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Teodor Ydrestål

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I guess it's some kind of gift, this thing with music...anyway I'm livin it. Livin my dream. Some days more than others. I'm staying in Gothenburg, studying piano at Academy of Music and Drama. I've grown up with music all around me and always been playing something. As a fouryearold I began playing the classical violin, and kept on doing that for about 13 years. Eventually I got tired of it and began playing the piano instead, in the african-american tradition. I'm working in various projects, such as musical theatre at the Drama Academy of Gothenburg and been working with singers such as Theresé Neamié, Stina Karlsson and choirs around Sweden, mostly gospel. I see the whole world as my playground. Balancing a life of stage and studying I have managed to play at a variety of corporate functions in such prestigious venues as the Gothenburg Concert Hall, Valand dinner floor, Durban Hilton Hotel in South Africa. I recently got a scholarship to do research in South Africa on "Music and identity", that means I'm going to Kwa-Zulu Natal, Durban, for the second time - in March. There's where I met my other dream.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/12/2006
Band Website: www.teodorydrestal.com
Band Members:
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Endangered Species gospel ensemble - Anna Palmér (voc)/Mikael Ekespong (voc)/Karianne Arvidsson (voc)/Janne Wallentin (voc)SA/SW - Neil Gonzalves (piano duo)Music production/song writing - Sifaniso Bophela (voc) / Mikael Ekespong (voc/guit)
Influences: Herbie Hancock : Keith Jarrett : Christina Aguilera : Anders Widmark : Tyler Perry : Toto : Alison Krauss : Michael Jackson : Take 6 : Brad Mehldau : Themba Mkhize : Quincy Jones : Diana Krall : Tonex : The Real Group : Frank Sinatra : Natalie Cole : Chaka Khan : Kurt Carr : Prince : Björn och Benny : David Lynch : Stevie Wonder : Kander & Ebb : Elspeth Huxley : Salif Keita : Karen Clark Sheard : Smokie Norful : John Rutter : Uri Cane : Eric Benét : Richard Bona : Bobby McFerrin

Sounds Like:
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Enjoying SOWETO

Jag har levt en helg i Soweto, utanför Johannesburg. Detta extremt stora komplex, Soweto, är ett township med ungefär 4 miljoner invånare. Där bor folk i allt från en papplåda till vackra tvåvåningsvi...
Posted by on Mon, 11 Jun 2007 01:50:00 GMT

SYDAFRIKA

February 28, 2007 I tidningen igår: Kaos i Durban. Samtidigt som ambulanspersonal försökte rädda livet på en kvinna som blivit överkörd av en lastbil, försökte en man råna en person i folksa...
Posted by on Thu, 01 Mar 2007 12:10:00 GMT