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Unique Female Voices From Around The World On Showcase
BABEL MED MUSIC
SHOWCASE SELECTION
* SEVDA
www.sonicbids.com/SEVDA
March 27, 9pm, Dock Des Sunds
www.dock-des-suds.org/babelmedmusic2010 |
WOMEX
NORDIC CLUB
* UNNI LØVLID
www.myspace.com/unnilovlid
Oct 31, 22:30h, Koncerthuset, Studio 4 |
SXSW Austin, Texas (USA)
SHOWCASE SELECTION
* UNNI LØVLID
www.myspace.com/unnilovlid
19.03 from 9.00pm in Copa,
217 Congress Ave
add 18.03 11.00am |
WOMEX
offWOMEX
* KIRAN
www.myspace.com/musickiran
Oct 30, 21:15h, Koncerthuset, Studio 2 |
WOMEX
SHOWCASE SELECTION
* EVA QUARTET
www.myspace.com/evaquartet
Oct 31, 00:30h, Koncerthuset, Studio 1
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WORLD MUSIC
BALKAN
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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
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EVA QUARTET
(Bulgaria)
Link: www.myspace.com/evaquartet
The Eva Quartet consists of some of the best Bulgarian
female voices – the four young solo singers (after a strong
selection from thousand applicants) of the world famous female
folk choir "Le mystere des voix bulgares".
Here the different voices are meeting in such a virtuosity that
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BULGARA (Bulgaria)
Link: www.myspace.com/bulgaragroup
Kostadin Kostadinov - kaval (wooden
flute)
Petyo Petrov - gayda (bagpipe)
Violeta Petkova - gadulka (rebec)
Dimitar Hristov - tambourine
Chavdar Asenov - el. bass
Stoyan Pavlov - percussion
Kilril Dobrev - drums
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.
The groove of the group transformed the audience into a flippped-out
mass which was moving into all directions. |
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UBRE DEBRE GYPSY BAND feat.
DenYo (Bulgaria)
Kostadin Kostadinov - kaval (wooden flute)
Angel Metodiev - trumpet
Radoslav Slavchev - bass
Kiril Dobrev - drums, sampling
Red One - beatbox
This is a Gypsy formation representing an extraordinary project
with acoustic Gypsy music and electronic sounds. Vibrations
guaranteed when the seven musicians take off - with their traditional
and modern gypsy rhythms, bittersweet music full of joy and
tragedy. The groove of the Balkan goes under your skin - and
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EUROPE
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UNNI LØVLIDs new
project RITE (Norway)
Unni Løvlid is one of the most exciting folk music performers
around day, who dares to take traditional music to entirely
new places, and has the creative imagination to do so. She is
a versatile musician and artist and has experience from a great
variety of projects and genres in the region Norwegian folk,
contemporary music and electronica. It has taken four years
to complete RITE, for which Løvlid has written all the
words and music herself. The music on RITE lies somewhere between
electronica, contemporary and world.
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KALMAN BALOGH & PETER RALCHEV
BALKAN PROJECT (Hungary / Bulgaria)
Kalman Balogh - cimbalom (Hungary)
Peter Ralchev - accordion
(Bulgaria)
Ateshghan Yuseinov
- guitar, tambura (Bulgaria)
Matyas Szandai - double bass (Hungary)
Two great masters of Balkan music in this new project. Kalman
Balogh is a master of the unique and rare Hungarian
folk instrument "cimbalom" and Peter Ralchev
the best Balkan accordeon player and – together with Ivo Papasov
– a co-founder of the first wedding band Trakya in Bulgaria
more than 20 years ago. The music is full of wonderful stries
which are told in an atmospheric easiness by the two highly
virtuous musicians. Enjoyment of the senses. |
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BANDA ADRIATICA (Italy)
The band is made of by musicians from different cultures and
origins under the star of the Adriatic Sea. The music represents
a long path of searching and experimenting relationships between
the music from the South of Italy, Albania, Greece and the north-east
Adriatic side. Original lyrics and music search for a new kind
of language able to match traditions and peculiarities of Adriatic
cultures.
A hypothetical voyage through the ports of the Adriatic Sea.
A long trip made of chance encounters and spasmodic research.
From the shores of Italy’s Salento to Albania, from Venice
to Dubrovnik and as far afield as Crete, dreaming of a safe
haven.
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ORIENT
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HAIG YAZDJIAN & GROUP
(Armenia / Greece / Syria / Turkey)
Haig Yazdjian was born by Armenian parents in Syria, and has
been living in Greece for the last 20 years. Yazdjian was hailed
for the unique ways he was blending diverse elements of the
eastern Mediterranean music traditions vested in the practice
of considering tradition as a live creative force. |
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AFRICA
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RENE LACAILLE & BAND
(Reunion)
*** NEW ALBUM on label CONNECTING CULTURES ***
René Lacaille - accordion,
ukulele, guitars, voice
Julian Babou - guitars
Yanis Lacaille - percussions, charango,
backing vocals
Marc Lacaille - percussions, backing
vocals
Oriane Lacaille - backing vocals,
percussions, keyboard
Lacaille is the master of the spicy séga rhythms of l'Île
de la Réunion, a volcanic island paradise located deep
in the southwestern Indian Ocean. The embodiment of la Réunion's
vitality, René is a man steeped in his culture's celebration
of life and good times.
