Mongolia - Songs and Mountain Rebels - Morin Khuur Psarantonis & The Side 8 Ensemble Xylouris Glitrende! Side 16 Flamenco - MIGUEL Way Hey - STORM POVEDA (2CD) WETHER SHANTY CHOIR Side 9 SIDE 16

Katalog nr 76 Juli-August 2009

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ADVARSEL!

Da jeg ringte lyd- Velkomen til eit nytt mannen Tom Karlrud og spurte hvordan Rammeslag, med innspillingen av meir slåttespel frå Rammeslag II hadde Setesdal. Me vil fyrst gått, så sa han" Jeg syns denne blir flere hakk helse til alle me har skarpere enn den første" møtt i samband med Når jeg fikk den ferdige konsertar dei siste masteren så skjønner jeg hva han mente. Her er par åra! det verdenspremiere på nylagde munnharpe- Her er noko informasjon slåtter av gamle om slåtteomtalane i feleslåtter. Her er det heftet: stevleik mellom fele og munnharpe. Stevtoner og salmetoner og - For å hindre unødvendig Sigurd Brokke er i repetering vert fødsels- og storform og Daniel dødsår berre notert fyrste 1-940 Rammeslag II - DANIEL Sanden-Warg illuderer gong ein person er nemnd SANDEN-WARG, SIGURD rennende vann! i heftet. BROKKE Knut J. Heddi (1857-1938) viser til inspirasjon frå gjennom opptak er -Personar som er nemnde - Andres K. Rysstad (1893- feleversjonar. Dersom nemnt. utan stadnamn etter 1984) - Torleiv H. andre kjelder eller fødsels- og evt. Bjørgum (1921-1990) - tradisjonsliner er nytta, er -Ordet «fele» tyder i dødsårsopplysningar, er Hallvard T. Bjørgum (f. dette presisert i teksten. desse slåtteomtalane frå Hylestad i Valle 1956). Denne vanleg fele og/eller kommune. tradisjonslina er òg den -Daniel har lært slåttane hardingfele. Uttrykka gjeldande for dei fire direkte av Hallvard T. «vanleg fele» og» -Tradisjonslina for munnharpeslåttane som Bjørgum med unntak av hardingfele» vert bruka feleslåttane til Daniel er i Sigurd har overført frå slåttane der annan der ein finn det nyare tid som fylgjer: fele. Gjeld òg der Sigurd læremeister eller kjelde nødvendig å presisere. 4 Nordisk profil Nordisk profil

1-930 Fele/Hardingfele, 1-938 Skolesangboka - 1-939 Lapsang - BERNT 1-941 Orvos - JOHAN Røros/Hallingdal - Sangene du har glemt MIKKEL HAGLUND SARA JR. GROUP Olav Luksengård Mjelva at du husker Det er langt mellom Røros Cd-debut fra Samisk For å fremføre joik kreves og Hallingdal, og musikken Sangene fra Mads Bergs musikkprodusent. Bernt det et teknisk vokalt er ganske så ulik i både skolesangbok er noe som Mikkel Haglund som har fundament for utnytte melodi og form. Det mest veldig mange har et sterkt produsert samiske artister joikens kraft og dens åpenbare er at en bruker fele forhold til. De kan vekke som Lars Andreassen, potensialer. På denne platen på Røros og hardingfele i opp følelser fra barneåra og Johan Kitti, Annbjørg beveger joiken seg i Hallingdal. Likevel har minne om episoder fra Hætta og Elin Kåven gir grenseland av tradisjonell musikken flere fellestrekk. skoletida - både på godt og nå ut sin debut cd som joik, men ekspanderes ut til Med mye tostrengs-spill og vondt. Vi kan med sikkerhet artist.Dette er samisk et moderne landskap. Disse hyppig bruk av dobbeltgrep, si at mange av disse sangene musikk med joik som viktige elementene hører ligger Rørosmusikken inngår i den norske hovedindigriens. Cd en sammen, moderne og nærmere hardingfelestilen folkesjela, og kan gi en rekke inneholder 11 spor. Anne urgammel. For å kunne enn de fleste andre assosiasjoner til en tid som Berit Peltopera er bevege seg inn i fremtiden flatfeletradisjoner. etter hvert føles fjern. gjesteartist på albumet. så må røttene henge med.

