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NEW RELEASES NO. 22 – 2018

Gaye Su Akyol: Istikrarli Hayal Hakikattir (Consistent Fantasy is Reality) GBCD 62 / 4030433606223 / label: Glitterbeat Records / format: CD / Turkey – Popular GBLP 62 / 4030433606216 / label: Glitterneat Records / format: LP / Turkey – Popular A deeply poetic album; an album of personalized politics, an album that digs into the heart our contentious, inexplicable contemporary experience. Never blinking. Always dreaming. Never giving up.. Musically the album combines influences from the Anatolian Pop/Anatolian Rock genre that emerged in Turkey during the 60s and the 70s with Turkish classical music scales and vocal aesthetics, and various subgenres of Rock (psychedelic, post-punk, surf), bringing together strong ballads, Turkish folk tunes, the conventional guitar- bassdrums trio with percussions, joined by violin, oud, cumbush, and - as new additions that the previous albums did not have – baglama (Turkish native instrument), electronic beats and wind instruments like saxophone and trumpet. Listen here.

Fofoulah: Daegarek (Out on Friday November 9th, 2018) GBCD 64 / 4030433606421 / label: Glitterbeat Records / format: CD / Senegal – Popular GBLP 64 / 4030433606414 / label: Glitterbeat Records / format: LP / Senegal – Popular The London based afro-dub ensemble Fofoulah, have followed-up their trailblazing debut album (“Fofoulah”/Glitterbeat 2014) with an even more shapeshifting and adventurous recording. Slippery sabar beats, dystopian electronics and echoing, shamanic chants ratchet up both the dub quotient and the dramatic tension. Creating a soundworld that is both earthy and urban, futurist and rooted - the new album “Daega Rek” (The Truth) is brought into sharp focus by the rhythms and vocals of Gambian sabar drummer Kaw Secka and the vivid production of keyboardist/saxophonist Tom Challenger. Fofoulah remind us that sonics and human experiences combine, resonate and land where they will. “Fortress” mentalities can slow this down, but the spirit of morphing and connectivity still flashes forward. Listen to a track.

Rami Khalife: Lost (Out on Friday November 9th, 2018) NR 2006 / 0191924840541 / label: Nagam Records / format: CD / Lebanon – Popular "Lost" is a personal and contemporary approach to the instrument. Rami shares with you the conversation and total symbiosis between his body and the piano. "Lost" transgresses established ideas, breaks codes and currents by placing itself in a subversive punk vision. Its ultimate goal is to transform this centenary instrument into one of the future, mixing thousands of organic and synthetic sound bites. "Lost" is a journey bringing different worlds into One; the East and the West, the Baroque of the 17th and 18th century and the Electro, the psychedelic and the classical. They all come together; maturing into one entity. Teaser.

3MA – Ballaké Sissoko, Driss El Maloumi & Rajery: Anarouz MMMV 4 / 5051083131506 / label: Mad Minute Music-MDC / format: LP / Various – Popular 3MA is the meeting of three string-instrument virtuosi, emblematic of their countries in Africa, but also of generous artists who share a musical passion, a reciprocal dialogue and a beautiful friendship. This new album bears witness to their wonderful connection and mature experience. Percussionist Khalid Kouhen joins in on two tracks to add delicate pulses with his Pakistani percussions and Indian tablas and on two other tracks we can even hear Rajery, Driss and Ballaké singing. But for the rest of the record, the string instruments reign and weave their magic alone. Listen here.

Sandman Project: Royal Family BTRCD 29 / 0604565127525 / label: Batov Records / format: CD / Israel-Ethiopia – Popular BTRLP 29 / 5024545824216 / label: Batov Records / format: LP / Israel-Ethiopia – Popular Unifying the psychedelic from West African rock with slinky Ethiopian jazz, emboldened with an improvisational vibration, Sandman Project is a band consisting of just four band members on guitar, trumpet, bass and drums. Tal Sandman is the guitarist and leader of the group based in the Arabic district of Tel Aviv, Jaffa. With a name drawn from her deep connection to the earth's elements, the group's sound is purely instrumental and at times evokes the early pioneering spirits of Ethiopian jazz with swirling trumpets climbing up and down a moody Tezeta Ethiopian scale. The African continent is a constant reference within Sandman's repertoire and Tal cites legendary greats such as Mulatu Astatke, Ebo Taylor and Babatunde Otalunji as key influencers. Listen to a track.

