tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50865991073855109042023-12-13T15:32:24.422+03:00World Music Blog - Discover the Best Music of the WorldIntroduction of high quality World Music groups, artists and performers. Album reviews, latest album news and suggestions.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03197504771913697749noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086599107385510904.post-40713219568821718522012-02-10T14:01:00.001+02:002012-02-10T14:02:42.249+02:00Dezoriental: Orientalism Influenced World Music from France<p><font face="Verdana"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; display: inline; float: left" title="Dezoriental, French World Music" alt="Dezoriental-world-music-from-france" align="left" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSWUWZV1PzZYyYybPMU7h3aIoaAdxGCPlDffFbwU99zC_eU2lsz7ohmQ60ccooCoYwSiCvWjTFh6YJUmtL1VKb4s1UKVf1d9LWAvkOf8tw29Qkq879eY8oHIWJ1uN5hAB7_cs2yNm3NTkY/s220/Dezoriental-world-music-from-france.jpg" width="169" height="159" />Today I would like to write a band from France. If you like to hear colorful <i>world music</i>, <i>Dezoriental</i> is a band for you. From the name of the band, you could guess their musical understanding. The multicultural band consists of <i>French</i> and <i>Algerian</i> members that their music root is <i>Algerian</i> music. Do not think that it is an <i>Arabic</i> band. Sometimes, you could hear melodies from Sahara Desert; sometimes, you could hear <i>Arabic</i> influenced Indian rhythms; sometimes, you could dance with hot <i>Balkan music</i> and <i>gypsy music</i> melodies. Is it only <i>traditional music</i>? Absolutely, no! <i>Dezoriental</i> also use <i>Jazz</i>, European music, <i>gypsy music</i>, French ballads, and the other <i>world music</i> elements. It is a good fusion of traditional eastern music and contemporary western music. The colorful band <i>Dezoriental</i> brings you a funny and cheery trip with their hot oriental rhythms and influences. </font></p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; width: 448px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; padding-top: 10px" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:6dba269d-6262-41fc-b808-2c0695c56d62" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><div id="511b5a73-0570-4f6f-b4f6-0fd69b316fa7" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline;"><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K87pkMjhGOQ" target="_new"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZC4lDr0GfLLZgbE5GQ6kiaZHtT_Q7GmQP16eGeqhVUpq4gx0O7UphQKHgdb_PF5e8G8Bc3J_6cEqbYTp-8PWaB39RxuEIVFsp1I3kHc-VUGj2m0OSqNg5cfWhgW_RBKGJCdAmzsCcmY5U//?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('511b5a73-0570-4f6f-b4f6-0fd69b316fa7'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "<div><object width=\"448\" height=\"252\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/K87pkMjhGOQ?hl=en&hd=1\"><\/param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/K87pkMjhGOQ?hl=en&hd=1\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"448\" height=\"252\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" alt=""></a></div></div><div style="width:448px;clear:both;font-size:.8em">Dezoriental, World Music from France, Vesoul.</div></div> <p><font face="Verdana"><i>Dezoriental</i> consists of six members from France and Algeria based members. The band’s official line up is Abdel Sefsaf (Vocal Drum), Aloua Idir (Oud, Guitar), Jean-Luc Frappa (Back Vocal, Accordion), Stephane Prost (Back Vocal, Percussion), Frederic Delluci (Tuba), and Laurent Falso (Drum). You could hear both contemporary music instruments and <i>traditional music</i> instruments in <i>Dezoriental</i>’s musicality. You could also hear instruments from different cultures performed by guest artists and performers. I suggest oud’s sound that you could read my article about an oud virtuoso <a title="John Berberian: Ethno Jazz and Rock Dance with Middle East Music" href="http://worldmusicsblog.blogspot.com/2011/12/john-berberian-ethno-jazz-and-rock.html" target="_blank">John Berberian</a>. I believe that you will enjoy hearing <i>Dezoriental</i>’s multicultural melodies with colorful eastern rhythms. I also suggest watching their live performance. You will appreciate it. </font></p> <p><font face="Verdana"><i>Dezoriental</i> has two studio albums. Let us see their discography. </font></p> <ul> <li><font face="Verdana"><font color="#c0504d">Dezoriental</font> (2001) is a successful debut album that it contains more <i>Arabic</i> and <i>Algerian</i> elements. I suggest the enjoyable album. My favorite songs are Booster, Desert Blues, No Made in France, Dezoriental Trip and Trans Saharien. </font></li> <li><font face="Verdana"><font color="#c0504d">Terra Incognita</font> (2003) is the album that contains modern elements. I suggest the colorful album extremely. Vesoul, Aung Sann Suu (Queen), Jazz Hair, Soumelia, Leila, and Terra Incognita are my favorites in the album. Do not lose the rich cultural concept album. </font></li> </ul> <p><img style="margin: 0px auto 4px; display: block; float: none" title="Dezoriental World Music Band from France" alt="dezoriental-french-world-music" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPOucURUWC21SYcdQH0qNMbDaBG8PHoKzCCQP3sTMlLp8pvvHLDcJJCGIKIG9yR1rgWFfizO0VtI4aEZLZ1jttmg8WgMAFWk5DVmfeMyu7DvJ_gDGqLC20SIPdWclgyYKzD0tuoFjjkLad/s352/dezoriental-french-world-music.jpg" /></p> <p><font face="Verdana"><i>Dezoriental</i> is an exciting and colorful band that I suggest the band extremely. <i>World music</i> needs more groups like <i>Dezoriental</i>. They have never made any album since Terra Incognita album. I hope we could hear their more songs. I could not find their official website. You could check their pages and listen to more preview songs from Last Fm. </font></p> <p><font face="Verdana">Bye for now!</font></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03197504771913697749noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086599107385510904.post-12434750675504908202012-02-09T16:25:00.001+02:002012-02-09T16:25:29.672+02:00El Gueto Con Botas: Spanish Folk with Ska Rhythms<p><img style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 12px; display: inline; float: right" title="El Gueto Con Botas Spanish Ska-Folk Band" alt="el-gueto-con-botas-spanish-folk-music-ska-band" align="right" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoE__RmRVm4TAlkwq1DmQiFilMsEYoqXr-90B3CyHOgs6Lf3stOkf_UKXyN3KM0HwLTRC1E4bcVBd3BfG5n-5hI_3bsRqs2IYVobEJY32RZNf9yI2_WK0PUvV74-xGD_Tnem91f3FCdbJ1/s210/el-gueto-con-botas-spanish-folk-music-ska-band.jpg" width="170" height="141" /><font face="Verdana">Do you like bands combine <i>folk music</i> with modern elements? If your answer is yes, <i>El Gueto Con Botas</i> is a band for you. <i>El Gueto Con Botas</i> is a Sevilla, <i>Spain</i> based <i>ska</i>, <i>fusion</i>, <i>folk music</i> band. They combine <i>Spanish</i> and <i>Andalusian</i> <i>folk</i> elements with <i>ska</i> and related genres. I cannot say it is pure <i>ska</i>. It is <i>Spanish folk music</i> with modern rhythms. It was a good coincidence that I discovered the band and the band’s hybrid sound. I have checked their website, but it is only in <i>Spanish</i>. I think the band should announce their music to <i>world music</i> stage. I like their flute oriented sound with a perfect female vocal.</font> </p> <div style="padding-bottom: 7px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; width: 448px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; padding-top: 25px" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:eaa47565-9b75-48b2-90d6-6dd2ccb31e46" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><div id="5cad1888-686a-45ea-907f-b54602a0c640" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline;"><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eXsyMUJMSE" target="_new"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYTf-qQ7d02QSPq6BjZzuWnqIFcUEV-9npYmd3rBTieTfnD8l1ooSzCT-E2F-YQcbbDeZ3xjseKP0TS4dGxsZ6hLYt4Kri-4jrYS75IFBymZXtJn3K9Cd8FySufC5tyH-eHEIrF4OllvN_//?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('5cad1888-686a-45ea-907f-b54602a0c640'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "<div><object width=\"448\" height=\"252\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/2eXsyMUJMSE?hl=en&hd=1\"><\/param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/2eXsyMUJMSE?hl=en&hd=1\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"448\" height=\"252\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" alt=""></a></div></div><div style="width:448px;clear:both;font-size:.8em">Visit www.elguetoconbotas.com for materials.</div></div> <p><font face="Verdana"><i>El Gueto Con Botas</i> consists of eight talented musicians that official lineup is David Ruiz, Fran del Moral, Antonio Montes, Manuel Jesus Lopez, Lucas Hidalgo, Sergio Mateo, Frankie Corrales, and Isaac Espinaco. The band also has a female vocal but I do not know why it is not placed in the website. They use wide range of instruments that the variety carries their music to the upper level. <i>Flute</i> is the main instrument of the band. Almost all songs contain excellent <i>flute</i> melodies with <i>ska</i> rhythms. There is nothing to say about musical diversity, because the band’s sound is unique. I suggest the band extremely. </font></p> <p><font face="Verdana"><i>El Gueto Con Botas</i> has only one album named in <i>Flor de Frontera</i>. I suggest the album extremely that the unique sound and <i>flute</i> oriented hot <i>ska</i> rhythms make you feel good. Noestare is my favorite song in the album. Hay duendes en el gueto, El amo de las bestias, La guerra no espera, Ahmed Ibn Jig, Para qué quiero yo más vivir, and Leprechaun Jig are the other beautiful songs. If you buy the album, you will never feel regret. You could buy <i>Flor de Frontera</i> album on amazon.com. </font></p> <p><img style="margin: 0px auto 4px; display: block; float: none" title="El Gueto Con Botas Spanish Folk and Ska Band" alt="el-gueto-con-botas-spanish-folk-music" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3MMqhGPguHPSsY3RwJz4RIz7kPJrwuK3NZg05pKLffxy0UifxBrHsJyGG7XQBCCHb6rM4SOoq2co2kNQt_ngUnIDjMPxnF6B5FpybcGus02FSruKPzEo0c-mAK5gmaLQ3BjD2KLTFPLL2/s639/el-gueto-con-botas-spanish-folk-music.jpg" width="321" height="173" /></p> <p><font face="Verdana"><i>El Gueto Con Botas</i> is one of the unique members of <i>Spain</i>’s rich <i>folk</i> culture. If you like <i>folk music</i> with modern elements, if you like hot <i>ska</i> rhythms, if you like <i>flute</i> sound, do not lose the band. You could visit their website to listen to <i>Flor de Frontera</i> album. Although the website is in Spanish, you could access the album to listen. You also could visit the band’s official profile pages on social networks to listen to their songs. I hope you will enjoy hearing the unique sound!</font></p> <p><font face="Verdana"><a title="El Gueto Con Botas Official Website" href="http://www.elguetoconbotas.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.elguetoconbotas.com/</a></font></p> <p><font face="Verdana">Bye for now!</font></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03197504771913697749noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086599107385510904.post-24751393006000722452012-02-08T13:44:00.001+02:002012-02-08T13:52:18.559+02:00Melo-M: Great Cello Band with Perfect Covers<p><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 9px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Melo-M Cello Band from Latvia" border="0" alt="melo-m-cello-cover-band-from-latvia" align="right" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRuYXLMBkUgDquft764OE0fx12big2DrVEKr35jUZbZ5zewnxI0nBZ0G9qT4CZF1GhRdxjRcYBz2AdjVCppguMi2oCIDmc5QqXTk6n8WEveOq8BaXBlPegVrLdj4uGtu5-mzHbjsH_FPn7//?imgmax=800" width="240" height="121" /><font face="Verdana">Recently, I write posts about violin performers. Today, I would like to talk about a <i>cello band</i>. I think I am in stringed instruments mood that I write more posts about this genre and performers. There are many <i>cello bands</i>. Absolutely, Apocalyptica is the most well-known <i>cello band </i>of the world. I heard many <i>cello bands</i> but, many of them have creativity and diversity problem. They make music in ordinary way. I discovered a <i>cello band</i> from <i>Latvia</i>, Riga. The band’s name is <i>Melo-M</i>. The band consists of three classically educated cellists. They rearrange and play well-known and reputed songs in <i>rock</i> music forms. I found them on YouTube first. I though it was an ordinary <i>cello band</i> until I heard their exciting music. It is very good to listen to songs I like in a unique form. The band’s name <i>Melo-M</i> name is derived from melomania. You could buy their album by clicking on the players. </font></p> <embed height="120" width="500" align="middle" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashvars="embed=1&autostart=0&random=0&format=music&song_id=4437&artist_id=3063&album_id=3280" salign="" allowscriptaccess="sameDomain" allowfullscreen="true" menu="true" name="platforma_player" bgcolor="#010101" devicefont="false" wmode="window" scale="showall" loop="true" play="true" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality="high" src="http://www.platforma.lv/player/assets/swf/player.swf" /><br /><a href="http://www.platforma.lv/player/music/melo-m/singalongs/mission_impossible_theme/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.platforma.lv/player/assets/images/share_logo.gif" style="border: 0px none;" /></a> <p><font face="Verdana">Band members Kārlis Auzāns, Miķelis Dobičins, and Jānis Pauls are classically educated persons that they still continue their studies. <i>Melo-M</i> also shared the stage with Apocalyptica, Maizie Williams (Boney M), Robert Wells and some Latvian performers. I could say their live performance is as good as their performance in studio albums. I really appreciate their live shows. You could listen to such famous songs as: Mission Impossible Theme, Misirlou, The Final Countdown, Those Were the Days, Come Together, I Will Survive, Daddy Cool and more. Hearing rock and pop elements with great cello rhythms and solos is perfect. </font></p> <embed height="120" width="500" align="middle" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashvars="embed=1&autostart=0&random=0&format=music&song_id=390316&artist_id=3063&album_id=390790" salign="" allowscriptaccess="sameDomain" allowfullscreen="true" menu="true" name="platforma_player" bgcolor="#010101" devicefont="false" wmode="window" scale="showall" loop="true" play="true" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality="high" src="http://www.platforma.lv/player/assets/swf/player.swf" /><br /><a href="http://www.platforma.lv/player/music/melo-m/around_the_world/misirlou/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.platforma.lv/player/assets/images/share_logo.gif" style="border: 0px none;" /></a> <p><font face="Verdana">Let us see <i>Melo-M</i> <i>discography</i> and my suggestions. You could buy their albums or songs, if you follow links in the player or website of the band. </font></p> <ul> <li><font face="Verdana"><font color="#c0504d">Melo-M</font> (2005) is a successful debut album. Rock on the Ice, Dzimta Valoda, Dzejnieks are my favorites. I could say it is amazing and exciting album. Do not lose it! </font></li> <li><font face="Verdana"><font color="#c0504d">Singalongs</font> (2007) is a perfect album that you could find many <i>cover version</i>s like Mission Impossible, Daddy Cool (with Maizie Williams), Take on Me, Ghost Busters, I Will Survive and more. I suggest the album extremely. Unique and exciting covers make you feel good. </font></li> <li><font face="Verdana"><font color="#c0504d">Around the World</font> (2009) is another <i>cover</i> album that you will like. Misirlou, Zorba’s Dance, Hava Nagila, El Condor Pasa and Greensleeves are my favorite covers in the album. I suggest the album extremely. </font></li> <li><font face="Verdana"><font color="#c0504d">Phantasy of the Opera</font> (2010) is the last album of the band. You could find some parts of famous classical music compositions from reputed composers. Barber of Rossini, Boogie Bumblebee, Diary of Carmen, Verdi (ct), and Gershwintime are my favorites. I also suggest the album extremely. </font></li> </ul> <embed height="120" width="500" align="middle" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashvars="embed=1&autostart=0&random=0&format=music&song_id=3276&artist_id=3290&album_id=3280" salign="" allowscriptaccess="sameDomain" allowfullscreen="true" menu="true" name="platforma_player" bgcolor="#010101" devicefont="false" wmode="window" scale="showall" loop="true" play="true" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality="high" src="http://www.platforma.lv/player/assets/swf/player.swf" /><br /><a href="http://www.platforma.lv/player/music/intars_busulis/singalongs/ghostbusters/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.platforma.lv/player/assets/images/share_logo.gif" style="border: 0px none;" /></a> <p><font face="Verdana"><i>Melo-M</i> is a <i>cello band</i> that talented musicians rearrange music with their uniqueness. I believe that you will enjoy every seconds of their music. You could visit their official website to watch their live performance videos and more information. You also could buy their songs or albums from their website. Support the young band so that they will make new exciting albums!</font></p> <p><font face="Verdana"><a title="Melo-M Cello Band Official Website" href="http://www.melo-m.lv" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.melo-m.lv</a></font></p> <p>Bye for now!</p><P></P></embed> <font face="Verdana"><font color="#c0504d">Special Note:</font> Songs have been placed here upon permission of the group. You could buy the album, if you click the player.<P></P></embed><P></P></embed> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03197504771913697749noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086599107385510904.post-51518563388760836002012-02-07T13:50:00.001+02:002012-02-07T13:50:56.684+02:00Babylon Circus: Ska and Reggae Meets French Music<p><img style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 8px; display: inline; float: right" title="Babylon Circus Ska and Reggae with Rock, Balkan Music and Gypsy Influences from France" alt="babylon-circus-ska-reggae-gypsy-rock-france-music" align="right" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZBuXuR4nFL3Rg6r0UfEquUfy-2N9F1hQyhEPKfFTNVHVtO9qy6YKH5pR06wkC-P42yL1Z5OcFgus08737BX5Bzz5Xn6TJujGlQgZpgvA_dY7WpvsfT8P2YXeSCk95VzqcpWYtRe3Ccupa/s267/babylon-circus-ska-reggae-gypsy-rock-france-music.jpg" width="214" height="139" />Today, I would like to write about a <i>French</i> band <i>Babylon Circus</i>. If you heard never heard them, you will enjoy hearing their funny music. <i>Babylon Circus</i> combines <i>ska</i> and <i>reggae</i> elements successfully. Absolutely, it is not pure <i>reggae</i> or <i>ska</i>. The band combines those elements with <i>rock</i>, <i>swing</i>, <i>jazz</i>, <i>punk</i>, <i>Balkan music</i>, and <i>gypsy music</i> elements. The band was founded as a <i>ska</i> band but, they added new genres and influences in their musicality. Combination of funny music styles and genres make an exciting music. Although lyrics are in <i>French</i> generally, they also have English songs. Sometimes, both two languages are mixed in some of their songs. Their lyrics deal with political issues that they also have anti war themed album. I also suggest the named in <a title="Figli Di Madre Ignota: Balkan Music Meets Funny Italian Ska" href="http://worldmusicsblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/figli-di-madre-ignota-balkan-music.html" target="_blank">Figli Di Madre Ignota</a>, if you like ska influenced music with Balkan elements. </p> <div style="padding-bottom: 6px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; width: 448px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; padding-top: 20px" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:64ae52f8-e105-407a-828d-5c4c00c5f4a6" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><div id="28797092-83f3-442a-934b-c28ab382e0f0" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline;"><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NyzJxfhYpI" target="_new"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQgxPmK4P4qZfNRHlga4QKVaCXfgnnGSKv75n1r0HSOH3tvHGRIlZhLnz4F-Rb6i4KPedD-UHikryNDJlNYz5wtV7rqAbtHe7ULl-wfYTOJ5uhTFMCm3vyK0mcmsV7nMR3XXM3ef_sYh0e//?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('28797092-83f3-442a-934b-c28ab382e0f0'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "<div><object width=\"448\" height=\"252\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/7NyzJxfhYpI?hl=en&hd=1\"><\/param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/7NyzJxfhYpI?hl=en&hd=1\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"448\" height=\"252\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" alt=""></a></div></div><div style="width:448px;clear:both;font-size:.8em">Babylon Circus La Cigarette song. Please visit babyloncircus.com for more materials without copyright.