1-920 Hardingfele- 1-942 Tårånn - GLIMA 1-943 ESTONIA - Seto 1-944 Slåttar - GRO MARIE SVIDAL Glima er ein utradisjonell Songs SYNNØVE S. Det er et gnistrende godt stryketrio som spelar tradi- BJØRSET spill på hardingfele som sjonell norsk folkemusikk i At every village festival, Rykande fersk gamal møter oss på Gro Marie eigne arrangement, mest frå Seto people used to gather musikk. Rein kraft og Svidal sitt debut-album. Telemark og Nordfjord. and sing.The songs could suggererande takt får det Dette er en produksjon som Musikarane har solid for- be about their daily life or til å dirre i magen, og trår langt forbi ankring i den tradisjonelle unusual events or, as a slåttane er som hogd ut i dokumentasjonsfakta. Her norske folkemusikken, men matter of fact, about any stein. Dette er spikarspel, eksponeres vi for let seg inspirere av andre subject imaginable. og ikkje frøkenspel. Har overbevisende ferdigheter impulsar: nasjonale og Everything that needed du ikkje digga hardingfele og stilsikkert uttrykk, som internasjonale. Det eigen- saying was said in song: før, bør du starte med det også er blandet med arta og utadvendte resultatet peculiar timbre, no! Plata innheld ei detaljrikdom og en på deira nye innspeling, kan ornamentation, plentiful smakfull blanding av avslappet lekenhet. En gjerne kallast kammer repertory evolved over ukjende slåttar og nye smakfull rekkefølge skaper musikalsk folkemusikk i tett the course of several tolkingar av gamle variasjon og kontraster. samspel og med varierande centuries. slagerar. instrumentering. 5 EMCD KVEDARSEMINARET 2009

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2-1800 Mongolia - Songs and Morin 1-940 Rammeslag II - DANIEL Khuur SANDEN-WARG, SIGURD BROKKE

2-1801 MÅNEDENS ALBUM i Åpen profil i #76 består av disse to album til pris kr 300,- (Medlemmer kr 280,-)

«Long» songs (where the voice covers a Velkomen til eit nytt Rammeslag, med meir very wide register in a single breath), slåttespel frå Setesdal. Me vil fyrst helse «short» songs (very lively in expression), til alle me har møtt i samband med Khoomii diphonic singing (where the konsertar dei siste par åra! performer sings at least two notes at the Da jeg ringte lydmannen Tom Karlrud og sam time) and the emblematic morin spurte hvordan innspillingen av Rammeslag khuur «horse heads» fiddle: II hadde gått, så sa han" Denne plata blir remarkable forms of artistic flere hakk skarpere enn den første" Når expression, at times stupefying, from jeg fikk den ferdige masteren så skjønner a culture with nomadic roots where jeg hva han mente. Her er det references to breathing, nature and verdenspremiere på nylagde munnharpe- the open spaces remain a well-spring slåtter av gamle feleslåtter. Her er det at the heart of music. stevleik mellom fele og munnharpe. Stevtoner og salmetoner. Sigurd Brokke er i storform og Daniel Sanden-Warg illuderer rennende vann!

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Beste flamencoalbum

2-1796 Mauritius - 2-1797 Era una vez um 2-1798 Syria - The Ravanne Drum Jardin - MARIA Aleppo Suites - Hassan TERESA Haffar (3CD) The ravanne drum is An outstanding Fado The «suite» consists of emblematic to the music singer with multiple facets various poems in free form of Mauritius (séga and influences to her that are set to music and ravanne).This recording talent. Born in France to sung. The basic musical celebrating the cultural Portuguese parents, she structure is defined by the heritage of an instrument sings the popular tradition melodic mode, which gives common to other islands of the country of her it its identity. Each «suite» of this region of the origins as well as that of has its own flavour, who Indian ocean, including Brazil, given her dual evoke three separate aspects the Chagos Islands, spans identity. Maria Teresa’s of existence in love poems, from the traditional sensual voice brings out bacchic songs and poems playing of Ton Georges to the purity and emotion of about nature. They all the more contemporary this genre she learned express a single emotion: style of Menwar. from her mother. yearning for the beloved.

2-1799 Zazal - 5-1802 Flamenco - 2-1803 Outro sentido - 2-1804 Ping Kong - EGSCHIGLEN MIGUEL POVEDA ANTONIO ZAMBUJO DUOUD EGSCHIGLEN are the (2CD) António Zambujo was born Smadj & M. Haddab, electric most important and best Winning four prizes in Beja, Alentejo (South of and acoustic ouds Guests: Cyril known group in Mongolia. including the «Lámpara Portugal) in 1975. He grew Atef, drums, Malouma, vocal. The traditional instruments Minera» (one of the most up listening to the The two fellow musicians used by EGSCHIGLEN prestigious prize in the traditional male chant called Smadj and Mehdi Haddab are the main force behind Flamenco area) in the ‘Cante Alentejano’ that return to their original the shaping of the group’s national contest of sing, he became one of his strongest formula of the duo. sound, beginning with morin started his professional influences. Around the age Hovering between tradition khuur, featuring the horse- career. He has also of 8, he fell in love with Fado and futurism, with varying headed violin which is participated in the most when listening to Amália moods ranging from surf played like a cello.Then important national and Rodrigues, Alfredo kitsch to contemporary there is the yoochin (a distant international music Marceneiro, Maria Teresa groove, they bring the oud relative of the dulcimer) and festival and has sung in de Noronha and João right up to date with dance the tobshuur (two string lute). prestigious places... Ferreira Rosa. and modernity … 9 Åpen profil Åpen profil