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Darryl Yokley: Pictures at an African Exhibition TRR 44 / 0609311393698 / label: Truth Revolution Records / format: CD / USA – Jazz Critically-acclaimed saxophonist Darryl Yokley has been recognized as a very talented composer and arranger by The New York Times, Downbeat Magazine, and more for writing unforgettable tunes for his band Sound Reformation, which has just released their second album “Pictures at an African Exhibition”. The combination of joyful tones, heartfelt blues and deep spirituality is transfixing, and it’s easy to see how this album and some of South African musician Abdullah Ibrahim’s more exuberant recordings might walk off together. Pictures at an African Exhibition is the kind of uplifting music the world needs in order to get through these times! Listen to a track.

Dairo Miyamoto: Last Pictures – A Dedication by Jun Myake CR 213 / 0190758229126 / label: Cristal Records / format: CD / – Jazz Trumpeter and composer Jun Miyake is a star in Japan but he is also known worldwide for his albums (13) that skillfully mix musical genres, for his work on film music, contemporary dance, TV commercials; he has collaborated with , ,... and artists like, , , and many others. Dairo Miyamoto was for a long time, until his death, Jun Miyake's saxophonist and an essential element of his music... At Dairo's request, Jun Miyake entrusted him with his compositions and helped him to produce this album, which will be the last one in which Dairo participated. A very beautiful tribute to this exceptional performer who shows all his talent both on saxophones and flutes and percussion, through these 12 tracks that he played during his career alongside Jun Miyake.

Marcel Kanche: Juillet 94 10H 22 / 3521383447604 / label: 10H10 / format: CD / France – Chanson Here Marcel Kanche follows the paths of the past. Ten tight, compact texts written in July 1994, published in 2005, lost in a flooded publisher, and finally rediscovered by the author himself during a move. They take us to the plateaus of the Alps, under the chalky cliffs of Dieppe, in the gardens of the Cher valley. They tell us of a man in direct contact with nature. All they lacked was the music to make them (re)live. So the singer-guitarist's friends Bruno Tocanne (Drums), Fred Roudet (Trumpet) joined him. A confusing project by Marcel Kanche, the singer-guitarist who "always digs the same path"... by taking the crossing roads. Listen here.

Tangi Le Gall-Carre & Erwan Moal: Touellwel PPR 26 / 3359340162334 / label: Paker Prod / format: CD / France-Brittany – Folk Following the success of their first album - Le Gall-Carré / Moal & Friends - Tangi Le Gall-Carré (accordion) and Erwan Moal (guitar) present in this new opus a repertoire composed exclusively of compositions and inspired by popular music from Brittany and Ireland... Recognized as accomplished artists, the duo wanted to share the bill this time with other talents from the Breton scene: Julien Stévenin (double bass), Jacques Pellen (12 string guitar) & Jean-Michel Veillon (transverse flute). Among the 13 tracks on the album, there is also be a song - An hini karetañ - with the voice of Typhaine Corre. Listen.

Trio Mio: Polyglot Pike GO 518 / 5705934003466 / label: Go’Danish / format: CD / Denmark – Folk They are one of the rising stars and most radiant lights in Scandinavian roots music today; a band with its very own captivating style of energetic and elegant folk music. At the heart of Trio Mio’s music lies a fervent wish to give the traditions of Danish and Swedish roots music new life. They wish to play music their own way, while maintaining a deep respect for the tradition from which their musical roots come. The result is new, refreshing and entirely it’s own: You are never quite sure what will happen next, as sweet, quiet and airy tunes suddenly give way to fast, devilish and at times crazy improvisations. Listen here.

Hjertebarn: Hjertebarn GO 1217 / 5705934003336 / label: Go’Danish / format: CD / Denmark – Folk GOLP 1217 / 5705934003404 / label: Go’Danish / format: LP / Denmark – Folk Throughout the melodic folk songs of Hjertebarn, Christian Deichmann's vocal and tanscending texts are raised by Kasper Soderlund's stringinstruments, and in the company of double bass, violin and percussion, emotional tales are bound together beautifully. Genres are mixed, and folk music is fused with strange aristocracy, creating an authentic, spherical and hanheld collection of intellectualism and thought strings. the nine tracks are perforating our everyday life, the light is always on, but we are almost never at home. The songs create a connection to ourselves. It's a call to dream and search for answers in the immersion.