</div></div> <p><i>Babylon Circus</i> consists of eleven members. A crowded lineup created instrumental diversity that some of members of the band are multi instrumentalist musicians. They generally use guitar, tambourine, saxophone, clarinet, accordion, flute, bass, trumpet, flugelhorn, timpani, trombone, tuba, barrel organ, and drums. I think it is enough to create funny music influenced by many genres. I have watched their live performance on the internet. I could say they know how to have fun, and let you have more fun. A jubilant effusion creates funny and exciting music. If you like dancing, do not lose the band! <i>France</i>, Lyon based band creates music for dancing like a crazy. </p> <p>Let us see <i>Babylon Circus</i> discography and some of my suggestions. </p> <ul> <li><font color="#c0504d">Demo no. 1</font> (1996) </li> <li><font color="#c0504d">Musika</font> (1997) is an album that it is more <i>reggae</i> and <i>ska</i> influenced album. Let me run and Suffering souls are my favorites in this album. </li> <li><font color="#c0504d">Tout va Bien</font> (1999) is an EP that it shows development of their music. They improved their sound and musicality in this EP. Mister Spidon is my favorite song in the EP. </li> <li><font color="#c0504d">Au Marché Des Illusions</font> (2001) is a professional album that combines <i>ska</i>, <i>reggae</i>, <i>rock</i>, <i>punk</i>, <i>Balkan music</i>, and <i>gypsy music</i> elements successfully. Au Marché Des Illusions, Paul, Ya Ka Fokon, Ah L'humeur De Meche, Don Quichotte is Not Dead, and Lundi 6H are my favorites. I suggest the album highly. </li> <li><font color="#c0504d">Dances of Resistance</font> (2004) is the most political album of the band. Main theme of the album is anti war movement. I suggest the album extremely. Dances of Resistance, J'aurais Bien Voulu, Musical Terrorism Act, Sailor's Wife, Lost in the Jungle, and My Friend are my favorites in this album. I really like this funny album. Do not lose it! </li> <li><font color="#c0504d">La Belle Etoile</font> (2009) is a perfect album that their sound becomes more professional day by day. Marions-Nous Au Soleil, L'envol (Feat. Karina Zeviani), La Cigarette, Nina, Le Fils Caché Du Pape, and Une Minute are my favorites. I believe that you will enjoy hearing the album. I suggest it extremely. You will never feel regret to buy it! </li> </ul> <p align="center"><img style="margin: 0px 4px 4px 0px" title="Babylon Circus Dances of Resistance Ska Reggae Album" alt="babylon-circus-dances-of-resistance-album" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAqkUx17hoy4M6uaMTmEglV_TCobahKSzoeKHihxPSlfHN_E6l8qUpk5iNnchBBdnuSEpwZiCvvm-nxbGLV7wqKZ26eE3KANLogIYdDpobTulXiFX6HSNiKa-drwMAs6fF4PCxeJGQ_2MC/s221/babylon-circus-dances-of-resistance-album.jpg" width="174" height="173" /> <img style="margin: 0px 4px 4px 0px" title="Babylon Circus Au Marché Des Illusions Album" alt="babylon-circus-au-marche-des-illusions-album" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzOC_T9n74GWM1kWAVkn_Tzc-Sq9ZNbBngBdQjV_rYxhiLMN0tGJA8f5lihranpc0C8qxehTHCKkZaeQwNSlJgBhpwI89zo0NolghfGD5hbRT4LGi66lA2hdg6M9jgMWMVpw9fMaUfoXtM/s223/babylon-circus-au-marche-des-illusions-album.jpg" width="168" height="173" /></p> <p><i>Babylon Circus</i> is a funny and exciting band that <i>rock</i>, <i>punk</i>, <i>Balkan music</i>, and <i>gypsy music</i> influenced <i>ska</i> and <i>reggae</i> will make you have fun extremely. I suggest the band extremely. I only want to say that they must re-design their website. The exciting band deserves a professional website! You also could visit their official profile to listen to more songs and watch some of their video clips. I believe that you will appreciate the successful band. I hope I could see them in Istanbul. </p> <p><a title="Babylon Circus Official Profile Page" href="http://www.myspace.com/babyloncircus" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.myspace.com/babyloncircus</a></p> <p><a title="Babylon Circus Official Website" href="http://www.babyloncircus.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.babyloncircus.com</a></p> <p>Bye for now!</p> <p><font face="Verdana"></font></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03197504771913697749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086599107385510904.post-48479055568297726382012-02-03T16:37:00.001+02:002012-02-03T16:39:32.567+02:00Michal Jelonek: Violin Oriented Rock Music from Poland<p><font face="Verdana"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; display: inline; float: left" title="Michal Jelonek, Rock with Violin" alt="michal-jelonek-rock-and-violin-music-from-poland" align="left" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRGDCE021sRnuCB4uj6-uyW3SwG9-S2Zy33Dq7daWbjeJCTuBNKCldrfg7pjggbSDirO_iQr9g4haUob5TCUz7IwUz4MqvOGqAYlgMjnfNyirql7t4Z2IommM_RUrrzk45EkLssxxSPl2x/s268/michal-jelonek-rock-and-violin-music-from-poland.jpg" width="194" height="139" />I really like <i>classical music</i> oriented <i>rock</i> music. Yesterday I wrote about <a title="Anna Phoebe: Rock with Vixen of the Violin" href="http://worldmusicsblog.blogspot.com/2012/02/anna-phoebe-rock-with-vixen-of-violin.html" target="_blank">Anna Phoebe</a> who performs <i>rock</i> with her <i>violin</i>. Today, I would like to write about the other <i>violin</i> hero <i>Jelonek</i>. <i>Michal Jelonek</i> is a Polish musician and composer who perform <i>rock</i> music with <i>classical music</i> elements. If you like Anna Phoebe, you will like him too. It is really nice to hear <i>classical</i> melodies with heavy guitar riffs. Anna combines <i>rock</i> music with eastern melodies; he combines <i>rock</i> music with <i>classical music</i>. Both musicians are my favorites in this genre that I suggest them extremely. <i>Michal Jelonek</i> is a reputed musician and composer in Poland that he has been featured on over 30 albums from Polish musicians and groups. His contribution of those albums ranging from <i>rock</i> to <i>classical music</i>, folk, pop, <i>heavy metal</i> and <i>world music</i>. </font></p> <div style="padding-bottom: 6px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; width: 448px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; padding-top: 20px" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:4158436a-3137-43bf-99f0-ac860d72408c" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><div id="4265648e-3dda-40fd-abf8-03fb550f1e0f" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline;"><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_AHbzAhzik&feature=player_embedded" target="_new"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDQG86c2wnw6TJqyukbhKYR1HtTbuVjYTsEmmUrvzkah82UdTBZZ0AYnHLazW61ROGxauh2Deml8u7Ur44W4CHr_glyAurS5Bxfku4GsFygXuxKmGnDY1-rZHiOHXis1_lsD4Es-GKbMoT//?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('4265648e-3dda-40fd-abf8-03fb550f1e0f'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "<div><object width=\"448\" height=\"252\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/0_AHbzAhzik?hl=en&hd=1\"><\/param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/0_AHbzAhzik?hl=en&hd=1\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"448\" height=\"252\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" alt=""></a></div></div><div style="width:448px;clear:both;font-size:.8em">This video has been placed here upon permission of Michal Jelonek. Visit his website for more materials.</div></div> <p><font face="Verdana"><i>Michal Jelonek </i>worked with many musicians in various genres that he played over 1600 concerts in many countries like Brazil, Mexico, Germany, Sweden, Russia, and some Middle and Eastern Europe countries. He also makes music for advertisements and movies. He released two albums in 2007 and 2001. I really appreciate the <i>progressive</i> line in his music that <i>progressive</i> elements make his music unique and original. He plays with nine musicians in his albums that instrumental variety is very good. He also has a <i>metal</i> band named in Hunter. </font></p> <p><font face="Verdana">Let us see <i>Michal Jelonek</i>’s discography and some of my suggestions. If you check his website, you could see his collaborations with the other musicians. I will only write about his solo albums. </font></p> <ul> <li><font face="Verdana"><font color="#c0504d">Jelonek</font> (2007) is the self titled debut album that it is <i>baroque</i> influenced album. This album is my favorite that guitar sound was adjusted very well. BaRock, B-East, Vendome 1212, A Funeral of a Provincial Vampire, War In The Kids Room, Mosquito Flight, and Pizzicato-Asceticism are my favorite songs. I could say the album is a masterpiece. You will enjoy hearing every song in the album. Do not hesitate to buy this album, if you want to hear baroque melodies with hot guitar riffs. You also could hear some melodies from Vivaldi!</font> </li> <li><font face="Verdana"><font color="#c0504d">Revenge</font> (2011) is the last album of <i>Michal Jelonek</i>. Although this album contains more <i>heavy metal</i> elements, he still keeps <i>progressive</i> line. Cockroaches Empire, Owl's Pathetic Song, Romantic Revenge, Sabre Dance, Schizo Ferret, Cementary Woodpeacker Promised Kadish, and Lord Mantis Dilemma. I also suggest the album extremely. </font></li> </ul> <p align="center"><img style="margin: 0px 4px 4px 0px" title="Jelonek-Violin and Rock Music from Poland" alt="jelonek-violin-rock-album" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtGD8wqqtZOOOm0IQYO0SFA7qjqWD9pCjPRgV8iqfyV_cXtMrvNDC-Xme58Cqwt86Zeny4QYptPXB69NTNIx9C6xSrJeQOxcBYpRoutSArd8gKRAFdlJ-GOgIPnaUxAKhVIXdgvwPsEc20/s223/jelonek-violin-rock-album.jpg" width="195" height="195" /> <img style="margin: 0px 4px 4px 0px" title="Jelonek, Revenge Album" alt="jelonek-revenge-album" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ8nC0XB6RY5mATeA93QRf8qNm-S1gMADYVTdTe-3Y-o74TjwYgnytYGVD5ZzfqLeZ9izQZXjln2suS1kMx8XaHBwEerecCgWNUcdK1Na7YHxYcQmMVRG9p08eIpsY9AMXl9SdesCa_W7N/s233/jelonek-revenge-album.jpg" width="219" height="195" /></p> <p><font face="Verdana"><i>Michal Jelonek</i> is a talented <i>violinist</i> and composer that both Jelonek and Revenge albums satisfy your expectations from <i>violin</i> oriented <i>rock</i> music. If you are a <i>rock</i> fan, if you like <i>violin</i> performers do not lose him. You could visit <i>Michal Jelonek</i>’s website to listen and buy his albums. You also could find video clips and more information about Jelonek and his band Hunter. He also has a live DVD named in Przystanek Woodstock 2010. I also suggest the DVD to watch his perfect live performance. </font></p> <p><font face="Verdana"><a title="Michal Jelonek's Official Website" href="http://www.jelonek.art.pl/en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.jelonek.art.pl/en</a></font></p> <p><font face="Verdana">Bye for now!</font></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03197504771913697749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086599107385510904.post-12573048274756503562012-02-02T14:57:00.001+02:002012-02-02T14:57:58.289+02:00Anna Phoebe: Rock with Vixen of the Violin<p><font face="Verdana"><img style="margin: 0px 12px 0px 0px; display: inline; float: left" title="Anna Phoebe Vixen of the Violin" alt="anna-phoebe-rock-with-violin" align="left" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRRdybUZuuL2_TATwuave0HREChhe8b58yy-trgM8_pdOIqcqs7Or55rYNl9qAXrHNgD-NDIqmIPyhMr18qqtd9xS3z-bLU2qSBRGaC0bH3K4mtP3ZowBpBiUxB3yHmz5MyuhbGND9k-3G/s187/anna-phoebe-rock-with-violin.jpg" width="202" height="157" />Do you like <em>rock</em> music with <em>violin</em>? If your answer is yes, if you like <em>violin</em> solos with hard guitar riffs, pay attention to <em>Anna Phoebe</em> and her albums. <em>Anna Phoebe</em> is a talented <em>violin</em> performer from the United Kingdom. I heard her performance in <a title="Oi Va Voi: Yiddish Music Meets Contemporary Elements" href="http://worldmusicsblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/oi-va-voi-yiddish-music-meets.html" target="_blank">Oi Va Voi</a> albums first. I really like her performance and I found her solo career albums that she is an excellent <em>violinist</em>. She hired by many musicians like Ronan Keating, LeAnn Rimes, George Michael, and Robin Gibb. It is only an introduction. After I write her career with the other musicians, you appreciate her and her musical talent. Although she worked with many musicians and groups, her solo career albums contain <em>rock</em> elements. It is really very good to hear hard guitar riffs under <em>Anna Phoebe</em>’s <em>violin</em> solos. Everybody knows Vanessa Mae. I could say Anna is heavy version of Vanessa Mae. She also called as Vixen of the Violin that it is very good description to define her talent. I hope you buy her albums and meet with her <em>symphonic</em> fascination. </font></p> <div style="padding-bottom: 10px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; width: 448px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; padding-top: 20px" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:62944581-8a7f-4387-aa10-8ed709077290" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><div id="09bebf30-e2e2-4ef0-b30c-c355db017555" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline;"><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssrsoRuXLU8&feature=colike" target="_new"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK80eZDfXDby7tZPU2aUUEfwfwWT9t0T8O5kzAPOcYMQBSVn0Hk5m4Ca4WwRxGGYcXSnVsC9wzlGHy3VpJYuNzrOlLOLBLqWKM7QgbEidDOLyJEWnAd7svyWECpAe46ekxvYzOEF1XP6y7//?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('09bebf30-e2e2-4ef0-b30c-c355db017555'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "<div><object width=\"448\" height=\"252\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/ssrsoRuXLU8?hl=en&hd=1\"><\/param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/ssrsoRuXLU8?hl=en&hd=1\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"448\" height=\"252\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" alt=""></a></div></div><div style="width:448px;clear:both;font-size:.8em">This video has been taken from www.annaphoebe.com. It is free to use material.</div></div> <p><font face="Verdana"><em>Anna Phoebe</em> worked with many artist and groups that I wrote she worked with <em>Oi Va Voi</em>. She appeared in Travelling the Face of the Globe and Oi Va Voi albums. She was also invited to play in a <em>symphonic rock</em> band <em>Trans Siberian Orchestra</em>. She appeared in two albums of the band. I also suggest <em>Trans Siberian Orchestra</em> to <em>rock</em> lovers. Anna Phoebe joined Jethro Tull as a guest <em>violinist</em> and she played with them during <em>Jethro Tull</em> world tour in 2007. She also featured with Steven Tyler, Jon Anderson, and Paul Rodgers. She still plays with <em>Jon Lord</em> from Deep Purple. She worked with appreciated <em>rock</em> musicians that I respect her talent. </font></p> <p><img style="margin: 0px auto 4px; display: block; float: none" title="Anna Phoebe Rock with Violin" alt="anna-phoebe-rocker-violinist" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe7xzMmuluN_uOBseQ1CjjiUGlHcvJw61FG-YywSZrJ814S7H6aUvzwPe2ERZtn7GnCMn9Q932nMcacEVriEusoyM1BOeL8wlmnSYKvi20BT9qArWgvedmv9d6hZQau2D4CeBaOzjHvBOJ/s532/anna-phoebe-rocker-violinist.jpg" width="318" height="194" /></p> <p><font face="Verdana"><em>Anna Phoebe</em> has two studio albums under her name that those albums c</font><font face="Verdana">ombine <em>rock</em> with <em>violin</em> and eastern melodies. I suggest both albums extremely. I hope she could find time from working with excellent musicians to make new albums. Let us see her discography and my suggestions. </font></p> <ul> <li><font face="Verdana"><font color="#c0504d">Gypsy</font> (2006) is a successful debut album. The album was made with Angus Clark (Trans Siberian Orchestra). The album combines violin and eastern melodies with <em>rock</em> rhythms. Bombay to Beirut, Gypsy, Goddess, and Phoenix Hotel are my favorite songs. I suggest the album extremely. </font></li> <li><font face="Verdana"><font color="#c0504d">Rise of the Warrior</font> (2008) is an album that she deserves vixen of the violin nickname. The perfect album contains more <em>rock</em> with epic elements that harmony between riffs and her <em>violin</em> solos is perfect. Rise of the Warrior, Ballingoola, Dawn of the Sphinx, Call to Arms, Army of Souls, and The Journey Home are my favorites. Do not lose the album!</font></li> </ul> <p align="center"><img style="margin: 0px 4px 4px 0px" title="Anna Phoebe-Rise of the Warrior Album" alt="anna-phoebe-rise-of-the-warrior-album" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEmBzTf57YDZZs8bRy66qQUwyeb_zwUIktjEWtYeQOTO_uH-8xl9mRtVrUNY2bOSnfqo-cAwyO6Vjbi_fglFPnNTnJLUYazWBq1ftfneCR23pr4I8hZJZJEoNjpve20Yqxt_4U2ndfvE2b/s222/anna-phoebe-rise-of-the-warrior-album.jpg" width="169" height="169" /> <img style="margin: 0px 4px 4px 0px" title="Anna Phoebe Gypsy Album" alt="anna-phoebe-gypsy-album" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZYkaZYe5zFRG-3bH03NHDnSNK-FtmqS07d_HeT_a6WSUFwKTXrt2z-peo672c3K-GydEf60B-ttTe30J5PeqTblQ-q7jJlTJdct9Kz15bXX324umXeyJxVDvvBEL9K13odlK1Fu0SR0Qu/s221/anna-phoebe-gypsy-album.jpg" width="171" height="170" /></p> <p><font face="Verdana"><em>Anna Phoebe</em> is a great <em>violinist</em> that her music satisfy your expectations from music combines <em>rock</em> and <em>symphonic</em> elements. You could visit her official website to listen to preview songs and watch her videos. You also could buy her albums from the website. I hope we could see upcoming album announce soon!</font></p> <p><font face="Verdana"><a title="Anna Phoebe Official Website" href="http://www.annaphoebe.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.annaphoebe.com/</a></font></p> <p><font face="Verdana">Bye for now!</font></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03197504771913697749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086599107385510904.post-42578594458273008442012-01-31T14:10:00.001+02:002012-01-31T14:10:04.073+02:00Tarantella: Gothic Influenced Folk Music<p><img style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; display: inline; float: left" title="Tarantella-Kal Cahoone and John Rumley" alt="Tarantella-Kal-Cahoone-and-John-Rumley-gothic-folk-music" align="left" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVQJ06uTt_wzW8B6pyd9uYYZL1Vgro1Nb_rwh-QelEN3ldW2SOtBxg3UGS5HV8FhycPWBqe07HrCItGKDQyDgvsSan8YiVZTciduVYiP0N_AtRpsOqJWoLxH1GLM3V8e1gldO9gNlY3MOE/s168/Tarantella-Kal-Cahoone-and-John-Rumley-gothic-folk-music.jpg" width="150" height="137" /><font face="Verdana"><em>Tarantella</em>! You think that it is an Italian <em>folk</em> dance or a Chuck Mangione album, right? I would like to introduce a great band from America. I have met with this band several months ago. Hearing talented female vocal, amazing musicality and sound made the band one of my favorites. The music contains <em>American folk</em>, <em>gothic</em>, <em>indie</em>, and <em>rock</em> elements with a perfect sound. We also could hear <em>Latin</em> and Spanish inspired melodies. If you like to find a unique sound and musicality, do not hesitate to buy a <em>Tarantella</em> album. Their melancholic and moody melodies with a dark sound will fascinate you. Watch the video I gave below to discover a great band <em>Tarantella</em>’s <em>gothic</em> influenced <em>folk music</em>.</font> </p> <div style="padding-bottom: 10px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; width: 448px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; padding-top: 20px" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:8660d48f-ee8d-432c-9c0c-6506330c915a" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><div id="3e4a0f44-8e44-4402-a908-a72c6cc4749e" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline;"><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HL52I5qL6E" target="_new"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidSpE9SpyEBb4GU1PWK7fWwH8iNmAn0fsmZBFEfJDPxR7qNlecxpulyai2yFCjoB1BDUZLISbSI-Jm4lErPPAjY9V-gwxgCM2H_sfAMfIHO7AJTDU6iFnnRog44J90nssTvs94jjOnSSvG//?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('3e4a0f44-8e44-4402-a908-a72c6cc4749e'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "<div><object width=\"448\" height=\"252\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/_HL52I5qL6E?hl=en&hd=1\"><\/param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/_HL52I5qL6E?hl=en&hd=1\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"448\" height=\"252\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" alt=""></a></div></div><div style="width:448px;clear:both;font-size:.8em">Tarantella Dame Fuego video has been added upon permission of the band. Buy the album from Amazon.