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virtualWOMEX Artists http://www.womex.com/virtual/artists/latest/1/ who's who and who's doing what? en-us Piranha WOMEX AG 2012-02-12T16:55+01:00 WOMEX WOMEX 2010-03-10T00:00+01:00 1 hourly Sakina Teyna http://www.womex.com/virtual/sakina_teyna/sakina_teyna_2 Sakina is a Kurdish singer who lives in Vienna. She began her career as an autodidact before she received a professional education and training for her voice. She appears as a solo singer as well as together with singer Mehmet Akbas. In addition to her concerts, she also appeares on the theater and in play readings where she presented songs as part of the performance. She views her music as a way portraying the life of people in the Kurdish regions. She mixes regional vocal styles with tradition and experimental techniques. Her voice and her lyrics are empathetic and the songs and melodies reflect the life in her native country and the suffering and melancholy of the people. Sakina Teyna 2012-02-09 http://www.womex.com/virtual Artists <img src="http://www.womex.com/virtual/image/artist/sakina_teyna_2_small_31303.jpg" vspace="3" hspace="8" align="left">from: Turkey submitted by <a href='http://www.womex.com/virtual/sakina_teyna'>Sakina Teyna</a> <img src='http://www.womex.com/virtual/image/icon/sound_16x16.gif' width='16' height='16' alt='song available'> <a href='http://www.womex.com/virtual/sakina_teyna/sakina_teyna_2'>Yare - True Love</a> BAILDSA http://www.womex.com/virtual/artos_theama/baildsa In 2007 two brothers Thanos and Yiannis Gountanos dreamed of a band that mixes balkan sounds, gypsy melodies and post punk aesthetic. The name was Baildsa, a word that comes from turkish (bay?lmak = to faint), which is widely used in villages in the balkans also with similar meanings as fed up, sick of etc. Since then Baildsa appear with fury at festivals, music halls, venues, bars, streets with excess energy and power, without teeth. The composition of the band gradually modified grafting new elements ska, reggae, rap in the already existing balkan gypsy punk background, resulting in the present composition with: Thanos Gountanos (guitar), Yiannis Gountanos (drums), Yiannis Vamvakas (accordion), Dimitris Havlidis (trumpet), Paschalis Karvounaris (trumpet), Loukas Metaxas (bass). Their first CD is expected in September 2011. Band of baildismenoi (fed-up) villagers, and not indignant citizens. Textured by members that was born and raised at the Southern Balkans, praise the glorious mountains and lowlands! Habitants of the U.S.B. (United Space of Balkans) for many years, we try to come around by stretching wires, striking leather, blowing at holes, squeezing black boxes and by organizing time. Psychologically, sentimentally and financially (the latter is a lost case). As powerful fishermen (sarkozi-like scums) in heavy sea, and because Saint-Nickolas hasn’t done any miracles, we try to act defying little and huge beasts that demand dominantly our land and our oxygen, rockets and pockets, backs and stomachs, trains and brains, deep thontia (without teeth). In collaboration with the animal antikingdom, avoiding pig-skins, we go forth. Along with fed-up beatles, punk sea rovers, balkan bears and gypsy whales we feel alright and have a great time! Grao… ARTos & Theama 2012-01-27 http://www.womex.com/virtual Artists <img src="http://www.womex.com/virtual/image/artist/baildsa_small_31278.jpg" vspace="3" hspace="8" align="left">from: Greece submitted by <a href='http://www.womex.com/virtual/artos_theama'>ARTos & Theama</a> <img src='http://www.womex.com/virtual/image/icon/sound_16x16.gif' width='16' height='16' alt='song available'> <a href='http://www.womex.com/virtual/artos_theama/baildsa'>Baildsa</a> MANOS ACHALINOTOPOULOS http://www.womex.com/virtual/artos_theama/manos_1 Manos Achalinotopoulos considered by critics, composers and musicologists as the best clarinet performer of the new generation in Greece, was born and grew up in Athens where he lived with his Asia Minor origin parents. He started learning the flute and clarinet from a very early age. Manos Achalinotopoulos has traveled playing clarinet, cawal, shawm and flutes in more than 20 countries all over the world, while participating in concerts and Festivals of great prestige such as the top Jazz festival of Montreaux (twice in 1999 and 2002), Sphinx Festival in Belgium, Womad Festival (London, Spain and more), Auckland Festival of the Arts, Jazz Festival of Istanbul, etc. He has collaborated with great Greek and foreign artists such as H. Alexiou, G. Dalaras, D. Galani, El. Arvanitaki, El. Tsaligopoulou, Nana Mouschouri, the most important Greek composers such as M. Theodorakis, D. Savopoulos, Th. Mikroutsikos and foreign composers, soloists and internationally famous singers such as Ara Dinkjian, Goran Bregovic, Arto Tukbojancian, Okay Temiz, Susheela Raman, Arief Darvish, Peter Kovalt, Ch. Mariano, traditional musicians and singers such as PetroLoukas Chalkias, T. Verra, Ch. Aidonides, and others. In March 2011, he was one of the main artists at the project of the known composer Yiannis Psathas “The New Zeimbekiko” which was first presented in Auckland, New Zealand. In August 2004 he interprets with his clarinet, music of the famous Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis in the opening and closing Ceremony of the Olympic Games of Athens. Besides his personal discography “Hyacinth” (1998), “The tradition