2-1805 North India - 2-1806 Veena Dreams - 2-1807 A Voice for Love 2-1808 Mama Please - Raga Bilaskhani Todi, RAGHUNATH - WAED CIRRUS Raga Sohini - MANET BOUHASSOUN KUSHAL DAS - Sitar Raghunath Manet, most «A voice for love» is how The guitarists, Alex probably the only Indian some have described Waed Hetzel and Remy Laurent, North IndiaKUSHAL artist performing both in Bouhassoun, a talented met each other five years DAS Ragas Bilaskhani dance (bharata natyam) Syrian musician who sings ago. From jerky riffs to Todi & Raga SohiniKushal and music (veena player). to her own accompaniment gypsy velocity, via the Das, sitar Born in Pondicherry, on the lute.The youthful oriental sounds known as a veena player- Waed is undoubtedly the melancholic ecstasy, or music composer cum embodiment of love, as is even Indian chants, those Kushal Das, supported by dancer cum choreo- borne out by the choice of two musician’s ways are Abhijit banerjee’s subtle grapher, Raghunath Manet poems. The purity and variable.They follow their accompaniment, creates a has been practising classical intimacy of this recording instrument into each and music where the best dance (bharata natyam) invite the listener to enter every of its cultures, what influences merge into his and classical music (veena) into a world alive with invites them to explore own lyricism. from the tender age. sensitivity and elegance. different musical words..

2-1809 Rishte - NAJMA 2-1810 Latebkish - 2-1811 Lord Kanun - 2-1812 April Blossoms - AKHTAR, GARY TASSILI IMANE HOMSY RIM BANNA LUCAS Aissa Tobi er fra Marokko The kanun is traditionally Rim Banna er Palestinas Najma Akhtar is an og lærte å spille tradisjons used to accompany barnesangstjerne. Ved English singer of South musikk av bestefar. singing.The kanun as a siden av sin karriere som Asian ancestry. Her unique Instrument som blir brukt «complete» instrument, in «voksenartist» har hun i de and distinctive styles range av gnawamusikere er fact, revealed in all its glory siste 20 årene vunnet seg from fusions of jazz with sintir: et tre-strengers by Imane Homsy and the et navn i mange barns the Indian ghazal, doing bass- instrument med ten fingers technique hjerter med barnesangene updated arrangements of skinn- membran, gargabb: developed by her, a sine. 20 gamle og nye these ghazals (love songs metall- kastanjetter, og technique that conjures up sanger har blitt forsynt and spiritual songs), along bendir: en slags krysning new ambiences and colours. med norsk/tyrkisk/ with traditional bhajans, mellom tamburin og The kanun has at last found amerikansk komp og skal Indian Semi Classical skarptromme. Med seg the place it deserves at the deles ut gratis til barn i vocals and the occasional har han Ketil Kielland heart of the classical Arab Gaza og i flyktningleirer Bollywood hit. Lund på perkusjon. orchestra. på Vestbredden. 10 Åpen profil Åpen profil

2-1813 Xu Lai - 2-1814 Pria Goaea - LINGLING YU PILIPPO GAMBETTA Pria Goaea is at once a Lingling YU is a virtuoso reconfirmation of the young who gives us a fully Genoese melodeon player’s possibility to appreciate amazing talent and a further the beautiful sound of pipa. demonstration of his Prizes and victories let her capacity for invention reach the deserved enabling him to go much celebrity. However further than simply retread Lingling YU, even when traditional standards. Most she became a teacher, has of the tracks on Pria Goaea continued to study with are in fact penned by himself, the best pipa teachers of her pieces that freely range country, learning from across the most disparate their experiences and styles from ethnic to improving her technique. contemporary classical.

