ELEN MUSIC 2007 ELEN MUSIC 2008 ELEN MUSIC 2009 ELEN MUSIC 2007 JANUARY LE MYSTERE DES VOIX BULGARES (Bulgaria) 15.01 Stuttgart Liderhalle, Mozartsaal / D BULGARA (Bulgaria) Their music is a homogenous very groove mixture of extracts of Balkan and Bulgarian folklore with modern beats like drum & bass, funk etc. Modern sound, adding to the beauty of the traditional Balkan Music. 19.01 Stuttgart Landespavillon / D FEBRUARY CHRISTIAN WALLUMROD QUARTET (Norway) The Label ECM RECORDS www.ecmrecords.com Arve Henriksen - trumpet Nils Okland - violin / hardangerfiddle / viola d'amore Per Oddvar Johansen - drums Christian Wallumrod - grand piano / harmonium / toy piano Music of character and quiet strength from four of Norway's most independently-minded musicians. Three of them have impressive CVs in jazz and improvisation, the fourth is recognised as an innovator in the world of folk music. The music they play together in the Wallumrod Quartet defines its own territory, as the players negotiate the leader's subtle, finely-constructed compositions. 02.02 Bielefeld Bunker WDR Mitschnitt / D 03.02 Lubljana Cankarjev Dom / SLO 05.02 Nürnberg Jazz Studio / D FEBRUARY / MARCH TONI KITANOVSKI & CHERKEZI GYPSY ORCHESTRA (Macedonia) NEW ALBUM ON ENJA "BORDERLANDS" The gipsy brass orchestra 'Cherkezi' were thrilled to collaborate with jazz artists. What came out is mysterious hounting melodies and rhythms that make one cry and laugh in the same time, a strange force that makes you move your body and your feet, the ability to play for several hours without a second of a brake, unusual professionalism and dedication to the performance. 23.02 Törlmaglern Gailtal / A 24.02 Feldkirchen Amthof / A 28.02 St.Pölten Cinema Paradiso / A 01.03 Wels Schlachthof / A 02.03 Vienna Ost Club / A 03.03 Waidhofen Thaya Igel / A 07.03 Kitzbühel / A 08.03 Innsbruck Treibhaus / A 09.03 Heidelberg DAI / D IVO PAPASOV & HIS WEDDING BAND (Bulgaria) "With a huge gut and unwieldy frame, Ivo Papasov seems an unlikely source for some of the most nimble and virtuoso music you'll encounter anywhere in the world. After seeing him in concert, though, you'll be left in little doubt that he's one of the most interesting clarinettists around. He and his band race through numbers based on the complex rhythms of Bulgarian folk dances... " Simon Broughton / World Music - The Rough Guide 24.02 Eeklo N9 / B 25.02 Amsterdam Concertgebouw-Oval Room / NL 27.02 Groningen Oosterpoort / NL 28.02 Eindhoven MC Frits Philips / NL 01.03 Middelburg Schuttershof / NL 02.03 Antwerpen Zuiderpershuis / B 03.03 Rotterdam De Doelen / NL 04.03 Utrecht Rasa / NL MARCH EVA QUARTET (Bulgaria) Eva Quartet consists of some of the best Bulgarian female voices - the four solo singers of the world-famous female folk choir "Le mystere des voix bulgares". Here the different voices are meeting in such a virtuosity that you are getting the feeling of listening to one. The singing of EVA is pure solo work and every tone can be felt very sensitively. 01.03 Antwerpen Zuiderpershuis / B 02.03 Utrecht St. Peter's Church / NL 03.03 Amsterdam Concertgebouw / NL 04.03 Rotterdam De Doelen / NL CRACOW KLEZMER BAND / BESTER QUARTET (Poland) www.tzadik.com & www.besterquartet.com Jaroslaw Bester - accordion Jaroslaw Tyrala - violin Oleg Dyyak - accordion, clarinet, percussion Wojciech Front - double bass The CKB are one of the most creative and innovative music groups in Poland - keep on searching for new forms of expression for their musical fascinations. The CKB are the only Polish group recording for John Zorn's Tzadik label that has released their three CDs. 13.03 Fürth Klezmer