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Kanda

Stéphane Galland | Lúcia Pires | Louise van den Heuvel

Kanda

Price: € 19.95
Format: CD
Label: Challenge Records
UPC: 0608917361728
Catnr: CR 73617
Release date: 28 November 2025
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Challenge Records
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0608917361728
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CR 73617
Release date
28 November 2025
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Master drummer Stéphane Galland (Aka Moon, The Rhythm Hunters, Ibrahim Maalouf…) presents Kanda, a fresh and polymorphous trio with Lúcia Pires (Steps, Edoardo Cimino, Tomorrow’s Warriors) on flute and EWI, and Louise van den Heuvel (Sonic Hug, Dishwasher_, Stéphane Galland & The Rhythm Hunters) on electric bass, samples and effects.

Kanda refers to many different concepts. In Sanskrit, the word means “chapter” and in South Indian music, Kanda Chapu is used to define a 5-beat cycle. In Thai, the word is a mark of affection for loved ones, and in Hatha Yoga texts, it refers to roots, both of plants and of the energy flows known as Nadis.

With these branching spiritual meanings, it’s no wonder that the project Kanda exists in many forms. It Is at once a purely acoustic trio with flute, bass and drums, and at other times more electronic with the addition of effects and keyboards to the bass and the use of the EWI (electronic wind instrument). The EWI can take over the role of the bass, while the bass plays the melodies and chords.

Kanda is energetic and rhythmic as well as fragile and atmospheric all at once. Rhythmic complexity is used to pave the way towards new territories of sensation and groove. From its conception, the trio immediately started developing its unique essence.

With this project, master of rhythm Stéphane Galland aims to explore a new direction in his ever-evolving quest for fresh musical adventures.

Meesterdrummer Stéphane Galland (Aka Moon, The Rhythm Hunters, Ibrahim Maalouf…) presenteert Kanda, een nieuw en polymorf trio met Lúcia Pires (Steps, Edoardo Cimino, Tomorrow’s Warriors) op dwarsfluit en EWI, en Louise van den Heuvel (Sonic Hug, Dishwasher_, Stéphane Galland & The Rhythm Hunters) op basgitaar en effecten.
Kanda verwijst naar verschillende concepten. In het Sanskriet betekent het “hoofdstuk” en in de traditionele Zuid-Indische muziek definieert Kanda Chapu een cyclus van vijf beats. In het Thais wordt het woord gebruikt als koosnaampje voor geliefden en in de traditie van Hatha Yoga verwijst het zowel naar de wortels van planten als die van energiebanen.
Geen wonder dus dat het project Kanda ook veel verschillende vormen aanneemt: enerzijds is het een akoestisch trio met dwarsfluit, bas en drums en anderzijds een meer elektronische formatie met de toevoeging van effecten en keyboards die de bas vervormen of de EWI (electronic wind instrument). Dat laatste instrument neemt soms de rol van de bas over terwijl de bas de melodieën en akkoorden speelt.
Kanda is tegelijk energiek, ritmisch, fragiel en sfeervol. Ritmische complexiteit dient als manier om een weg te banen naar nieuwe manieren om groove te ervaren. Sinds het prille begin van het trio ontwikkelt het al een unieke stem.
Met dit project wil grootmeester van het ritme Stéphane Galland een nieuwe richting verkennen in zijn altijd veranderende zoektocht naar muzikale avonturen.
Der Meistertrommler Stéphane Galland (Aka Moon, The Rhythm Hunters, Ibrahim Maalouf…) präsentiert Kanda, ein frisches und vielseitiges Trio mit Lúcia Pires (Steps, Edoardo Cimino, Tomorrow’s Warriors) an der Flöte und EWI sowie Louise van den Heuvel (Sonic Hug, Dishwasher_, Stéphane Galland & The Rhythm Hunters) am E-Bass, Samples und Effekten.
Kanda bezieht sich auf viele verschiedene Konzepte. Im Sanskrit bedeutet das Wort „Kapitel“, und in der südindischen Musik wird Kanda Chapu verwendet, um einen 5-Takt-Zyklus zu definieren. Im Thailändischen ist das Wort ein Zeichen der Zuneigung für geliebte Menschen, und in Hatha-Yoga-Texten bezieht es sich auf Wurzeln, sowohl von Pflanzen als auch von den als Nadis bekannten Energieflüssen.
Angesichts dieser vielfältigen spirituellen Bedeutungen ist es kein Wunder, dass das Projekt Kanda in vielen Formen existiert. Es ist mal ein rein akustisches Trio mit Flöte, Bass und Schlagzeug, mal eher elektronisch mit Effekten und Keyboards zusätzlich zum Bass und dem Einsatz des EWI (Electronic Wind Instrument). Das EWI kann die Rolle des Basses übernehmen, während der Bass die Melodien und Akkorde spielt.
Kanda ist gleichzeitig energiegeladen und rhythmisch sowie zerbrechlich und atmosphärisch. Rhythmische Komplexität wird genutzt, um den Weg zu neuen Bereichen der Empfindung und des Grooves zu ebnen. Von seiner Konzeption an begann das Trio sofort, seine einzigartige Essenz zu entwickeln.
Mit diesem Projekt möchte der Meister des Rhythmus Stéphane Galland eine neue Richtung in seiner sich ständig weiterentwickelnden Suche nach neuen musikalischen Abenteuern erkunden.