</div></div> <p><font face="Verdana"><em>Kal Cahoone</em> met with multi instrumentalist <em>John Rumley</em> and they decided to start a band together. <em>Tarantella’</em>s original lineup is <em>Kal Cahoone, John Rumley</em>, Chad E. Johnson, Robert Ferbrache, Kelly O’Dea and Daniel Grandbois. Some members are from Slim Cessna's Auto Club that it is also the great <em>American folk</em> band. Tarantella combines <em>American folk</em>, <em>Latin folk</em>, <em>gothic</em>, <em>indie</em> and <em>rock</em> elements with English and Spanish lyrics. You should hear <em>Kal Cahoone</em>’s excellent vocal with the dark and melancholic sound. Instrumental variety is also very good that it is possible to hear banjo, accordion, violin, guitar, Jew’s harp and the other instruments used in folk music. </font></p> <p><img style="margin: 0px auto 4px; display: block; float: none" title="Tarantella-Gothic, Folk, Latin, Indie Music" alt="tarantella-gothic-folk-latin-indie-music" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaUItBL5SzUg1J_lnfmOC-Fvg2uqJEHtRz4wiDjCyZg9w2zE9GagwNew4uQQkrKdyaq9NqctUraQg3z0nIdxfGOKjxujO4N1AbggocwXlM2GPQx9SR9LZmRziWhsSFA7rdAm_29btVgzrb/s400/tarantella-gothic-folk-latin-indie-music.jpg" width="287" height="176" /></p> <p><font face="Verdana"><em>Tarantella</em> has only one album named in Esqueletos. The album was released in 2005. I do not know why they did not make more albums. I hope we could hear more albums from <em>Tarantella</em> with Kal Cahoone’s fascinating vocal. She also has other projects with different musicians. Gothic atmosphere, moody and melancholic songs, Latin inspirations, good combination with <em>American folk</em> made Tarantella a high quality band. All the songs in Esqueletos album are suggested extremely. They are perfect songs that I especially suggest Dame Fuego, Southern Cross, Chi Sa Dove Sara, and Mexican Wine songs. </font></p> <p><em><img style="margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px; display: inline; float: left" title="Tarantella-Esqueletos Album" alt="tarantella-esqueletos-gothic-folk-indie-album" align="left" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpQgGmr9rHNaoKnPGkbtrTeB3uYvvYlVbDPbjhkogBpaQNmIn_kYTLf2ZE8gMj1jJQsFhZS9_J37N4P1q6c5yHSIeaUqmLcSeCA6ZDU7yGGDry3R6FeEfeQYnx12YwGVKPU8xptWyPJlOg/s225/tarantella-esqueletos-gothic-folk-indie-album.jpg" width="136" height="142" /><font face="Verdana">Tarantella</font></em><font face="Verdana"> is a great band combines folk and gothic elements successfully. Do not lose the album named in Esqueletos. I have checked some music forums that some writers suggest the band to Mazzy Star and Calexico fans. Please visit Tarantella official MySpace to listen some of their songs. I believe that the dark atmosphere will affect your feelings and you will buy the album to support them so that they make new albums. </font></p> <p><a title="Tarantella Official Profile for Music" href="http://www.myspace.com/tarantelladenver" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><font face="Verdana">http://www.myspace.com/tarantelladenver</font></a></p> <p><font face="Verdana">Bye for now!</font></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03197504771913697749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086599107385510904.post-22120928039451202362012-01-29T17:34:00.001+02:002012-01-29T17:52:59.128+02:00Two Steps from Hell: Epic Music from Trailers<p><img style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; display: inline; float: left" title="Two Steps from Hell Epic Music for Movie and Game Trailers" alt="two-steps-from-hell-epic-music-trailer-catalog-hell" align="left" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiucQ4YWPVYZneNmGQJOaff9dEo1F7FRgq0FfsAAtwYfV7rjYsPv9q3h8jHSoyfWfhtdZ_w9D2lyu9B4Ydvl8eu6nfHxX7COGkD8jRwSJqQpU93_GUCDCTLedWxKMbYJAit7WTWwb9xwd6r/s259/two-steps-from-hell-epic-music-trailer-catalog-hell.jpg" width="167" height="121" /><font face="Verdana">Do you like <em>trailer</em>s’ music? Sometimes, we see movie or <em>game trailers</em> and hear their magical and <em>epic sound</em>. Last year, I met with <em>Two Steps from Hell</em> on Youtube. After I heard their music first time, I though it was a part from Hans Zimmer soundtracks. If you are a fan of <em>epic music</em> and movie or <em>game trailers</em>, <em>Two Steps from Hell</em> performs music satisfy your expectation from <em>epic music</em>. Actually, it is not a music band. <em>Two Steps from Hell</em> is a music production company founded by <em>Thomas Bergersen</em> and <em>Nick Phoenix</em>. Los Angeles, California based company produces trailer music for movies, TV series, computer games, and so on. The name of the company resembles a rock or heavy metal band’s name. After you meet their magical music, you will feel the atmosphere from ancient era.</font> </p> <div style="padding-bottom: 10px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; width: 448px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; padding-top: 21px" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:20af38e7-a400-46ce-b229-77535326c90f" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><div id="8fe506fc-4463-4fed-b8b1-b75903ee3e20" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline;"><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_o5xIXA5ML8" target="_new"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCek0AiJJ46zaBVlKTH0V3FPM67Sp09s1OxBbCEE75mWhRv3R5JAsxboJu-rRCMEsudR1-Gjrb8IqwE4jE5NWEd4vINAK559FhA6wDviSh-r_10MWR4lhnNXVOrv1t-uzklTAjrXEuyJ_a//?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('8fe506fc-4463-4fed-b8b1-b75903ee3e20'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "<div><object width=\"448\" height=\"252\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/_o5xIXA5ML8?hl=en&hd=1\"><\/param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/_o5xIXA5ML8?hl=en&hd=1\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"448\" height=\"252\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" alt=""></a></div></div><div style="width:448px;clear:both;font-size:.8em">This video has been created with Creative Commons License. Reissue is allowed by the owner.</div></div> <p><font face="Verdana">Their music used in <em>trailers</em> for some <em>movies</em> like Star Trek, Prince of Persia, Pirates of the Caribbean, No Country for Old Men, The Fighter, X-Men: First Class, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, X-Men, The Town, Matrix, Inception, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, The Dark Knight, 2012, Avatar, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2. It is a successful list, right? We also heard their music in <em>trailers</em> for some TV shows like Game of Thrones, Frozen Planet, Merlin, Doctor Who, and Blue Mountain State. And, <em>computer games</em>! I am a fan of <em>computer games soundtracks</em>. Hearing their music in some perfect games’ trailers fascinates me. You could hear their music in trailers for Mass Effect 2 and Killzone 3.</font></p> <p><font face="Verdana">The company does not produce albums for public. They only have two public albums under the name<em> Two Steps from Hell</em>. They also released two public albums under <em>Thomas Bergersen</em>’s name. The company has many music catalogs used by film producers. Although they are not public albums, it is easy to find them on the internet. Their public albums are compilations of those catalogs. Their public discography is;</font></p> <ul> <li><font face="Verdana"><i><font color="#c0504d">Invincible</font></i> (2010) is the first compilation. You should hear Protector of the Earth, Freedom Fighters, Heart of Courage and 1000 Ships of the Underworld are my favorites. I suggest the album extremely. Do not lose the magical album. </font></li> <li><font face="Verdana"><i><font color="#c0504d">llusions</font></i> (2011) is an album published under Thomas Bergersen’s name.</font> </li> <li><font face="Verdana"><i><font color="#c0504d">Archangel</font></i> (2011)</font> </li> <li><font face="Verdana"><i><font color="#c0504d">Sun</font></i> (2012) is an album published under Thomas Bergersen’s name.</font> </li> </ul> <p align="center"><img style="margin: 0px 4px 4px 0px" title="Two Steps from Hell Invincible Epic Music Album" alt="two-steps-from-hell-epic-trailer-music-album" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh6IpF3U40DlZ8br_paQSD32mE-jUOCxhV7qWxAFSmLGIXJ_1XUMHqOXrrY9X9B87MOCKev-eZhuxfxWKSOfrY6za-NZC-13iBDPdkHw0RPNENR8kUeDr7LMmISLF85xWoMd-UsdgAcja0/s219/two-steps-from-hell-epic-trailer-music-album.jpg" width="180" height="181" /><img style="margin: 0px 4px 4px 0px" title="Two Steps from Hell Nemesin Trailer Music Catalog" alt="two-steps-from-hell-nemesis-epic-music-catalog" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDoz6M8oz7iE2ajmGFWB9q7yxLvKtZ3LfPNOyKNopYYOMSyVafjhtIwTPxiZXsQxqMfcGjdJlE-LHuFYfvBVZXaGAElXD4nILVe4xvqQSVy_jWfTKo-qniQg5g7rWsJwTY8XVTLcxE_4qr/s216/two-steps-from-hell-nemesis-epic-music-catalog.jpg" width="180" height="182" /><img style="margin: 0px 4px 4px 0px" title="Two Steps from Hell Archangel Trailer Music Album" alt="two-steps-from-hell-archangel-trailer-music-album" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_5JpAJ7pPwsMmWZBzpePkl4m89Rc646hb8k-96zIuwhxui3-_Q-fW4cs9geNhXkeVrIzOZWnEuXsyVDdzVGD-LkDtwgWM3xF38SU1aMAAAmrvhp19JtMyqYDvhmpKL5RK8UzTE5cTansz/s221/two-steps-from-hell-archangel-trailer-music-album.jpg" width="185" height="183" /></p> <p><font face="Verdana">I suggest all albums of <em>Two Steps from Hell</em> and albums under <em>Thomas Bergersen</em> name. Epic music, choir, and fascinating atmosphere will take you to another world. If you are a fan of <em>epic music</em>, Two Steps from Hell creates music for you. </font></p> <p><font face="Verdana">You could visit their official website to watch trailers they provide music. You also could get more information about their demonstration albums and music catalogs. </font></p> <p><a title="Two Steps from Hell Official Website" href="http://www.twostepsfromhell.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><font face="Verdana">http://www.twostepsfromhell.com</font></a></p> <p><font face="Verdana">Bye for now! </font></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03197504771913697749noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086599107385510904.post-18014695635506940872012-01-28T13:47:00.001+02:002012-01-28T13:47:54.401+02:00Figli Di Madre Ignota: Balkan Music Meets Funny Italian Ska<p><font face="Verdana"><img style="margin: 0px 11px 0px 0px; display: inline; float: left" title="Figli Di Madre Ignota Spaghetti Balkan Music from Italy" alt="figli-di-madre-ignota-spaghetti-balkan-music" align="left" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt4thFkpM1e967byfflkGTY1HtnFqK1TRLBZhwHHWcirn-C3rhTH4tuMDu66MALnFO1ue_OcpasXv0ED-ljVWNcuYCc6x88x6Ip-dqHhO8B0oaxk7sve4SjN7HjwAfustU1zjaEwr-vzB4/s220/figli-di-madre-ignota-spaghetti-balkan-music.jpg" width="135" height="134" />Today, I would like to write about funny bands. I checked my list and I saw one of my favorites <em>Figli Di Madre Ignota</em>. It is a band from Milano, <em>Italy</em>. Their sound is interesting that it is mixture of <em>Balkan and klezmer rhythms</em> with <em>rock</em> and <em>ska</em>. If you like Eastern Europe rhythms and <em>Balkan music</em> with funny guitar sound, <em>Figli Di Madre Ignota</em> will be an exciting band for you. They describe their music as <em>Spaghetti Balkan</em>. They really have a unique sound that elements of <em>Balkan music</em>, <em>klezmer</em>, polka and the other eastern and middle Europe fused with modern elements successfully. I could say that they reflect Italian energy to their music. You could hear hot guitar riffs and<em> Balkan brass</em> rhythms with funny vocals. <a title="Figli Di Madre Ignota Official Profile" href="http://www.myspace.com/figlidimadreignota" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here</a> to listen some of their songs. </font></p> <div style="padding-bottom: 13px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; width: 448px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; padding-top: 13px" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:da986924-9d71-4165-938e-3ad84c54add0" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><div id="b843ef5a-bcd2-4709-8d46-c0a4c9ff3b6c" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline;"><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDDR6OdGZB4&feature=player_embedded#!" target="_new"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH6wIoFQD45jQAwfVhgOpvPgrW2gMz5X7aGJEoUmOPEPUERwZC2FfmUFZmuRUIQRlfqRBbUTABcK232EOriYoFQ2QLdRmhP3CJ2gHcJdE7CkIKXYQD8rOBju3fonOWubqe3XtOIVAr7M-8//?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('b843ef5a-bcd2-4709-8d46-c0a4c9ff3b6c'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "<div><object width=\"448\" height=\"252\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/ZDDR6OdGZB4?hl=en&hd=1\"><\/param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/ZDDR6OdGZB4?hl=en&hd=1\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"448\" height=\"252\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" alt=""></a></div></div><div style="width:448px;clear:both;font-size:.8em">This video has been added upon permission of the band. visit figlidimadreignota.it for more items.</div></div> <p><font face="Verdana"><em>Figli Di Madre Ignota</em>’s original lineup is Donato Brienza (guitar), Massimo Predda (trombone), Fabio Cardullo (saxophone), Stefano Iascone (trumpet), Massimo Marini (vocal), Marco Pampa Pampaluna (guitar), Andrea Castelli (bass), and Cristiano Novello (drum). The eight funny men perform crazy music with some guest performers. Combining elements of <em>ska</em>, <em>punk</em>, <em>rock</em>, <em>swing</em>, <em>gypsy jazz</em>, and <em>Balkan brass music</em>, make them cut across styles, genres, decades and continents. Their live performance is also perfect that I saw them in Istanbul in 2008. Actually, it was a wrong place to play, although their performance was perfect. I believe that we could have great time with them and their crazy music, if they choose a better place. </font></p> <p><font face="Verdana"><em>Figli Di Madre Ignota</em> has four studio albums. They also appeared in some compilation albums like Balkan Fever and Balkan Beats. Let us see their discography and see my suggestions. </font></p> <ul> <li><font face="Verdana"><font color="#c0504d">Kanakapila</font> (2001) is a funny album that you could find songs mixture of <em>Balkan music</em> and <em>ska</em>. Some Italian ballads will fascinate you. You will enjoy hearing the unique sound. Il Gitano Elettrico, Baci Da Taormina, L'ultima Notte A Brooklyn, Kanakapila and Rumba Del Capitano are my favorites.</font> </li> <li><font face="Verdana"><font color="#c0504d">Tamboo Tamboo</font> (2004) is a perfect album that we could see improvement in their sound. Polka Della Polizia, Café Turco, Ohi Marie, Tamboo, and Caccia Alle Streghe are my favorites in the album. It is highly suggested album. </font></li> <li><font face="Verdana"><font color="#c0504d">Fez Club</font> (2007) is my favorite album of <em>Figli Di Madre Ignota</em>. Sound and combination with the other styles were arranged perfectly. They also added <em>Balkan brass</em> rhythms to their funny music. Fanfara Mocvara is my favorite song in the album. I believe that you will be willing to dance after listening it. Ole Ole, Fantapolitika, Dady Lolo, Nema Problema Tourist and Falafel Express are my favorite songs in the album. I suggest this album extremely. Do not lose it!</font> </li> <li><font face="Verdana"><font color="#c0504d">Combat Disco Casbah</font> (2010) is a special album that it includes some musicians like Tod Ashley, Uri Brauner from Boom Pam, and Tamir Muskat. Some musicians from Middle East also attended the album as guest performers. Senor Columbo, Combat Disco Casbah, Exxxotica, (Tromba Ignota Vs.) Bruce Lee, Drop the Rock and Spider Rumbita are my favorites. I suggest the album extremely. </font></li> </ul> <p align="center"><img style="margin: 0px 4px 4px 0px" title="Filgi Di Madre Ignota Fez Club Album" alt="figli-di-madre-ignota-fez-club-album" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2B8AomwLP5lSKX2eMxG8-R1Yec8lQYA4XyR7YKuH-JdPYqqXij8PKIKpM15yL4XACGBcdeU6EK3XhDDcRdmRkZNFjvQk1fQx7QvCqwVDU2dB7xWi7hZrMF-ugBgbmbWkeoNiNvRbhlLBR/s231/figli-di-madre-ignota-fez-club-album.jpg" width="191" height="173" /><img style="margin: 0px 4px 4px 0px" title="Filgi Di Madre Ignota-Combat Disco Casbah Album" alt="figli-di-madre-ignota-combat-disco-casbah-album" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7tB8gn4lK1O-ud49bdOMi4YztoG3BgqXyydTnr9iqz0v0WlE-C86nI4YoJbJfN4HVdRgreOhrr7cmMCUOdqBgdr0Zr5A3bPuVNyAYXy6gmCScyDBoiYI-TiZ-Ec8bILL4LvQJ872F_4IC/s220/figli-di-madre-ignota-combat-disco-casbah-album.jpg" width="174" height="174" /></p> <p><font face="Verdana"><em>Figli Di Madre Ignota</em> is a unique and funny band to satisfy your expectation from a band performs mixture of<em> Balkan music</em> and <em>rock</em> elements. I suggest the band extremely to have a great time with their amazing music and hot rhythms. You could buy their albums from their official website. </font></p> <p><font face="Verdana"><a title="Figli Di Madre Ignota Official Website" href="http://www.figlidimadreignota.it/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.figlidimadreignota.it</a></font></p> <p><font face="Verdana">Bye for now!</font></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03197504771913697749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086599107385510904.post-48394032529383674752012-01-27T15:45:00.001+02:002012-02-01T17:00:04.287+02:00Animal Confession: Perfect Alternative Rock from Canada<p><font face="Verdana"><img style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 7px; display: inline; float: right" title="Animal Confession and Andrew Gharib " alt="animal-confession-and-andrew-gharib-alternative-rock" align="right" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Fb9UYsC7ozhdUiDigPoWHWXPYUjrH4oEmCUcq6BIDUEtTbdDJrX-iOJBM8ANTpU_pm89LMnzjnqH75ZqcItU6JUmgw2FQ5MWT-kIzM4HkuANfU0YKgI_gXyxrEkaAPL8chysSh2_EVV7/s273/animal-confession-and-andrew-ghraib-alternative-rock.jpg" width="161" height="157" />Everyday, I meet new groups from all over the world. Today, our guest is Animal Confession from Ottawa, Canada. If you like, alternative and hard rock influenced by 90’s sound, the exciting band will fascinate you. They describe themselves that their music combines Deftones’ toughness with Smashing Pumpkins and The Cure’s moodiness. There are many bands describe themselves as this way. Animal Confession is one of the bands deserves this description. I heard many ordinary bands’ music in alternative genres that they ape well-known bands from past and present. The band is not a band performs the same lack of creativity. Animal Confession has a unique sound that they show difference between influence and aping. You could listen to a song from their upcoming album. If you visit their official website, you could find more songs to listen. </font></p> <iframe style="position: relative; width: 400px; display: block; height: 100px" height="100" src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/v=2/track=509726436/size=venti/bgcol=f0f0f0/linkcol=4285BB/" frameborder="0" width="400" allowtransparency="allowtransparency"><a href="http://animalconfession.bandcamp.com/track/epidemic">Epidemic by Animal Confession</a></iframe> <p align="justify"><font face="Verdana">Ottawa based group Animal Confession original lineup is Andrew Gharib (vocals, guitar) and Patrick Quesnel (bass). They are very talented musicians that they will carry their sound and music to higher levels. You will enjoy hearing Andrew Gharib’s unique riffs and vocal. Andrew gives credits Chris Cornell (Soundgarden), The Edge (U2), Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails), Kurt Cobain (Nirvana) and David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) for creating their sound. Their music also resembles A Perfect Circle to me. I am happy to discover a group performs their own unique sound with perfect vocals. One of the best elements in their music is using psychedelic elements. I expect to hear many songs include psychedelic riffs and vocals. I believe that the band will be a big band in the future. I hope I can see them in Istanbul.</font></p> <p align="justify"><img style="margin: 0px auto 4px; display: block; float: none" title="Animal Confession Alternative Rock from Canada" alt="animal-confession-album" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFOfnAFPkfhC8TjCcYIWAVgN4D_sn4Pzuyqw0lkc7l6kbemvexXnjJ8H4jpUw8hGjj-4sOnEdNlBDzUXNbNhPuHza1fcHUdb_fywPeVLqVpfdcCpEXgX95mrKI6lneT8NMueSokiyQdyG5/s210/animal-confession-album.jpg" /></p> <p><font face="Verdana">If you are fan of alternative music, if you try to find new and fresh sound, do not lose Animal Confession. Their 90’s influenced unique sound will fascinate you. Please visit the band’s official website to listen more songs. Do not forget to buy their upcoming album. You will meet with a unique band. </font></p> <p><font face="Verdana"><a title="Animal Confession Official Website" href="http://animalconfession.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://animalconfession.com</a></font></p> <p><font face="Verdana">Bye for now!