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NEW RELEASES NO. 2 - 2018
Dirtmusic: Bu Bir Ruya GBCD 55 / 4030433605523 / label: Glitterbeat Records / format: CD / Various – Popular GBLP 55 / 4030433605516 / label: Glitterbeat Records / format: LP / Various – Popular Bu Bir Ruya is a questing, restless record for the head, but perhaps more so for the body. It broods throughout, as post-punk, Turkish psych, funk, rock and electronics stalk the grooves with widescreen intent. "Love is a Foreign Country", features a startling appearance by Gaye Su Akyol, a treat for those who loved her Hologram İmparatorluğu, one of the most striking Glitterbeat releases of 2016. Fans of Baba Zula, Turkey’s premier psychedelicists, will also have more than enough to chew on, particularly in the remarkable title track that closes the album. Listen here.
Atamina: Sycophantic Friends MRCD 21 / 8713406450158 / label: Makkum Records / format: CD / Ghana – Popular MRLP 21 / 8710496976674 / label: Makkum Records / format: LP / Ghana - Popular (23-2-2018) Atamina, or actually we should say Dr. Professor Atamina, is one of the protagonists of the new wave of Kologo Power, a music scene that hails from Ghana's North East Region, that spread all over, and is now conquering the whole world. Atamina is the smart guy, with tongue-in-cheek social-critical lyrics, pulling away the carpet under the feet of West Africa's new developing bourgeoisies. There is a strong link to the Delta blues with its story-telling but Atamina might as well be called the Sleaford Mods of West Africa with his stripped beats and obnoxious rants. The LP will be available on Friday February 23rd. Listen here.
It Dockumer Lokaeltsje: Tonger MRCD 22 / 8718906117044 / label: Makkum Records / format: CD / Netherlands – Pop-Rock MRLP 22 / 5010477345950 / label: Makkum Records / format: LP / Netherlands – Pop-Rock The music magazine Vinyl once called It Dockumer Lokaeltsje the “Chroniclers of Weird Frisian Life”. On Tonger, the band chronicle away lustily, while within eighteen new songs new little musical avenues are explored, branching left and right. David Thomas of Pere Ubu used to document his home region around Cleveland, Ohio by taking on the role of various characters in his songs. In the same way, we can lend our ear to the outpourings of a gamut of different characters in the songs of It Dockumer Lokaeltsje. "It had to be different. It had to be short. And it had to be in Frisian." Listen to a track.
Ross Daly & Kelly Thoma: Lunar RDKT 6 / 0191924364016 / label: Ross Daly & Kelly Thoma / format: 2CD/ Greece – Traditional Ever since the most ancient times, the moon has always been a source of fascination, but equally of apprehension for all peoples of all civilisations. Perhaps this is because the light of the moon is reflected light, light whose source is elsewhere where we are unable to see. In this sense it resembles music itself which becomes manifest in the world through us, although it does not originate in us. All music pre-exists in a non- manifest realm of possibility and it is only through our perception of these possibilities that it comes to realisation in the world as we know it.
Kelly Thoma: 7 Fish RDTK 3 / 0889211270811 / label: Ross Daly & Kelly Thoma / format: CD / Greece – Traditional A female lyra player, composer, musician of Crete and of the world. Kelly Thoma is undoubtedly one of the most exceptional pioneers of contemporary Cretan music. The sounds of her lyra converse with the lyra of Ross Daly, traditional rhythms encounter experimentation and fresh music paths, and this is how, more or less, Kelly became the co-creator of another music genre that exceeds the boundaries of Cretan music and strict music categories. Eight new compositions by Kelly Thoma rising from the depths of the ocean of music, influenced by various modal traditions. Listen here.
