DUTCH CD – ADVERTORIAL The Rhine is to the Netherlands what the Mississippi YoUr is to New Orleans. In these ‘nether-lands’ – the delta of BoNUS Western Europe – multiple streams of cultural influences FREE have both come down the river and in from the sea. They CD flowed in from Eastern and Southern Europe, and since the 17th century from the Netherlands’ maritime links with Africa, Asia and the Americas. This legacy and open attitude still colours the contemporary Dutch music world, resulting in a wide variety of new hybrids. On this compilation you will find crossovers between jazz and pop with music from the Balkans, Suriname, Indonesia and Morocco; but also from the Dutch Caribbean, Turkey and Portugal. In short, Dutch Delta Sounds! NO blues ‘Wayack’ Amsterdam Klezmer native Papiamento, mixing her as a fusion of Indonesian, CombinatieXVI 1 (from the album Hela Hela) 5 Band ‘Marusja’ island’s traditional rhythms Portuguese and Dutch 16 ‘Libi nanga Asege’ NO blues play Arabicana – (from the album Katla) like tumba with jazz. influences. Enchanting vocals (from the album Ten na Ten, Yu music from no-man’s land This magnificent seven have and guitar transform this old na wan Bigi Uma) between the Middle East and been wowing audiences since Oswin Chin Behilia style into a brand new sound. Multicultural Suriname also the US. Their four successful 1996 with their sparkling 9 ‘Den Bo Kushina’ features such Afro-Surinamese albums to date have resulted in crossovers of Yiddish music, (from the album Liber) Raj Mohan styles as kaseko, kawina and tours from Eastern Europe to jazz, ska and rap. Their 13th Curaçao’s best-known singer- 13 ‘Kantráki’ winti. Combinatie XVI blend South America. studio album erupts with songwriter wraps his social (from the album Kantráki) them into incantatory odes dance and flows of melancholy. lyrics in cloaks of Cuban son Between 1873 and 1916 over to the ancestors, sung in the Mdungu ‘Rio Nights’ Their first UK tour is in montuno, native tumba and 35,000 Hindustani contract Creole language of Sranan 2 (from the album Afro What!?) November 2011. sehú music. His seductive labourers (kantráki) arrived Tongo. Funky grooves reign in the songs make you both think from India in Suriname Afro-adventures of this nine- Minyeshu and dance. (Dutch Guyana). Their Arifa ‘Sun Dance’ piece collective, winning 6 ‘Selam Lehtsanat’ descendants developed new 17 (from the album audiences all over Europe. (from the album Dire Dawa) Carel Kraayenhof musical hybrids like sárnami Beyond Babylon) Afro What!? was mixed and Ethiopia is a rich country, and 10 & su Sexteto geet. Poet-singer Mohan tells Arifa combines the musical mastered by Justin Adams and with her stunning voice and Canyengue ‘Suite the whole painful history. heritage of Babylon, Istanbul, the group’s sophomore effort is haunting songs, Minyeshu Compasión III ¡Fuerza!’ Bucharest and Amsterdam expected in November 2011. shows where Geldof went (from the album Compassion) Boi Akih ‘MCP’ with electronics and wrong. This is pure soul Holland has been an 14 (M.U.L.T.I.C.U. contemporary improvisations. Baraná food from a global star in the important tango country since L.T.I. PEACE) (single release) The result transcends the sum 3 ‘Bülbül-ü Seyda’ making. the 1930s. Today bandonéon With roots in Indonesia and of its parts and journeys far (from the album Gül ve Bülbül) player Kraayenhof is deemed the Netherlands, Boi Akih’s into the realm of imagination. Multi-instrumentalist Behsat Getatchew Mekuria & the ‘new Piazzolla’. His suite is music is a prism of sounds Üvez and reed-player Steven 7 The Ex dedicated to the master. created through improvisation. Fra Fra Sound Kamperman regard each ‘Sethed Seketelat’ Their latest single comments 18 ‘Guess What?’ album as a new project. They (from the album Moa Anbessa) Maria de Fátima on the vanishing intercultural (from the album transform Turkish traditional, John Coltrane meets The Sex 11 ‘Aforma de Querer e tolerance in Holland. A Black Dutch & More) world and jazz music into Pistols. Legendary Dutch ser Amada’ new album will appear in For over 30 years the band surprising delights. impro-punkers invited (from the album Live) September 2011. have been exploring their Afro- Ethiopian sax legend Mekuria By fusing the soul of Mariza Surinamese roots. On their Kasba ‘Salama’ for a one-off that has turned with the heritage of Amália STriCat latest offering, guest American 4 (from the album Darna) into a long-term collaboration. Rodrigues, this best-kept fado 15 ‘Romanian Strut’ poet Ghasem Batamuntu Their latest CD Sodfa has Welcome to Ex-thiopia. secret transforms the port (from the album Jab) improvises on themes of received sterling reviews but of Amsterdam into a second This trio steer a course between colour, sound and society. ‘Salama’ marked their real Izaline Calister Lisbon. East European tradition and international breakthrough 8 ‘Mi Pais’ Western jazz on cimbalom, more Turn over to read in 2009. Even Dutch and (from the album Speransa) Julya Lo’ko & accordion and trumpet. Like more about music from Moroccan royalty ‘rocked From the Dutch Antilles and 12 Erwin van Ligten their debut album Rats & the Netherlands the Casbah’ on this fusion resident in Holland, Calister ‘Tembang Pahlawan’ Gentle People, the follow-up of North African styles, jazz expresses her twin identity (from the album Kroncong Baru) album Jab adventurously plies and pop. through lyrics sung in her Indonesian kroncong arose uncharted waters. Compilation © 2011 Buma Cultuur promotes Supported by: Dutch music copyrights RitMundo Foundation www.ritmundo.org www.songlines.co.uk Songlines 29.