</font></p> <p><font color="#c0504d">Special note:</font> The song named in Epidemic has been added upon permission of Animal Confession. </p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03197504771913697749noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086599107385510904.post-31295826402216379222012-01-26T16:29:00.001+02:002012-01-26T16:37:06.398+02:00La Mano Ajena: Balkan Music Meets Latin Rhythms<p><font face="Verdana"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; display: inline; float: left" title="La Mano Ajena Balkan and Klezmer Music From Chile" alt="la-mano-ajena-gypsy-balkan-klezmer-from-chile" align="left" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtU3834oBFoAWEDbtTgMmDDnwPNp6QfkGOgiYWmxNf29qKci5imXsgsPyRPG9cDjwfRVg8Cl_fMrJMmBLzckRgGvqQqZLcc9KjT7tNcH76crkbqE4-tNE8xxdKnf-iDsQq2xPiicm3HcZf/s240/la-mano-ajena-gypsy-balkan-klezmer-from-chile.jpg" width="225" height="154" />Today, I would like to introduce a band from <em>Chile</em>. I really enjoy writing this blog that I met some musicians. Last week I met <a title="The Freak Fandango Orchestra: Perfect Gypsy Punk from Spain" href="http://worldmusicsblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/freak-fandango-orchestra-perfect-gypsy.html" target="_blank">The Freak Fandango Orchestra</a> from Spain and wrote about them. This week I met with an interesting and funny band <em>La Mano Ajena</em> from <em>Chile</em>. After I heard their music, I fell in love with their songs. Their eclectic and hybrid sound fuses Eastern Europe sound like <em>Balkan music</em>, <em>gypsy music</em>, <em>klezmer</em> and <em>jazz manouche</em> with <em>Latin music</em> elements like cha-cha-cha, cumbia, mambo, rumba and tango. You also could hear rock rhythms in some of their songs. I like bands perform <em>Balkan</em> and <em>gypsy music</em>, nonetheless their musical diversity is very good that they combine European and Latin sound successfully. I have added four songs from their three albums. I believe that you will enjoy hearing <em>La Mano Ajena</em>’s unique music and hybrid sound. You could listen and buy their albums from their website. </font></p> <object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F34581659&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=ff7700"></param> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F34581659&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=ff7700" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <p><font face="Verdana"><em>La Mano Ajena</em> consists of seven multi instrumentalist musicians. Instrumental variety setup well that you hear typical <em>Balkan music</em>, modern music and <em>Latin music</em> instruments together. Saxophone, guitar, piccolo flute, keyboard, theremin, melodica, violin, marimba, accordion, clarinet, drums, darbuka and djembe, bass and double bass are leading instruments we could hear in their music. Although lyrics are generally in Spanish, it is possible to find some lyrics in Yiddish, Hebrew, French and English. I suggest them using some Turkish and Greek instruments to enhance their musical variety and diversity, although their musical diversity is perfect. </font></p> <p><font face="Verdana"><em>La Mano Ajena</em> joined many concerts in some countries like Spain, Denmark, Serbia, and Argentina. They shared the stage with <a title="Emir Kusturica and The No Smoking Orchestra: Soundtracks from Balkan movies" href="http://worldmusicsblog.blogspot.com/2011/12/emir-kusturica-and-no-smoking-orchestra.html" target="_blank">Emir Kusturica and The No Smoking Orchestra</a> and Gogol Bordello. In 2008, Emir Kusturica and The No Smoking Orchestra asked them to join their show in Santiago. After this performance, Emir Kusturica invited them to participate in Kustendorf Film Festival held in Serbia. <em>La Mano Ajena</em> was the first and only one group joined the festival from Latin America. They were invited once again to share the stage with <em>Emir Emir Kusturica and The No Smoking Orchestra</em> in 2009. The band will be on tour in Europe in July 2012. I hope they could come to Turkey with my favorite director Emir Kusturica and his band The No Smoking Orchestra. </font></p> <p><img style="margin: 0px auto 4px; display: block; float: none" title="La Mano Ajena Gypsy Music from Chile" alt="la-mano-ajena-balkan-music-from-latin-america-chile" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6sPpT-VV11uCu2os6Ej3qIpmzO3p_FsEnwSMozG29UKeBnaI5sQmLAgHx1sz26d8pNG6EUbCzWKvXdgtBVQC-8zzziO3j1TbKzCMEM8w2dOHtNIIud0bm1pTPLS9Abp7ZqVkcyYykPEuq/s560/la-mano-ajena-balkan-music-from-latin-america-chile.jpg" width="430" height="142" /></p> <p><font face="Verdana"><em>La Mano Ajena</em> has three albums. You could buy their albums from their website. It is appreciated band that you will never feel regret to buy their albums. Let us see their discography and some of my suggestions. </font></p> <p><font face="Verdana"><font color="#c0504d">La Mano Ajena</font> (2005) is a successful debut album that the work made in <em>Chile</em> first time. It is easy to understand the band consists of talented musicians. I could say female vocals are perfect. I really enjoyed hearing Ashrenu (Doyna), Favella, Wewo, Tango A La Django and Joropo songs from the album. </font></p> <iframe height="166" src="http://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F18717792&auto_play=false&show_artwork=true&color=ff7700" frameborder="no" width="100%" scrolling="no"></iframe> <p><font face="Verdana"><font color="#c0504d">Radio Galena</font> (2008) is the album that the band improved their sound and added some new instruments. I suggest the album extremely. The album contains more Chilean elements. Café Turco, La Balada Del Hombre Invisible, Camimar, Psicomambo Cha Cha Cha, Cumbia Klezmer and Declaracion de Principios are my favorites in the album. Do not lose the album. </font></p> <iframe height="166" src="http://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F18717261&auto_play=false&show_artwork=true&color=ff7700" frameborder="no" width="100%" scrolling="no"></iframe> <p><font face="Verdana"><font color="#c0504d">Raza Quimera</font> (2011) is a perfect album that they added some rock elements in some songs. Their songs got better with electric guitars fascinating sound. Raza Quimera, Novus Ordo Seclorum, Loco Loco, Eskil’s Cow, Spaguetti Klezmer, Fabula, and Kasidishe Nigun are my favorites. It is an extremely suggested album. </font></p> <iframe height="166" src="http://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F34581659&auto_play=false&show_artwork=true&color=ff7700" frameborder="no" width="100%" scrolling="no"></iframe> <p><font face="Verdana"><em>La Mano Ajena</em> is a great band from <em>Chile</em> that they combines <em>Balkan, gypsy and klezmer music</em> elements with <em>Latin music</em> melodies. I really appreciate their musical understanding and diversity. You could listen and buy their albums from their official website. Do not lose the successful band!</font></p> <p><font face="Verdana"><a title="La Mano Ajena Official Website" href="http://www.lamanoajena.cl/" target="_blank">http://www.lamanoajena.cl</a></font></p> <p><font face="Verdana">Bye for now!</font></p> <p><font color="#c0504d">Special Note:</font> Audio materials are put into the blog upon permission of the band. </p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03197504771913697749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086599107385510904.post-63253933726361949612012-01-25T15:08:00.001+02:002012-01-25T15:08:51.226+02:00Yothu Yindi: Aboriginal Rock and Pop from Australia<p><img style="margin: 0px 8px 0px 0px; display: inline; float: left" title="Yothu Yindi Aboriginal Rock from Australia" alt="yothu-yindi-aborigin-rock-group-australia" align="left" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV4A7LsAyAPSzXE2-dFTvKifKwG1O8-Kpdhs4XHHsF7W8DkbKm02TTKGDpJdYzn9pxY4gT0X6QBEJiqDjQfRzCDdaDneSEZOmFyu_6s4FTIoHcEQ3JFiNWU42B2PZL2xdC90ZrPLH9vzdZ/s385/yothu-yindi-aborigin-rock-group-australia.jpg" width="221" height="138" />Today, I would like to introduce an <em>aboriginal rock</em> group from <em>Australia</em>. <em>Yothu Yindi</em> is an Australian band formed with a<em>borigine</em> and non-aborigine members. The band combines aspect of aboriginal culture with contemporary <em>rock</em> elements. They use some typical <em>aboriginal instruments</em> like <em>yidaki</em> and bilma. Those traditional instruments make their music fascinating. They make songs about <em>aboriginal culture</em> that you could know more about aborigines. <em>Yothu Yindi</em> presents the strength of<em> aboriginal culture</em>, presenting the other people throughout the world to appreciate and enjoy aspects of that ancient aboriginal culture. They also adapted Yolngu dance to their music. <em>Yothu Yindi</em> is one of the best groups I discovered recently. </p> <div style="padding-bottom: 10px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; width: 448px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; padding-top: 24px" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:23f3f55d-b0d2-41e1-9f00-61a2a96dbc40" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><div id="a89a8f71-927f-4683-8255-bc780d96ee8a" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline;"><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NU74qOtnv8A" target="_new"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji8piTWCbr3FqxhSzwKvJYFEcKysdgNf3Hwk9sR97WcRqs1f0nRkSSo9Cm0QRM3ho8XVTCASJgkgqlNTyOG46ls-EyG8U0Is3YiIxjnedaxG-XygHqVV1JYJ5UwqfB9apnPXcBDISgnM5y//?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('a89a8f71-927f-4683-8255-bc780d96ee8a'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "<div><object width=\"448\" height=\"252\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/NU74qOtnv8A?hl=en&hd=1\"><\/param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/NU74qOtnv8A?hl=en&hd=1\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"448\" height=\"252\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" alt=""></a></div></div><div style="width:448px;clear:both;font-size:.8em">This video has been created with Creative Commons License. For more information www.yothuyindi.com</div></div> <p><em>Yothu Yindi</em>’s music is fascinating that it is possible to hear aspects of aboriginal music in contemporary music. Although the band performs <em>rock</em>, you also could hear some pop and dance music elements combined with cultural items. Translation of the band’s name is child and mother in local language. I really appreciate using yidaki and some traditional instruments in their music. <em>Yidaki</em> has an impressive sound that makes their sound authentic. Lyrics promote need for mutual respect and understanding in the coming together of different cultures. Many music authorities in <em>Australia</em> awarded the band in different nominations. </p> <p>The band was formed in 1986 and they released some albums with different members. They still keep founder members Mandawuy Yunupingu and Stuart Kellaway. They could not play recently due to Yunupingu’s health problem. Let us see <em>Yothu Yindi</em> discography and my suggestions. </p> <ul> <li><font color="#c0504d">Homeland Movement</font> (1988) is a successful debut album that you could find many traditional influenced songs with <em>rock</em> elements. </li> <li><font color="#c0504d">Tribal Voice</font> (1991) is one of my favorites. I suggest <font color="#c0504d">Mainstream</font> song extremely. Do not lose the song. It is perfect. Treaty, Gapirri, Dharta and Hope are my favorites. You also could hear some traditional songs from <em>aboriginal culture</em>. </li> <li><font color="#c0504d">Freedom</font> (1993) is my other favorite album that I suggest <font color="#c0504d">Yolngu Boy</font> song extremely. I also suggest all songs in the album. This album will fascinate you. </li> <li><font color="#c0504d">Birrkuta - Wild Honey</font> (1996) </li> <li><font color="#c0504d">One Blood</font> (1998) </li> <li><font color="#c0504d">Garma</font> (2000) is the last album of Yothu Yindi. Although this album contains less <em>aboriginal</em> elements, I like many songs. You also could find more pop elements in the album. I suggest Good Medicine, Calling Every Nation, Community Life and Fire are my favorites. I really like the album’s sound and female vocals. I suggest the album highly. </li> </ul> <p align="center"><img style="margin: 0px 4px 4px 0px" title="Yothu Yindi Tribal Voice Album" alt="yothu-yindi-tribal-voice-album" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHFYiQMjNYzrUohO780IJgDUXfX5HaWISx2jnnxOr2kvos7yq23gIOo_majP0hu9aROa9NGeqNLqCKh3PLZJrNt-X4GOrzGDgMHlSJoSPVldrvgVq1hQiZ_CTbW8SLwVdWgvymV48xN0vc/s220/yothu-yindi-tribal-voice-album.jpg" width="180" height="180" /> <img style="margin: 0px 4px 4px 0px" title="Yothu Yindi Freedom Album" alt="yothu-yindi-freedom-album" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4AuLIAI3QoY-kQ4mFgRfaX7KSalDoEj7JZ7i2eI73FFwCIjQ504rB_vOxclIZuraovf-uXrFCe9QHnueLVgfpXPSIXalaUKcp4pJL5mWgz2MMHGzGfodbV_uX0EiLj89N0bTgjthw3eEd/s219/yothu-yindi-freedom-album.jpg" width="180" height="180" /></p> <p><em>Yothu Yindi</em> is a perfect band from <em>Australia</em>. You will enjoy hearing <em>aboriginal </em>elements with contemporary rock and pop. Please visit the band’s website to buy their album and get to know more about the band. It will be a good discover for you.</p> <p><a title="Yothu Yindi Aboriginal Rock Group Official Website" href="http://www.yothuyindi.com/" target="_blank">http://www.yothuyindi.com</a></p> <p>Bye for now!</p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03197504771913697749noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086599107385510904.post-67072508059561882792012-01-24T16:39:00.001+02:002012-01-24T16:39:42.098+02:00Beirut: Balkan Music Influenced Indie Rock<p><font face="Verdana"><img style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 5px; display: inline; float: right" title="Beirut-Balkan Music Influenced Indie Rock" alt="beirut-balkan-music-indie-rock" align="right" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8cQtfGwxbmNtG7nR2l5XfLjKyLjUt8ykIzEEwCky17iMie2Yf6WFl3FN8AjMFKP1hr_fY9AYhtUnj0l7xl4iowZXA-3PUqWoEqvV1agl0W2bj_Z7shkwhXJABULFo7ssnkZSQeyMlQIcu/s220/beirut-balkan-music-indie-rock.jpg" width="151" height="155" />Today I would like to write something about a young musician’s band<em> Beirut</em>. <em>Beirut</em> is an American group formed by<em> Zach Condon</em>. He is very young and successful musician. He is only 25 and he created appreciated works. He used to play trumpet in a <em>jazz</em> band before he formed <em>Beirut</em>. His music combines <em>world music</em> and <em>indie rock</em> elements successfully. He met <em>Balkan Music</em> during his trip to Europe. Some musicians like Goran Bregovic and Boban Markovic affected him. He was also interested in local music and musicians. His subsequent explorations shaped his musical structure and development. I could say that <em>Zach Condon</em> and his band<em> Beirut</em> is one of the most important musicians in <em>world music</em> with the great fusion of <em>Balkan Music</em> and <em>indie rock</em>. Their music does not only contain funny <em>Balkan Music</em> songs. Some of their songs will take you to another world. </font></p> <div style="padding-bottom: 3px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; width: 448px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; padding-top: 20px" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:1ee44ed0-3f87-4fb0-a049-75ccc09726b9" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><div id="b3e728f3-3c0d-4537-89ad-179f565189f8" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline;"><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZWFCugK5j0" target="_new"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqVHWCQPgXnCUbLSokr0vMbb2BOkmUJOsUpSfZq3He6OBtoUFPWa_NnExS1T4xQbgHTdvrSfo_ZNsHWWOfZxCc7PYacNaNxeBm5gBE9TG6KjbiQ_RBji2l-XvN2M83uo2AkcdH0t4n7gel//?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('b3e728f3-3c0d-4537-89ad-179f565189f8'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "<div><object width=\"448\" height=\"252\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/kZWFCugK5j0?hl=en&hd=1\"><\/param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/kZWFCugK5j0?hl=en&hd=1\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"448\" height=\"252\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" alt=""></a></div></div><div style="width:448px;clear:both;font-size:.8em">This video has been created with Creative Commons License. It is not a subject of copyright.</div></div> <p><font face="Verdana"><em>Beirut</em>’s instrumental variety is impressive that they use modern and local instruments together. They use trumpet, flugelhorn, ukulele, accordion, cello, melodica, percussion, glockenspiel, French horn, trombone, tuba, and many instruments with modern music instruments. Instrumental variety is one of the most important items their musical diversity. <em>Zach Condon</em> plays trumpet, flugelhorn, ukulele, euphonium, mandolin, accordion, and various keyboard instruments. After Zach came back from Europe, he studied in the university. During this period, Zach formed <em>Beirut</em> with his friends. He also recruited some of his friends to play in live shows. Although some of members left the band, new members did not change the band’s musicality negatively. They improve their sound continuously. Zach also have some side projects that he performs different genres like electronic. </font></p> <p><font face="Verdana"><em>Beirut</em> has some albums and EP’s. Some of his EP’s are in album size. Let us see <em>Beirut</em> discography and some of my suggestions. </font></p> <p><font face="Verdana">Studio Albums</font></p> <ul> <li><font face="Verdana"><font color="#c0504d">Gulag Orkestar</font> (2006) is a successful debut album. <em>Balkan Music</em> elements combined with modern elements perfectly. I suggest this album extremely. The Gulag Orkestar, Brandenburg, Postcards from Italy and The Canals of Our City are my favorites. Balkan Music elements in sentimental way will fascinate you. </font></li> <li><font face="Verdana"><font color="#c0504d">The Flying Club Cup</font> (2007) contains more <em>Balkan brass band</em> and <em>indie rock</em> elements. It is also my favorite album. Nantes, A Sunday Smile, In the Mausoleum, and St. Apollonia are my favorites. Do not lose the album. </font></li> <li><font face="Verdana"><font color="#c0504d">The Rip Tide</font> (2011) is the last album of <em>Beirut</em>. It contains less <em>Balkan Music</em> elements, more <em>indie rock</em>. I also suggest the album highly. The Rip Tide, Vagabond, and Payne’s Bay are my favorites. </font></li> </ul> <p align="center"><img style="margin: 0px 4px 4px 0px" title="Beirut Gulag Orkestar Album" alt="beirut-gulag-orkestar-album" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0TC-06ehD6pSMvNY-Yy5hhMTE6BFzupecDFn4h__-YueA6yytsc69dIz3Nvv1Ob42vzaul3VN9_aJ-X8zDAwlRPTE-HwPxVMrA9n8TE0BtsgGdBFc76jLNi8tuUKPbMGu9alfQhL0VOJF/s221/beirut-gulag-orkestar-album.jpg" width="185" height="184" /> <img style="margin: 0px 4px 4px 0px" title="Beirut The Flying Club Cup Album" alt="beirut-the-flying-club-cup-album" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmaM_WeWo7gCuMf-BjTZYGB58BaQ_4kVbxRlvwFE7KsdYNdB6xCL3sVT8mruahx77lfxNqhWShBY3GClDnhv5ONwcC0zgz9zCNiNuIe1lZJGva76My0SG0tL5gjpUt-NJBpPwPCm3EMXIv/s223/beirut-the-flying-club-cup-album.jpg" width="186" height="185" /> <img style="margin: 0px 4px 4px 0px" title="Beirut-March of the Zapotec Holland EP" alt="beirut-march-of-the-zapotec-holland-ep" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwzrW4loafAxgkS1o-KHPwh0ChqDQICXVmUuqyapstas2LnvCCickJiXI44pXyHvY88VzHmwrJkwOOp-OfKvA9BqwbySlxbfQiB1HBKmURlDf-F52id5QtaPAt9DzefUWN8r_UBV4tggRd/s230/beirut-march-of-the-zapotec-holland-ep.jpg" width="203" height="185" /></p> <p><font face="Verdana">EP’s</font></p> <ul> <li><font face="Verdana"><font color="#c0504d">The Guns of Brixton / Interior of a Dutch House</font> (2006) is an EP made with Calexico.</font> </li> <li><font face="Verdana"><font color="#c0504d">Lon Gisland</font> (2007)</font> </li> <li><font face="Verdana"><font color="#c0504d">Pompeii EP</font> (2007)</font> </li> <li><font face="Verdana"><font color="#c0504d">Elephant Gun EP</font> (2007)</font> </li> <li><font face="Verdana"><font color="#c0504d">March of the Zapotec/Holland EP</font> (2009) contains 11 songs like an album. It is influenced by Zach’s Mexico trip. Holland section of the EP contains electronic elements. I suggest it highly. </font></li> </ul> <p><font face="Verdana"><em>Beirut</em> has two DVD’s. Cheap Magic Inside released in 2007, and Beirut: Live at the Music Hall of Williamsburg released in 2009. I suggest the first one highly. </font></p> <p><font face="Verdana"><em>Beirut</em> is a successful band that I suggest it extremely. Their songs will take you to another world. Please visit their website to listen to Beirut songs’ preview and buy their albums. Do not lose the magical albums and EP’s.</font></p> <p><font face="Verdana"><a title="Beirut Official Website" href="http://beirutband.