Marcel Cranc: 7 RUN 2017059 / 8435383639394 / label: Runaway Records / format: CD / Spain – Popular Marcel Cranc is the artistic name of Mallorcan composer Miquel Vicensastre. He has aligned the stars of his career around number 7, and that's how his seventh album, on Runaway Records, will be called. Recorded on Mallorca and in Madrid, the album traces an intense journey of personal exploration through the reality and fiction of hypothetical thoughts, memories, fantasies and yearnings. Listen here. Xango Music Distribution Release #2 – 2018 Pagina | 1
Hector Guerra: Desde El Infierno KM 118 / 8435307604811 / label: Kasba / format: CD / Spain-Mexico – Urban Latin Musically, Héctor Guerra brings hip hop lyrics, dancehall beats, the taste of cumbia, the mysticism of Andean music, the power of electronics... A perfect mixture between urban sounds and traditional Latin music. In this way Guerra unites these two worlds in the songs through a beat cumbia-trap with rhymes in Spanglish, supported by the Caribbean beatmaker KJU or by Professor Angel Sound from Barcelona. Among the outstanding collaborations we find maestro Alberto Pedraza, with whom he performs a new version of his hit "La Cumbia Callejera". Chilean Mariel Mariel Mariel and Latin rap legend Mellow Man Ace also leave their mark. Listen to the teaser.
Gasteiz Big Band: Radio Radetzky ORDKLP 11 / 5054282348690 / label: Orrua Diskak / format: LP / Spain-Euskadi – Popular Fearlessness, good humor, breaking borders and openness to the musical world. These are, fundamentally, the foundations on which the music of the Gasteiz Big Band is based on their second album' Radio Radetzky'. They offer a de-complexed tour of a wide and varied musical range, which goes from bolero (' Siboney'), to jazz standards (' Too darn hot', by Cole Porter) to pop (' How deep is your love', popularized by the Bee Gees or' Wonderwall' by Oasis) and classical music, with the theme that gives the album its title. Listen here.
Andres de Jerez & Samuelito: Aranando el Alma BUDA 5782644 / 0602557826449 / label: Buda Musique / format: CD / Spain – Flamenco In 2014, Andrés de Jerez and Samuelito meet at the Festival Arte Flamenco de Mont-de-Marsan. From this encounter a common project was born: to make a flamenco puro record, with emotion of Andrés's voice, and the freshness of Samuelito's gitar playing. Andrés de Jerez, a life of cante jondo to the extreme, played with the greatest flamenco artists. Samuelito: passionate about Manuel Agujetas's flamenco since childhood, already dreaming of playing guitar and imagining himself one day accompanying the cante puro. This record is much more than a musical performance, it is an artistic and singular achievement. Listen to a track.
Flor de Zinc: Crebe de Set BUDA 5754746 / 0602557547467 / labell Buda Musique / format: CD / France – Folk Since the end of the 18th century, the Auvergne colony has been able to preserve and develop dance practices in the urban environment while adapting to this social and economic context, which is often considered hostile. The practices of Auvergne dances and music will continue to this day in different forms: social or social balls, family celebrations, folk groups,"revivalist" movements... And everything leads us to believe that it is not over. Listen here.
Hama Sankare: Ballébé – Calling All Africans CLECD 18 / 0711574821020 / label: Clermont Music / format: CD / Mali – Popular CLELP 18 / 0711574821013 / label: Clermont Music / format: LP / Mali – Popular (9-3-2018) Alpha Ousmane "Hama" Sankaré (aka Pedro) is a legend. He is the master of contemporary calabash percussion. Hama's influence is unchallenged as composer, arranger, and instrumentalist. 'Ballébé - Calling All Africans' is the first album in his own name! A musical adventurer, Hama explores sounds and is constantly expanding his repertoire. His knowledge of tradition reaches deeply into the past as he looks into the future for inspiration. For this album he asked Grammy-winning guitarist Cindy Cashdollar to bring her distinctive slide guitars to some of the tunes. He also asked the young singer Sekou Touré to join him. Oumar Konaté brought his guitar virtuoso skills and Sekou Bah anchors the tracks on bass. Also joining in were Mahalmadane Traoré on drums and Brehima "Yoro" Cissé and Bouba Cissao on traditional stringed instruments. Listen to a track.
Sinouj: Labu SIN 2017 / 8435383642516 / label: Sinouj / format: CD / Various – Fusion Sinouj’s sound is marked by its unique combination of Eastern, Mediterranean and African modes and rhythms, with exotic sonorous textures ranging from the Arabic violin, the Persian ney, to the Sakara drum from Nigeria, together with contemporary jazz harmonies and instrumentation. Touches of rock, funk and electronic music are also thrown into the mix. Labu contains 7 original pieces composed by Pablo Hernández Ramos, and it is a continuation of the group’s never-ending search for new paths through the different musical traditions of the Mediterra-nean and Africa, using Jazz and other contemporary urban flavors as the bridge between them. Listen here.