Clarinet” (1996), “Live in Amsterdam with Nederland Blazers Ensemble” (2003), he has participated in over than 1000 recordings. He has also composed music for theatrical plays and cinema movies. In 2010, he released – after a long period of preparation and work - his new personal album “Zopirin” (2010, Universal Music). In this album, Manos Achalinotopoulos is presenting a cinematographic trip with his clarinet as a lens, passing from places that are personal, real and poetic. The destination is the East hidden in the West and the return to our inner world. Very special participations in Zopirin are Susheela Raman, Misirli Ahmet, Ara Dinkjian, Sam Mills, Alkinoos Ioannidis, Pavlos Pavlidis and more great Greek musicians. What makes Manos Achalinotopoulos so special is the mixing of the traditional style of playing the clarinet and its special idioms with Jazz, Balkan Ethnic style and influences of the western music. ARTos & Theama 2012-01-27 http://www.womex.com/virtual Artists <img src="http://www.womex.com/virtual/image/artist/manos_1_small_31274.jpg" vspace="3" hspace="8" align="left">from: Greece submitted by <a href='http://www.womex.com/virtual/artos_theama'>ARTos & Theama</a> <img src='http://www.womex.com/virtual/image/icon/sound_16x16.gif' width='16' height='16' alt='song available'> <a href='http://www.womex.com/virtual/artos_theama/manos_1'> Hyacinth</a> CARL WINTHER http://www.womex.com/virtual/one_world/carl_winther CARL WINTHER Son of the world famous composer and trumpet player, Jens Winther, the Award Winning young piano player Carl Winther has toured with capacities such as Billy Hart, Jerry Bergonzi, Bill Evans, Daniel Humiar, Adam Nussbaum, James Genus, Till Broenner, Markus Strickland, Dick Oats, Dejan Terzic, Eliel Lazlo, Moussa Diallo, Mads Vinding, Hugo Rasmussen, Mikkel Nords, Al Campos, Tomas Franck, Doug Raney, Frederik Kronkvist, Afonso Corea. Winther leads 3 orchestras: CARL WINTHER QUARTET feat. JERRY BERGONZI/ TOMAS FRANCK CARL WINTHER TRIO CARL WINTHER & THE GRAND BEAT feat. YULIESKY GONZALEZ In 2011 he won two awards for his compositions: The 32nd Getxo Jazz Competition (Spain) DPAs 1st Prize for best young Jazz Composer (Denmark) His performance is breathtaking and virtuous. He has a fluent ability to improvise and at the same time his compositions are precise and extravagant. One World 2012-01-23 http://www.womex.com/virtual Artists <img src="http://www.womex.com/virtual/image/artist/carl_winther_small_31270.jpg" vspace="3" hspace="8" align="left">from: Denmark submitted by <a href='http://www.womex.com/virtual/one_world'>One World</a> <img src='http://www.womex.com/virtual/image/icon/sound_16x16.gif' width='16' height='16' alt='song available'> <a href='http://www.womex.com/virtual/one_world/carl_winther'>Deconstructing Mr. X</a> YULIESKY GONZALEZ http://www.womex.com/virtual/one_world/yuliesky_gonzalez YULIESKY GONZALEZ With a profound knowledge of both the history of Cuban Jazz as well as the Cuban popular music, and the influences of Classical European music as well as crispy African rhythms, Yuliesky Gonzalez has a fluent ability to write new Cuban Jazz, with an elegance and variation that makes the listener hold the breath in enjoyment. He is capable of lifting the compositions to a level of such quality, that even hardcore musicians get inspired by the innovative tunes. Classically educated in Camaguey, the young trumpet player started early performing with big names like Omara Portuondo and Felix Valoy, from Buena Vista Social Club, Rolo Martinez from Cubanismo, Grammy winner Rene Luis Toledo, Eddie Palmieri, Alexander Abreu & Habana de Primera, to name a few. Since 2010 he is member of Berlin Big Band and in 2011 he became member of the Kenyan artist Makadem, expanding the band to Makadem & The Afro Cuban Experience. HIs own band "Tierra Caliente" was established in 2010. SALSA With a young female singer, Elaine Perez, that has the potential of becoming a new Celia Cruz with her elegant voice and a male singer, Jari Rojas, who sings like a funky street kid, this groovy salsa band will make the audience feel like being at the very best Cuban Clubs. Great authentic music in high level party style. Jari Rojas voice is crispy and sexy, he has been singing Rumba, Salsa and Son since childhood, and is inspired by Jazz and Soul as well. Eliane Perez is educated classically and has an elegancy like the biggest singers of Jazz and Son. CUBAN JAZZ It was a straight yes from the two capacities, guitar player Bjarne Roupe (Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Hermeto Pascual, John Scofield, Deedee Bridgewater, Eddie Harris, Toots Thielemans) and Saxplayer Tomas Franck (Joe Henderson, Jerry Bergonzi, Toots Thielemans, John Scofield, Eliane Elias, Bob Brookmeyer, Steve Swallow, Carla Bley, Ernie Wilkens, Art Farmer, Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen, Dick Oates, Django Bates, David Sanborn) to form part of Gonzalez' group. "Tierra Caliente" will be CD releasing in spring 2012. Booking: Carolina Vallejo/One World mail@carolinavallejo.dk +45 25300011 One World 2012-01-05 http://www.womex.com/virtual Artists <img src="http://www.womex.com/virtual/image/artist/yuliesky_gonzalez_small_31219.jpg" vspace="3" hspace="8" align="left">from: Cuba submitted by <a href='http://www.womex.com/virtual/one_world'>One World</a> <img src='http://www.womex.com/virtual/image/icon/sound_16x16.gif' width='16' height='16' alt='song available'> <a