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://beirutband.com/</a></font></p> <p><font face="Verdana">Bye for now. </font></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03197504771913697749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086599107385510904.post-25177277168479254812012-01-23T15:07:00.001+02:002012-01-23T15:07:39.059+02:00Squirrel Nut Zippers: Neo Swing Revival Era<p><em><img style="margin: 0px 4px 4px 6px; display: inline; float: right" title="Squirrel Nut Zippers Neo Swing Band" alt="squirrel-nut-zippers-neo-swing-band" align="right" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUcrlOdJ5aYqH-4yxpfbxEKdSdhTtAG6i8RjctKwOgxTNNDsvy2_wvYhdRtwhTQ3p_Lad8NKZuNUeWEuoLpXl7BGyXE8ALYe0Lhv7Cb9NC5WOzo_gK69ctw169YuYZ8rscWNfmYhmxErma/s192/squirrel-nut-zippers-neo-swing-band.jpg" width="182" height="161" />Squirrel Nut Zippers</em> is a funny <em>neo swing</em> band from the United States. In the late 90’s, I heard a song in a famous TV show in Turkey. It is very funny and enjoyable music that everybody liked it. After I met <em>Squirrel Nut Zippers</em>’ song named in Hell, I also met with their impressive music. In the middle of the 90’s, <em>neo swing</em> was very popular. This era was called as <em>Swing Revival</em> in <em>world music</em> stage. There were many groups and performers that some of rockabilly performers like Brian Setzer also performed <em>neo swing</em>. It is also possible to find <em>neo swing</em> with electronic elements. Their style is eclectic fusion of blues, jazz, 30’s swing, klezmer and gypsy music. <em>Squirrel Nut Zippers</em> created their unique sound with fusion of classic and modern elements. </p> <div style="padding-bottom: 4px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; width: 448px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; padding-top: 27px" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:84f6b1ee-99f5-4995-bae9-f2cd9f6769d6" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><div id="18d95f13-6132-4da0-9180-ccc4216a722f" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline;"><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJzWGkgFcTU" target="_new"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMV6bfCvkHYCxlSneAXbEb1jDXijGnR0kV9F_aGwTYWexmTEfkcGYwtBZH2Y7Hg6mbrwsfntZFY5KbzRkZAzXuSWR3uyqO7cfYw8JYlj1N6Srj83tipUM7QP717ZvvFqZlKc4oEKdseW-l//?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('18d95f13-6132-4da0-9180-ccc4216a722f'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "<div><object width=\"448\" height=\"252\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/KJzWGkgFcTU?hl=en&hd=1\"><\/param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/KJzWGkgFcTU?hl=en&hd=1\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"448\" height=\"252\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" alt=""></a></div></div><div style="width:448px;clear:both;font-size:.8em">This video have been used upon permission of Squirrel Nut Zippers. Visit snzippers.com for more items.</div></div> <p><em>Squirrel Nut Zippers</em> formed by James Mathus, Katharine Whalen, Chris Phillips, Don Raleigh and Ken Mosher in 1993. Although some members were replaced with the new ones, the band’s unique sound has never changed. We only remember several groups of artist from <em>Swing Revival era</em> and <em>Squirrel Nut Zippers</em> is one of them. Musical diversity is very important to have an international recognition. There were many bands played the same music without any diversity and variety. The band’s musicality and musical diversity make the band well known and world-class band in <em>neo swing</em> genre. Instrumental variety is also very good that you could hear banjo, ukulele, trumpet, and canjo with modern jazz instruments like trombone, violin, double bass, drum, saxophone, and piano. Canjo is very interesting instrument that you could make it yourself. Google it!</p> <p><img style="margin: 0px auto 4px; display: block; float: none" title="Squirrel Nut Zippers Neo Swing Revival Era" alt="squirrel-nut-zippers-neo-swing-revival" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7BPHRVv58FSvo_PlQL38LXY6j7HSCfOz5Y0Gh_a2WQfQ1foYV1XoitaEceCDo2RyKwiyB-CG3NyxGIjcIZCW2jtPlyP_NbrZs2ckyPrPheq6FuSPmi92oSwMJvb1hAcAnvs7voi34X6aU/s457/squirrel-nut-zippers-neo-swing-revival.jpg" width="257" height="183" /></p> <p><em>Squirrel Nut Zippers</em> have six studio albums, one best of album and one live album. Their last album was released in 2000. After <em>Swing Revival era</em> finished, they didn’t make any album due to members pursued another projects or solo career. Some of the member released their solo albums during this period. Please find discography of the band and some of my suggestions.</p> <ul> <li><font color="#c0504d">The Inevitable</font> (1995) is a successful debut album. </li> <li><font color="#c0504d">Hot</font> (1996) is their well know album that it is my favorite. Do not lose the extremely suggested album. Hell is the best song in the album. Put a Lid on It, Memphis Exorcism and Princess Nez are my favorite songs. </li> <li><font color="#c0504d">Sold Out</font> (1997) is very good album that it is highly suggested album. Bedlam Ballroom and Palling with Al songs are my favorites. </li> <li><font color="#c0504d">Roasted Right</font> (1997) it is an EP.</li> <li><font color="#c0504d">Perennial Favorites</font> (1998) is my other favorite album. Ghost Of Stephen Foster is the best song. Fat Cat Keeps Getting Fatter, Trou Macacq, Suits Are Picking up the Bill and Soon are my favorite songs. </li> <li><font color="#c0504d">Christmas Caravan</font> (1998)</li> <li><font color="#c0504d">Bedlam Ballroom</font> (2000) is the last studio album that its sound resembles a bit Rock n Roll. Bedlam Ballroom, Baby Wants A Diamond Ring, and Do It This A Way are my favorites.</li> <li><font color="#c0504d">The Best of Squirrel Nut Zippers</font><i> (</i>2002)</li> <li><font color="#c0504d">Lost at Sea</font> (2009) is a live album. </li> </ul> <p align="center"><img style="margin: 0px 4px 4px 0px" title="Squirrel Nut Zippers Perennial Favorites Album" alt="squirrel-nut-zippers-perennial-favorites-album" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjItYVsZqCvnjlWfrXrjUO_qaJrnXVVJDFsEysb-6mf81kcJzPB0pjm6jPTI8miisTXYJGYWE7HOxLeGZGZPfytNnTxJkc6ZEmdf7nTQlEeZRtKhz0-lIeqRFjsBMmmXJAt0QO_-_rX1JWa/s237/squirrel-nut-zippers-perennial-favorites-album.jpg" width="212" height="186" /> <img style="margin: 0px 4px 4px 0px" title="Squirrel Nut Zippers Hot Album" alt="squirrel-nut-zippers-hot-album" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuunqSAEz9fIrCgVS9E1igTGdE3fanRHZC5cD1pVxuWTpfwKVnFh1odXGz6CBlplR7XVdA5GX8oeRneXekwp1mN_DjfHH3MDpvydbnBf0YfQSp0efUnAjbObr34_UfKiTb6LtlqI-29KyC/s215/squirrel-nut-zippers-hot-album.jpg" /></p> <p><em>Squirrel Nut Zippers</em> is a funny <em>swing</em> band that their songs make me feel very good. I expect a new album from them. Maybe they could start the second <em>Swing Revival era</em>. You could visit their website to find more materials about them. You also could buy their albums. Special thanks to Chris that he told me I could use their videos on my blog. </p> <p><a title="Squirrrel Nut Zippers Official Website" href="http://snzippers.com/" target="_blank">http://snzippers.com/</a></p> <p>Bye for now!</p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03197504771913697749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086599107385510904.post-46204769592674070542012-01-21T17:36:00.001+02:002012-01-21T17:38:14.745+02:00Mode Plagal: Greek Ethno Jazz Meets Turkish Music<p><font face="Verdana"><img style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 6px; display: inline; float: right" align="right" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLkAWJIrat0igUbv9tDpkThs0iuMN26MJakwkxoUBAwSQvdfIa7gL_9VzrD0UkNQJEJtFk7U7tISH2ihyphenhyphenXYluAH3hEpNBjTEzZ9ULK43-T6qBeV1Tf4nEyx9IgfFXDMQPz5jUgUwrcbcUd/s197/mode-plagal-greek-ethno-jazz-music.jpg" />If you like <em>Ethno Jazz</em> and music combines new and old, you would like <em>Mode Plagal</em>. It is a group from our neighbor <em>Greece</em>. They perform <em>traditional Greek music</em> fused with <em>Jazz</em>, <em>Funk</em> and the other genres. I like <em>Ethno Jazz</em> genre that it make us meet different cultures music and instruments with modern elements. It must be separated from <em>Ethnic Music</em> definitely. <em>Ethnic Music</em> only targets fans or people who enjoy hearing ethnic melodies. Many people could think that it is a boring music, although it is not. <em>Ethno Jazz</em>’s target is a bit larger by using traditional elements with modern items. It is also good way to make people like <em>jazz</em>. I like <em>Greek traditional music</em> that to hear it in the <em>jazz</em> forms made me feel very good. </font></p> <p><font face="Verdana">Athens based group Mode Plagal was founded in 1990. Their first two albums are instrumental albums that you could hear<em> traditional music</em> in <em>jazz</em> and <em>funk</em> forms. They added vocal to their music in the third album. They have another album that I would like to talk about it. They made an album with <em>Turkish musicians</em>. It is the perfect fusion of <em>Turkish and Greek music</em> with modern elements. <em>Mode Plagal</em> had collaborations with many artist and performers and they joined countless festivals and organizations. I also suggest you to see their live performance. </font></p> <p><font face="Verdana">The band has five studio albums. </font></p> <ul> <li><font face="Verdana"><font color="#c0504d">Mode Plagal</font> (1995)</font></li> <li><font face="Verdana"><font color="#c0504d">Mode Plagal II</font> (1998)</font></li> <li><font face="Verdana"><font color="#c0504d">Mode Plagal III</font> (2001)</font></li> <li><font face="Verdana"><font color="#c0504d">Beyond the Bosphorus</font> (2003)</font></li> <li><font face="Verdana"><font color="#c0504d">In The Belly Of The Beast</font> (2010)</font></li> </ul> <p><font face="Verdana"><font face="Verdana"><font face="Verdana"><font face="Verdana"><font face="Verdana"><font color="#c0504d"><img style="margin: 0px 4px 0px 0px; display: inline; float: left" align="left" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr7GJ4t1b3AK2VyeFsmQ0kuKl_Wj7y42WWyMmTAdcDudtxM9Gsfc5oKUpXq4BH_x6liFSCWAkcDPQgUdXFQkD9UdqzMccDslYy6YgLSk41BRz5LaPpW_KMLI1qI5My7yObvEb2dzVmUApn/s246/mode-plagal-bosphorus-project-jazz-album.jpg" width="167" height="148" /></font></font></font></font></font>Although their all albums are suggested highly, I would like to talk about their album <em>Beyond the Bosphorus</em>. The album recorded with <em>Turkish ethno jazz</em> band<em> Bosphorus Project</em> in Athens and Istanbul. I wrote an article about Turkish <em>ethno jazz</em> project Hijazz. <a title="Hijazz: Jazz Meets Classical Turkish Music" href="http://worldmusicsblog.blogspot.com/2011/12/hijazz-jazz-meets-classical-turkish.html" target="_blank">Click here</a> to read it. You meet with Turkish Classical Music in <em>Jazz</em> forms. <em>Bosphorus Project</em> is a jazz band blends <em>Turkish traditional music</em> with modern <em>jazz</em>. The band also includes some musicians from Hijazz Project. <em>Mode Plagal</em> members met with them and decided to make an album together. Finally, they made a perfect <em>ethno jazz</em> album. </font></p> <p><font face="Verdana">You could find <em>Turkish and Greek traditional melodies</em> with modern <em>jazz</em> elements. <em>Mode Plagal</em> and <em>Bosphorus Project</em> made a masterpiece album that all <em>world music</em> fans should buy it. Although some of the songs are traditional songs, you could also hear some modern songs. I could say some of their songs are highly psychedelic. <em>Beyond the Bosphorus</em> is highly appreciated album that it attracts your feelings. You could hear well-arranged songs with a perfect female vocal. Ey Zahit, For Sappho, Itinerary, Shuttle Boats, Tatavla and The Tumult of Torrents are appreciated songs in the album. </font></p> <p><font face="Verdana"><em>Mode Plagal</em> is an exciting <em>ethno jazz</em> band from <em>Greece</em>. Their music connects old and new, east and west, traditional and modern. Visit their website to listen some of their song and watch their live performance videos. </font></p> <p><a title="Mode Plagal Official Website" href="http://www.modeplagal.gr/index_EN.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.modeplagal.gr/index_EN.htm</a></p> <p><font face="Verdana">Bye for now!</font></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03197504771913697749noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086599107385510904.post-38350813359632409162012-01-20T17:31:00.001+02:002012-01-20T17:31:38.640+02:00Oi Va Voi: Yiddish Music Meets Contemporary Elements<p><font face="Verdana"><img style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 5px; display: inline; float: right" title="Oi Va Voi Yiddish Klezmer Band from England" alt="oi-va-voi-yiddish-music-england" align="right" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKbGkW_5m0599U_-C_BomOw2mHxvDD16R-qgFvqT2eAdcXLOB9NI7ZVZT97fD25NCOOM2xpx4vCZpLchA0zMcwmJWCxBBpoOJKn9nOaPSAYncolgfN6aQ_dlFCgmE1pF0SHsu0tTFdCkpL/s450/oi-va-voi-yiddish-music-england.jpg" width="232" height="188" />Do you know the band <em>Oi Va Voi</em> from England? If you have never heard their music, it is time to know them. A London based band <em>Oi Va Voi</em> performs music that it cannot be described in only one genre. They build <em>rock</em>, <em>Eastern Europe music</em>, <em>pop</em>, <em>electronic</em>, <em>Klezmer music</em>, and <em>jazz</em> upon <em>Yiddish music</em>. The sound, excellent vocals, instrumental variety, harmony between combined genres and musicality make <em>Oi Va Voi</em> one of the best music groups still performing. The experimental band from London was founded in late 90’s. Although some musicians have left the band, they are still crowded band with new members. <em>Oi Va Voi</em> will be a band you cannot leave after you meet their charming music. I still cannot forget their song <em>Refugee</em>. You could some preview songs and videos on their MySpace profile. Just <a title="Oi Va Voi Yiddish Music Band Official Profile" href="http://www.myspace.com/oivavoi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">click here</a> and meet with <em>Oi Va Voi</em>’s magical world. A special note that <em>Oi Va Voi</em> means Oh My God in Yiddish language. You would say this after you hear their music. Listen <em>Refugee</em> and Yuri first, and then watch the video named in Magic Carpet. </font></p> <p><font face="Verdana">You could hear wide range of instruments like guitar, mandolin, drum, percussion, bass, clarinet, trumpet, violin, piano, and accordion. Female vocals are perfect that you will agree with me after you hear Refugee. Some of their songs are very funny, but some of their songs will take you to another world. Their music is magical. The band also worked with some musicians like Anna Phoebe, Earl Zinger, and Haylie Ecker. Anna Phoebe is a great violinist that I will write about her soon. She has a perfect <em>rock</em> album with her violin. <em>Oi Va Voi</em>’s music is mixture of modern music genres and eastern music elements like <em>Yiddish music</em> and <em>Klezmer</em>. </font></p> <p><img style="margin: 0px auto 4px; display: block; float: none" title="Oi Va Voi Yiddish Music Band" alt="oi-va-voi-klezmer-yiddish-rock-from-england" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmXHc8eOmstjYTBstrx8_gqW9KxvDqjInOgEbfILH-r6p_zSt0bYYn7jssgHjGnns37d-JHC4LtwngMkcuxXQjltkts_GL_0qE5fLFr8QFNRQcfQZ86bCTjgg4l0gGRftBq2Rqb4sZJiky/s478/oi-va-voi-klezmer-yiddish-rock-from-england.jpg" width="387" height="212" /></p> <p><font face="Verdana">Although their studio performance is perfect, I suggest you to see their live performance. I am very lucky that they came to Istanbul many times, and I could see them several times. The band’s live performance is excellent. You could spend a good time, while you are listening to them. Check their tour dates from their website. If they come to your city, do not lose their concert. They will deserve what you pay!</font></p> <p><font face="Verdana"><em>Oi Va Voi</em> has four studio albums. Let me give you some suggestions about their <em>discography</em>. </font></p> <p><font face="Verdana"><font color="#c0504d">Digital Folklore</font> (2002) is their debut album. It is successful debut album that some of the songs in the album rearranged in the next album. This album also contains more electronic elements that do not compare with the other albums. A Csitari Hegyek Alatt and Tatar Love Song are my favorites in the debut album.</font></p> <p><font face="Verdana"><font color="#c0504d">Laughter Through Tears</font> (2003) is the second album that the band improved their sound. They created professional sound in the album. <em>Klezmer</em> and <em>Eastern Europe melodies</em> will fascinate you. <em>Refugee</em> is the best song the album that it is also their well-known song. Ladino Song, Yesterday's Mistakes, Hora and D'Ror Yikra are my favorites. Do not lose the album! </font></p> <p align="center"><img style="margin: 0px 4px 4px 0px" title="Oi Va Voi-Laughter Through Tears Album" alt="oi-va-voi-laughter-through-tears-album" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUKaRn6Jvi5FxP73DZ-FrYol5pAzu3lw7MB-pbgATMqloqh67mganz-Tt3aSgCkYXtyscT79sIG231l_mky1GoqTS-RiYl5aMnH5Ud0x6lKUb9oV09a6aCqOinqFZh2etzN8yVnYEpEwtV/s200/oi-va-voi-laughter-through-tears-album.jpg" /> <img style="margin: 0px 4px 4px 0px" title="Oi Va Voi Self Titled Album " alt="oi-va-voi-self-titled-album" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFw8zWZ8K5-2TmD8-eRmUlxt4A_SGZIZtgFQVieIAUL7vf-FQ5NpbUZN4voBgDgn65yA9JAyk-nRm6Ve0m_Fnc-983n-bhveFLYfhklmT2ijzC0uMvU_CO43RBTJbcL9EizHp-NxIEE6ri/s200/oi-va-voi-self-titled-album.jpg" /></p> <p><font face="Verdana"><font color="#c0504d">Oi Va Voi</font> (2007) is a self titled album. It is extremely suggested album that it is over genres. Yuri is my favorite song in the album. Balkanik, Black Sheep, Dissident and Look Down are my other favorite songs from the album. </font></p> <p><font face="Verdana"><font color="#c0504d">Travelling the Face of the Globe</font> (2009) is the last album of Oi Va Voi. You also could find songs take you to different world. Travelling the Face of the Globe, S’brent, Magic Carpet, and Long Way from Home are my favorites. </font></p> <p><font face="Verdana">You will enjoy hearing <em>Oi Va Voi</em>’s magical music. If you have never met with them, it is time to meet. Go to their profile and meet their music and videos. Do not lose the band.</font></p> <p><a title="Oi Va Voi Official MySpace Profile" href="http://www.myspace.com/oivavoi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.myspace.com/oivavoi</a></p> <p><font face="Verdana">Bye for now! </font></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03197504771913697749noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086599107385510904.post-4678528099534234732012-01-19T17:48:00.001+02:002012-01-19T17:48:46.892+02:00How to Setup Online Radio: Create Your Own Radio Station<p><font face="Verdana"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px 6px 0px 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: left; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="How to Setup Online Radio" border="0" alt="how-to-setup-internet-radio" align="left" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlOw8lHy27tRWUk0t0Nc2sngbLRCeZz_WI7k0MlkyiW5hZR8_KOVn7e-0HdpSHQ8Fs4gwQXMHt0MiRPK3R_ViQDGuAsJw2-2otS3jnodPmNovjujm3IxSpWamtks5I-WcS9LLw7brkZd7L//?imgmax=800" width="155" height="155" />I write articles about music generally. However, I would like to write some articles about music related computer issues. You know that there are many <em>online radios</em> on the internet. It is my dream to setup an <em>internet radio</em> which its contributors and DJ’s from different countries and cultures. It could be very good to hear music from different cultures with interactions. We could discover new music; get to know more about different cultures. Think about a <em>radio</em> plays from Brazil. After Brazil session finished, it plays from Turkey, Spain, Japan, Greece, America or some different countries. It would be very interesting to hear different contributors’ selections. It would be very good, although it is a dream. Maybe one day, we could be a big community and think about creating an <em>online radio</em>. There are many ways to setup a <em>radio</em> on the internet. I will explain the most famous platform for <em>radio streaming</em>. </font></p> <p><font face="Verdana"><em>Shoutcast</em> is the biggest online <em>radio</em> platform that almost all big radios use it. We need three items to setup a radio on <em>Shoutcast</em> platform. We only need Winamp (or similar media players), a free <em>Shoutcast</em> broadcasting host, and <em>Shoutcast</em> DNAS plugin for media players. </font></p> <p><font face="Verdana"><font color="#c0504d">Myradiostream.com</font> is a good service provider for <em>Shoutcast</em> hosting. You could open an account and setup your <em>radio</em> easily. You do not need to have a separated website. The provider also gives a website for streaming. If you have a website, you could copy embedding codes and paste to your website. The website provides settings for your radio. We record stream address, port and password to use in Winamp. <font color="#c0504d">Listen2myradio.com</font> is also good provider. They provide nice players for your websites. </font></p> <p><font face="Verdana">After we install <em>Shoutcast</em> DNAS plugin, we open Winamp. Choose preferences from options menu. After this, we will choose DSP section from opened window. Double click <em>Shoutcast</em> DNAS plugin and follow steps given in the pictures. </font></p> <p><font face="Verdana">We choose output tab, and write our <em>stream address</em>, port and password from <font color="#c0504d">myradiostream.com</font>. After that, we click Yellow pages button. We could write our <em>stream name</em> to description section. If you want, you could write your website address and add the genre you play. Enable Title Update box must be clicked, if you want your artist and song titles appear to listeners. Finally, we choose our <em>stream</em> values from Encoder tab. You could choose AAC Plus or MP3 encoders. AAC Plus is very good encoder for broadcasting. 