Breathe - Wouter Kellerman (Flute)

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I wrote this solo flute piece for the rain forests, concerned about how our times have been detrimental to them, and to shine a light on their importance in our world. The rain forests are being destroyed around the world at a devastating and ever-increasing pace, with far-reaching results for the health of our planet. In the piece I test the extremes of the flute’s sonic qualities, a way to show how close we are to the junction where we’ll head into an irreversible road.
Composed by Wouter Kellerman
Produced by Wouter Kellerman
Published by Kellerman Music (SAMRO)
Flute: Wouter Kellerman
Flute recorded by Wouter Kellerman at Kellerman Music Studios in Johannesburg, South Africa
We’ve all been going through difficult times, but it has also been an opportunity to be creative. For me these times was a moment to bring to life a concept and music that I have been wanting to do for a long time.. For this album, I’m going back to my more classical roots, while keeping the world music influences that I have experienced over my lifetime. In essence it’s a snapshot of my experiences, a kind of nostalgic look into the past, but also an exciting look forward, thinking about the music that still is to come. Most of the songs have been composed or co-composed by myself, so this is very much a personal story, an emotive snapshot of the world and the times we’ve lived through, more so than any previous album.
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Globe-trotting flutist and composer Wouter Kellerman received a 2014 GRAMMY® Award for his album Winds of Samsara. Winds Of Samsara reached #1 on the US Billboard Chart and also peaked at #1 on the Zone Music Reporter Top 100 International Radio Airplay Chart in the month of July 2014, winning both the ZMR ‘Album of the Year’ and ‘Best World Album’ awards.
His following album Love Language debuted at nr. 1 on the World Music Billboard charts in its first week. In December 2015 it received a GRAMMY® nomination for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album, Kellerman’s second nomination in as many years. In May 2016 Love Language won the SAMA (South African Music Award, equivalent to the American Grammy®) for ‘Best Instrumental and/or Classical Album’. From the album, the song ‘The Long Road’, a solo flute piece which Wouter wrote for Nelson Mandela, won the 2016 Global Peace Song Award in the public voted Acoustic/ Contemporary Music category.
2019 saw the release of In A Different Light, which received five nominations at the New York-based Independent Music Awards, as well as two SAMA nominations, including one for Best Produced Album.
During a corporate event in late 2018 Kellerman worked with the Ndlovu Youth Choir (a rural choir based in Moutse in the Limpopo province of South Africa) - and was overwhelmed and enchanted with their spirit, enthusiasm and sound. Wouter has a long history of supporting children, so he decided to collaborate with the choir and help showcase their talent - together they created a South African version of Ed Sheeran’s Shape Of You. The song became an internet sensation, going viral with tens of millions of views on social media, and winning awards like the HMMA (Hollywood Music in Media Award) for ‘Best Independent Music Video’ - pushing the Ndlovu Youth Choir firmly into the international limelight. Soon after, America’s Got Talent saw the clip and were so impressed that they ended up scouting the choir to enter the 2019 competition. Ndlovu went ahead and delivered a sensational first few rounds, going all the way through to the finals of the competition, showcasing South African music and spirit in the process.
Wouter has travelled extensively, performing around the globe in places like Berlin, Shanghai, Delhi and Sydney, including three sold-out concerts at Carnegie Hall in New York City. In 2010 he performed at the FIFA Soccer World Cup Closing Ceremony to a global television audience of 700-million people.
A 2016 highlight was a performance in Johannesburg for Narendra Modi, the visiting Prime Minister of India, and a television audience of more than 200 million people.
Passionate about teaching and empowering young people, Kellerman has sponsored the living expenses of ten children in the SOS Children’s Village in Ennerdale, South Africa for the past 18 years; he has also financed the building of a house in the SOS Children’s Village in Rustenburg, South Africa. For his continued efforts in helping give these children better lives, Kellerman was nominated by the SOS Children’s Villages for the Inyathelo Special Recognition Award for Philanthropy.