href='http://www.womex.com/virtual/one_world/yuliesky_gonzalez'>Very Nice</a> The Ramirez Brothers http://www.womex.com/virtual/audio_montage/the_ramirez_brothers The Ramirez Brothers Warm Gun Power Trio Uzi Feinerman (Boom Pam) - Guitar & Vocals, Sefi Zisling (Funk'n'stein) Trumpet, and Eitan Efrat Drums are "The Ramirez Brothers", a power trio that has gained many fans in the past few years. The Ramirez Brothers' shows have earned a cult following in their native Tel Aviv town. The Ramirez musical journey fuses a groovy mixture with influences ranging from Jimi Hendrix' blues, through Funk and Rockabilly to Americana, which creates an old/new unique sound. The Ramirez Brothers' debut album was released in January 2009 and has received since then great critical acclaim amongst music lovers and groove diggers around the globe. The album was recorded analogically, reel to reel, in a garage full of antique toys in Jaffa, co-produced with Mixmonster, released on the "Audio Montage" label (The Apples, Radio Trip, Digital_Me and Markey Funk, UBK) which has become the Israeli alternative label for quality music. Their EP "One Night" was released on May 2010. In this covers album, The Ramirez Brothers paid tributes to their most beloved musicians and performers, including Elvis Presley, Woody Guthrie, Elizabeth Cotton, Robert Johnson and Ronnie Hawkins. In their Christmas EP "Marry Christmas With The Ramirez Brothers", which will be released in December 2010, one could find Christmas classics such as "Rudolf the red nosed reindeer", "Let It Snow" and others. In this project the brothers have continued to explore the roots of American music. Never celebrated Christmas, the brothers redefine the borders of tradition, both musically and culturally. These days The Ramirez Brothers are playing in venues and festivals across Israel and in Europe & the UK. Audio Montage 2011-12-28 http://www.womex.com/virtual Artists <img src="http://www.womex.com/virtual/image/artist/the_ramirez_brothers_small_31213.jpg" vspace="3" hspace="8" align="left">from: Israel submitted by <a href='http://www.womex.com/virtual/audio_montage'>Audio Montage</a> Bacalao http://www.womex.com/virtual/viva_music_ltd/bacalao From their beginnings in Brighton, Bacalao have developed into one of the biggest and most colourful Latin show bands in the country. The line up consists of many of the most exciting and talented players in the UK Latin music scene. Much hard work has been put into creating an authentic 'latin/salsa' sound. There are three genuine 'Latinos' in the band, Diego, Rafa & Juan who share lead vocals. All hail from Colombia in South America and the rest are from the UK. Many of the members have, however, journeyed to Cuba, the birthplace of Salsa and studied and played with some of the best bands and musicians. The aim of the band is essentially to make people dance, young and old. We also feel like we want to give back something to the culture that gave us the opportunity to make this beautiful music. The musicians in the band come from a wide range of musical backgrounds, ranging from Klezmer to Jazz, Pop to Punk and Classical to Reggae. This unique combination has resulted in the band presently creating some of the most danceable sounds around. Currently recording their debut album for Viva Music. Viva Music Ltd 2011-12-25 http://www.womex.com/virtual Artists <img src="http://www.womex.com/virtual/image/artist/bacalao_small_31210.jpg" vspace="3" hspace="8" align="left">from: United Kingdom submitted by <a href='http://www.womex.com/virtual/viva_music_ltd'>Viva Music Ltd</a> <img src='http://www.womex.com/virtual/image/icon/sound_16x16.gif' width='16' height='16' alt='song available'> <a href='http://www.womex.com/virtual/viva_music_ltd/bacalao'>La Muerte</a> Oy Division http://www.womex.com/virtual/audio_montage/oy_division Oy Division offers a chance of escaping forward into the Jewish past. Oy Division play eastern European Jewish folk music the way it is ought to be played: rough, fast, happy, ecstatic, with no extra frills. The cracking fiddle, the crying clarinet, the shouts in Yiddish and Russian - you will not be sure if this music is tragically happy, or manically sad. And it doesn't really matter, as you will dance with everybody else anyway, shouting the double-meaning Yiddish cry of OY. The band plays a mixture of instrumental songs, wedding music, Yiddish and Russian folk songs as well as songs from the Yiddish Theater, applying the careful scholarship of ethnomusicology with the zeal and exuberance of punk. The present is grim, Oy Division offers a chance of escaping forward into the past. Oy Division was formed by some of Israel's top recording musicians - Eyal Talmudi (clarinet) is the reed player for the Balkan Beat Box, Noam Enbar (vocals and Zymbaly) is the leader of the acclaimed punk-folk band Ha'biluyim, composer for film and theater and visual artist, Avichai Tuchman (double bass) is an emerging record producer and alt-rock artist, Gershon Leizersohn (fiddle) is a prominent teacher, conductor and ensemble director and Assaf Talmudi (accordion) is one of Israel's busiest record producers. Over the last four years years Oy DIvision has played successfully around the world, including head- line performances in Paris Quartiers d'ete and Jazz&Klez festivales, the Ottawa Folk Festival, Ashkenaz And Kleazkanda festivals in Canada, Sziget Festival in Budapest, Krakow Jewish Festival, Bangkok Folk festival, Ostrave