Emma Ahlberg Ek: Hillevi CAP 21919 / 7391782219197 / label: Caprice Records / format: CD / Sweden – Folk In October 2015, musician Emma Ahlberg Ek entered the county museum archives in Härnösand, Sweden. The purpose of this visit was to find information about a very interesting musical personality, namely the musician Hillevi Öberg (1897-1979). Among other things, Hillevi made her living as a fiddler and cinema musician. Emma Ahlberg Ek comes from Sundsvall, in Sweden’s geographical midst. With her multifaceted musicianship and very personal musical expression, she is one of the most interesting performers on today’s Swedish folk music stage. A meeting between two strong women in service of music – one from the past and one from the present. New recording with Swedish folk music, based on the history and folk tunes from Hillevi Öberg. Listen here.

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Ruth Wilhelmine Meyer & Nils Henrik Asheim: Vox Humana FXCD 450 / 7041889645022 / label: Kirkelig Kulturverksted / format: CD / Norway – Classic “Transgressions” is a keyword for this album. Here no absolutes rule. No attempt is made to satisfy any other expectations than what are found in the artist's own quest for the meeting of sounds, no matter how surprising and unexpected they might be. In this production Nils Henrik Asheim exploits the tonal range of the organ, the most versatile of all instruments. On a well preserved Polish organ from 1719 he uses his improvisational playing style to intersect his music with Ruth Wilhelmine Meyer’s broad range of expression. Both these musicians have hymns as part of their musical background, but want to open up this tradition to a wider range of sounds. Together they have based their compositions on this album on the vision of a common Vox Humana – the human voice. Listen to a track.

Dalinda: Dalinda FA 4092 / 5998048540921 / label: Fono / format: CD / Hungary – Folk Dalinda is an a cappella ensemble of three superb singers, Johanna Orban, Julianna Paar and Sara Timar. Their musical mother tongue is based on authentic Hungarian folk singing tradition. The past years of their work together has ripened into this recording, which contains authentic folk songs sung in unison as well as polyphonic and more modern sounds. They selected folk songs of the Carpathian Basin: vocal melodies from all five regions. their repertoire comes from every corner of the Hungarian language area, also including material from other ethnic groups living here. Listen to a track.

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Out on Friday November 16th, 2018 Ukandanz: Yeketelale BUDA 860332 / 3341348603322 / label: Buda Musique / format: CD / Ethiopia – Popular After Yechelal (“It’s Possible”), Awo (“Yes!”), here’s Yeketelale (“It Continues”), the third album from Ukandanz. The adventure that links Damien Cluzel (guitars) and Lionel Martin (tenor sax), the two founders of the group, with the Ethiopian singer Asnake Guebreyes continues and, with this album, takes on new colours and a new dimension. It is a polished synthesis that keeps the rock energy of their first recordings and gives even more space to the subtle vocal ornamentations that mark great Ethiopian singers. Add to that a groove that is more danceable than ever, carried by Adrien Spirti's synth bass and Yann Lemeunier's drums, and you have the magic formula of Yeketelale.

Out on Friday November 23rd, 2018 Dina El Wedidi: Slumber FXCD 449 / 7041889644926 / label: Kirkelig Kulturverksted / format: CD / Egypt – Popular Dina El Wedidi has taken a courageous step as an artist with this album. She is known as a popular singer/songwriter in Egypt, one of the young voices after the uprising in 2011, she has always built her music within the band-based framework of pop/rock. Now she is departing radically from this, and has made a recording, generally with only one "band member", and that is a train. She has collected the sound of railways, train stations, train whistles and rails in Egypt, processing these sounds electronically, creating a dream-like and beautiful sound landscape around her own voice, at times like a symphony, taking us on a journey that passes seven stations. The title “Slumber” suggests that she envisions this listening experience as a dream. Listen to atrack.

Out on Friday November 30th, 2018 Debashish Bhattacharya, Hubert Zemler & Wojtek Traczyk: Joy!Guru UFCD 14 / 5906660451075 / label: Unzipped Fly Records / format: CD / India-Poland – Fusion JOY!Guru is an extraordinary joint project of legendary Indian slide guitarist, Debashish Bhattacharya, and leading Polish musicians from Warsaw's alternative jazz scene: drummer Hubert Zemler, and double- bassist Wojtek Traczyk. The album, which draws on the atmosphere of the 1970's, was recorded during one all-night session in Poland's ''Abbey Road'' - Studio S4 of Polish Radio and produced by Karol Czajkowski. All the compositions were created without arrangements or preparation. As a result we get an improvised story about the meeting of the two musical traditions of East and West, told in the language of trance modal jazz, blues Hindustani raga and Hawaiian music. Check the album teaswer.