Fest / D 14.03 Landau Haus am Westbahnhof / D 15.03 Rotterdam Theatre de Evenaar Rotterdam / NL + 22.03 Graz Festival / A 24.03 Feldkirchen / A MARCH / APRIL DUNABE MUSIC FESTIVAL "Against The Stream" www.danubemusicfestival.com 02.04 * BORIS KOVAC (Serbia) 04.04 * ZOLTAN LANTOS & KORNEL HORVATH (Hungary) 05.04 * ROMENGO GYPSY BAND (Hungary) 06.04 * KALMAN BALOGH & PETER RALCHEV Project (Hungary / Bulgaria) 07.04 * OTTO LECHNER & ANATOLY VAPIROV (Austria / Bulgaria) 07.04 * BLACK SEA TRIO (Bulgaria / Hungary / Crimea) 08.04 * EVA QUARTET (Bulgaria) 09.04 * IVO PAPASOV & ZIG ZAG TRIO (Bulgaria) 09.04 * ENVER IZMAILOV SOLO (Crimea) APRIL KAUSHIKI CHAKRABARTY (India) BBC Music Award Winner! "Kaushiki is the one young Indian classical vocalist everyone should listen to. Purity of voice, excellent control, maturity and a deep sensitivity demonstrate that this new CD is a milestone in the development of a great talent within India's rich vocal heritage." 11.04 Veere, Grote Kerk / NL 12.04 Rotterdam, Doelen / NL 13.04 Utrecht, Rasa / NL 14.04 Antwerpen, Zuiderpershuis / B 15.04 Amsterdam, Tropentheater / NL 16.04 Stans Musiktage / CH 17.04 Ascona / CH 19.04 Dublin / IRL "COOH" BALKAN DANCE DJ (Bulgaria) 14.04 Brussels BEAUX-ARTS Festival / B ENVER IZMAILOV SOLO (Crimea Tatar / Uzbekistan) "By two handed hammering on he is making the guitar a new instrument which is in no way inferior to the polyhone possibilities of the cembalo. Izmailov's tours through baroque quotations, Slavian folklore and sound excesses are technically and artistically pure magic." Uli Olshausen / Frankfurter Allgemeine 14.04 Worms / D 15.04 Landau / D 20.04 Stanser Musiktage Festival / CH BLACK SEA TRIO Enver Izmailov - guitars (Crimea / Uzbekistan) Anatoly Vapirov - soprano saxophone (Bulgaria) Kornel Horvath - percussion / udo, gato etc. (Hungary) "The musicians succeeded in charming the audience with a vital mixture of rhythms, melodies, improvisation and repeated sounds of the East-European folklore. Highly complex and at the same time spontaneous music - like a conversation which sticks to the point and never develops into insignificance - without mannerism and always exciting." Birgit Gabler / Concerto 21.04 Freiberg, Jazztage / D APRIL / MAY GJALLARHORN (Finland / Sweden) www.gjallarhorn.com & http://web18.lohmar.com/start.html Jenny Wilhelms - vocals, fiddle, hardangerfiddle Adrian Jones - viola, mandola, kalimba Göran Månsson - sub contrabass recorder, flutes Petter Berndalen - percussion Gjallarhorn features world music with roots in the Swedish folk music of Finland. A personal and talented echo of the ancient folk music tradition of Scandinavia with its mythical medieval ballads, whirling minuets, prayers in runo-metric chanting and ancient Icelandic rimur epics. The Vocals feature ornaments and microtonality from the Scandinavian traditional way of singing, with elements of improvisation and influences from Indian classical music. The arrangements of the voice layers bring out the harmonisation of the Scandinavian folk music. 28.04 Waidhofen / A 29.04 München Kammerspiele / A 30.04 Schloss Goseck / D MAY EVA QUARTET (Bulgaria) Eva Quartet consists of some of the best Bulgarian female voices - the four solo singers of the world-famous female folk choir "Le mystere des voix bulgares". Here the different voices are meeting in such a virtuosity that you are getting the feeling of listening to one. The singing of EVA is pure solo work and every tone can be felt very sensitively. 28.04 Ulm Neue Musik Festival / D + 11.