Sinouj: La Fiche SIN 2014 / 8435383605849 / label ; Sinouj / format: CD / Various – Fusion La Fiche is a journey through musical landscapes that are both familiar and unusual, inviting us to rejoice in the rich diversity found in the band’s search as we are taken along for the ride. It’s music without borders, without barriers and without prejudices. Labu captures the sound of the 21st century global city and its cultural movements. Listen.
Adedeji: Ajo DEJA 0356825 / 0885767356825 / label: Dejafrique / format: CD / Various – Popular Ajo is a yoruba short form for the word irin ajo which means "journey" and this is the title track of an 11 track album of a talented artist from west Africa Nigeria. A creative musical journey that is exciting, unpredictable and deeply rooted in both African and jazz tradition with soul, blues and r&b influences. Listen to a track. Xango Music Distribution Release #2 – 2018 Pagina | 2
Imamyar Hasanov & Pezhham Akhavass: Then RHECD 44 / 0601707993352 / label: RHE Records / format: CD / Iran – Traditional The two artists ( Imamyar Hasanov and Pezhham Akhavass) have created a passionate and lively journey of joy and happiness. The softness and speed of Imamyar’s techniques are so skillful and natural that it creates a sense of tranquility to the listener, and Pezhham Akhavas playing fully energetic the Tombak. One of the other specific points of this collaboration is to connect two cultures which bring a message of peace and friendship between Iran and Azerbaijan. Two cultures with ancient roots.Pezhham Akhavas also has an important role in introducing Iranian music at the universities and art centers of America and by performing many concerts with Iranian and none-Iranian musicians.
Firouz Aliyev & Jeyhoun Dadashev & Vahid Asadollahi: Banafshe RHECD 41 / 0601707993321 / label: RHE Records / format: CD / Azabaijan – Traditional This album is composed by Firouz Aliyev with the focus on the “Tar” . This album is an improvisation between Tar, Piano and Naghareh. In this collection except Dastgah-e Segah (which is based on Azerbaijan musical intervals also. Known as “yatimi”). It can be heard an others Dastgahs such as Sur, Chahargah and bayate-esfahan. This improvisation is the same Persian repertoire (Dastgah) but in Azari way . Firouz Aliyev on Tar , Vahid Asadollahi :on Naqareh and Jeyhoun Dadashev on Piano.
LSMR – Louise Stojberg & Martin Rauff: Appetite for Distraction GO 1317 / 5705934003343 / label: Go’Danish / format: CD / Denmark – American Folk This debut album by Louise Stojber and Martin Rauff clearly goes in the direction of American folk, even though the instrumentation is somewhat unusual. The voices of Louise Støjberg and Martin Rauff harmonize very well although both voices are rather rough and clear. Together they make a very nice sound. Almost only accompanied by acoustic guitar, whereby different playing techniques are used. The music also bears a slight resemblance to Alternative Country, as we know it from Steve Earle or Earle & Colvin. Louise Støjberg and Martin Rauff prove to be excellent composers who can also present their music convincingly.
Erica Roozendaal: Arquitecturas del Silencio LLR 45 / 9789077672280 / label: LopLop / format: CD / Netherlands – Folk-Jazz Erica Roozendaal's first encounter with music was at the local music school where she took accordion lessons until the age of 16. Erica studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Music with James Crabb where she completed her bachelor and master. Afterwards she took a second master at the Norwegian academy of music in Oslo with Frode Haltli. Next to an interest in contemporary music, Erica also works with baroque and folk music. She plays in Shtetl Band Amsterdam, furthermore she developed a programme in which early Dutch folk melodies intersect with contemporary works. The result is this album.
EXPECTED
Out on Friday February 16th. 2018 Levent Yildirim: Doholla Tarang 2GN 3 / 0705632576243 / label: Seyir Muzik / format: CD / Middle East – Fusion Levent Yıldırım is considered one of the modern pioneers of Middle Eastern percussion. The Egyptian doholla is a drum with a goblet-shaped terracotta frame, on which is stretched a membrane of goat-, donkey- or cowhide. The result is an infinite variety of sounds coming one after another in total spontaneity. Humility, fluidity and sincerity characterize the music of Levent, mostly improvised, which boldly synthesises the artist’s various influences from the Arab, Turkish, Indian and Western worlds. Listen here.
