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At the origin of Sibel, there's Sibel Dinçer, a Turkish artist who arrived in Belgium in the mid-nineties. The group, based in Brussels performs on a repertoire created through a symbiosis of the different cultures of its musicians: Bénédicte Chabot on violin and vocals (from France), Daniel Vincke on saz, bass, guitar and vocals (from Guyana), Rik Staelens on saxophone (from Belgium), Claude Hoffmann on drums and percussion (from Luxembourg) and Sibel Dinçer on piano and lead vocal (from Turkey). In the beginning they explored themes from popular turkish songs. Actually they also tend to revive their original compositions.

The group Sibel, very much appeciated in Belgium and in France has also an important range of fans within the Turkish public.

They have produced more than two hundred concerts since their creation

(festivals, cultural centers...) Some of them were: Sounds of Istanbul (Brussels), Fête de la Musique (Brussels, Verviers), Pankultura (Lilles), Les Goûts de Gand (Ghent), Festival des Sons Intensifs (Verviers), Sfinkx Roots Rally (Anvers), Festival de Cinéma Méditérrannéen (Botanique Brussels), De Centrale (Ghent), Sazz'n Jazz (Brussels), Midi-Midi Istanbul (Lilles), Eu'ritmix (Brussels), Babelbeek (Brussels), Daarkom (Brussels)...

They released two CDs

2005 "Sibel" autoproduction2011 "NE BIRAKTIK" ( Hysterias)

and participated in four compilation

2004 "Eveil aux langues" ( an initiative of the Ministery of Education of French Community)

2006 "Cows for Said " ( Aficionado et Muzika Made in Brussels )

2007 « New World » ( FEL asbl et CIEP Verviers Groupe Culture)

2010 « A Charity Record » (Damitow Rocords NY USA)