Folk Festival and more. Oy Division's debut album was released on June 2008 to rave reviews. From the Press: "Oy Division and Noam Enbar bring back to life the forgotten folk music of Eastern European Jews... Dirtier and wilder than you can imagine" www.habama.co.il "The common everyday language of European Jews suddenly regained life" Gabby Noyman, Ynet "Oy Division focus on a pure roots sound from old Europe...members of Oy Division are all professionals... purists, championing the sound of a bygone age from before the Holocaust and the birth of Israel..." Gavriel Fiske, Jerusalem Post, March 2007 Audio Montage 2011-12-22 http://www.womex.com/virtual Artists <img src="http://www.womex.com/virtual/image/artist/oy_division_small_31206.jpg" vspace="3" hspace="8" align="left">from: Israel submitted by <a href='http://www.womex.com/virtual/audio_montage'>Audio Montage</a> NAZIHA AZZOUZ women TRIO http://www.womex.com/virtual/artways_productions/naziha_azzouz_women This project aims to bring together women of the world, singing and playing a traditional instrument. It also aims to present traditional Sufi songs in the Arab world as well as personal compositions. Naziha is Algerian, she sings and plays the riq, Sofia is Greek and plays Kanun and Nora is German and plays percussion. Convinced that feeling of sharing Naziha Azzouz works from this repertoire of the heritage of the Andalusian Nuba which it adds its own compositions. Artways Productions 2011-12-08 http://www.womex.com/virtual Artists <img src="http://www.womex.com/virtual/image/artist/naziha_azzouz_women_small_31168.jpg" vspace="3" hspace="8" align="left">from: Algeria submitted by <a href='http://www.womex.com/virtual/artways_productions'>Artways Productions</a> <img src='http://www.womex.com/virtual/image/icon/sound_16x16.gif' width='16' height='16' alt='song available'> <a href='http://www.womex.com/virtual/artways_productions/naziha_azzouz_women'>Tala El Badrou</a> Mzungu Kichaa http://www.womex.com/virtual/caravan_records/mzungu_kichaa Mzungu Kichaa means 'the crazy white man'. A name Espen Sorensen picked up from the Tanzanian music scene; crazy because the Danish born singer flows in fluent Kiswahili. Despite his Danish background Mzungu Kichaa is praised, accepted and recognised as one of the pioneers of the powerful youth music of East Africa, Bongo Flava. He recorded with celebrated artists such as Juma Nature, TID, Mangwair, and Ferooz in the late 90s at Bongo Records [Tanzania]. With the release of Mambo ya pwani he topped the East Africa charts in 2001. This song was one of the first songs to take traditional Tanzanian music and fuse it with hip-hop. Kichaa released his debut album Tuko Pamoja in May 2009; ten original and inspiring songs that speak out about political injustice, poverty, inequality and ways in which we can unite for a better world, including the single Jitolee featuring Prof. Jay and Mwasiti. The album was nominated Best World Album at the Danish World Music Awards, while the music video Jitolee took the African continent by storm. In addition he won Best Upcoming Artist at the African Achievement Awards, in Copenhagen. The African Achievement Awards is organised by the African Diaspora living in Scandinavia. Kichaa's interest for African music started at the early age of six, when his family moved to Zambia. He would soon learn to play traditional Tonga drums with his friends at local weddings. His enthusiasm for learning local music traditions gradually transformed his life story to one that does not lend itself to easy conclusions. He strongly believes music is the key to build bridges between cultures and people, and has managed to live up to this belief through his own complex identity and musical voyage. The artist's unique guitar and clean vocals coupled with the upbeat sound of his Tanzanian band Bongo Beat brought new life to the Sauti za Busara Music Festival in February 2010. This was the first of many dynamic performances long awaited for from his fans who've endorsed Kichaa to perform and feature throughout East Africa, on Radio and TV, where many of his concerts have been sold out. Subsequently he and his band completed a successful tour in Denmark including appearances on National TV, Newspapers and Radio. In 2010 Kichaa was selected as a jury for the Danish World Music Awards and as one of three judges for the biggest televised music talent show in Tanzania Bongo Star Search. He recently featured in a Danish documentary series, Black Business, portraying and supporting the music industry in Tanzania and also advocated a Tanzanian maternity project by welcoming artists from New York to work with Tanzanian artist, such as Lady JD and Fid Q; creating a platform to record and perform resulting in a concert series called Bongo Flava meets Brooklyn Flava. As an ambassador of Tanzanian contemporary music and the founder of the independent label Caravan Records, Mzungu Kichaa aims to empower Tanzanian musicians to make Bongo Flava available outside of East Africa: 'There is so much talent out there that can open our minds and expand our horizons'. Mzungu Kichaa is currently working on his second album anticipated to be launched in December 2011. Mzungu Kichaa holds a BA in Ethnomusicology and a Masters in African Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies [SOAS, UK]. www.myspace.com/mzungukichaa Instrumentation Shabani Rashid - Keyboard and vocals & percussion Abdallah Membe [Kikombe] - Drums / Backing Vocals & Percussion Kevin Micheal Mpangala [Sam] - Bass and Percussion Dulla Mnanga - Percussion Mzungu Kichaa - Lead Vocals and Lead Guitar Discography Singles: Mambo ya Pwani, Oya Oya, Jitolee ft. Professor Jay and Mwasiti. Albums: Tuko Pamoja Airplay: Kenya (pwani fm, baraka fm, metro fm, KBC) Tanzania (Triple A fm, Clouds fm, Radio Uhuru, Kiss fm, East African Radio) Denmark (DR radio) Holland (Lijn 5) Germany (Radio Multikulti) Norway (NRK) UK (World Service) Links MySpace Facebook Twitter YouTube Reverbnation Caravan Records 2011-11-29 http://www.womex.com/virtual Artists <img src="http://www.womex.com/virtual/image/artist/mzungu_kichaa_small_31155.jpg" vspace="3" hspace="8" align="left">from: Tanzania submitted by <a href='http://www.womex.com/virtual/caravan_records'>Caravan Records</a> <img src='http://www.womex.com/virtual/image/icon/sound_16x16.gif' width='16' height='16' alt='song available'> <a href='http://www.womex.com/virtual/caravan_records/mzungu_kichaa'>Jitolee feat. Professor Jay</a> HENRY COLE & AFROBEAT COLLECTIVE http://www.womex.com/virtual/conga_a_c/henry_cole_afrobeat HENRY COLE Twenty eight year old drummer Henry Cole emerged onto the music scene in old San Juan in 1999 where he studied classical percussion at the Conservatorio de Musica de Puerto Rico. However, it was not until a few years later--while attending the Berklee College of Music in Boston-- that Cole's musical evolution pointed him naturally towards the jazz tradition. He went back home with a new energy and focus and performed as the "house drummer" for the 1st Annual "Jazzboriken" Festival in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He played with such Latin jazz luminaries as Giovanni Hidalgo, Bobby Valentin, Anthony Carrillo, Dave Valentin, Paoli Mejias, currently he is a drummer of Miguel Zenon, David Sanchez and Cuban pianist Alfredo Rodriguez . Roots Before Branches (New Album Release on 2012) Afro-Beat Collective was inspired by the influence of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, legendary Nigerian Afro-Beat musician and Human Rights activist. The music of this recording is a result of a fusion of Afro-Beat, Puerto Rican Bomba (Sika), Cuban Rumba, English Rock, American Jazz and R&B and focuses on the sensibilities, intent and message that each of these genres historically express. In other words, the Project embodies a conceptual musical approach expressed as a collective by individual musicians, each sharing a developed and progressive musical background, knowledge and experience. It also focuses on political messages, strong commitment and the ability to reach a wide range audience through Afro-Puerto Rican Music. The foundation of the Rhythm is based on the "Bomba" , tradition from Puerto Rico, mostly "Bomba Sika" and "Bomba Cuembe"; the rhythmic knowledge and European influences of the "Cuban Rumba" and the strong commitment to the "Groove" and "Soulfulness" of R&B music. A combination that when mixed with the intellectual, experimental virtuosity characteristic of Jazz music with a strong emphasis on "organic interactions" results in an explosive, rhythmic, memorable sound filled with life, history and universality. To exemplify this music, Cole imagines - Miles Davis's "Bitches Brew" sessions: only that instead of going in the direction of Rock like it did, imagine if the session had gone more towards the Afro Caribbean traditions. Afro-Beat Collective explores the need and importance of exploring and sharing thoughts, desires, emotions , history and culture through music. This work uses musical folklore as a source of inspiration. The objective of this project is to to create music derived from a deliberate intention to transmit a message of determination, substance and, most importantly, Unity. To see music as One World, a musical space that transcends and breaks free from styles and any kind of sound that compromises the skills of the musicians playing and the importance of musicianship or group collaboration and expression. Conga A.C. 2011-11-18 http://www.womex.com/virtual Artists <img src="http://www.womex.com/virtual/image/artist/henry_cole_afrobeat_small_31141.jpg" vspace="3" hspace="8" align="left">from: Puerto Rico submitted by <a href='http://www.womex.com/virtual/conga_a_c'>Conga A.C.</a> <img src='http://www.womex.com/virtual/image/icon/sound_16x16.gif' width='16' height='16' alt='song available'> <a href='http://www.womex.com/virtual/conga_a_c/henry_cole_afrobeat'>Solo Dos Veces</a> Duo Sverre Indris Joner/Gustavo Tavares http://www.womex.com/virtual/indris_pro_as/duo_sverre_indris_1 BRAZILAN CHAMBER-MUSIC - DUO INDRIS/TAVARES The Duo Tavares/Joner explore the boundaries between popular and classic music-tradition with emphazise on Brazil, Cuba, Argentina and Venezuela. The rhytmical aspects of this music is rarely heard convincingly performed by classical musicians. The classical subtleness and tone-qualities are on the other hand seldom found in authentic performers of theese music-forms. In the Duo Tavares/Joner a fusion of the two opposite aestethics are combined. This collaboration between brazilian cellist Gustavo Tavares and Sverre Indris Joner is exploring a rarely exposed side of Latin American Music. Composers like Ignacio Cervantez and Ernesto Lecuano from Cuba or Ernesto Nazareth and Chiguinha Gonzaga from Brazil are hardly played in the classic concerthalls, although their significant contribution