2-1815 Ay Caramba - 2-1816 Presente Remoto HOVEDØEN SOCIAL - RICCARDO TESI 2-1817 CUBA - Punto and Trova of CLUB Sancti Spiritus - Trio Los Lamas, La Hovedøen Social Club RICCARDO TESI gives Parranda Espirituana,Trio D’Gomez, består av nordmannen a party. The guests are all Sverre Indris Joner, Sergio first class, and each comes Trio Espirituano(2CD Long Box) Gonzales, også kjent fra La from a different world, some Descarga. De to har hånd from jazz, some from folk, plukket kubanske jazz- some from rock and some Sancti Spiritus, in the centre of Cuba now appears as musikanter fra øverste hylle other from the classical the place where the cultures of Spain, Canaries and og invitert de til Norge for å music world. They are all Africa, all deeply rooted locally, fused into original se hva som skjer når Marius artists who had a strong types of music.The many genres played here, guajira, Muller, , influence on his own trova, guaracha, bolero and diverse types of punto Randi Hansen, , musical research, and who like the zesty controversias, are all spiced with popular Arve Opsahl + en rekke have accompanied him poetry, subtle rhythms and harmonies, luminous norsk stjerner, pakket inn during along his path. timbres of the tres and the lute. kubansk drakt. 11 MÅNEDENS ALBUM: JAZZ PROFIL

6-404 Phat Jam in Milano - ARCHIE 6-405 Espaces croises - ERIC SEVA SHEPP 6-406 MÅNEDENS ALBUM i Jazzprofil i #76 består av disse 2 CD’ene til rabattert pris kr 300,-

Archie Shepp, voice, saxo Napoleon Maddox, rap, Espaces croisés or «this unexpected crossroads where beatbox Oliver Lake, saxo Hamid Drake, drums Joe different types of music meet and take their place». Fonda, double bass Cochema Gastelum, saxophone Rendez-vous of a host of influences mixed with Archie Shepp is a living jazz legend.Archie started fragments of daily life, these compositions organise playing jazz in the early 60”s and continues to dazzle themselves whilst the improvisations develop through audiences around the world playing tenor saxophone group interaction, making «Espaces Croisés» the story and piano, accompanied by his soulful voice. Currently of an invitation, a moment of real sharing. residing in Massachusetts, he teaches music history as a professor at the University of Massachusetts, Eric Séva’s music always tells a story and is always Amherst. Archie has collaborated with Cecil Taylor, profoundly generous. Its haunting sounds announce a John Coltrane and Yusef Lateef, as well as countless musician out on his own. The depth of his sound, his other jazz greats. Mr Shepp received the distinguished balanced melodies, the lyricism and groove that bring New England Foundation for the Arts Achievement in light and shade to his style, whether he’s playing Music Award in 1995. baritone, soprano or sprain saxophone, all place him in the ranks of a musician with his own immediately In 2004, Archie Shepp has created his own label recognisable sound. «Archieball” which produced First Take in duet with the pianist Siegfried Kessler and Kindred Spirits getting Eric Sava’s choice of some exceptional talents for his together the Archie Shepp’s Quartet and The Dar sidemen in an unusual instrumental combination - Gnawa of Tanger in 2005. In March 2007, he recorded William Lacombe, piano, Nor lead; Lionel Suarez, in a French studio with his Quartet, Gemini. Phat Jam accordion, Bandon eon; Pierre-François «Tate» Dolour, in Milano, was recorded live in November 2007. drums , Cajon allow him to rise to the audacious challenge he’s set himself here music that’s off the beaten track, with pleasure and exchange in every note. 12 Jazz profil Jazz profil

6-407 Songs for cello - 2-408 A Night in the 6-409 XI - BENDIK 6-410 Movements in RUFUS Show - Il Monstro HOFSETH Colour - ANDY CAPPADOCIA The « Il monstro » quartet På «XI» er det låter fra alle SHEPPARD accompanies Charlie tidligere prosjekter - en Andy Sheppard: sopran og Rufus has built his career Chaplin in three short films slags samleplate i ny tapning. tenorsaksofoner; John by exploring new from the silent era: The Bendik Hofseth fikk sitt Parricellii; akustiske og territories, where few Policeman, The Vagabond, gjennombrudd som elektriske gitarer Eivind cellists had dared to A night in the show, in musiker da han tok over for Aarset: gitar, elektronikk; venture.It’s a lifelong which the fragile, elegant i Mike : kontra- quest that had made him little tramp figure of Mainieris band , bass, elektronikk; Kuljit a master of music’s Chaplin was not yet a et band han fortsatt turnérer Bhamra: tabla, perkusjon. universal language, in all cinema emblem. The music med. «XI» er et vakkert og Den profilerte britiske astounding diversity.The unfolds discreetly but with personlig album, med et saksofonisten leder en britisk- first six tracks of this CD hallucinating effect on the musikerlag i toppform, og norsk kvintett gjennom et are the result of a series of audience for whom images innholder noe av det fineste program av egenkomp- solo concerts by Rufus and sounds converge into saksofonspillet fra Bendik til onerte låter. Utadvendt, Cappadocia in Canada; a single work. dags dato. melodisk og fengende.