64 kbps AAC plus stream is equal to 128 kbps MP3 stream. Moreover, listeners must download a file to listen to your stream. You cannot use the player you embedded to your page. If you want to use the player, you should choose MP3 encoder. I suggest you to use MP3 Encoder, 96 kbps, 44100 Khz stereo settings. </font></p> <p align="center"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px 4px 4px 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Shoutcast Online Radio Output Settings" border="0" alt="shoutcast-straming-output-settings" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0mM3S_2EeovrcQN5M3i1j0C6JKaEiG20I2-jRScXx-Hw8U_nte-2FDF3tTUu1WSJwyps9yLrLHTBf3_pfxnCh0jUAtpez2XBZWQPoyPisXMAZONIrM3MjcMwAch2j_ZwNS_D5RjqhEjNJ//?imgmax=800" width="186" height="312" /><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px 4px 4px 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Shoutcast Online Radio Settings" border="0" alt="shoutcast-output-settings" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq0PFJ6fTWFacJcPhQ_ogjhkErKDEMxO6cGoFqrv0sTl7diDNDjPDAc9fdCeloz4OWv13RQ_-SDf3y88Jin0NWmwkZW3GP0Jxh8nPxpM6_Z9zFLwVVl0RSQxgUrtzNyCLfvjX7HMmu53N9//?imgmax=800" width="188" height="313" /><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px 4px 4px 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Shoutcast Online Radio Encoder Settings" border="0" alt="shoutcast-encoder-settings" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ98o5qqcM_uALCQxGVaUN8WoYBoK1ohC_lu6nOkSJYTAH_s1VAcAlIG6ig4OPjLNmCGR60HTafPRv9yu2wEKB0Uwyf8mHuMTGqU08euv1XfLPtjOuttz3XU03kVUzZSwrBG7y8skwUjfb//?imgmax=800" width="187" height="314" /></p> <p><font face="Verdana">When we complete <em>stream</em> settings, we go to Output tab and press connect. You are online! Listeners could hear your stream, if they visit your <em>radio</em> page. If you want to talk, you should go to Input tab and change input device to Soundcard Input. When you are playing a song, change it to Winamp again.</font></p> <p><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px auto 4px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Shoutcast Online Radio Input Settings" border="0" alt="shoutcast-input-settings" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdXU2S33Ko4ncG4oSLnmXY3zIOh9F5g_S8PvJ7nlYM3ISd3nJdhcLaaJmI25_j3y9BpfqifSfUmXgMWne8xgIcjR-BZTFjyliLSYwASReDbV1zKcV9lTT-MRvC3HcGLea4rlhkqsAg2Eo_//?imgmax=800" width="240" height="178" /></p> <p><font face="Verdana">Having an <em>online radio</em> is very easy with <em>Shoutcast</em> and Winamp. You could use the other players for streaming. Their settings are almost the same. You could also use some professional DJ programs like SAM Broadcaster for more professional streams. </font></p> <p><font face="Verdana">Interaction with listeners is very important. You could add a chat box to your <em>radio</em> page to talk with your listeners. It makes your <em>radio</em> more interactive and listenable. </font></p> <p><font face="Verdana">I hope, we will be a big community and setup our own global <em>radio</em> to share everything about music. You could write me, if you need help.</font></p> <p><font face="Verdana">Bye for now!</font></p> <p><font face="Verdana"></font></p> <p><font face="Verdana"></font></p> <p><font face="Verdana"></font></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03197504771913697749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086599107385510904.post-290215499572868652012-01-18T14:18:00.001+02:002012-01-18T14:18:40.492+02:00The Freak Fandango Orchestra: Perfect Gypsy Punk from Spain<p><img style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 6px; display: inline; float: right" align="right" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI5xfFuVH5VVgSNcygrW4a0Iepw8SrJSfIgFaIdGwDb-ANc17kf5mPGu7upW0yMvIpcDOLQB4Br-xFMf992WRZhKmAr_TvmwgL5-4b1Qg1kaOm9vJXyzaRwFJ5ekfVS4A7WGJjKFlkszvD/s250/the-freak-fandango-orchestra-gypsy-punk-from-spain.jpg" width="204" height="171" /><font face="Verdana"><em>The Freak Fandango Orchestra</em> is a multi cultural band from Barcelona, <em>Spain</em> that they perform <em>gypsy music</em> with <em>Balkan Music</em>, <em>polka</em>, <em>punk rock</em> and <em>folk</em> elements. Last week, I was trying to find some royalty free music on jamendo.com to post my blog. There are so many groups, performers, and artist in Jamendo to share and distribute their music. While I was thinking I only could find some amateur records, I saw an album cover. Fandango word attracted me firstly. After that I checked the band’s page and found some tags like <em>gypsy punk</em>, <em>rock</em>, <em>folk rock</em>, <em>Balkan</em> and <em>gypsy music</em>. When I open the player, I met with a band performs rock music with <em>Balkan</em> and <em>gypsy music</em> elements very well. I did not expect to meet a professional band but, I said wow, it is perfect! I also appreciated their motto. We don’t want your money, we want your soul. They created their album with Creative Commons License. It means you could copy and share the album as long as you consider conditions given at the bottom of the post. You could press play button on the player has given below to meet the fascinating band <em>The Freak Fandango Orchestra</em>.</font></p> <div style="text-align: center"><object width="200" height="300" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=7,0,0,0" align="middle"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="movie" value="http://widgets.jamendo.com/en/album/?album_id=101727&playertype=2008&refuid=1303155" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><embed src="http://widgets.jamendo.com/en/album/?album_id=101727&playertype=2008&refuid=1303155" quality="high" wmode="transparent" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="200" height="300" align="middle" allowScriptAccess="always" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"> </embed> </object><a style="display: block; font-size: 8px !important" href="http://pro.jamendo.com/">Royalty Free Music - Stock Music Library | Jamendo PRO</a></div> <p><font face="Verdana">Variety of instruments makes their musical diversity in high level. The band’s lineup is Xavi (bass), Jurgen (guitar and vocals), Alfonso (violin and trumpet), Noe (accordion and vocal), Vitto (saxophone), David (drum and artwork), and Armin (trumpet). Their music influenced by <a title="Emir Kusturica and the No Smoking Band" href="http://worldmusicsblog.blogspot.com/2011/12/emir-kusturica-and-no-smoking-orchestra.html" target="_blank">Emir Kusturica and the No Smoking Band</a>, Goran Bregovic and Gogol Bordello. I believe that they will reach their idols’ level. I really like their sound that it is very professional. Band members are very friendly that you could talk with them when you want. I am impatient to go to Barcelona and watch their live performance. I have seen their live videos and I could say they are excellent. </font></p> <p><font face="Verdana"><em>The Freak Fandango Orchestra</em> has two studio albums and one EP. You could listen to <em>Tales of a Dead Fish</em> album from the player. It is very funny and professional album that all songs are suggested extremely. Requiem for a Fish, Late as Usual, At the Beginning, and Hitman's Love Song with guest singer Paola Graziano are my favorite songs in the album. <em>Love, Death and a Drunken Monkey</em> is the other album of the band. It is also lovable album that its sound and harmony are perfect. Monkey Said, Nevermore, The Hug and At World's End are my favorite songs. Actually, adding some melodies from the other countries’ music could be interesting. I believe that they would play Bubamara very well. I will also suggest some Turkish melodies to them later. </font></p> <p align="center"><img style="margin: 0px 4px 4px 0px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRRh-SKGhx0GqmHPk3X5OzddpuNwCL4_zwPTn6XfNApSJ0pPyrrgX9MjzZ4zZ0yEpUYjcxcZFlyPDWiHBTItWSHI5OWoO5iRntUS9nSxLDRYQ7vreGTMSiSy6kMoaW2QloTVP3PvM04-oO/s200/the-freak-fandango-orchestra-tales-of-a-deadfish-album.jpg" width="175" height="175" /> <img style="margin: 0px 4px 4px 0px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV95Cw4MDS_vGobKFcqYXEYtoGHgTNYTnT-RtYGZeSWZZFBL5EK5fGHMSs5oqLwI-bk0XTt3RUTUaANK9vZKvvNC8i-aCJLwkvy-fXjlcCVTIlm-GiI2tNTUerknufrX1V0uym29DPTO-I/s200/the-freak-fandango-orchestra-gypsy-music-polka-folk-rock-from-spain.jpg" width="175" height="175" /></p> <p><font face="Verdana">You could listen or download <em>The Freak Fandango Orchestra</em> albums from Jamendo website. Both two albums were created with Creative Commons License and you could download and share without having copyright problems. You also could <font color="#c0504d">donate</font> and support the band from Jamendo website. </font></p> <p><font face="Verdana"><em>Tales of a Dead Fish</em>: </font><a title="Listen or Download Tales of a Dead Fish Album" href="http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/101727" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><font face="Verdana">http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/101727</font></a></p> <p><font face="Verdana"><em>Love, Death and a Drunken Monkey</em>: </font><a title="Listen or Download Love, Death and a Drunken Monkey Album" href="http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/48911" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><font face="Verdana">http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/48911</font></a></p> <p><font face="Verdana">Hearing <em>The Freak Fandango Orchestra</em>’s music makes me very happy. Great tunes in <em>gypsy music</em>, <em>rock</em> and <em>punk</em> elements, variety of instruments, combining the music with the other styles like <em>polka</em> and <em>folk</em> make them appreciated band. It is not an ordinary band; it is a professional band performs music with multi cultural items. Visit their website to get more information about the band.</font></p> <p><a title="The Freak Fandango Orchestra Official Website" href="http://www.freakfandango.es/" target="_blank"><font face="Verdana">http://www.freakfandango.es/</font></a></p> <p><font face="Verdana">Bye for now!</font></p> <p><font color="#c0504d"><img alt="(cc)" align="left" src="http://cdn.imgjam.com/t/cc/somerights20.en_23241.png" />Special Note:</font> The album given above created with Creative Commons License and some rights reserved. You could copy, distribute, advertise and play this album as long as you:</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/"><img style="margin: 0px 4px 4px 0px" src="http://imgjam.com/cc/by18.png" /></a>Give credit to the artist</li> <li><a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/"><img style="margin: 0px 4px 4px 0px" src="http://imgjam.com/cc/sa18.png" /></a>Distribute all derivative works under the same license</li> </ul> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03197504771913697749noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086599107385510904.post-53431340286546238192012-01-17T16:47:00.001+02:002012-01-17T16:47:00.197+02:00Fanfare Ciocarlia: Legends of Balkan Music and Gypsy Brass Bands<p><img style="margin: 0px 8px 0px 0px; display: inline; float: left" title="Fanfare Ciocarlia Balkan Gypsy Music Legends" alt="fanfare-ciocarlia-balkan-mus-baro-biao" align="left" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4RMv6tg51Lbec2_hni9mJB1qd5aOfgj3n6ld_z0mq9ZHQW5Vtmh0Q_S39tBo8sb5apUTeMBn3QeIgJZQDWr5ULGOz4e8RsFBzfALpvMVc5VPoOYJq8BG8pYwv5g5m1bdhtpTaZaKeWLlN/s215/fanfare-ciocarlia-balkan-mus-baro-biao.jpg" width="155" height="155" /><font face="Verdana"><em>Fanfare Ciocarlia</em> is <em>gypsy brass band</em> legends. <em>Balkan Music</em> is my favorite genre that I wrote posts about musician side of </font><a title="Emir Kusturica and The No Smoking Orchestra: Soundtracks from Balkan movies" href="http://worldmusicsblog.blogspot.com/2011/12/emir-kusturica-and-no-smoking-orchestra.html" target="_blank"><font face="Verdana">Emir Kusturica</font></a><font face="Verdana"> and </font><a title="Taraf de Haidouks: Gypsy Music Influence in World Music" href="http://worldmusicsblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/taraf-de-haidouks-gypsy-music-influence.html" target="_blank"><font face="Verdana">Taraf de Haidouks</font></a><font face="Verdana">. Today, would like to write about another <em>Balkan Music</em> legend, <em>Fanfare Ciocarlia</em>. The band consists of 12 funny gypsy musicians from Romania. They do not perform ordinary gypsy music like many groups. They perform <em>gypsy music</em> with the other styles like flamenco, tango, rock and so on. <em>Fanfare Ciocarlia</em> is <em>world music</em>’s happy face that they carried <em>gypsy brass band</em> music to higher levels. German music producer Henry Ernst visits their village in Romania and convinces them to become a touring band. Since they discovered by Ernst, they played in many concerts in many countries from Australia to America. <br /></font></p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; width: 448px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:6204576b-fc97-402a-b7f9-f3dfae3ea55b" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><div id="8745ac20-76c3-4c30-a3c1-0ecbda94d2bc" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline;"><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KYnxIxvV2w" target="_new"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKFbcxg0cPxhDVRul8PLAg1KCE6DQtI-FLHcI7ArCnXFBD_tCpXpP8PsEb3f93WBKyXpcDJ0iZitYOpOxdj4_SGT9inQsfYfY7uZYAb_JDFJm1v0qLK4SN8zKLrPpOuYUqyxVJtQGv284H//?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('8745ac20-76c3-4c30-a3c1-0ecbda94d2bc'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "<div><object width=\"448\" height=\"252\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/_KYnxIxvV2w?hl=en&hd=1\"><\/param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/_KYnxIxvV2w?hl=en&hd=1\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"448\" height=\"252\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" alt=""></a></div></div><div style="width:448px;clear:both;font-size:.8em">This video crated with Creative Commons License. It is not a subject of copyright.</div></div> <p><font face="Verdana"><em>Brass band music</em> is one of the most important elements of <em>Balkan Music</em> and <em>gypsy music</em>. It takes very important place in Balkan countries, especially in weddings and funerals. We saw <em>Fanfare Ciocarlia</em> in Underground the Emir Kusturica movie. Emir Kusturica means mobile music and it was a good choice to work with Goran Bregovic and Fanfare Ciocarlia in this project. They appeared as walking and playing<em> brass band</em> in the movie. They say that <em>Balkan brass music</em> was affected by Turkish army music that they also use some elements from Turkish, Bulgarian, Serbian, and Macedonian music, although they perform Romanian folk music. The band’s lineup includes trumpets, tenor and baritone horns, tubas, clarinets, saxophones, bass drum and percussion. Speed is their nature that some musicians could reach 200 beats per minute. Virtuosity and diversity make <em>Fanfare Ciocarlia</em> different from the others. Lyrics are in Romanian or Romani languages. </font></p> <p><font face="Verdana">Live performance is the best way to determine a group’s musicality. I could say <em>Fanfare Ciocarlia</em> is the monster of live performance. I have watched their videos many times. I also had an opportunity see them in Istanbul in 2008. Improvisation, harmony, virtuosity and speed of instruments are perfect in their live performance. They discovered the world again and played in more than 1200 concerts in many countries. A <em>gypsy brass band</em> became a worldwide music group. In 2006, they won BBC Radio 3 <em>World Music</em> Award. </font></p> <p><img style="margin: 0px auto 4px; display: block; float: none" title="Fanfare Ciocarlia and Boban and Marko Markovic Orchestra" alt="fanfare-ciocarlia-and-boban-markovic-orkestar" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9IcSuPyVqc9sPUtCpn8niq9lvqeMQIPIKqccF_OzTf9smq6nh6i6fH3Qd5jDYPr_KBiJLuoU1vnlunvhGaEFTxKNc_fuJhxU0lj9LM4Hm6eFs7WDxEAX9qVWg_YQ1jO1keCGebZfiLepr/s495/fanfare-ciocarlia-and-boban-markovic-orkestar.jpg" /></p> <p><font face="Verdana">The band also has some projects with the other famous <em>Balkan Music</em> performers. They made an album with <em>Boban and Marko Markovic Orchestra</em> from Serbia. <em>Balkan Brass Battle</em> is very funny and fascinating project and album made by <em>Fanfare Ciocarlia</em> and <em>Boban and Marko Markovic Orchestra</em>. The album released in 2011. Both two funny bands tour Europe together. They played in many concerts, and they will play in the future. It will be very nice to see them in Istanbul in May 2012. </font></p> <p><font face="Verdana">Let us talk about <em>Fanfare Ciocarlia</em> albums. You could find discography of the band with my explanations and suggestions. </font></p> <ul> <li><font face="Verdana"><font color="#c0504d">Radio Pascani</font> (1998) is a nice debut album. You could find many famous folk songs from <em>Balkan</em> countries. Nicoleta and Hora Cu Strigaturii songs are my favorites. </font></li> <li><font face="Verdana"><font color="#c0504d">Baro Biao</font>: World Wide Wedding (1999)</font></li> <li><font face="Verdana"><font color="#c0504d">Iag Bari</font> (2001) is also described as The Gypsy Horns from the Mountains Beyond. This album made them well known and reputed band in <em>world music</em>. Although Iag Bari is the most famous song, I also suggest Tu Romnie, Bubamara and Hora Di Petrosnitza songs. This album is extremely suggested album. Do not lose it!</font></li> <li><font face="Verdana"><font color="#c0504d">Gypsy Brass Legends</font> (2004) is the story of the band. You could find documentary about them, live performances and so on. It was released as DVD.</font></li> <li><font face="Verdana"><font color="#c0504d">Gili Garabdi</font> (2005) is called as Ancient Secrets of Gypsy Brass. It is BBC Radio 3 <em>world music</em> awarded album. It is very funny to hear James Bond 007 Theme in <em>Balkan brass music</em>. Alili, Golden Days, and Godzila are my favorite songs in the album.</font></li> <li><font face="Verdana"><font color="#c0504d">Queens and Kings</font> (2007) is a perfect album that the most famous <em>Balkan Music</em> artists meet with the band. Saban Bajramovic and Esma Redzepova are some of them. It is very interesting to hear Born to be Wild with brass band rhythms. Sandala, Ibrahim, Que Dolor (flamenco version of Iag Bari) and Born to be Wild are my favorites. </font></li> <li><font face="Verdana"><font color="#c0504d">LIVE!</font> (2009) is a live album that their live performance in improvisation is perfect. </font></li> <li><font face="Verdana"><font color="#c0504d">Balkan Brass Battle</font> (2011) was made together with <em>Boban and Marko Markovic Orchestra</em>. Do not think to buy the album, only but it. You will enjoy hearing music from <em>Balkan Music</em> legends. It is an excellent album that James Bond Theme, Asphalt Tango, Devla and Disco Dzumbus are my favorites.</font> </li> </ul> <p align="center"><img style="margin: 0px 4px 4px 0px" title="Fanfare Ciocarlia Iag Bari Album" alt="fanfare-ciocarlia-iag-bari-album" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieDSZwOBHho3MVYNic_jQm587JAtuZPeDobw00zwjdLbZM6xV3kiI6a-4dWvOUZ1ABNodt1CerLgoqpV8llHk5kNpWgYSgEH-nvM-LK573WW6HG_dhSUSRmRgRqvRT_VHdQ15mOm_3VXeq/s215/fanfare-ciocarlia-iag-bari-album.jpg" width="185" height="184" /> <img style="margin: 0px 4px 4px 0px" title="Balkan Brass Battle Album with Boban and Marko Markovic Orchestra" alt="fanfare-ciocarlia-and-boban-markovic-orkestar-balkan-brass-batle" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjATk0c9V5Macdgh_Lz6__Z8Zu8cIpBRK6agVrFAo9oT8eMcuvkPdf1RZOLoqw2bzoUzrC0gloOG7uHOiYLzGFEaIWbKu2lLLLEz1qGgUUhxNEM3uOEFjzi3-d7HQjFTOfzU0KPLQW_rzsT/s221/fanfare-ciocarlia-and-boban-markovic-orkestar-balkan-brass-batle.jpg" width="185" height="186" /></p> <p><em>Fanfare Ciocarlia</em> is one of the legends of <em>Balkan Music</em> and <em>gypsy music</em>. They carried local music into world music stage successfully. Do not lose the funny band. You could visit their official website to listen to some previews and buy their albums. You could also check tour dates. If they visit your country, do not lose to see their live performance. </p> <p><a title="Fanfare Ciocarlia Official Website" href="http://www.asphalt-tango.de/fanfare/artist.