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Inside the performance

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The live experience

What reaches the room

Timbalooloo Live brings Oran Etkin’s globally celebrated Timbalooloo method to stages around the world. Designed to make instruments come alive for children and teach music as a universal language, Timbalooloo blends education, world music, and improvisation into a memorable concert experience. Etkin has performed at notable venues and festivals worldwide, from major cultural centers to international stages.

Onstage company

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Onstage company

Documented collaborators

Whether you’re a longtime fan or a first-time listener, Timbalooloo Live connects classroom learning with live performance. Learn about Oran Etkin’s mission, explore related projects, and discover where Timbalooloo Live will appear next—universities, festivals, and family-friendly venues. Follow official channels for the latest updates and releases, and stay tuned for more ways to experience music with your kids.

The essentials

Quick Facts About Timbalooloo Live

  • Oran Etkin founded the Timbalooloo method, an education program that makes instruments come alive for children and teaches music as a universal language. Timbalooloo Live concerts tour major venues worldwide (Kennedy Center, Istanbul Jazz Fest, North Sea Jazz, Shanghai Theater, etc.).
  • Open Arms, Etkin’s 2024 album on Ground Up Music, blends on-location world music collaborations with live-electronic reinterpretations; the project embodies the Timbalooloo ethos of global connection through music.
  • Discography highlights (most recent first): Open Arms (2024, Ground Up Music); UN TOUR DU MONDE AVEC CLARA NET (2019, Timbalooloo); Finding Friends Far from Home: a Journey with Clara Net (2019, Timbalooloo); What’s New? Reimagining Benny Goodman (2015, Motéma); Gathering Light (2014, Motéma); Wake Up, Clarinet! (2010, Motéma); Kelenia (2009, Motéma).
  • Major awards/achievements include DownBeat’s #1 Rising Star Clarinetist (2016) and the Independent Music Awards’ Best World Beat Album for Kelenia; Etkin has also contributed to a Grammy-winning compilation and performed at prestigious venues worldwide.
  • For 2025, Timbalooloo Live performances include Timbalooloo: Jazz for Kids at Rowan University (Pfleeger Concert Hall, March 16, 2025) and a National Sawdust appearance (March 15, 2025); additional 2025 appearances span international festivals such as Mladí ladí jazz (Prague) and related on-campus events.
  • Social media/online presence centers on Oran Etkin’s official site (oranetkin.com) and his Bandcamp catalog (oranetkin.bandcamp.com), which hosts Open Arms and Finding Friends Far from Home releases.

The records

Timbalooloo Live Discography

  • Open Arms
    2024 · Ground Up Music
  • Finding Friends Far from Home: a Journey with Clara Net
    2019 · Timbalooloo
  • UN TOUR DU MONDE AVEC CLARA NET
    2019 · Timbalooloo
  • What’s New? Reimagining Benny Goodman
    2015 · Motéma Music
  • Gathering Light
    2014 · Motéma Music
  • Wake Up, Clarinet!
    2010 · Motéma Music
  • Kelenia
    2009 · Motéma Music

The hits

Top Timbalooloo Live Songs

  • Retirantes
    2020 · N/A
  • É Doce Morrer No Mar
    2020 · N/A
  • Nhema Musasa
    2020 · N/A
  • The Tribute: Karigamombe (For Yusef Lateef)
    2020 · N/A
  • Pro Carnaval Voltar
    2021 · N/A
  • Barco
    2021 · N/A
  • Pavlinka's Dream
    2023 · N/A
  • We Are Together
    2023 · N/A

Whether you’re a longtime fan or a first-time listener, Timbalooloo Live connects classroom learning with live performance. Learn about Oran Etkin’s mission, explore related projects, and discover where Timbalooloo Live will appear next—universities, festivals, and family-friendly venues. Follow official channels for the latest updates and releases, and stay tuned for more ways to experience music with your kids.

Social links: Official site — oranetkin.com, Bandcamp — oranetkin.bandcamp.com.

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