Out on Friday December 7th, 2018 Refree: La Otra Mitad GBCD 65 / 4030433606520 / label: tak:til (Glitterbeat) / format: CD / Spain – Popular GBLP 65 / 4030433606513 / label: tak:til (Glitterbeat) / format: LP / Spain – Popular Raül Refree is one of the most acclaimed Spanish producers of the last decade. Working with ground breaking artists such as Silvia Pérez Cruz and Rosalía he has been at the forefront of the so-called “new flamenco” movement. He also collaborates with rock experimentalists like Lee Ranaldo from Sonic Youth – both playing in his band and co-producing Lee’s last album “Electric Trim.” But Raül’s musical life doesn’t stop there. He is also a noted songwriter/composer/musician who has released 6 previous solo albums, acclaimed film soundtracks and an overflowing discography of genre-skewing projects. It is this merging of soundworlds that makes Raül’s new solo release La Otra Mitad (The Other Half) - under the moniker Refree - such an immersive and transportive listen. Mesmerizing acoustic and electric guitar explorations meet sampled street recordings, haunted voices and hushed electronics. Nuanced and boundless.

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Out on Friday December 2nd, 2018 Jaro Milko & The Cubalkanics: Zivot JRCD 2 / 0641243800592 / label: Jasha! Records / format: CD / Switzerland – Balkan With their debut album ''Cigarros Explosivos!'' released in 2014, Jaro Milko & The Cubalkanics were able to instantly generate a buzz in the international Balkan music scene as well as an extensive concert tour across Europe. For his follow-up album, Jaro Milko has taken the time necessary to further refine and perfect his trademark sound of wild Balkan melodies and cool Latin grooves. 'Zivot' is the name of the album, featuring substantial backing from Tod A (Firewater, Cop Shoot Cop) and a number of guest artists. 'Zivot', by the way, is Czech for ‘life’. And that is exactly what you hear on this album: pure joy of life packed in twelve tracks of music! Listen here.

TOP 5 BEST SELLERS 1. Omar Sosa & Yilian Canizares: Aguas MDC 15 2. Bixiga 70: Quebra Cabeca GBCD 63 / GBLP 63 3. Barcelona Gypsy Klezmer Orchestra: Imbarca SATKCD 127 4. Stella Chiweshe: Kasahwa – Early Singles GBCD 61 / GBLP 61 5. Ann O’aro: Ann O’aro BUDA 860336