"The gravel-voiced troubadour in rumbustuous form, swinging
between rum-soaked chansons and thumping singalongs"
The Observer UK
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ASIA
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SEVDA (Azerbajan)
Sevda was born in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan,
in a house with a view of the Caspian Sea.
From her early childhood she listenend to her father singing
Mugham songs and in his voice she heard the sounds of the sea.
Her musical career has been formed by a synthesis between western
and eastern music. She is also interested in classical and pop
music. Her magical blend of music from East Asia, the Orient
and the Occident caught the attention of experts from the East
and from abroad. This unique way of adopting and adapting different
musical traditions means that Sevda has opened up a whole new
chapter in the history of Azeri Music.
Sevda sings with the intonation of a loving soul.
In the whole Caucasian region Sevda is a bright star on the
firmament of the arts, high above the Caspian Sea. |
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KIRAN AHLUWALIA (India)
Kiran Ahluwalia's music is a reflection of her on-going quest
to bring the ghazal style into a modern and global context -
while maintaining the connections to it's storied and poetic
past. Though she may sing about unfulfilled desires, her music
reveals a compelling harmony that unites diverse inspirations,
into a truly sublime and satisfying whole.
"Ahluwalia's voice is caressing and seductive and the arrangements
are magnificent."
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AYARKHAAN (Republic
Saha / Yakutia)
Ayarkhaan is a long-established female vocal group from Sakha
established in 2002 by khomus music player Albina Degtyareva.
The level of musicianship of the trio is extremely high. For
years, Ayarkhaan have been leaders in the revival and preservation
of the traditional music of Yakutia. The music draws on the
powers of Nature and the ancient traditions and wisdom of the
Yakut people to create an atmosphere of timeless encounter between
Man and the Universe. Ayarkhaan's performances on the khomus
an instrument that was said to have been made by gods and possess
a magical voice - are inspired by a tradition that has been
handed down for centuries but also reflects modern musical thinking. |
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A MOVING SOUND (Taiwan)
Mia Hsieh - vocal and dance
Tang Hsuan Lo - erhu
Hwa Jou Hsieh - zhong ruan, western
guitar
Scott Prairie - zhong ruan, bass
Cheng Chun Wu - percussion, flute,
erhu
Traditional Taiwanese, Chinese and neighboring Asian music forms
are fused in new original song compositions. Instruments such
as the Chinese erhu (a vertically held, bowed instrument), the
zhong ruan (Chinese guitar), an assortment of western instruments,
and the transcendent vocals and dance of lead singer Mia Hsieh,
transport listeners on a journey that Global Rhythm magazine
describes as “...delicately balanced between many worlds…an
entryway to Eastern music and artful expression of the human
condition".
“One of the most original outfits working in the world
music arena today”
Tom Pryor / Global Rhythm Magazine |
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JOSEFINE CRONHOLM (Sweden / Denmark)
There hasn't been a singer like her -- someone who makes the quietness of her Swedish nature surrounding enchantingly audible -- for a long time. Cronholm's clear, high voice comes from out of nowhere, developing and weaving around sound and melodies with a calmness which is quite unique.
*** NEW ALBUM on ACT RECORDS ***
Link: www.actmusic.com |
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RALPH ALESSI
Ralph Alessi - trumpet
Tony Malaby - saxophone
Drew Gress - double bass
Andy Milne - piano
Mark Ferber - drums
.Alessi is a modernist who uses expanded forms, complex rhythms and a broad harmonic spectrum to explore the confluence of composition and improvisation. But the music also flows from tradition and has strong melodies.
Sean Patrick Fitzell |
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ISABELLE OLIVIER
Isabelle Olivier - harp
David Venitucci - accordion
Michel Bénita - drums
feat. Special Guests for diferent formations
Louis Sclavis - bass clarinet
David Linx – voice
Peter Erskine – drums
"We’re under the spell : Isabelle’s harp blends harmoniously with her magnificent quintet, offering an original, ground-breaking, repertoire. The music is beautiful, as unfettered and wild as the ocean, open on all ends. Each musician writes for the group and breathes his own poetry into the project".
Jazzman / LE. |
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WACLAW ZIMPELs UNDIVIDED
Waclaw Zimpel - clarinet, bass clarinet, taragota (Poland)
Mark Tokar - double bass (Ukraine)
Bobby Few - piano (USA)
Klaus Kugel - drums (Germany)
UNDIVIDED: music about different levels of human being¹s consciousness. The way of organizing sounds and time in Zimpel¹s composition, deals with free jazz tradition, folk music of different cultures and classical music heritage.
Waclav Zimpel is a young, highly talented clarinet player from Warszaw who has become part of the international jazz scene. His new project evolves into the Polish folklore and jazz tradition as well as into modern music.