of locally founded musical has got many interesting chamber musical qualities that is really worth attention. Sverre Indris Joner is considered the foremost specialist in latin-american music in Norway. Having studied percussion in Cuba and several trips around latinamerica may be one of the explanations why he has accuired such an authetic approach to theese styles. He is constantly exploring the boundaries of latin music in conjunction with a variety of other styles. Gustavo Tavares has been described as "one of the most important Brazilian names in the classical music of our time" (Correio Braziliense) and is considered a specialist on Latin American music. In 1995, together with clarinetist Paquito d'Rivera and argentine pianist Pablo Zinger, the ensemble Triangulo was nominated for a Grammy Award. According to American critic C. Berg the trio redefine the basic assumptions of chamber music. Indris Pro AS 2011-11-18 http://www.womex.com/virtual Artists <img src="http://www.womex.com/virtual/image/artist/duo_sverre_indris_1_small_31138.jpg" vspace="3" hspace="8" align="left">from: Norway submitted by <a href='http://www.womex.com/virtual/indris_pro_as'>Indris Pro AS</a> <img src='http://www.womex.com/virtual/image/icon/sound_16x16.gif' width='16' height='16' alt='song available'> <a href='http://www.womex.com/virtual/indris_pro_as/duo_sverre_indris_1'>o malandro e a morena</a> TSUUMI SOUND SYSTEM http://www.womex.com/virtual/tsuumi_sound_system/tsuumi_sound_system "A dangerously addictive rollercoaster ride through Finnish folk, jazz, heart-wrenching ballad and unstoppable dance music, with a little Balkan edge" FIONA TALKINGTON, Songlines, BBC "This is a powerful and exciting band, which reminds at times of the Scandinavian greats of folk innovation" MIKE MOLL, Folkworld Folk, funk and fun... This is somehow the unusual combination of this "ethno urban folk" band from Finland who is enthusing young people - and not only - in Nordic and Baltic countries with a broad and yet fresh sound: accordion, fiddles, double bass and percussion on the one hand, and bright, airy saxophone, guitar, cittern and piano on the other one. The music of Tsuumi Sound System is very much a fusion. It is rooted in the traditional Finnish "pelimanni music" (Nordic Folk), but it fits the definition of modern world music. Foreign listeners tend to identify something Northern in the lucid sound, but Celtic and Balkan influences have also been detected, much to the band's surprise. BACKGROUND Tsuumi Soundi System emerged alongside Tsuumi, a contemporary dance company. Founded in 1998, it has since become one of Finland's internationally most notable modern folk music bands. Over the years, the band has gone through a number of changes, but by the time of their fifth studio album, HOTAS (2007), their lineup has stabilized into eight members, and the name Tsuumi Sound System was established (earlier albums were released under the name Tsuumi). Their second album in this guise, GROWING UP, was released in summer 2009. With those albums, the band actually acquired a ninth important member: producer Roger Tallroth, a super-name in Swedish folk music. The combination works well. Albums have racked up an impressive number of stars in record reviews around the world. Songlines magazine put Hotas on the Top of the World list in January 2008, and the critic declared "modestly" that the album is perfect. The same happened with Growing Up ("An impeccable follow-up to an impeccable debut"). The band has been particularly praised for the incredible energy they put into their live performances. Members have the knack of projecting their joy of making music to the very last row of the hall, and they have become accustomed to playing several encores to standing ovations. Southern European audiences in particular have taken this Northern world music to heart. AWARD-WINNING FUSION The album HOTAS received a TEOSTO AWARD nomination in 2008 (Finnish Composers' Copyright Society) and was selected as TOP OF THE WORLD album by SONGLINES magazine (Jan.) The same year, the perfect rating of five stars was given to HOTAS by German IN MUSIC magazine, as well as a nomination in the Folk & Folklore category of the German Music Critic's Awards. In autumn 2009, a piece named CASINO written by Hannu Kella won first prize in the 'instrumental jazz song' category at the JUST PLAIN FOLKS Music Awards in the USA. This was a remarkable achievement considering that the band have not yet toured in North America at all (an oversight that will probably soon be corrected) and that there were more than 560,000 candidate songs in the Awards, all categories considered. The album GROWING UP was nominated for the best ethnic album of the year in 2010 (EMMA AWARDS - Finnish Grammy Awards). REFERENCES Tradit (Nl), Nordjo, Folkalarm, North Norway, Vikedall Roots (No), Emma gala, Folklandia, Kaustinen, Faces, European People's Festival, Haapavesi, Korpoo Jazz, Eurovision, Helsinki Music Center (Fi), Musiques d'a Cote (F), Bremmen (De), Muziekpublique, Scottish W-E (B), Touscouleurs, Itinerary Folk, Sentieri Acustici, Note di Notte, Classica & Dintorni, Castelfidardo (It), Glatt & Verkerht (At), Urkult, Eskiltuna (Se), Viljandi (Ee), Odense Folk Fest (Dk) DISCOGRAPHY Tsuumi Sound System: ---------------------------- Growing Up 2009 Hotas 2007 Tsuumi: ------------------------------ Rajaton tapaus (Original sound track) Avoin kentt 2002 Risteys 2000 "Bands about to