Press

Written articles, radio, television: fragments of my musical journey in differents languages.

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"A global, connecting, and borderless album!"

DE SUBJECTIVISTEN (Netherlands) | 24/04/2024 | Dutch

Most of the tracks are instrumental and rich in universal emotions. It was truly a crazy journey, but the result is worth it.

"Magical and touched with a wild sort of genius"

SONGLINES magazine | 02/2024 | English

"Remarkably it all comes together with a perfect coherence so that the 12 pieces sound like a genuine suite rather than a disparate collection of inchoate jams."

"A perfect and original success"

JAZZMANIA (Belgium) | 02/02/2024 | French

No matter the region, the country, the melodious beauty will be omnipresent. [The Musical Threads of the Silk Roads album] is a perfect and original success.

"A rare, subtle, and sincere record."

RADIO TELEVISION BELGE (Belgium) | 26/01/2024 | French

Ibantuta on the show "Le Monde est un Village" starting from 6min50 (free subscription).

"We let ourselves be swayed by music played on oriental lutes"

RADIO NACIONAL DE ESPAÑA (Spain)| 03/12/2023 | Spanish

Ibantuta's starting from 45min15.

TV interview and performance

EITB (Basque Country) | 16/11/2023 | Basque with english subtitles

A short performance on the basque TV EITB, followed by the presentation of the Musical Threads of the Silk Roads project.

"The Musical Threads of the Silk Roads" ambitious project

MEDIABASK (Basque Country) | 02/11/2023 | French

The Basque oud player, Ibantuta, has just released an album on the Belgian label homerecords. An album as a prelude to a show, a website, and short films.

Ibantuta introduces his new show

EITB (Basque Country) | 26/10/2023 | Basque

Presentation of the show "The Musical Threads of the Silk Roads" show as part of a performance at Borderline Fabrika, Hendaye in October 2023.

Building Bridges Between Cultures

MEDIABASK (Basque Country)| 11/05/2017 | French

Ibantuta plays the Oud and has received training from various schools in the Middle East. A unique and deliberate approach.

Opening Up to the World: My Experience in Bahrain

NAIZ (Basque Country) | 21/10/2017 | Basque

The Basque musician Ibantuta, initially working as an engineer in the Persian Gulf, discovered his passion there: the Oud. With his group Musicians Without Borders, he comes to perform at the Bayonne Theatre.

The Artist in Me

DESTINATION SHARQIYA (Saudi Arabia) | 31/01/2017 | English

Ibantuta travels the world with a particular mission that lives at the heart of his style : the exploration of foreign cultures through the discovery of their music, melodies and insturments.

Turkmen music heritage preservation

TURKMENISTAN NEWS (Turkmenistan) | 19/04/2018 | English

International forum dedicated to the sources of music art acquires special importance in the context of the slogan of 2018 “Turkmenistan and the silk roads”

The History of Bahrain didn't begin with oil

EITB (Basque Country) | 23/10/2017 | Basque

The musician, originally from Urrugne in the Basque Country, has been living on the island of Bahrain for five years. It has been an enriching experience, which has given him the wings to embark on a long journey along the Silk Roads.

Hospitality in the Arab World

FRANCE BLEU (France) | 20/10/2017 | Basque

The Musical Adventures of Ibantuta in the Middle East.

The Oud in the Bahrain Music Institute

BAHRAIN TV (Bahrain) | 18/11/2016 | Arabic

Behind the Scenes at the Bahrain Music Institute, where Ibantuta trained under Mr. Saad Mahmood Jawad.