Like Phoenix - with „Zu Asche Zu Staub“ (To Ashes to Dust) - the MOKA EFTI ORCHESTRA  has risen to undreamt-of heights in 2018 and 2019. Born out of the gut of the internationally successful TV series „Babylon Berlin“, the 14-piece ensemble around the composers Nikko Weidemann and Mario Kamien, as well as arranger and bandleader Sebastian Borkowski plays to sold-out houses throughout Germany. In Berlin alone 4,000 tickets were sold, in Jena almost 3,000, in the Philharmonic Hall in Munich about 2,000 tickets were sold.

The MOKA EFTI ORCHESTRA stands for great evenings and full houses. Currently, the Orchestra is in the studio between its concerts to complete its debut album "First Edition";, including with the artists Severija (who will also be there live) and Moritz Krämer (Die Höchste Eisenbahn) We can be curious! In March then with SEVERIJA on tour all over Germany.


MOKA EFTI ORCHESTRA
Nikko Weidemann and Mario Kamien are no strangers to the music business, but the assignment to take care of all the music in the picture for „Babylon Berlin“ is uncharted territory. They get the confidence of the directors Tom Tykwer, Henk Handloetgen and Achim von Borries to compose all kinds of pieces, from blues and piano ragtime to chansons and the opulent Big Band Charleston number. Especially the title song „Zu Asche, Zu Staub“ is supposed to be more about a lively feeling transferable to today than about historical accuracy. Weidemann, who has been rooted in the international musical subculture since the 80s, and Kamien, who made a name for himself as part of the duo dZihan & Kamien in the 90s, are commissioned not only to produce the music but also to cast musicians for both the film shoot and the soundtrack recordings. Together with Sebastian Borkowski they put together the MOKA EFTI ORCHESTRA.