ORCHESTRE INTERNATIONAL DU VETEX

In 2004 werd het Orchestre International du Vetex opgericht in Vetex, een oude texielfabriek in de kanaalzone van Kortrijk. Dit collectief van Vlaamse, Waalse en Noord-Franse muzikanten brengt onvervaard een mix van Balkan, Gipsy, ska, Latino, klezmer, polka, en tarantella. Het is feest waar Orchestre International du Vetex verschijnt. De groep bestaat uit een 12-tal muzikanten die op fluit, trombone, saxofoon, trompet, bugel, klarinet, sousafoon, drums, percussie en accordeon spelen. De groep stelt vandaag zijn nieuwe plaat FIFAVELA voor.

Line up:

Orchestre International du Vetex
Album release concert

Boris Viande (F)
French balkan reference from Paris, combining live trumpet & dj-set

mnsr zér0
binar01 resident dj

“Orchestre International du Vetex was founded in 2004 as a temporary marching brass band against the demolition of the old textile factory "Vetex" in Kortrijk, Belgium. Since then, they grew out of their acoustic wedding&funerals brassness up to an astonishing variable and versatile +/-15-piece collective of Flemish, Walloon, French and Balkan musicians.

This make-up became a renowned energetic live-act playing on the main Belgian genre-crossing festivals like Couleur Café - official, ESPERANZAH! World Music Festival, but also in their own very inspiring regions of Sarajevo, Belgrade, and Czech Republic (Colours of Ostrava festival).

Their main characeristic is to mix up not only artist origins, but also musical influences. They combine balkan music with gipsy & ska, afrobeat, cumbia, and other latin based rhythms - even some hints of Italian tarantella.

Tonight they will present their brand new and 4th studio album "Fifavela", which will be no exception to their succesfull recipe.”