Jan Marmenout (born in Ghent, Belgium) is a Belgian percussionist and multi-instrumentalist playing such instruments as the berimbau, kalimba, balafon, didgeridoo, shawm, Tibetan trumpet, conch shells, fujara, lithophones, etc. He is perhaps most-known for his compositions on the fujara, an ethnic instrument from Slovakia. Marmenout plays the fujara in an intuitive and non-traditionalist way.

Jan Marmenout
BornGhent, Belgium
Occupation(s)Instrumentalist, percussionist
Instrument(s)berimbau kalimba balafon
didgeridoo shawm Tibetan trumpet
conch shells fujara lithophones shruti box
LabelsHighgate Music

He has composed the score for two movies, Judentransport XX (2003) and Desperado (2002).

Discography

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  • Gates, Highgate Music, 1997.
  • Fujara, Highgate Music, 1998.
  • Spirits, Highgate Music, 1999, with Vidna Obmana.
  • Wastelands, Highgate Music, 2005, with Lode Vercampt.
  • A Special Blend (Fujara II), Highgate Music, 2005
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