Out on Friday February 16th. 2018 Pinhan Trio: Hidden Songs Of Anatolia 2GN 4 / 0705632576212 / label: Seyir Muzik / format: CD / Turkey – Traditional Hidden songs of Anatolia is the first album of Pinhan Trio. The album is built on ten pieces, songs and instrumentals from various regions of Anatolia and the Caucasus, which are either widely unknown even in Turkey or, at least, didn’t receive the attention that they should have. Pinhan’s main source was their longtime teacher Talip Özkan himself, furthermore their own archive of recordings. With a few exceptions, they interpreted and arranged the pieces in a traditional way. This interpretation is not rigid, but allows unlimited creative freedom. Listen to a track.
Out on Friday March 3rd, 2018 Park Jiha: Communion GBCD 57 / 4030433605721 / label: tak:til-Glitterbeat / format: CD / Korea – Avantgarde GBLP 57 / 4030433605714 / label: tak:til-Glitterbeat / format: LP / Korea – Avantgarde The album’s compositions are sometimes hushed and other times slowly swelling and dynamic. But they all share a stark rejection of ornamentation. It is a music of fundaments and clarity. It skillfully unites hypnotic minimalism and experimental strategies with Park Jiha’s distinctive mastery of the piri (double reed flute), saenghwang (mouth organ), and yanggeum (hammered dulcimer). Her music combines the formalism of classical minimalism, the rootedness of Korean folk motifs and the dynamics of post-rock and contemporary jazz. A calm from within the storm. Listen here.
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1. 3MA – Ballake Sissoko, Driss El Maloumi & Rajery: Anarouz MMM 4 2. Amparanoia: El Coro De Mi Gente VLR 15 3. Transglobal Underground: Destination Overground – The Story Of MULE 13 4. Various: Homenaje a Miguel Hernandez DCM 2111 5. Saz’iso: At Least Wave your Handkercief At Me GBCD 53 / GBLP 53
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Transglobal World Music Chart January 2018 Heaven #1 Jan-Feb 2018 3MA: Anarouz MMM 4 Leila Gobi: 2017 CLECD 19 / CLELP 19 Efren Lopez, Stelios Petrakis, Bijan Chemirani: Taos BUDA 860300 Saz’iso: At Least Wave your Handkercief At Me GBCD53/GBLP53 Saz’iso: At Least Wave your Handkercief At Me GBCD53/GBLP53 Mighty Mo Rodgers & Baba Sissoko: Griot Blues ORM 331 Kapela Maliszow: Wiejski Dzez UFCD 12 TootArd: Laissez Passer GBCD 54 / GBLP 54 BKO: Mali Foli Coura BUDA 6705737 Trouw 19 January 2018 Saeid Shanbehzadeh: Pour Afrigha BUDA 5766551 Sirom: I Can Be A Clay Snapper GBCD51/GBLP51 TootArd: Laissez Passer GBCD 54 / GBLP 54 World Music Charts Europe January 2018 Jivan Gasparyan Duduk Ensemble: Yeraz BUDA 860317 TootArd: Laissez Passer GBCD 54 / GBLP 54 Mahsa Vahdat & Coskun Karademir: Endless Path FXCD 443 Saz’iso: At Least Wave your Handkercief At Me GBCD53/GBLP53 Imamyar Hasanov & Pezhham Akhavass: Then RHECD 44 3MA: Anarouz MMM 4 Tamala: Tamala MZP 9 Kapela Maliszow: Wiejski Dzez UFCD 12 Struny Nad Oslavou: Strings Over The Oslava River MAM 509 Che Sudaka: Almas Rebeldes CAVREC 10 Gili Yalo: Gili Yalo DSR 1 / DSRLP 1 Gili Yalo: Gili Yalo DSR 1 / DSRLP 1 Seyir Trio: Seyir Trio 2NG 2 Tamala: Tamala MZP 9 Miroca Pars: D’Alma MPPCD 1 Muziek Mozaïek Folk & Jazz #4 Dec. 2017 – Jan. – Feb. 2018 Jazzism #6. 2017/2018 Floating Sofa Quartet: The Moon We Watch Is The Same GO 1116 Jon Hassell GBCD 52 / GBLP 52 Trias: Efter Horisonten GO 916 Nani: Andalusian Brew IL 596 Felix Lajko± Most Jòttem FA 3712 Basco: Interesting Times GO 717