6-411 My Direction - 6-412 Some like it odd - 6-413 duadueduiduo - 6-414 Norsk jazz.no - KÅRE KOLVE Pop Jazz LES METRONOMES KARL SEGLEM QUARTET DETRAQUES Tenorsaksofonisten Karl Kåre Kolve har lang fartstid These open minded talented Seglem seier sjølv at han bak seg som musiker og har artists are embodying the Going further than the ville laga «eit vakkert, i årenes løp spilt med blant creative bridge between pop soliloquies of jazz at its most poetisk og reinskore jazz- andre:First Set, Lava, and jazz, which appear to be free, the duadueduiduo album». Norskjazz no, er ei Mambo Companeros og after all artificial boundaries. explores new compositional poetisk, vakker, melodiøs og Mezzoforte. Han har spilt på Although Pop Jazz is Some techniques, beyond aesthetic melankolsk CDinnspeling utgivelser med blant annet Like It Odd’s first album, boundaries.From Steve med tradisjonell jazz- Sissel Kyrkjebø, , the result is fully mature and Reich to Thierry de Mey, kvartett. Ei vandring i eit Tre Små Kinesere, Rita impressive. Some Like It from Regis Campo to Fred landskap der det er tydeleg Eriksen og turnert med Ole Odd’s music conveys instant Frith, Jean Louis Marchand at Seglem har arbeida mykje Edvard Antonsen, Trine emotion while mixing and Christophe Rieger (the med norsk folkemusikk som Rein, Oslo Gospel Choir, several influences such as members of this duo) utgangspunkt for komp- Steinar Albrigtsen, Jørn pure jazz, soul and pop experiment brilliantly with osisjon og improvisasjon. Hoel, Trondheim Jazz- music. every form of dialogue. Både klangleg og melodisk orkester med flere. 13 MÅNEDENS ALBUM: ROMANI PROFIL

5-270 Girodibanda - ESMA 5-271 Quimeras - JUAN DE LERIDA REDZEPOVA(1CD+1DVD)

5-272 MÅNEDENS ALBUM i Romaniprofil i #76 består av disse to albu m til pris kr 300,-

The arrangements of the repertoire, written by Cesare Juan De Lerida comes from the Spanish Dell’Anna, bandsman and leader of the group Balkan Jazz gypsy diaspora. Opa Cupa, are performed with the intent to modernize popular music, moving from brass band music to popular folk, with an eye to the Balkans. The live was recorded While staying true to his gypsy soul, Juan inside a Cassa Armonica, the typical stage where bands De Lerida uses his irresistible guitar playing from Puglia usualy perform. It is a peculiar circular structure, used in Salento, which allows the audience to to provoke and break the usual borders listen perfectly to the every sound produced by the band of flamenco. in every point of the structure, thanks to a unique acoustic amplification. The ensemble is directed by Cesare Dell’Anna and is formed by a typical group from Puglia Exceptional musical visionary, he does not and by his band Opa Cupa. Special guests, the queen of hesitate to bring his roots into contact with Gipsy music: Esma Redzepova. Her Rakenkar Phirava is jazz influences and contemporary styles, brilliant, mixed with one of the most important songs of the Salento language: Aspro e to xartì. Other soloists are: integrating them into his own music, his the singer Emanuele Licci and Irene Lungo, singer of own style. Opa Cupa, Enza Pagliara and Claudio Cavallo. The Live features also Enzo Petrachi, son of the famous Bruno Music from a great musician & composer Petrachi, who represents the new melodic tradition of Salento. The box set contains a live CD and a DVD with of Flamenco Nuevo. videos of the director Mattia Epifani, concerning the night in Galatina and with extra footage of Opa Cupa, directed by Lorenzo Bassano, with photos and graphics by Marcello Mascara. 14 Romani profil Romani profil