-12.05 Umea Festival / S TONI KITANOVSKI & CHERKEZI GYPSY ORCHESTRA (Macedonia) NEW ALBUM ON ENJA "BORDERLANDS" The gipsy brass orchestra 'Cherkezi' were thrilled to collaborate with jazz artists. What came out is mysterious hounting melodies and rhythms that make one cry and laugh in the same time, a strange force that makes you move your body and your feet, the ability to play for several hours without a second of a brake, unusual professionalism and dedication to the performance. 18.05 Brussels / B 19.05 Bielefeld Festival / D 23.05 Halle Saale Objekt 5 / D 27.05 Rotterdam Dunya Festival / NL 31.05 Bath Festival / UK 01.06 Antwerpen Zuiderpershuis / B 02.06 Rödermark Jazz Fest / D JUNE MIHALY DRESCH QUARTET (Hungary) Dresch Mihály - saxophon Lukács Miklós - cimbalom Szandai Mátyás - double bass Baló István - drums Dresch's unique fusion of jazz with wild Hungarian music comes from the stomach as well as the head. Full of expressivity and passion it carries us away from the very first moment and does not let go after the end. 30.05 Brussels / B 31.05 Amsterdam Bimhus / NL 01.06 Idar Oberstein Jazz Festival / D BALTIC QUARTET Petras Vysniauskas - saxophone (Lithuania) Vladimir Volkov - viola da gamba (Russia) Bobo Stenson - organ, piano (Sweden) Klaus Kugel - drums, percussion (Germany) A really outstanding project - a wonderful trip into the world of sounds and improvisation. Here many experienced intrumentalists are united whereby every single musician does an expressive sound work in his individula way. With these musicians you might have the feeling of being in the world of sounds. Improvised, expressively profound - simply genius. 09.06 Lüneburg Jazz Festival / D EVA QUARTET (Bulgaria) Eva Quartet consists of some of the best Bulgarian female voices - the four solo singers of the world-famous female folk choir "Le mystere des voix bulgares". Here the different voices are meeting in such a virtuosity that you are getting the feeling of listening to one. The singing of EVA is pure solo work and every tone can be felt very sensitively. 17.06 Ettiswil Stimmen Festival / CH + 24.06 Limburg Festival van Vlaanderen / B MADIOKO & RAFIKA (France) www.madioko.com Afro Funk Oriental from Paris. Very Hot Afro-Funk Music with Oriental Sounds! Enjoy the Groove! 23.06 Prague Festival / CZ 30.06 Cologne Festival / D 01.07 Cologne Matinee der Liedermacher / D JULY HECTOR ZAZOU SOLO (France) 6-8.07 Rudolstadt Festival / Keys Project / D ACTORES ALIDOS (Sardinia) Songs of the Sardinian women From the Sardinia of the Tenores di Bitti (Bitti Tenors) an original project dedicated to the female polyphony. Songs of love and sacred songs, lullabies and popular dances, funeral laments and serenades. 06.07 Belmullet Festival / IRL 08. & 09.07 Wroclaw Festival / POL CHERKEZI GYPSY BRASS ORCHESTRA (Macedonia) NEW ALBUM ON ENJA "BORDERLANDS" The gipsy brass orchestra 'Cherkezi' were thrilled to collaborate with jazz artists. What came out is mysterious hounting melodies and rhythms that make one cry and laugh in the same time, a strange force that makes you move your body and your feet, the ability to play for several hours without a second of a brake, unusual professionalism and dedication to the performance. 