On Thursday, February 2nd, on ERT’s Global Radio the Voice of Greece, and on the broadcasting program “Voices and Music”, curated and presented by Alexis Kostas, Merem from the Netherlands were the guests!
The ensemble ‘merem’ was created in Rotterdam in 2021 by musicians Dimitra Metzaki (oud), Giorgos Bereris (piano), Vanessa Kourtesi (vocals), Giannis Vagianos (double bass) and Hektor Remsak (drums). The band’s members met in Rotterdam during their studies at the Codarts Conservatory and are all based in Rotterdam.
Their common roots, as they all come from Greece, led them to the need to perform music that is closely related to their homeland, combining it with jazz flavors and a modern sound. Their sound is soft, poetic and colorful. The band members are a combination of the jazz and the traditional music scene.