With a changing atonal-free and tonal upto a sentimental-folkloristic concept the four musicians create an abundance of interaction patterns, textures and moods far beyond folklore and jazz |
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REZ ABBASI'S BAZAAR feat. KIRAN (Pakistan / India / USA)
Link: www.myspace.com/rezabbasi
Rez Abassi - guitar (Pakistan)
Kiran Ahluwalia - voice (India)
Gary Versage - hammond organ (USA)
Danny Weiss - drums, tabla, percussions (USA)
"Stimulating new music. Is this soul-jazz, fusion, Indian music, post-bop or world fusion? The answer has to be: All of them and none of them. Well worth several listens."
* * * 4 Stars - Scott Yanow (AllMusicGuide) |
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SPECIAL PROJECTS |
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NEW EAST QUARTET
Anatoly
Vapirov - saxophone (Bulgaria)
Antoni Donchev
- piano (Bulgaria)
Vladimir
Volkov - double bass (Russia)
Vladimir Tarasov -
drums, percussion (Lithuania)
Organized and presented by Barbican in London this
project combines some of the most creative musicians in East-European
jazz. A kind of Superformation which caused a very big sensation.
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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 |
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EUROPE |
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CHRISTIAN WALLUMROD QUARTET
(Norway)
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.
The Label ECM RECORDS www.ecmrecords.com |
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CHRISTIAN WALLUMROD ENSEMBLE
(Norway / Switzerland)
Christian Wallumrød - piano,
harmonium, toy piano
Eivind Lønning - trumpet
Gjermund Larsen - violin, hardanger
fiddle, viola
Tanja Orning - cello
Giovanna Pessi - baroque harp
Per Oddvar Johansen - drums, percussion,
glockenspiel
"The Ensemble is expanded to a sextet, yet sounds like
one organic corpus. Fiddle, harp, cello and trumpet melt together
in beautiful melodies... Jazz, baroque, minimalism, contemporary
music are words that only begin to convey a small spectrum of
Wallumrod's musical universe. He has an authentic sense of sound
and structure, and again we are spellbound by the unique syntheses
and the balanced contrasts"
Verdens Gaang
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LANTOS - RIESSLER SPECIAL
PROJECT (Hungary)
Michael Riessler - soprano, clarinet
(Germany)
Zoltan Lantos - violin
(Hungary)
Kalman Balogh - cimbalom (Hungary)
Klaus Kugel - drums, percussion (Germany)
"Zoltan Lantos is a violin virtuous with a classical education
who after the study of the Indian way of playing (nearly 10
years in India) has transformed an overlapping of different
influences into modern improvized music. ... a music which is
always in the setting out between sensitive, free linear chamber
music, dance-like, ad hoc produced electronic, loop-ostinati
heated movement and shrill turbulences while the altruism of
the different players is never lost ... a surprisingly vital
and independent world music production."
Ulrich Olshausen / Frankfurter Allgemeine |
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MIHALY DRESCH (Hungary)
Mihály Dresch - reeds
Miklós Lukács - cimbalom
Mátyás Szandai - double
bass
István Baló - 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. |
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VOLKOV TRIO feat SERGEY
STAROSTIN (Russia)
Vladimir Volkov - double bass
Slava Kurashov
- guitar
Denis Sladkevich - drums
feat. Sergey Starostin - clarinet,
vocal
The project Volkov Trio feat. Starostin is a very intensive
music which combines jazz, improvisation and Russian folklore
roots. Every musician impresses by his expressive style of music
and convinces with absolute professionalism. You will feel dizzy
following the hands of the musicians but don’t be afraid of
getting lost in the wonderful music. |
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ANTONI DONCHEVs THEATRE
JAZZ BAND (Bulgaria)
Brass Jazz Music between Balkan Wedding, Sun Ra Arkestra and
Chamber Jazz. His compositions are like imaginary landscapes
- chambermusic atmospheres. He is looking for the space between
the spaces - the microcosmos of sounds.
Antony Donchev is a musician, who can easily and skillfully
handle the brood variety of forms in performing and composing
at the end of the 20th century. He has no difficulty whatever
combining the versality of jazz stylistics with floklore and
classical music in all their aspects. |
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DONCHEV INTERNATIONAL QUARTET
Eric Vloeimans - trumpet (Holland)
Antoni Donchev - piano
(Bulgaria)
Achim Tang - double bass (Germany)
Klaus Kugel - drums, percussion (Germany)
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HECTOR ZAZOU
1948 - Sept 8. 2008
A photo is no piece of reality – it is only a support to remember
a person. When I look into your face you are suddenly standing in
front of me, my friend - a man full of passion, a wild unquiet soul,
continuously looking for the endless beauty. With you there is always
music and nobody can resist. It is filling us from the inside and
also the space and we are in your wonderful world of sounds.
Music as sound – man as sound - the human being as music.
They say that when somebody is dying he is alive as long as the others
remember him. Your music will always stay in this world and so will
you stay with us.
Thank you my friend. |
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