5-273 Andalucia - 5-274 Miri familia - 5-275 Trio Tout a 5-276 Djangobrasil - RAPHAEL FAYS (2CD) TCHAVOLO Cordes - ANGELO LUDOVIC BEIER SCHMITT DEBARRE I’ve been in regular contact Listening to this album Tchavolo Schmitt was The gipsy jazz musical with Django’s heirs for might, you wil find the introduced to the guitar at tradition launched by several years now, in the shadow of Django the age of 6 by his mother; Django Reinhardt is the same way as I’ve been Reinhardt and his his father played the heart of this culture and working with Angelo orthodoxy are still lurking violin. He developed, with Angelo Debarre quickly Debarre over quite some there in the way the time, a virtuosity in the became one of its jazz time. I have played with rhythms and melodies are manouche style and his masters. «The Angelo Brazilian musicians and I developed, if only in the renown rapidly exceeded Debarre Quintet» are harboured secretly for adaptation / tribute paid to the limits his ancestral touring the world with several months the timeless Django (Sweet mood), even region. In 2000, he gipsy musicians. This is melodies of a genius of though it’s certainly released the first album music that he knows inside harmony with the vivid enhanced by element of under his own name. This and out, and at concerts and rhythms of the Brazilian classical forms of guitar, album was followed in festivals his enthusiasm and repertoire in the bossa nova and Flamenco in particular. 2001 by Miri Familia. passion prove it. and maracatu range.

5-276 Rom Kaffe - 5-277 Daredevil fiddles, 5-278 Romanian 5-279 Dema Tu - gypsy aRoma from swirling horns and Gypsies NEGRITA Italy - ACQUARAGIA extreme vocal - Romania’s 2.5 million Roma A Romany singer with a DROM BALKAN GYPSIES population embraces many husky, bewitching voice, has Road and travel songs, songs The largest Rom popula- of the world’s top gypsy become an incontestable about the village of Sant’Elia tions, from Belgrade to musicians, including Taraf de female icon for the entire in Pianisi and about the Bucharest to Skopje the Haidouks, Fanfare Ciocarlia, Gypsy community.The whole forgotten Molise, Rom have had a profound Mahala Rai Banda, Toni variations in her voice, used about San Zopito, who impact on Balkan culture Iordachi and Gabi Lunca. like an instrument, pass a forgot to make miracles, and and music. Throughout the From energetic brass bands message that goes far the uncle storyteller, Mister region, Gypsy music is and mesmerising cimbolom beyond all communitarian Romanò, with his roots Balkan music, transcending players to legendary shackles, and perfectly unites repertoire. And so much borders and ethnicities: haunting fiddlers, and the sacred and profane. Her more, for this new musical energetic brass bands, violin internationally acclaimed singing style demystifies and trip.Rom Kaffè, a new Italian and cimbolom virtuosos performers and local artists electrifies, and is entirely blend worth of a golden cup! and captivating voices. undiscovered outside of sung in the Romany lang- Eastern Europe. uage. 15 MÅNEDENS ALBUM: BALKANSK PROFIL

3-668 Mountain Rebels - PSARANTONIS & THE ENSEMBLE 3-669 The Fountain - DEM TRIO XYLOURIS 3-670 MÅNEDENS ALBUM i Balkanprofil i #76 består av disse to album til pris kr 300,- Psarantonis, brother of the legendary Nikos Xylouris, has A well documented and deep glance at some pivotal aspects meantime become a famous cult figure himself. The of Turkish music is what the DEM TRIO, formed by the eccentric musician packs halls, be it in Heraklion, Athens, multi instrumentalists Okan Murat Öztürk, Murat Salim New York or Toronto. His most striking feature is his Tokaç and Cenk Güray. The structure of every piece is incredible musical dynamism: sometimes gently whispered, subject to some peculiar compositional rules, which as a like promptings from on high during which white feathery whole they are known as makan and they provide the basis clouds seem to descend from the skies – then suddenly a to create themes and melodies. The creative part of the great storm rises, with boulders rumbling as if driven by process are the improvisations (taksim), which have a special Poseidon’s steeds, only to quickly abate again and sink importance and determine the value of the executed piece. into mythic silence. His singing is in keeping with this: Generally, they provide a sort of prelude to a suite or they often husky, wild, exalted, then unexpectedly soft, gentle, «stop» it once in a while. Specifically, we must notice how refined. The rhythms are very varied, highly unusual, and both the tanbur and the tanbura are used at the same time, rare in Cretan music. In addition to his own compositions, with the intent to find a common origin for the two souls Psarantonis also has recourse to traditional pieces which of Turkish music. They are both string instruments, close he interprets in his very independent way and in accordance to the family of the lutes, but which must not be confused with the given situation, no one interpretation resembling with the Arab oud, even if they all come from a common the other. The musician enters into a strange symbiosis Middle-Eastern stock. Other string instruments employed with his three-string lyra, which he supports on his knee, here are the baglama, the lavta and the cümbüs (which has touching the strings at the sides with his finger nails instead a soundbox covered with skin), while among the reeds we of pressing them down. His bow literally dances across find the ney, whose evocative tone recalls that of the the strings, sometimes stroking, sometimes skipping over Armenian duduk. Thanks to the discoveries to which we them. His playing technique exudes an indomitable magic, are introduced by the DEM TRIO, we can get in touch without him being a classical virtuoso. He aims not to with the ancient Ottoman culture, presented to us in a achieve perfection but to express emotions. His daughter contemporary interpretation, strongly underlying the Niki, a singer and percussionist is invited, as well as his relationship betweeen the Turkish musical patrimony and musician sons Georgios and Lampis, and several guest that of the neighbouring regions (Greece, the Balkans, the musicians to join in the studio recordings. Middle-East area). 16 Balkansk profil Balkansk profil