REVIEWS Transglobal World Music Chart October 2018 Muziekmozaïek Folk&Jazz #3 Sept-Oct-Nov2018 Ammar 808: Maghreb United GBCD 60 / GBLP 60 Fru Skagerak: Ankerdam GO 318 Samba Toure: Wande GBCD 59 / GBLP 59 Wouter en de Draak: Wouter en de Draak WEDD 2017 Baul Meets Saz: Namaz 2GN 6 Blair Douglas: Behind The Name SKYECD 57 Chancha Via Circuito: Woetmann: Nogne Fodder GO 816 Bienaventuranza WONDRCD 36 / WONDRLP 29 Heaven #6 November-December 2018 Cimbalom Brothers: Brotherhood FA 4162 Victoria Hanna: Victoria Hanna CD 159402 Eliades Ochoa & Alejandro Almenares: Hector ‘Coco’ Barez: Le Laberinto Del Coco OBICD 1 Dos Gigantes De La Musica Cubana TUMI 251 Harouna Samake: Kamale Blues HSCV 123 Harouna Samake: Kamale Blues HSCV 123 Ann O’aro: Ann O’aro BUDA 860336 Stella Chiweshe: Kasahwa – Early Singles GBCD 61 / GBLP 61 Stella Chiweshe: Kasahwa – Early Singles GBCD 61 / GBLP 61 Sekou Bah: Soukabbe Mali CLECD 22 Bixiga 70: Quebra Cabeca GBCD 63 / GBLP 63 Cemil Qocgiri & Manuel Lohnes: Bedawiti AHENK 4941202 Eliades Ochoa & Alejandro Almenares: Riccardo Tesi & Banditaliana: Argento VM 3020 Dos Gigantes De La Musica Cubana TUMI 251 Ann O’aro: Ann O’aro BUDA 860336 Kevin Seddiki, Maria Simoglou & Iacob Maciuca: Monsieur Doumani: Angathin MDCD 3 / MDLP 3 Kymata BUDA 860327 World Music Charts Europe October 2018 Omar Sosa & Yilian Canizares: Aguas MDC 15 Stella Chiweshe: Kasahwa – Early Singles GBCD 61 / GBLP 61 Volkskrant October 2018 Ammar 808: Maghreb United GBCD 60 / GBLP 60 Bixiga 70: Quebra Cabeca GBCD 63 / GBLP 63 Samba Toure: Wande GBCD 59 / GBLP 59 Trouw October 2018 Jazzism #4 September-October 2018 Bixiga 70: Quebra Cabeca GBCD 63 / GBLP 63 Hama Sankare: Gaye Su Akyol: Istikrarli Hayal Hakikattir GBCD 62/ GBLP 62 Ballebe – Calling All Africans CLECD 18 / CLELP 18 ESpanje #4 Oct-Nov-Dec 2018 Coetus: De Banda A Banda SATKCD 235 Lust for Life #84 2018 Los Gazpacho Y Cobla Bisbal Jove: Harouna Samake: Kamale Blues HSCV 123 Pasame La Sal De Copblas U 980046 El Sebas De La Calle: Mi Verdad RKM 27 LIVE 3MA (Mad Minute Music-MDC) 07/12/2018: Onze Lieve Vrouwen Theater, Amersfoort (NL) 03/12/2018: Flagey, Brussels (B) Nani (own label) Ammar 808 (Glitterbeat Records) 02/11/2018: Schouwburg, Hengelo (NL) 08/11/2018: Le Guess Who?, Utrecht (NL) 09/11/2018: Grounds, Rotterdam (NL) 09/11/2018: De Vooruit, Gent (B) 10/11/2018: Korzo, The Hague (NL) 08/12/2018: Doornroosje, Nijmegen (NL) 17/11/2018: Sacred Songs – Women’s Voices, Amsterdam (NL) 13/12/2018: Stuk, Leuven (B) 18/11/2018: Artishock, Soest (NL) BCUC (Buda Musique) 01/12/2018: Paradox, Tilburg (NL) 08/11/2018: Le Guess Who?, Utrecht (NL) 06/12/2018: Luxor, Zutphen (NL) CaboCubaJazz (Timbazo Productions) 09/12/2018: Synagoge, Delft (NL) 24/11/2018: Stadstheater, Zoetermeer (NL) Nils Fischer & Timbazo (Timbazo Productions) 28/11/2018: De Observant, Amersfoort (NL) 17/11/2018: De Meester, Almere (NL) 30/11/2018: Theater Ludens, Voorburg (NL) Saz’izo (Glitterbeat Records) Djeli Mousa Conde (Buda Musique) 17/11/2018: Muziekpublique, Brussels (B) 15/12/2018: Grounds, Rotterdam (NL) Tamala (Muziekpublique) Gaye Su Akyol (Glitterbeat Records) 09/11/2018: Nieuwe Kerk, The Hague (NL) 15/11/2018: Q Factory, Amsterdam (NL) 09/12/2018: Fletcher Hotel-Restaurant Boschoord, Oisterwijk (NL) 16/11/2018: Grounds, Rotterdam (NL) Tamikrest (Glitterbeat Records) 17/11/2018: Istanbul Express, Gent (B) 07/11/2018: Metropool, Hengelo (NL) Ifriqiyya Electrique (Glitterbeat Records) 08/11/2018: Burgerweeshuis, Deventer (NL) 24/11/2018: Explore The North, Leeuwarden (NL) 09/11/2018: Vera, Groningen (NL) King Ayisoba (Glitterbeat Records) 10/11/2018:013, Tilburg (NL) 10/11/2018: Le Guess Who?, Utrecht (NL) 11/11/2018: Patronaat, Haarlem (NL) 17/11/2018: N9 Muziekclub, Eeklo (B) Vardan Hovanissian & Emre Gultekin (Muziekpublique) Maria Farantouri (EMI Greece) 24/11/2018: Fereme de la Dïme, Wasseiges (B) 23/11/2018: De Roma, Antwerpen (B) Yonatan Gat (tak:til/Glitterbeat Records) Namibian Tales (Mundus) 01/11/2018: Crossing Border, The Hague (NL) 23/11/2018: De Doelen, Rotterdam (NL) 08/11/2018: Le Guess Who?, Utrecht (NL)

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