embark on a recording take note: this is a lesson in how to make the perfect album." Fiona talkington, Songlines/BBC Tsuumi Sound System 2011-11-16 http://www.womex.com/virtual Artists <img src="http://www.womex.com/virtual/image/artist/tsuumi_sound_system_small_31115.jpg" vspace="3" hspace="8" align="left">from: Finland submitted by <a href='http://www.womex.com/virtual/tsuumi_sound_system'>Tsuumi Sound System</a> <img src='http://www.womex.com/virtual/image/icon/sound_16x16.gif' width='16' height='16' alt='song available'> <a href='http://www.womex.com/virtual/tsuumi_sound_system/tsuumi_sound_system'>Northling</a> Med Fusion Orchester http://www.womex.com/virtual/med_fusion_orchester/med_fusion_orchester MED FUSION ORCHESTER was created from the desire of Tunisian Artists who have high academic level. These musicians, all graduates of the Higher Institute of Music in the city of Sfax in Tunisia, acquits the theoretical stage in the field of traditional music , Jazz, Latin, Funk The majority is preparing a Grad specializing in instrumental interpretation. Mediterranean musical heritage is the directory played by the band, the new arrangements and improvisations are the characteristic features of the project. MED FUSION ORCHESTER is composed by a beautiful blend of traditional Arabic instruments (Quanou, Flutte ..) and modern instruments (Drums, Bass Guitar ..). The group gave several performances in Tunisia, Algeria, France, Canada ... The song and the melody have an important place and instrumental improvisations especially rhythm... A musician said at the end of a concert: There was a high quality and harmonic rhythm and a way to structure the songs quite Jazz, very fine. Great precision and beautiful moments... A journalist said: I've discovered you Saturday evening in Marseille, it was fantastic ... The group give a great importance to the choice of songs. The pieces of the repertory speak of patriotism, also address issues of social and political order. MED FUSION musicians were very affected by the political revolution that occurred in Tunisia in January 2011, convinced that the musician has a role to play in such events, they started to compose songs, everything came out naturally. It was both a tribute to the martyrs and encouragement for the people in his struggle against dictatorship. The new album "Parfum de Jasmin" (Jasmine Perfume) consists of songs composed by the group and others from the Tunisian and Mediterranean repertory, tunes of jazz, blues, traditional .. are gently used, Arabic flute improvisations, piano, violin ... sometimes tonal, sometimes modal on rhythms very varied, sometimes Tunisians, sometimes Western. Med Fusion Orchester 2011-11-12 http://www.womex.com/virtual Artists <img src="http://www.womex.com/virtual/image/artist/med_fusion_orchester_small_31098.jpg" vspace="3" hspace="8" align="left">from: Tunisia submitted by <a href='http://www.womex.com/virtual/med_fusion_orchester'>Med Fusion Orchester</a> Diafanes http://www.womex.com/virtual/montenegro_e_raman_e/diafanes Diafanes is a high energy rock band whose body of work is inspired by Sao Paulo itself, a city built by immigrants from across the world, and reflected through the music's strong ethnic influence. Their shows often include a belly dance performance, as well as the use of exotic instruments such as the Brazilian cuica and triangle, theremin, castanets, and koto (Japanese harp). The band was formed in 2002 and will be celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2012. During their nine years of career, the group has made national and international tours, playing in important festivals, such as the SXSW in Austin, TX - USA, The National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, DC - USA, and the World Social Forum in Porto Alegre, RS - Brazil. ____________________ MEDIA REVIEWS "They put enough spin on their sound, which is distinctly Brazilian, to make it quite unique. (...) Diafanes brings multi-cultural influences to the forefront. (...) Diafanes attracted people all around at the festival, and took most people by surprise, keeping them around to take in what the band's unique sound." - The Washington Times (USA) "Diafanes is known for absolutely different music (...) with an inspiring combination between extraordinary rock and performance art." - Autona Magazine (Germany) "Diafanes has a connection with the visual arts. There's a kind of texture exchange in the songs like the colors in a painted canvas. (...) In the band's second album, Diafanes presents rich and creative music." - Guitar Player (Brazil) "Created in 2002, the quartet from Sao Paulo follows the style of Smashing Pumpkins: climatic rock, leaded by the vocalists delicate voice. The first CD impresses." - Playboy Magazine (Brazil) "Sao Paulo, Brazil's indie-rock quartet Diafanes aren't without the clitter-clat of a flamenco beat" - Columbus Alive (USA) "Diafanes is a new voice in the Brazilian Alternative Rock scene. Lyrics in English and a mix of a female pop vocal, very well interpreted by Lorena Hollander, with heavy guitars. See Through is a heavy album with room for experiments." - Modern Drummer Magazine (Brazil) "Their music sounds pretty rulin'. No joke" - Moutain X (USA) Montenegro E Raman Produção, Imagem E Marketing 2011-11-03 http://www.womex.com/virtual Artists <img src="http://www.womex.com/virtual/image/artist/diafanes_small_31064.jpg" vspace="3" hspace="8" align="left">from: Brazil submitted