individual ingredients,\u201d says Sriram.  <br \/>  <br \/>  Percussions play a big role in the ensemble, with three of the artists being master percussionists, according to Sriram. \u201cBoogie and I were thinking that we need to do a percussion heavy [group] because we all love percussions and it brings a fantastic dynamic over which you can really fly\u2026 it\u2019s like surfing with really big waves,\u201d he continues. \u201cWhat most bands forget is to have fun; it has to be a party, onstage, at the breakfast table, after the concert\u2026 not an exam.\u201d<br \/>  <br \/>  The band\u2019s Beirut tour also includes a two-hour workshop which they call a \u201cmusical meeting\u201d. The workshop consists of one hour of sharing techniques with Lebanese musicians followed by an hour-long jam session. \u201cThe audience ranges from professional musicians to amateurs, but the attendees are expected to share, learn and interact,\u201d Rajagopalan says. <br \/>  <br \/>  OK World in collaboration with Blue Lyme and two Beirut-based NGOs are also organizing on Friday, September 7 a free concert for 250 Palestinian, Iraqi and Sudanese refugees at DRM.<br \/>  <br \/>  \u201cConcerts in general are for people that can afford to buy tickets,\u201d says Alexandra Archetti St\u00f8len, director of the Oslo World Music Festival. \u201cHowever, there are also a lot of underprivileged youths that take interest in music but cannot afford going to a concert,\u201d she explains.<br \/>  <br \/>  After their Beirut gig, Ok World will be heading to Mozambique, Spain and Norway. In the fall of 2013 the band will be opening the Oslo Music Festival after which they will embark on a European tour. <br \/>  <br \/>  OK World is performing on September 5 at DRM in Hamra. 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