16.07 Trento Festival / IT 17.07 Trento Festival / IT 19.07 Kempten Sommer / D 20.07 Waiblingen Festival / D JULY & AUGUST IVO PAPASOV & HIS WEDDING BAND (Bulgaria) "With a huge gut and unwieldy frame, Ivo Papasov seems an unlikely source for some of the most nimble and virtuoso music you'll encounter anywhere in the world. After seeing him in concert, though, you'll be left in little doubt that he's one of the most interesting clarinettists around. He and his band race through numbers based on the complex rhythms of Bulgarienn folk dances..." Simon Broughton / World Music - The Rough Guide 14.07 Kozani, Vlasti Festival / GR 15.07 Brussel, Brossella Festival / B + 31.07 Kapols Festival / HUN 02.08 Dolomiti Festival / IT 04.08 St. Nazaire Festival / FR AUGUST GJALLARHORN (Finland / Sweden) www.gjallarhorn.com & http://web18.lohmar.com/start.html Jenny Wilhelms - vocals, fiddle, hardangerfiddle Adrian Jones - viola, mandola, kalimba Göran Månsson - sub contrabass recorder, flutes Petter Berndalen - percussion Gjallarhorn features world music with roots in the Swedish folk music of Finland. A personal and talented echo of the ancient folk music tradition of Scandinavia with its mythical medieval ballads, whirling minuets, prayers in runo-metric chanting and ancient Icelandic rimur epics. The Vocals feature ornaments and microtonality from the Scandinavian traditional way of singing, with elements of improvisation and influences from Indian classical music. The arrangements of the voice layers bring out the harmonisation of the Scandinavian folk music. 04.08 Quedlinburg Festival / D CHERKEZI GYPSY BRASS ORCHESTRA (Macedonia) NEW ALBUM ON ENJA "BORDERLANDS" The gipsy brass orchestra 'Cherkezi' were thrilled to collaborate with jazz artists. What came out is mysterious hounting melodies and rhythms that make one cry and laugh in the same time, a strange force that makes you move your body and your feet, the ability to play for several hours without a second of a brake, unusual professionalism and dedication to the performance. 11.08 Sziget Festival / HUN 14-19.08 Antwerpen Summer Festival / B AUGUST / SEPTEMBER EVA QUARTET (Bulgaria) Link: www.myspace.com/evaquartet Eva Quartet consists of some of the best Bulgarian female voices - the four solo singers of the world-famous female folk choir "Le mystere des voix bulgares". Here the different voices are meeting in such a virtuosity that you are getting the feeling of listening to one. The singing of EVA is pure solo work and every tone can be felt very sensitively. 22.08 Cutrofiano La Notte della Taranta Festival / IT 25.08 Melpignano La Notte della Taranta Festival / IT + 14.09 Lauenau, Niedersächsischen Musiktagen, St. Lukas / D 15.09 Uchte, Niedersächsischen Musiktagen, Kirche / D 16.09 Leipzig, Evangelisch - reformierte Kirche / D UBRE DEBRE GYPSY BAND feat. COOH (Bulgaria) Kostadin Kostadinov - kaval (wooden flute) Angel Metodiev - trumpet Mitko Iliev - trombone Stefcho Kolev - tuba Kiril Karabadjakov - bass guitar Stoyan Pavlov - percussion feat. COOH (DJ) UBRE DEBRE GYPSY BAND feat. COOH is a Bulgarian gypsy formation representing an extraordinary project with acoustic Gypsy music and Electronic sounds. 27.09 Amsterdam / Concertgebouw / NL 28.09 Utrecht / RASA / NL 29.09 Dortmund Domicil / D OCTOBER KALMAN BALOGH & PETER RALCHEV BALKAN PROJECT (Hungary / Bulgaria) Kálmán Balogh - cimbalom (Hungary) Peter Ralchev - accordion (Bulgaria) Ateshhan Juseinov - guitar, tambura (Bulgaria) Csaba Novák - double bass (Hungary) * New Project of two great Balkan Musicians * Peter Ralchev - the great Bulgarian accordion virtuoso with Kalman Balogh - the great Hungarian cimbalom player! 