The flamboyant theater personality Karin Bloemen is known as a talented vocalist. The CD Het Zou Toch Moeten Bestaan is filled with song material that she brought in her song program De Diva En De Divan from 2002. On the CD she sings besides some new compositions by Friso Wiegersma, Jurrian van Dongen and Ted Van Lieshout, among others, Jacques Brel and Billie Holiday. Instead of the standard
… live registration, Bloemen chose to record the songs separately, in a church without an audience. Few others would dare to make a record in an intimate setting like this. Bloemen recorded this CD with minimal means (only Karin with Cor Bakker on piano) and almost without overdubs. The sober arrangements put the emphasis on the vocals and the lyrics. Only three times the fixed instrumentation is supplemented with guest musicians on the violin, the bandoneon and the flugelhorn. (MS)more