LIVE Amparanoia 01/02/2018: VK, Brussels (B) Maurizio Geri Swingtet 02/02/2018: Les Grignoux, Liege (B) 26/01/2018: La Tentation, Brussels (B) 03/02/2018: De Roma, Antwerpen (B) 27/01/2018: Cultuurcentrum, Leopoldsburg (B) 04/02/2018: De Helling, Utrecht (NL) 28/01/2018: De Central, Ghent (B) Baba Zula 29/01/2018: De Roma, Antwerp, (B) 31/01/2018: Vera, Groningen (NL) Miroca Paris 01/02/2018: Kaap, Oostende (B) 31/01/2018: Schouwburg (afternoon), Deventer (NL) 02/02/2018: Handelsbeurs, Ghent (B) 31/01/2018: Burgerweeshuis (evening), Deventer (NL) 03/02/2018: Melkweg, Amsterdam (NL) 02/02/2018: De Flux, Zaandam (NL) 04/04/2018: Ancienne Belgique, Brussels (B) 04/02/2018: Dutch TV NPO 1 VPRO Vrije Geluiden 19/04/2018: Korzo, The Hague (NL) Mydy Rabycad 20/04/2018: Ekko, Utrecht (NL) 29/03/2018: Luxor, Arnhem (NL) CaboCubaJazz 30/03/2018: Simplon, Groningen (NL) 02/02/2018: Regentenkamer, The Hague (NL) 31/03/2018: TBA, Amsterdam (NL) 14/02/2018: Stadscafe De Observant, Amersfoort (NL) Nani 17/02/2018: Theater Twee Hondjes, Hellevoetsluis (NL) 13/04/2018:Paradiso, Amsterdam (NL) 23/02/2018: Zuidplein Theater, Rotterdam (NL) Orchestre International Du Vetez Che Sudaka 26/01/2018: Wintervonken, Brugge (B) 08/03/2018: Doornroosje, Nijmegen (NL) 27/01/2018: Wintervonken, Brugge (B) 09/03/2018: De Helling, Utrecht (NL) Pinhan Trio 10/03/2018: Melkweg, Amsterdam (NL) 16/02/2018: Muziekpublique, Brussels (B) 11/03/2018: Simplon, Groningen (NL) Refugees for Refugees Dalava 01/02/2018: Propulse Festival, Brussels (B) 23/02/2018: De Centrale, Ghent (B) 02/02/2018: W:hall, Brussels (B) Damir Imamovic 04/03/2018: Centre Culturel Regional de Centre, La Louvière (B) 31/03/2018: Zonnehuis, Amsterdam (NL) 17/03/2018: De Warande, Turnhout (B) Dimitris Mystakidis 21/04/2018: Cultuurcentrum Het Perron, Ieper (B) 11/05/2018: Muziekpublique, Brussels (B) Sirom 12/05/2018: Podium Grounds, Rotterdam (NL) 04/04/2018: Merleyn, Nijmegen (NL) Jawhar 05/04/2018: AB Salon, Brussels (B) 27/02/2018: Botanique, Brussels (B) 06/04/2018: Rewire Festival, The Hague (NL) Joshua Abrams & National Information Society Tamala (Mola Sylla, Wouter Vandenabeele & Bao Sissoko) 30/03/2018: Cortisone Festival, Ghent (B) 06/04/2018: Muziekpublique, Brussels (B) 04/04/2018: Bimhuis, Amsterdam (NL) 21/04/2018: Bibliotheek Genk, Genk (B) 05/04/2018: AB Salon, Brussels (B) TootArd 06/04/2018: Rewire Festival, The Hague (NL) 07/02/2018: Ancienne Belgique VZW, Brussels (B) L’Chaim 09/02/2018: Bitterzoet, Amsterdam (NL) 28/01/2018: Grounds, Rotterdam (NL) Vardan Hovanissian & Emre Gultekin Levent Yildirim 24/03/2018: Erezée, Erezée (B) 16/02/2018: Muziekpublique, Brussels (B) 06/04/2018: Muziekpublique, Brussels (B) Marcel Khalife Voxtra 24/02/2018: De Centrale, Ghent (B) 07/04/2018: Muziekpublique, Brussels (B) 25/02/2018: Schouwburg, Rijwijk (NL) Xango Music Distribution Release #2 – 2018 Pagina | 4
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