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.asphalt-tango.de/fanfare/artist.html</a></p> <p>Bye for now!</p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03197504771913697749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086599107385510904.post-7644531737008112892012-01-16T15:58:00.001+02:002012-01-16T15:58:27.616+02:00Diablo Swing Orchestra: Avant-garde Metal with Jazz Elements<p><font face="Verdana"><img style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 13px; display: inline; float: right" title="Diablo Swing Orchestra-Sing Alıng Songs for the Damned and Delirious Album" alt="sing-along-songs-for-the-damned-and-delirious" align="right" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUwHswxdUHZuMvpSYZethHhXUEkiAJRk5kdfphQGG7ExESPthVQs1P6r64LtbDF1Tgg44WRnJNMeALM3NyEbAO8UAXXF7VIhbInNymWvVzJIZY3nV2O2e_kMevOeo0tXXubWYz8MwFTVUp/s221/sing-along-songs-for-the-damned-and-delirious.jpg" width="184" height="184" /><em>Diablo Swing Orchestra</em> is very interesting <em>Avant-garde Metal</em> group from <em>Sweden</em>. I like northern metal groups. They know how to make music with using Nordic elements. Therion is my favorite group from <em>Sweden</em> that you could find an article about them, if you <a title="Therion: Classical Music and Opera in Gothic Metal" href="http://worldmusicsblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/therion-classical-music-and-opera-in.html" target="_blank">click here</a>. <em>Diablo Swing Orchestra</em> is very interesting group that makes you hear <em>jazz</em>, <em>swing</em>, <em>gypsy music</em>, <em>blues</em>, <em>flamenco</em>, <em>classical music</em>, and <em>opera</em> elements with hard guitar riffs. I could say, it is a <em>metal opera</em> and <em>cabaret</em>. If you like to hear funny music combined with many styles, press play button on the player was given below. Their first album <em>The Butcher’s Ballroom</em> is distributed in Creative Common License. You also could download the album from the link on the player. Please read about copyright issues at the bottom of the post. </font></p> <div style="text-align: center"><object width="200" height="300" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=7,0,0,0" align="middle"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="movie" value="http://widgets.jamendo.com/en/album/?album_id=49216&playertype=2008&refuid=1303155" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><embed src="http://widgets.jamendo.com/en/album/?album_id=49216&playertype=2008&refuid=1303155" quality="high" wmode="transparent" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="200" height="300" align="middle" allowScriptAccess="always" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"> </embed> </object><a style="display: block; font-size: 8px !important" href="http://pro.jamendo.com/"><font face="Verdana">Royalty Free Music - Stock Music Library | Jamendo PRO</font></a></div> <p><font face="Verdana">The origin of the name of the group comes from an urban legend form 16<sup>th</sup> century. The group performed musical work against to the church. They also performed music in secret ways because of the church’s imposition. Finally, they killed by the church. Although there are many groups combine symphonic items with different styles, <em>Diablo Swing Orchestra</em> should be distinguished from the others. Diversity and variety with funny songs in their music cheer up listeners. The sound of the group magnetizes listeners who do not listen to <em>rock</em> and related styles. </font></p> <p><font face="Verdana"><em>Diablo Swing Orchestra</em> formed in 2003 with an EP named in Borderline Hymns. In 2006, they released their debut album. <em>The Butcher’s Ballroom</em> is very good album for a debut. It made me to listen to an album from a group performs many years. You could listen to the album from the player above. Ballrog Boogie, Heroines, Wedding March for a Bullet, and Pink Noise Waltz are my favorite songs. Download the free album to be fascinated. In 2009, <em>Sing Along Songs for the Damned and Delirious</em> album was released. The album is as successful as the first album. They raise the bar continuously that their progressive sound gets better day by day. A Tap Dancer's Dilemma, Siberian Love Affairs, Vodka Inferno, A Rancid Romance and Stratosphere Serenade are my favorite songs. Their live performance is also very good. The second album also released as a DVD. </font></p> <p><font face="Verdana"><img style="margin: 0px auto 4px; display: block; float: none" title="Diablo Swing Orchestra-Avant-garde Metal from Sweden" alt="diablo-swing-orchestra-avant-garde-metal-and-jazz" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEenR7QY_APVJ3MOFqkjWw4Tgprxv1MnBzBgrh8bt9fzF5Ipl0x9vF1Q70ZA-Z-Z8SDv9DRa43CH8esZ4NLThqCPrXxcXZxcvLGm0xUCXPQNx_30F4lT38zVZu6qucJikuYRcBhLRftId7/s405/diablo-swing-orchestra-avant-garde-metal-and-jazz.jpg" width="334" height="201" /></font></p> <p><font face="Verdana"><em>Diablo Swing Orchestra</em> is working on their new album will be released in the first quarter of 2012. I am waiting for Pandora's Pinata album impatiently. I believe that you will enjoy hearing the band’s music. Spectacular musicianship, diversity of music, combination with <em>jazz</em> and <em>classical music</em> elements, operatic vocals will fascinate you. Meet with their unique music and performance. </font></p> <p><font face="Verdana">You could also visit their website.</font></p> <p><a title="Diablo Swing Orchestra Official Website" href="http://www.diabloswing.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.diabloswing.com/</a></p> <p><font face="Verdana">Bye for now!</font></p> <p><font face="Verdana"><img style="margin: 0px 4px 4px 0px; display: inline; float: left" alt="(cc)" align="left" src="http://cdn.imgjam.com/t/cc/somerights20.en_23241.png" /><font size="1"><font color="#c0504d">Special Note: </font><font color="#333333">The album given above created with Creative Commons License and some rights reserved. You could copy, distribute, advertise and play this album as long as you:</font></font></font></p> <ul> <li> <p><a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/"><font color="#333333" size="1" face="Verdana"><img src="http://imgjam.com/cc/by18.png" /></font></a> <br /><font color="#333333" size="1" face="Verdana">Give credit to the artist</font></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/"><font color="#333333" size="1" face="Verdana"><img src="http://imgjam.com/cc/nc18.png" /></font></a> <br /><font color="#333333" size="1" face="Verdana">Don't use this album for commercial purposes</font></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/"><font color="#333333" size="1" face="Verdana"><img src="http://imgjam.com/cc/nd18.png" /></font></a> <br /><font color="#333333" size="1" face="Verdana">Don't alter, transform or build upon this album</font></p> </li> </ul> <p><font face="Verdana"></font></p> <p><font face="Verdana"></font></p> <p><font face="Verdana"></font></p> <p><font face="Verdana"></font></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03197504771913697749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086599107385510904.post-29831053893375295342012-01-15T19:49:00.001+02:002012-01-15T19:51:03.292+02:00Kronos Quartet: World Music meets Stringed Instruments<p><font face="Verdana"><img style="margin: 0px 9px 1px 0px; display: inline; float: left" title="Requiem for a Dream Soundtrack by Kronos Quartet" alt="kronos-quartet-requiem-for-a-dream-soundtrack" align="left" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZKI6uHEGCgVP4MiSgGCWhgLfVsiCewF_VpzOpgIk8WWskiwul5V8Voe7ph_8ICKCLKmWxdqa0Cxl2rZ-LpUZiWtR89vfT_CQmhZAAS_y6dyDLIQnp5q1bNyiKynfDVm6bqVh6CSO8ZI8m/s162/kronos-quartet-requiem-for-a-dream-soundtrack.jpg" width="154" height="153" />We met a perfect string group after a movie in 2000. <em>Requiem for a Dream</em> is a great movie that it made us to meet with a great band <em>Kronos Quartet</em>. Actually, we were very late to know the great quartet plays more than 35 years. Kronos Quartet has about 43 studio albums, 5 <em>soundtrack</em> albums, 2 compilation albums, 3 video albums. They also have around 29 contributions in some albums from famous groups and artists. A musical treasure makes you feel very good to meet with a great band. They do not follow any genre that we could watch their performance in many genres from rock to <em>classical music</em>. They also use <em>ethnic</em> and <em>world music</em> elements in some of their albums. Although some of reviewers say, <em>Kronos Quartet</em> is not successful to perform <em>world music</em>, ignore their ideas and hear these world music experts. You could find different tastes in their different albums. Sometimes, they perform tangos from Astor Piazolla; sometimes, they perform Purple Haze from Jimi Hendrix. You will enjoy hearing <em>Kronos Quartet</em>’s Grammy awarded music. </font></p> <div class="topspin-widget topspin-widget-bundle-widget" align="center"><iframe id="tsFrame85875" height="250" src="http://cdn.topspin.net/api/v2/widget/player/85875" frameborder="0" width="300"></iframe></div> <div class="topspin-widget topspin-widget-bundle-widget" align="center"><font face="Verdana">This item has been taken from Kronos Quartet Official Website. It is free material to share.</font></div> <p><font face="Verdana"><em>Kronos Quartet</em>’s current lineup is John Sherba (violin), Jeffrey Zeigler (cello), David Harrington (violin), and Hank Dutt (viola). The band has founded by <em>David Harrington</em> in 1973. Since early 80’s, <em>Kronos Quartet</em> has collaborations with artists such as Dave Matthews, Nelly Furtado, Nine Inch Nails, The Tiger Lilies, and Joan Armatrading. They have contribution in more than 30 albums from reputed musicians. The band also has five <em>soundtrack</em> albums. They recorded <em>Requiem for a Dream</em>, Dracula, The Fountain, Mishima a Life in Four Chapters and 2081 <em>soundtrack</em>s. Many authorities awarded the band. They won Musician of the Year award from Musical America, Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance in 2004, Polar Music Prize 2011 and many awards from different authorities. </font></p> <p><font face="Verdana"><img style="margin: 0px auto 4px; display: block; float: none" title="Kronos Quartet World Music Group" alt="kronos-quartet" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbAeSjxupAhtZvGGWVeWwawWURX5E1BDI-JARuw9BDJ2BBVtUWoQraxn8QYAjEu5pwZsCN8SnztXsTTbU0msJ_emLt3X4EnSw3qFM_GEd9DhtCmZYpWek_st1tz2sY9ojjQFwdgWTSnoyK/s461/kronos-quartet.jpg" width="336" height="186" /></font></p> <p><font face="Verdana"><em>Kronos Quartet</em> is a band that they some interesting and creative projects in <em>world music</em>. They have collaborations with some <em>world music</em> performers from Azerbaijan, Finland, China and many countries. They have an album with Finish accordionist Kimmo Pohjonen and Samuli Kosminen named in Uniko. It is a great project suggested extremely. Especially their performance in Plasma should be heard. The band also has collaboration with Azerbaijani world music performer Alim Qasimov. You could get more information about projects from <em>Kronos Quartet</em>’s official website. You should see their performance in Music from 4 Fences. It is an interesting idea to show music’s different face. <em>Kronos Quartet</em> organized a contest to meet with young musicians and support their projects in 2003. </font></p> <p><font face="Verdana">It is hard to list <em>Kronos Quartet albums</em> here. You could find a link to list of the band’s albums. You also could find more information about their collaborations with the other artists. Please, </font><a title="Kronos Quartet Discography" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kronos_Quartet_discography" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><font face="Verdana">click here</font></a><font face="Verdana"> to see the list. You could find many albums from many genres. <em>Requiem for a Dream</em> <em>soundtrack</em> could be good start, although it is a bit sad. Uniko album released in 2011 is another extremely suggested album. Terry Riley: Cadenza on the Night Plain (1985), Pieces of Africa (1992), and At the Grave of Richard Wagner (1993) albums are also my favorite albums. You could find more <em>Kronos Quartet</em> performances from world’s reputed musicians in their albums. </font></p> <p align="center"><font face="Verdana"><img style="margin: 0px 4px 4px 0px" title="Kronos Quartet-Uniko Album with Kimmo Ohjonen" alt="kronos-quartet-kimmo-ohjonen-samuli-kosminen-uniko-album" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJdvUME1IK7KHp8c2Oy_1ITZW-Sg_lAik4yJFuOJslNsLEloLHm_pS2ypIsaJ7mA6GhhwxCEpUFrC71W1qgFHc9PNpJzi_1Ig7l2tEqHmPj7_wrP6qag4nt4CRFUyxiJimHlxsVwFBnq6G/s199/kronos-quartet-kimmo-ohjonen-samuli-kosminen-uniko-album.jpg" /><img style="margin: 0px 4px 4px 0px" title="Kronos Quartet plays Philip Glass" alt="philip-glass-kronos-quartet-performs-philip-glass" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmUizwt4G1tUywgQBbQ8SEjxWAnt8b0rkIikTCsenzq8XKWNDEEfHor35EMCIccDjGCDOjPTW-GmDO4vw6BZvmYceXsEWIb0_hy9iYZCwydEOhbWBF1hwR6E5XsXpPJwM_B5rZ5hUwK7FG/s201/philip-glass-kronos-quartet-performs-philip-glass.jpg" /></font></p> <p><font face="Verdana"><em>Kronos Quartet</em> provides a musical treasure to us. Every albums of the group should be listened in my humble opinion. If you like <em>classical music</em>, if you like <em>world music</em> from different origins, do not lose the band. You will hear music of world with stringed instruments. You could visit the band’s official website to get to know more about their interesting projects and buy their albums. </font></p> <p><a title="Kronos Quartet Official Website" href="http://kronosquartet.org/" target="_blank"><font face="Verdana">http://kronosquartet.org</font></a></p> <p><font face="Verdana">Bye for now!</font></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03197504771913697749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086599107385510904.post-77146419940041502392012-01-13T17:19:00.001+02:002012-01-13T17:19:08.610+02:00Tamikrest: Rock Influenced Berber Music from Mali<p><font face="Verdana"><img style="margin: 0px 4px 4px 0px; display: inline; float: left" title="Tamikrest the Berber Rock Music Group from Mali" alt="tamikrest-berber-rock-music-band" align="left" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxMMkkHfOywGOWg3RK8v6SWu9ZtbW5-OQGdfnFAzT8s8g0EJQMmq2cqi_j97Px3Ly1jPQp3rRqmzRBIBiqT2SFv0CchB4ktZgdawAUZsCW9eZSe5JAUTw3UIr8Vf7SxFyuQeZOZV7QMykH/s248/tamikrest-berber-rock-music-band.jpg" width="182" height="122" />Are you ready to hear Rock music influenced Tuareg Berber music from Africa? We only know Berber people from their famous Berber Carpet. Today we will know more about rock based Berber music or Tuareg music. Tamikrest is a rock group from Mali. They are musicians who choose guitar and music instead of guns. Mali civil war shaped their personality and musical understanding. They met some groups like Pink Floyd, Dire Straits, and Bob Marley via internet. Finally, they decided to make rock music influenced Berber music to introduce their roots to the other cultures. Actually, it is a good way to fuse different kinds of music. It makes listenable and lovable music to share cultural elements. Tinariwen also affects their sound. It is more professional blues band from Mali. Add Tinariwen to your list, as well. </font></p> <p><font face="Verdana">Tamikrest consists of six members. The band has two female vocals. Their music is not noisy rock. It is easy listening and it contains some blues elements. You also could hear some of traditional Berber instruments. Tamikrest’s sound is neither noisy as ordinary rock groups’ sound nor boring as some ethnic music performers. Traditional elements fused with modern elements very well. Some of their songs also contain psychedelic elements. If you like to hear ethno music combined with modern elements, Tamikrest will take you a trip to Berber world. The lyrics deal with their ethnic roots and love. I wish the lyrics were in English that we could understand. They should release albums in English to introduce Berber culture to the world. </font></p> <p><font face="Verdana"><img style="margin: 0px auto 4px; display: block; float: none" title="Tamikrest-Rock with Berber Music" alt="tamikrest-berber-music-group" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixtKOKfNtjYwQnfjm3s0bVJBv9QLMa15i6hBRdD7sxa-LzkoLS2RoazEU3vVAtK23QEFexLxKQZ4PeKB4u4QhmtGV-9J22w-A_aTuRAzA3yk1zFnqv3FA1eQTXusxKGH_CCszvP7NKQ4qc/s368/tamikrest-berber-music-group.jpg" width="320" height="199" /></font></p> <p><font face="Verdana">Tamikrest have two studio albums. Adagh is their debut album released in 2010. The album gets you acquainted with Berber music, if you do not have any idea about it. Agagh contains more psychedelic and traditional elements, if we compare with the second album. Aicha is my favorite song in the album. Aratane N'adagh, Adagh, Adounia Mahegagh, and Outamachek songs are also listenable and lovable songs in the album. Adagh album is extremely suggested album that it will bring you Timbuktu. </font></p> <p><font face="Verdana">Toumastin is Tamikrest’s second album made in 2011. The sound in the album got mature in comparison to the first album. They are getting more professional. I believe that sound will be better in their next albums. You could also hear psychedelic elements in the album. My favorite song in Toumastin album is Dihad Tedoun Itran. Shut your eyes and listen to magical song. Fassous Tarahnet, Aratan N Tinariwen, Aidjan Adaky the psychedelic song, and Tarhamanine Assinegh are also my favorite songs. Do not lose the album. It will be your second trip to Timbuktu. </font></p> <p align="center"><img style="margin: 0px 4px 4px 0px" title="Tamikrest Adagh Album" alt="tamikrest-adagh-album" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSPLSn-WQF4gFqZu66G-ORcmyW5lNLmXjqstXLrL8X_jxm5KUC868s9nXzc46q4hKMj7okpkqa3ijBy2FntKhTpQYLgu_HXDOkVdejkRpOYgc4mAukanFvJqWRLWukxcsomV1LuXnGe6Nu/s221/tamikrest-adagh-album.jpg" width="177" height="175" /> <img style="margin: 0px 4px 4px 0px" title="Toumastin African Berber Rock Music Album" alt="tamikrest-toumastin-berber-music-album" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc6-uDvcP05g6f_RfLlsCdYCpm29eJqKPonJFd3CK_JZXhUaBgptbtsAatB9Vi5hGlhzx3g3qNWMgf1jJvrdiwGe_R3PugquFa_omwJrwcC5VAtLx3MmjOgbY8_mSUwBAAKP3WWN25dvK-/s203/tamikrest-toumastin-berber-music-album.jpg" width="178" height="175" /></p> <p><font face="Verdana">You could visit Tamikrest’s official website to listen to their songs. You also could buy their album from the website. It is high quality band from Mali that they need your attention and support. Do not lose the rock influenced Berber music; do not lose their psychedelic sound from heart of Sahara Desert. </font></p> <p><font face="Verdana"><a title="Tamikrest Berber Rock Music Official Website" href="http://www.tamikrest.net/en" target="_blank">http://www.tamikrest.net/en</a></font></p> <p><font face="Verdana">Bye for now!</font></p> <p><font face="Verdana"></font></p> <p><font face="Verdana"></font></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03197504771913697749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086599107385510904.post-92092571357585980602012-01-12T16:38:00.001+02:002012-01-15T13:29:11.800+02:00Best Rock Musicals: Hair and Jesus Christ Superstar<p><font face="Verdana">Musicals are my passion. When I hear a musical, I think that I am involved in the story. Many of us joined or watched high school musicals and almost all of us know Grease to Musical. They really have a magical atmosphere. Today, we get to know more about some of famous rock musicals like Hair musical. Although they are very famous, they are good beginnings for musicals’ fascinations. A Broadway musical could attract your feelings. There is not only music in a musical, you could also find lyrics make you think. Especially, rock musicals give you perfect music and idea about topical subjects. Maybe, they could change your value judgment about religion, love, war and politics. I would like to give short explanations about Jesus Christ Super Star and Hair the Musical in this article. In my later posts, I will write about some rock operas and rock musicals like Tommy, War of the Worlds, Grease the Musical and so on.