03.10 Vienna Konzerthaus / A CHRISTIAN WALLUMROD QUARTET (Norway) The Label ECM RECORDS www.ecmrecords.com Arve Henriksen - trumpet Nils Okland - violin / hardangerfiddle / viola d'amore Per Oddvar Johansen - drums Christian Wallumrod - grand piano / harmonium / toy piano 10.10 Heildelberg Enjoy Jazz Festival / D DEJAN TEZIC UNDERGROUND (Germany / Croatia) Christian Weidner - saxophone Frank Möbus - guitar Henning Sieverts - double bass Dejan Terzic - drums The German Drummer and Cultural Prize Winner Dejan Terzic is presenting his current new project "Underground". The central starting point of the musical interpretation are the folkloristic disclosures of the Balkan Area - music from Ex-Yugoslavia. Dejan Terzic, beeing born in former Yugoslavia, also felt the need, at a certain point of his carreer, to start discovering and analyzing his musical roots, and transform these roots into the realms of modern Interpretation. 22.10. Magdeburg / D 24.10. Stuttgart / D 25.10. Frankfurt am Main / D 26.10. Bern / CH 27.10. München, Unterfahrt / D 28.10. Reutlingen / D NOVEMBER ANATOLY VAPIROV & HARRY TAVITIAN (Bulgaria / Romania) Anatoly Vapirov - soprano saxophone (Bulgaria) Harry Tavitian - piano (Romania) This Improvised music is influenced by jazz, contemporary chamber music, the folklore of the Balkan and Armenia. Sheer Energy! 07.11 Belgium Festival / B MUNADJAT YULCHIEVA (Uzbekistan) 25 Years NETWORK www.networkmedien.de Munojatkhon Yolchieva - vocal Shavkat Mukhamedov - rubab Khodjimurad Safarov - doira Malikakhon Ziyayeva - dutar Marufjon Khalitov - gidjak "Leading performer of classical Uzbek music and its Persian-language cousin Shashmaqâm. One of the Great Artist and Voices from Mid Asia!" As a performer she is incredible, like a Queen - She is a part of the World Heritage! 02.11 Vienna Festival / A 03.11 Zürich Moods / CH 04.11 Bern Bee Flat / CH 07.11 Luxembrug / LUX 09.11 Brussels Musicpublique / B BESTER QUARTET (CRACOW KLEZMER BAND) (Poland) www.tzadik.com & www.besterquartet.com Jaroslaw Bester - accordion Jaroslaw Tyrala - violin Oleg Dyyak - accordion, clarinet, percussion Wojciech Front - double bass The CKB are one of the most creative and innovative music groups in Poland - keep on searching for new forms of expression for their musical fascinations. The CKB are the only Polish group recording for John Zorn's Tzadik label that has released their three CDs. 11.11 Burgos Festival / ES BULGARA (Bulgaria) Link: www.myspace.com/bulgaragroup Their music is a homogenous very groove mixture of extracts of Balkan and Bulgarian folklore with modern beats like drum & bass, funk etc. Modern sound, adding to the beauty of the traditional Balkan Music. 15.11 London Olympia / UK DVUGLAS (Bulgaria) Link: www.myspace.com/dvuglas Old Music & Old Folk Music from Bulgaria 22.11 Vienna Sargfabrik / A 24.11 Stuttgart Laboratorium / D (double concert with EVA QUARTET) EVA QUARTET (Bulgaria) Link: www.myspace.com/evaquartet Eva Quartet consists of some of the best Bulgarian female voices - the four solo singers of the world-famous female folk choir "Le mystere des voix bulgares". Here the different voices are meeting in such a virtuosity that you are getting the feeling of listening to one. The singing of EVA is pure solo work and every tone can be felt very sensitively. 24.11 Stuttgart Laboratorium / D (double concert with DVUGLAS) 25.11 Vienna, Odeon Theatre / A + 14.12 Bari / IT DECEMBER ACTORES ALIDOS (Sardinia) Songs of the Sardinian women From the Sardinia of the Tenores di Bitti (Bitti Tenors) an original project dedicated to the female polyphony. Songs of love and sacred songs, lullabies and popular dances, funeral laments and serenades. 06.12 Vienna Konzerthaus / A 07.12 Nürnberg / D BULGARA Acoustic feat. Gergana Dimitrova / EVA Quartet (Bulgaria) Their music is a homogenous very groove mixture of extracts of Balkan and Bulgarian folklore with modern beats like drum & bass, funk etc. Modern sound, adding to the beauty of the traditional Balkan Music. 13.12 Vienna Sargfabrik / A [ go Back ] [ go Home ] [ go Top] [ login media ]