Sonic Bazar is the name of the band of Ria Roerdink and Jan Hoenselaar. We started to make music January 2015. First under the name of ‘Poetry Songs’; since September 2021 it’s ‘Sonic Bazar’. From the beginning on we are interested in sounds; sounds of spaces, sounds of materials, of iron balls rolling over the wall, of egg shells, of huge pan covers, of whistles and drums, organ pipes, together with ‘regular’ instruments. Being an artist Ria starts to make ‘instruments’, soon joined by Jan; the instruments, like ‘The Percussion Trolley’, are used during performances.

Until now, almost all the songs are written by Ria; being a poet for 27 years, it seemed a natural thing to do. To make the transition from poem to lyrics is quite a journey. We complement each other very well working on the lyrics; Jan adding more realistic elements and Ria more abstract dimensions.

Jan is playing almost all the instruments: guitar, bass guitar, cigarbox, synthesizer, keyboard, harmonica, accordion, sounds, percussion. Ria is using more the sounds from covers and whistles, iron balls, and organ pipes drums, thin whistle, percussion.

In March 2020 the recordings for our first album were ready. And then there was Corona. Since then we have been making new songs or making new versions of songs over and over again; another great journey.

For the past seven years we have been working intensively on our debut album ‘WALK BAREFOOT OVER ROCKS AND BROKEN GLASS’. 
It is an immersive adventure; we compose, write and play everything, with great pleasure, ourselves.
It is music that takes shapewhile improvising; engaging, challenging, surprising and elusive.
An adventure in which music keeps reinventing itself and so does Sonic Bazar.

RELEASE of the CD ‘WALK BAREFOOT OVER ROCKS AND BROKEN GLASS’

AND lIVE PERFORMANCE ON MAY 3 2025 IN BREBL NIJMEGEN.

Address: Winselingse weg 14 D  6541 AJ Nijmegen
Doors open at 8 pm
Start 8.30 pm
Free entry                Everyone is very welcome

Pre-subscription of the cd with lyrics booklet can be done by sending an email to info@riaroerdink.nl. The cd cost 17,50 euro; 20 euro including shipping costs.