3-664 Folk Music from 3-660 Curved Grooves - 2-1785 Live at Liszt 3-671 Worlds of Love - The Balkans - PRAVO BALKANSEMBLET Academy - MUZIKAS SEVDA SEVDALI AND MARTA DUNYA Balkansemblet fikk «The Pravo Orchestra has SEBESTYEN started from Békéscsaba, Spellemannprisen i 1985 for After the surprise success from Tótia as the albumet «Balkan Samlet». Etter Most of us began our music of her first international descendants of the forme to aktive tiår og to album tok training with the Kodály CD, the sensual singing Slovak wealthy peasant bandet en lenger pause fra midt method. From that time on, marvel from the Caspian farmers call themselves over på 90-tallet. I 2005 gjenoppsto Sea astounds us once again gruppa, og i dag består den av to music has been a significant there. This is an important part of our lives. It has been with her powerfully information because Tótia medlemmer fra gamle expressive repertoire. «Balkansemblet» og tre nye, our dream to convey what it is a very rich province in is, that traditional folk music, Within fine, transparent kreative og talentfulle musikere. contours she weaves minorities: Slovaks, Gypsies, Balkansemblet slipper et nytt Kodály and Bartók’s music Hungarians, Romanians and album på EMCD i februar 2009. means to us. So, starting in unexpected warm patterns Jewish lived and has been Balkansemblets første etappe var 1999, we gave a concert each which she lays over the living there for centuries. en slags oppdagelsesreise til spring at the Academy of sounds of her childhood. Balkan der musikk og kultur var Music in Budapest presenting i fokus. Det musikalske resultatet another side of Kodály and kan karakteriseres som Bartók’s work. Performing «balkancoverlåter» og also at these concerts as our manifesterte seg i to album, guests were violinist «Balkan Samlet» og «Kvikk Alexander Balanescu, cellist Sand», begge utgitt på «Hot Club Roel Dieltiens, pianist JenQ Records». Bandet spilte Jando, the Keller Quartet and konserter i Norge og the Pro Musica choir directed Skandinavia og deltok i en rekke by Dénes Szabó. At these TV- og radio-program. Etter den concerts, classical music and 3-663 TransBalkanExpress nye starten i 2005 har folk music were heard 3-661 Fake no more - - CIMBALIBAND Balkansemblet vært på reise igjen alternatively, linked to LA CHERGA «There’s still new under - denne gangen hjem. Etter eachother, complementing Ripe, bright and tasty as the sun! The album title perioden med oppdagelser og one other and occasionally stuffed peppers, LA is a warm welcome of its læring, har musikken blitt mer at the same time. We also CHERGA create 21st fri og åpen, og inneholder mye own to this enchanting mer improvisasjon. På det siste invited traditional village Century electro-roots Wellness Hotel of Balkan albumet er mesteparten av musicians to play with us; music with a pan-Balkanic Music. The TransBalkan musikken skrevet av bandet selv. Árpad Tóni, cimbalom consciousness. Consist of Express coddles, soothes Allikevel vil du tydelig player from the Marosszék six musicians, all from and turns you up, serving gjenkjenne Balkanatmosfæren area of Transylvania and former Yugoslavia. Other the most delicious morsels med typiske rytmer, skalaer og János Kovács, tambura members come from on a rich table ready for a klanger.Balkanmusikk i et nytt plyaer from village of Croatia, Kosovo, Bosnia musical feast. These landskap, et utfordrende og Bogyiszló in South-Central and Macedonia. They savoury bites are of no spennende landskap du kan Hungary. Most of the began weaving a sonic comparison, served with oppleve når du lytter til selections of this record collage, inventing a Balkan great competence and Balkansemblet på konsert eller present the traditional internationalist music & gentle elegance! på det nye albumet. material behind a particular manifesto. Bartók or Kodály work. 17 MÅNEDENS ALBUM: KELTISK PROFIL

4-642 Way Hey (and away we'll go) - 4-643 3(three) - BIRKIN TREE STORM WETHER SHANTY CHOIR

