vocals & guitar Bram Schermel,

I grew up in Paris were I started my first Brazilian guitar lessons at the age of 13. Came to Holland in 1990 to graduate at the Rotterdam Conservatory in 1994. Lived in Porto Alegre, Brazil from 1994 and worked with several groeps playing and touring trough Brazil performing in concert halls, festivals, theatres, national and local broadcast channels. Played with Brazilian accordion player and superstar Renato Borghetti. In 2008 we played with guitar player, composer and producer and friend Ramon Maronier in Helsinki Finland on the Ganivet Festival with the participation of fantastic musicians. We played in Barcelona, Paris, Brussels and in 2009 in China and Japan.

percussion Alberto de Souza,

born in Rio de Janeiro. Alberto is began the first Dutch Escola de Samba Unidos de Amsterdam. His carrier started in Miami, USA but settled 10 years later in Amsterdam. Alberto played with lots of international artists. With his amazing Brazilian swing and knowledge he is one of the most appreciated percussionists in Europe. Alberto played with Lilian Viera from Zuco 103, saxophonist Prawful en Brazilian electroband Electro Coco. Played in Finland, Belgium, Denmark, Brazil and the USA.

double bass Boris Franz,

born in Bonn, studied at theAmsterdam Conservatory. Boris played with Norbert Markus trio and the Susanna De Band. Worked with Brazilian formation Sabe, and Lils Mackintosh, Ricciotti Ensemble and the Nederlandse Promenade Orkest. He plays also with Tango Nuevo, Amago, Bandola Zurdo, Tango Dorado and Trio Milongón with a performance for the royal Dutch family. Boris is also a composer.

the Ganivet Network

The Ganivet Network started as a theater performance named ‘Ganivet- Kirjeita Satumaasta’.
It dealt with the book ‘Cartas Finlandesas’ of Spanish writer/ poet/ diplomat Angel Ganivet, Multiculturalism, Cognitive processes and Flamenco interpretation.

Spanish Flamenco dancer Andrés Marin interpreted a Finnish Tango and some of the finest Finnish Flamenco dancers gave their vision on Flamenco.

Two Dutch and a Polish artist were complementing the total through performance art and projected multi media.
Ramon Maronier composed the music for the live band.
Flamenco singer David Lagos and Piirpauke frontman Sakari Kukko were among the band members.
This project with partly different performers was performed two times more under the name ‘Encontrando Ganivet’.
During this process the idea was created for the Ganivet network.