Artist(s)

Louise van den Heuvel (bass)

Teaches Electric bass at LUCA School of Arts. Plays for bands and artists such as The Gallands, Zwangere Guy x Lander Gyselinck, STACE, Bruno Vansina Trio. Co-founded and writes music with Dishwasher_ Is on a lifelong quest for the renovation of sound and stimulates innovation and expression through improvisation and composing.
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  • Teaches Electric bass at LUCA School of Arts.
  • Plays for bands and artists such as The Gallands, Zwangere Guy x Lander Gyselinck, STACE, Bruno Vansina Trio.
  • Co-founded and writes music with Dishwasher_
  • Is on a lifelong quest for the renovation of sound and stimulates innovation and expression through improvisation and composing.

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Stéphane Galland (drums)

Stéphane Galland & The Rhythm Hunters was born to transmit Stéphane Gallands musical journey with other musicians. The goal is to integrate rhythmic principles from his travels to different parts of the world into a personal musical language. It’s a sequel to Stéphane’s previous project “(the mystery of) Kem”. The objective is to explore different approaches to rhythm, that seem unusual and complex at first and to integrate them into a fluid musical discourse. This process requires extensive collective work, so that the whole group becomes familiar with these new rhythmic concepts and challenges. The group consists of Shoko Igarashi on tenor saxophone (Japan), Sylvain Debaisieux on alto saxophone who already played in “(the mystery of) Kem”, trumpet player Pierre-Antoine Savoyat (France),...
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Stéphane Galland & The Rhythm Hunters was born to transmit Stéphane Gallands musical journey with other musicians. The goal is to integrate rhythmic principles from his travels to different parts of the world into a personal musical language. It’s a sequel to Stéphane’s previous project “(the mystery of) Kem”.
The objective is to explore different approaches to rhythm, that seem unusual and complex at first and to integrate them into a fluid musical discourse. This process requires extensive collective work, so that the whole group becomes familiar with these new rhythmic concepts and challenges.
The group consists of Shoko Igarashi on tenor saxophone (Japan), Sylvain Debaisieux on alto saxophone who already played in “(the mystery of) Kem”, trumpet player Pierre-Antoine Savoyat (France), Wajdi Riahi on piano (Tunisia) and Louise van den Heuvel on electric bass (the Netherlands). Drummer Stéphane Galland composed the pieces as different musical territories where rhythm hunting is highly recommended…
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Lúcia Pires (flute)

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