4-644 MÅNEDENS ALBUM i Keltisk profil i #76 består av disse to CD'ene til kr 300,- Storm Weather Shanty Choir slipper sitt fjerde og beste Four years on from A Cheap Present (Dunya fy 8009) album til nå. Forsmak på denne platen har kommet i it’s therefore a great pleasure to announce the release form av to singler i siste halvdel av 2008. Den første of this new CD, entitled simply 3 (three). The Ligurian singelen «Drunken Sailor» med kultrockeren Dave outfit have had a bit-of an internal shake up since they Cloud fra Nashville, som gjesteartist ble hyppig spilt last ventured into the studio and now present både på riksdekkende og regional radio, og brukt som themselves in a classic four-piece line-up, not forgetting filmmusikk i offpist skifilmen «ANAGRAM-Kong the by now time-worn tradition of an occasional Vinter V», samt i filmmusikken til dokumentaren om grandstanding appearance from one of the big hitters Tall Ships’ Races 2008 Bergen. Den andre singelen of Irish music, who on this occasion respond to the «BONEY» er også blitt spilt på nasjonale radioer og names Niamh Parsons, Graham Dunne and Cyril er en punkinspirert tolkning av en sjanti. Storm O’Donoghue. 3 (Three) testifies to the birkin tree‘s Weather Shanty Choir ble, med «Boney» singelen, excellence as both composers and interpreters, making «featured artist» i Maritime Heritage Network i USA them not simply the best Italian Irish music group, i uke 50. Oppmerksomheten rundt disse to singlene but one quite capable of holding their own with the har gitt Storm Weather Shanty Choir troen på at de er «originals». On many occasions in fact birkin tree på rett vei med sin nye plate. have won the praise of the real Irish McCoys they’ve met as they wowed the crowds of numerous festivals. Storm Weather Shanty Choir har tatt et steg videre og While for Lyam O’Flynn the birkin tree «play with a har på denne platen jobbet med en ny og ekstern vitality that shows they not only love this music, they produsent. Foruten korets egen produsent Gisle Østrem, also have fun with it», for Martin Hayes «their har koret brukt Bjørn Bunes (produsent på blant annet interpretations show the music can survive at the William Hut sin nye plate). Den fjerde platen bærer highest levels also outside Ireland […] and confirms preg av en større produksjon, med tolkninger av de that anyone in the world can take part and enjoy the gamle sjømannssangene med et kraftigere og rocka music whether as a musician or just by listening. Thanks uttrykk. for the great work you’re doing for this music». 18 Keltisk profil Keltisk profil

4-636 Rossinver Braes - BEN LENNON, TONY O’CONNELL In this impressive album from native fiddler Ben 4-600 Dance Sean- Lennon, now in his 80s, finds Nos - Steps for an inspired partner in Glin, Irish Traditional Limerick, concertinist Tony O’Connell, who’s nearly half Impovised Dance a century younger. Any - RONAN consideration of age dissolves in the youthful REGAN, vigor both musicians give MALDON to their playing. Lennon draws out the melodic MEEHAN richness of a tune while DVD - pris kr 200,- executing ornaments.

4-645 IRISH UNPLUGGED (3 CONCERTS) • 1 bonustrack • biographies, discographies • slideshows technical data dvd-video 4-631 Flower & Iron - 4-635 Ceol Damhsa / image NTSC, 16:9 MALINKY Dance Music - JOHNNY O'LEARY sound dolby 2.0, dolby 5.1, dts Malinky is one of Scotland’s region codes all regions finest folksong quintets and Nobody with an interest in Irish traditional music could fail to be the line-up currently impressed by the unique playing The dvd Irish Unplugged features all comprises Fiona Hunter of Johnny O’Leary, the accordion three artists with their own sets. The (vocals and cello) Steve Byrne (vocals, bouzouki, master from Maulykeavane, bonustrack is performed by all the artists between Gneevgullia and cittern and guitar); Mark Killarney in Co. Kerry. He was a together. Each individual artist’s concert Dunlop (vocals, whistles and brilliant exponent of the Sliabh can be played seperately and there is a bodhran); Mike Vaas (fiddle) Luachra style of playing, and for biography and discography added. The and Dave Wood (guitar and years he played music with the direct play system enables the dvd to be bouzouki). «Flower and wonderful fiddler Denis Murphy. Iron» is Malinky’s fourth This CD contains music for a played automatically without the use of album and may well be complete polka set (1-6). the menu. regarded as the best. 19 Returadresse: PRIORITAIRE Etnisk Musikklubb AS Masovngata 18 PAR AVION NO-3616Kongsberg A [email protected] www.etniskmusikklubb.no www.emcd.no, [email protected] www.gasta.no

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