</font></p> <h4><font face="Verdana"> <br /><font size="2">Jesus Christ Superstar</font></font></h4> <p><font face="Verdana"><img style="margin: 0px 8px 0px 0px; display: inline; float: left" title="Jesus Christ Superstar Musical" alt="jesus-christ-superstar-musical" align="left" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGIe47Z8NIW385G7a3p_UBVpNK-LHZx2R_HWXF7ECIN102uDgUb8yDQ1QKYAaZDkfaYJsAwDlwH8Z2YHCq7sU5hqVbYGDEG3bzD9S4xUk2tFK1RcfLWhC-SKlSx-Aod7lk5fkjyl4kUclt/s233/jesus-christ-superstar-musical.jpg" width="152" height="138" />It is a masterpiece from Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. It is a perfect musical; it is an excellent rock opera. The subject is a sensitive issue that it judges religion and Jesus. It is not a religious or politics work. It only shows Jesus’ humanistic features from Judas’ eye. The musical also shows he avoids responsibility, gets angry to god, has a suspicion in his head, and gets tired of his mission as an ordinary people like us. He lives in modern times and he is an object of popular culture as God’s superstar. Finally, his community puts away him. </font></p> <p><font face="Verdana">Jesus Christ Superstar was produced as an album before it was shown on Broadway. It is an extremely suggested album that it contains more rock elements. Ian Gillian from Deep Purple sings Jesus, Murray Head sings Judas. Especially, Ian Gillian’s performance is perfect in the album. Do not lose it. The musical was shown as a Broadway musicals, movie and rock shows many times. I also suggest you to watch the movie made in 1973. There are many versions of the musical in many languages from Swedish to Japanese. Heaven on Their Mind, Hosanna, Gethsemane (I only Want to Say), and Superstar songs should be listened. </font></p> <h4> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; width: 320px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:53357c8b-5919-4e32-8c25-305d27c17a37:094852b3-7269-4394-81ca-9285db4972fc" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2QO2zbx1qqQ" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="320" height="263"></embed></div> </h4> <p align="center">This video has been created with Creative Commons License. It is not subject of copyright issue.</p> <font face="Verdana"> <h4> <br /><font size="2">Hair the Musical</font></h4> </font> <p><font face="Verdana">It is a story from 60’s hippies and sexual revolution era. Hair the Musical is the anthem of anti-Vietnam War movement. Hair the Musical’s philosophy is against to impositions, prejudices, fixed ideas and war. It will bring you 60’s flower power movement and hippies’ world against to militarism and Vietnam War. James Rado and Gerome Ragni wrote lyrics and Galt Mac Dermot made music of Hair. </font></p> <p><img style="margin: 0px auto 4px; display: block; float: none" title="Hair Musical's Movie " alt="hair-musical-movie" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDIxjlDr5-qVHHs7C0z0be2K8TAYHFar3mzIpBNnpaMLhCDS2XI9w9k0ZgEohGAeX6fBVuNJ7XykCDOhadoDZG5CpAn7fJGSYi0p4W61EmTejmeR9Zxr-NhnR78TTdRbPfj-tpVd3M35Tj/s358/hair-musical-movie.jpg" /></p> <p><font face="Verdana"><img style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 13px; display: inline; float: right" title="Hair the Musical Album" alt="hair-the-musical-album" align="right" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl2aaT8RQCrVs1DlwViqQ1iVoN7tZCymGKiEQQB_O3zfMwofdyQNKfULgbrsad7MC4mhOR1FkfJgkAM2-Z4OZXR_g4dDy2gPq-VSuNmt4Mrz2CUMNjQgWHGc31NT20KiJi9HDiKZ0FCQBK/s276/hair-the-musical-album.jpg" width="166" height="166" />Hair the musical is one of the most well known musical in the world that it was shown in Broadway and London for many times. After Hair’s debut in 1967, it became very famous musical of the world. It was translated to many languages, and it was shown in many countries. Reputed film director Milos Forman made the musical’s movie version. Both Broadway musical soundtrack and Milos Forman’s movie soundtracks should be listened. He transforms musicals to a movie successfully. Donna, Hare Krishna and Let the Sunshine In songs are my favorite. I suggest Hair the Musical for good music and understanding 60’s hippie antimilitarist movement. </font></p> <p><font face="Verdana">Hair and Jesus Christ Superstar will give you good music with philosophy. If you have never heard those musicals, it is not too late to catch it. Both movies and original cast albums are suggested extremely. There are also many records in different language. For example, you could see Agnetha Foltskog from ABBA in Jesus Christ Superstar Swedish edition. </font></p> <p><font face="Verdana">Bye for now!</font></p> <p><font face="Verdana"></font></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03197504771913697749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086599107385510904.post-46959834148710217422012-01-11T15:10:00.001+02:002012-01-15T13:39:01.612+02:00Taraf de Haidouks: Gypsy Music Influence in World Music<p><font face="Verdana"><img style="margin: 0px 9px 0px 0px; display: inline; float: left" title="Taraf de Haidouks-Band of Gypsies Album" alt="taraf-de-haidouks-band-of-gypsies-album" align="left" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyX5_umJWiox9iJwrdfCzWRaNIbZzaMj8TAnTQ9sLhxW0xbu340lbfX8u65bxwiHTbLDa33MgTCLY_laLVrHalZ30rnYIdexrvUUh-ZRmKu0EydAyEtG3J38gDl-ZW0daMcvfbWCbAN-XX/s238/taraf-de-haidouks-band-of-gypsies-album.jpg" width="179" height="156" /><em>Taraf de Haidouks</em>! It is a gypsy band from <em>Romania</em>. If you <em>like gypsy music</em> and <em>Balkan music</em>, read it carefully. You will meet with one of the best <em>gypsy band</em> of the world. They are <em>world music</em>’s smiley faces. The band carries <em>gypsy music</em> to the stage of <em>world music</em> successfully. Could an instrument talk? <em>Taraf de Haidouks</em> members do it. It is a Clejani, <em>Romania</em> based <em>gypsy band</em> consists of 15 funny musicians that they perform from 80’s. Although some members died, the band still plays with musicians from the first and the second generations. <em>Romania</em> hosts the largest gypsy community of Europe. It is possible to find many gypsy orchestras and group in Romania. The country exports high quality <em>gypsy music</em> with <em>Taraf de Haidouks</em> and Fanfare Ciocarlia. They are the milestone of <em>gypsy music</em> and <em>Balkan music</em>. When you hear their music, you will enjoy and try to control yourself not to dance. </font></p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; width: 448px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:24dc2f92-8cf4-432a-8e3e-479153d16ad9" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><div id="ab09af80-4d56-4971-9c45-94acfd79cb28" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline;"><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sgbkXiV5zg" target="_new"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf4oPE2ckCMIEQeZlQZ7VOtqjSdJ3ILBB_YXKcbAaXrguOb-6gvuG5H0WvCK_v9opOnt-wlCif7s2_WnUcw6M3n-ajire9or2QrE36IocJOFCUveikbYDqjTOhZgZqF8gfCILSOlo1jnNR//?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('ab09af80-4d56-4971-9c45-94acfd79cb28'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "<div><object width=\"448\" height=\"252\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/4sgbkXiV5zg?hl=en&hd=1\"><\/param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/4sgbkXiV5zg?hl=en&hd=1\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"448\" height=\"252\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" alt=""></a></div></div><div style="width:448px;clear:both;font-size:.8em">This video has been created with Creative Commons License. It is not subject of copyright issue.</div></div> <p><font face="Verdana"><em>Taraf de Haidouks</em>’ musical journey on <em>world music</em> stage began after their debut album in 1991. The group appeared in Tony Gatlif’s awarded movie Latcho Drom. Actually, the movie tells a story about them. They became famous and reputed <em>gypsy music</em> group after they appear in this movie. Tony Gatlif is also musician that his movies are about gypsy culture. <em>Taraf de Haidouks</em> also have some famous fans like actor Johnny Depp and fashion designer Yojhi Yamomoto. They appeared in Johnny Depp’s The Man who Cried movie. Some of their songs released in the soundtrack album as well. Yamomoto invited them to his fashion show in Tokyo and Paris as model and musician. The group also played with violin virtuoso Yehudi Mehunin and Kronos Quartet. Working with reputed artists and appearing in awarded movies made the group one of the best representatives of gypsy music. </font></p> <p><img style="margin: 0px auto 4px; display: block; float: none" title="Taraf de Haidouks-Gypsy Band from Romania" alt="taraf-de-haidouks-gypsy-music-from-romania" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitn2ERRH3gn6cT3ei48-VxIxnqhGjGZlSGp1WcW79o55LH95LY9snNLRWVrLVEfcNk4O3sFwwUXJ9HJUNN6ptiquGvIUXHcGwb39FNhI3RRpwtDgBMsUALI5ZJcOtI6D_q7X5jatHNA5Yn/s801/taraf-de-haidouks-gypsy-music-from-romania.jpg" width="448" height="208" /></p> <p><font face="Verdana"><em>Taraf de Haidouks</em> polyphonic sound consists of some instruments like violin, double drum, accordion, flute, cimbalom, double bass, and some wind instruments. Group members’ musical abilities are perfect that it goes to the virtuosity. They joined countless concerts, festivals and organizations. Some musicians from Turkey, Macedonia and Bulgaria also worked with them during the group’s world tour. Their live performance is excellent that I have been to their concerts two times. Improvisation ability, abilities in instrument playing, rotation make their music original and enjoyable. You could see violinist plays accordion in another song. Many of group members are also multi instrumentalist. They had some musical projects with some famous <em>Balkan music</em> and <em>gypsy music groups</em> like <em>Kocani Orkestar</em> and Boban Markovic. Their performance with one of the most important Balkan brass band Kocani Orkestar should be listened. The group won BBC Radio 3 Awards of <em>World Music</em> in 2002. Although it is the most important awards, the group was awarded by many organizations.</font></p> <p><img style="margin: 0px auto 4px; display: block; float: none" title="Romanian Gypsy Music Group Taraf de Haidouks" alt="romanian-gypsy-music-group-taraf-de-haidouks" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijhLkEdWiUtL1nbpLrjwUNnvRRvdGpSqkTz5kZur0DKeFLALK8XGxDQQL8ygNdlDxO5Lk3exoH__8cwEkMCoasiPHun0cyGIjnV810_m74MEdPuDsaFWa0YIePZkSBJqeGpVkOd_aaF1eM/s567/romanian-gypsy-music-group-taraf-de-haidouks.jpg" width="345" height="154" /></p> <p><font face="Verdana">Let us see <em>Taraf de Haidouks</em> albums. </font></p> <ul> <li><font face="Verdana"><img style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 8px; display: inline; float: right" title="Taraf de Haidouks-Maskarada Album" alt="taraf-de-haidouks-maskarada-album" align="right" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRX1ojrYQ6o4DNvNSioy9v8RrWx8NOGOJ6VBWW9XWWhzrg43NseLThYctXX6Bbdh1c3mwEP-OzGSzRu2jSDouflv7vKKOJ1uO9CcmaPLIBdx4bLoUKCNLtedX-JWXBMz2eKJYZCKPqfort/s221/taraf-de-haidouks-maskarada-album.jpg" width="185" height="184" /><font color="#c0504d">Musiques de Tziganes de Roumanie</font> (1991)</font> </li> <li><font face="Verdana"><font color="#c0504d">Honourable Brigands, Magic Horses and Evil Eye</font> (1994)</font> </li> <li><font face="Verdana"><font color="#c0504d">Dumbala Dumba</font> (1998) is one of my favorite albums. Improvisation is perfect. </font></li> <li><font face="Verdana"><font color="#c0504d">Taraf de Haidouks</font>(1999) is a compilation album. </font></li> <li><font face="Verdana"><font color="#c0504d">Band of Gypsies</font> (2001) is another extremely suggested album. A la Turk and The Return of the Magic Horses are the best songs in the album. </font></li> <li><font face="Verdana"><font color="#c0504d">The Continuing Adventures of Taraf de Haidouks</font> (2006) is a good documentary about the group. You could see their excellent live performance. The album released as CD and DVD. </font></li> <li><font face="Verdana"><font color="#c0504d">Maskarada</font> (2007) is an album that some classical compositions like Asturias and Bartok rearranged and played in gypsy music standards. Do not lose the album. It is perfect.</font> </li> <li><font face="Verdana"><font color="#c0504d">Band of Gypsies Part Two</font> (2011) is one of my favorites. You could see the group performance with <em>Kocani Orkestar</em>. A gypsy group and a Balkan brass band play a masterpiece together. </font></li> </ul> <p><font face="Verdana"><em>Taraf de Haidouks</em> is one of the best gypsy group and orchestra in the world music market. If you want to hear excellent performance, improvisation and virtuosity, do not lose the band. You could find some videos and song previews in their official profile page. </font></p> <p><font face="Verdana"><a title="Taraf de Haidouks Official Page" href="http://www.myspace.com/tarafdehaidouksbandofgypsies" target="_blank">http://www.myspace.com/tarafdehaidouksbandofgypsies</a></font></p> <p><font face="Verdana">Bye for now!</font></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03197504771913697749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086599107385510904.post-59366992555920889782012-01-10T15:44:00.001+02:002012-01-10T15:44:42.729+02:00Klazz Brothers: Classical Music Meets Cuban Music and Latin Jazz<p><font face="Verdana"><img style="margin: 0px 8px 0px 0px; display: inline; float: left" title="Klazz Brothers Germany Based Jazz Group" alt="klazz-brothers-german-jazz-group" align="left" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv41iVT-JqpVE8WLmVX1pU5phYnIpPl7fu3endTUXx0ZeRmybKyhkH2QOrYi9xZYNZ2BeZ11sGc0TONwfWEHqe1JwsbZPbQtOK0lxdgEVeycqL6yfbmF69uuYzz0G81dT-V60QbY1XdQW9/s221/klazz-brothers-german-jazz-group.jpg" width="160" height="140" />Do you like combinations of <em>jazz</em>? Do you like<em> Latin jazz</em> and <em>classical music</em>? Today we will know more about a <em>jazz band</em> fuses jazz with many styles like <em>Latin Jazz</em>, <em>Cuban Jazz</em>, <em>Classical Music</em> and Opera. If you have never heard about <em>Klazz Brothers</em>, read this article carefully. Jazz lovers, classical music lovers and<em> Latin and Cuban Jazz</em> lovers will appreciate <em>Klazz Brothers’</em> Latinized and Cubanized based <em>jazz</em> performance. Their musical curiosity and willingness make their music in experimental line. We could observe development of their music year by year. It is not a static minded jazz band. Germany based <em>jazz band</em> <em>Klazz Brothers</em> has been founded in 1999 to combine <em>Jazz</em> and <em>Classical Music</em>. An inspiration of two different world’s music arises in their music. Experimental willingness makes <em>Klazz Brothers</em> one of the few excellent <em>jazz</em> groups.</font></p> <p><font face="Verdana"><em>Klazz Brothers</em> formed in Tobias Forster (piano), Killian Forster (bass), and Tim Hahn (drums). The band is an awarded <em>jazz trio</em> that they won Echo Klassik award in 2003 and 2006, the Jazz Award in 2003, 2005 and 2007. The band also was nominated for Grammy 2006. <em>Klazz Brothers</em> were playing classic music and jazz combinations as a trio. Finally, their inspirations from Latin and <em>Cuban music</em> affect their curiosity and willingness to make music in experimental way by using <em>Latin</em>, <em>Cuban</em> and <em>Classical Music</em> Elements. They met two Cuban percussionists Alexis Herrera Estevez and Elio Rodriguez Luis and they trio became a quintet. The quintet <em>Klazz Brothers and Cuban Percussion</em> is a project band plays music by combining <em>Classical Music</em>, Opera, <em>Latin Music</em> and <em>Cuban</em> elements. They have many albums in this inspiration. </font></p> <p><img style="margin: 0px auto 4px; display: block; float: none" title="Klazz Brothers and Cuban Percussion" alt="klazz-brothers-cuban-percussion" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIsTLhN3Rou-csMqiqcy_0Ch_pN9PiEJ24D6slfRfHEi6psVez-I7pa8Bor3SwOkWJfDuoD6W78WueMeO1pPMvmzZBNkqpMvhypv50MLndvEHqWXCh1ExDmUq2Zjmo-irQKwzpV5I3LrOA/s392/klazz-brothers-cuban-percussion.jpg" width="317" height="208" /></p> <p><font face="Verdana"><em>Klazz Brothers</em> also has different projects with vocalist Edson Cordeiro and pianist David Gazarov. David Gazarov also involved in the project <em>Klazz Brothers and Cuban Percussion</em> albums. They have separated album with him for Chopin compositions. Edson Cordeiro is an interesting vocalist that album made with him is very good fusion with <em>jazz</em> and vocal. They also have another project to make some old disco songs like YMCA, and Dancing Queen in jazz format with powerful vocal. Those unique elements and contribution of the other artists make their musical diversity is very high. Let us see some of their albums and some suggestions. </font></p> <p><font face="Verdana"><font color="#c0504d">Classic Meets Cuba</font> is an album that famous classical music melodies combined with <em>Latin Jazz</em> and <em>Cuban</em> elements. It is a perfect album that spontaneous improvisations make a person fascinate. You could find melodies from Mozart, Schubert, Bach, Brahms, and Beethoven. It is extremely suggested album combined two different worlds in a unique music. It is very interesting to hear famous classic melodies in <em>Latin Jazz</em> form. </font></p> <p><font face="Verdana"><font color="#c0504d">Jazz Meets Cuba</font> is an album that <em>classic jazz</em> songs performed with hot Latin rhythms and Cuban folk songs performed in jazz style. You could find songs from Miles Davis and many famous jazz performers. Do not lose the album if you like <em>classic jazz</em>. </font></p> <p align="center"><img style="margin: 0px 4px 4px 0px" title="Klazz Brothers-Classic Meets Cuba Album" alt="klazz-brothers-classic-meets-cuba" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiajafzPC2oNhMKh_-2LDlaJrDe56GqAw-pvkx5yDatcbU72sN5TQrdQUBgcukwXuzEV1JniTQH1PwNo_4TuZXGdatn0yKq6CTnqcADtWNX42j_ijzH24Zo1V1OvuqYGDkRJDyR56VEHEbH/s254/klazz-brothers-classic-meets-cuba.jpg" width="185" height="164" /> <img style="margin: 0px 4px 4px 0px" title="Klazz Brothers and Cuban Percussion-Symphonic Salsa Album" alt="klazz-brothers-symphonic-salsa-album" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Xf1Sw2QRtZYXj1ERGKjKZ2kbwoCcbKVqJfWW9Py60I69qbaWwRLDUDuhtXWQ9ukwOrYdo6_GD7_XgFDjW8s-8Vp0CMZXLMjBmm4CeSpqnHbJKEhgG_lZazh7CQSFpaey-DxJdAZ1IdRe/s253/klazz-brothers-symphonic-salsa-album.jpg" width="186" height="166" /></p> <p><font face="Verdana"><font color="#c0504d">Symphonic Salsa</font> is album that <em>classical music</em> elements with <em>Latin jazz</em> and hot salsa improvisations combined perfectly. You also could hear some parts of original melodies. Mozart, Bizet, Liszt, Mendelssohn, Strauss, Beethoven, Brahms, and Bach’s melodies fused with salsa and hot Latin rhythms. It is also extremely suggested album. </font></p> <p><font face="Verdana"><font color="#c0504d">Mozart Meets Cuba</font> is an awarded album that it was nominated for Grammy award as well. Some melodies from the album used in movies like Collateral and Hitch movies. Famous Mozart symphonies dance with <em>Latin jazz</em> and <em>salsa</em>. Do not lose the album if you like Mozart and jazz. It is a masterpiece. </font></p> <p><font face="Verdana"><font color="#c0504d">Opera Meets Cuba</font> is another masterpiece album that famous operas from Wagner, Verdi, and Gershwin combined with <em>Cuban music</em> perfectly. Opera lovers should buy the album to hear hot Cubanized rhythms in opera and <em>classical music</em>. </font></p> <p align="center"><img style="margin: 0px 4px 4px 0px" title="Klazz Brothers-Mozart Meets Cuba" alt="klazz-brothers-and-cuban-percussion-mozart-meets-cuba" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR5OEMKHjzY5vXEQniBOwVEupkaflcP04_hlcKdR9MSpq6dOMgOxDyFoa5fOna_flxf_1vhWQNtpzA0prss2OrGNGQt3ADJRRcAGnK2ZOKjoTaUoAL1g_FBUGyhUO_dvr9tbBwDiI2tnwi/s254/klazz-brothers-and-cuban-percussion-mozart-meets-cuba.jpg" width="184" height="164" /> <img style="margin: 0px 4px 4px 0px" title="Opera Meets Cuba-Klazz Brothers and Cuban Percussion" alt="cuban-percussion-opera-meets-cuba" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgFT6pJLyr9cYNWd4KNa0c2fx9mAMWxE6eJ3GCnxEcdC852IPpx0tkgJR7Qob63Xeb0fCIpDhhJDUMRvnT5ElIxyK-d4yYKNYY06EUcyMaG6jQm00XM7_uCUUiID47BXTjDOs0-21RJ17c/s249/cuban-percussion-opera-meets-cuba.jpg" width="182" height="164" /></p> <p><font face="Verdana"><font color="#c0504d">Klazz Meet the Voice</font> is an album made together with Edson Cordeiro. His unique vocal, Klazz Brothers’ virtuoso sound, and famous melodies make the album one of my favorites. It is extremely suggested album that <em>jazz</em> lovers should buy the album. </font></p> <p><font face="Verdana"><font color="#c0504d">Chopin Lounge</font> is an album made by Klazz Brothers and pianist David Gazarov. You could find Chopin melodies in the album. </font></p> <p><font face="Verdana"><em>Klazz Brother</em> is an excellent <em>jazz</em> ensemble that their musical diversity and unique styles make them one of my favorites. I believe that you will enjoy hearing their music. You could visit Sony Music’s official website for <em>Klazz Brothers and Cuban Percussion</em> to find further information and album previews. You also could visit their official MySpace profile for preview songs. It is a good jazz fusion combines <em>classical music</em> and <em>Latin</em> and <em>Cuban</em> rhythms. </font></p> <p><a title="Klazz Brothers and Cuban Percussion Official Website" href="http://www.sonyclassical.de/klazzbrothers/e_bilder.html" target="_blank">http://www.sonyclassical.de/klazzbrothers/e_bilder.html</a></p> <p><a title="Klazz Brothers Official Profile Page" href="http://www.myspace.com/klazzbrothers" target="_blank">http://www.myspace.com/klazzbrothers</a></p> <p><font face="Verdana">Bye for now!</font></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03197504771913697749noreply@blogger.com0