by <a href='http://www.womex.com/virtual/montenegro_e_raman_e'>Montenegro E Raman Produção, Imagem E Marketing</a> <img src='http://www.womex.com/virtual/image/icon/sound_16x16.gif' width='16' height='16' alt='song available'> <a href='http://www.womex.com/virtual/montenegro_e_raman_e/diafanes'>Unity</a> Behrang Miri http://www.womex.com/virtual/people_s/behrang_miri Behrang Miri, a multitalented Swedish artist with roots in Iran. With a mindblowing eclectic sound and a unique approach to hip hop music he delivers rhymes in a way you don't see much of these days. He always finds new directions in his artistry and he is part of the hip hop scene as much as the globally growing world music scene. Since his latest album "The book of our life", several singles and tours he has created a musical spot on his own in the everchanging musical landscape. All this has finally crystalised into his forthcoming album "Dance To The Revolution" which doesn't sound like anything you've previously heard with him. Behrang Miri has on "Dance To The Revolution" put the Swedish language on the shelf to rocket his music to a new level in English. The sound on his new album is a mix of electronic clubfantasies, intriguing storytelling and melodies from the Middle East, South America and North Africa in a futuristic fusion. Behrang Miri's music is a perfect blend where east meets west and his middle eastern origin influences his music which gives it its original touch. Behrang is not just a rapper with lyrical skills. He uses his skill to say something. He believes in fighting against injustice and is not afraid to take a stand with his songs. His successes with the songs "Free Iran" and "Ramallah" shows that it pays off to rap as you learn. People say that action speaks louder than words; with Behrang his action speaks as loud as his words. A live performance with Behrang is an enchanting experience of its own. With his live band consisting of oud, violin, darbouka, congas and guitar he delivers nothing like your typical hip hop artist. Throw in a DJ in the mix and you will not be disappointed whether you're into hip hop,rap or whatever. Behrang has a unique quality to rock every crowd no matter the current circumstances, a performance that doesn't leave any one untouched. Behrang Miri has been touring all around Sweden, Scandinavia, Brazil, Lebanon, South Africa, Kenya, Turkey, England and Palestine. Besides performing and touring on his own he has been support act to artists like Blackstreet, Outlandish and Omarion and he has performed with world-famous Iranian rappers like Hichkas and Shahin Najafi. He has also collaborated with Palestine's biggest rap group Dam, Beatnuts and Sweden's biggest world music artist Ale Moeller. The Palestine Tour was a way to draw attention to the compilation "Hip Hop 4 Gaza". It was documented by a crew from Sweden that was following Behrang during his time in Palestine. The result became a successful documentary called "Hip Hop 4 Gaza". The documentary premiered in spring '11 at the international film festival in Gothenburg and is planned to be broadcasted on Swedish National Television in autumn '11. As a program leader, debater, writer, radio host, speaker amongst other things he's become known as a polymath without boundaries. Whether it's about debating at a morning TV- show, hosting a radioshow or writing as a columnist in the paper, nothing is too big a task for Behrang Miri. He is in Sweden considered to be one of the biggest opinion leaders and artist when it comes to questioning integration issues etc. A few examples are worth mentioning. Behrang Miri was interviewed by the living legend Mats Nileskaer that has been the host for Swedish National Radio's show P3 Soul since 1978. The interview became a discussion about todays hip-hop and the part it has taken in the democracy movement among the youth in the middle east. He has also been interviewed and portrayed by The New York Times, Al-Jazeera International and Iranian Voice of America. The weekly music show Kook on Persian BBC viewed by millions of Iranians around the world produced an hour long show about Behrang. For his many achievements Behrang has won many awards such as "Joyspreader of the Year" in 2008. This year alone he has received two scholarships, from Alma he was rewarded for his hard work in the youth movement RGRA which he established. RGRA is a movement that works with youths in lower class areas in Malmoe with a lot of immigrants and refugees. In different ways RGRA uses music like hip hop, dancing and producing as pedagogic tools to help youths to grow. From the trust "Goera Gott" (eng: doing good) he was rewarded for his social activism and for building bridges between different cultures and generations. At the age of 27 Behrang Miri has written his own blueprint of success already establishing himself as an artist, lecturer, host, actor, writer and coordinator for the organization RGRA and much more. His passion and engagement for social change is something that is essential in his music. Take the song "Free Iran" as an example. Both the video and song has spread around the globe like a wild fire. The song is about the situation by which the youth and others live in Iran. The song "Ramallah" is inspired by a traditional folksong from Palestine. On the track Behrang Miri raps about life and the situation the people are living in on an everyday basis in occupied Palestine. People's Entertainment 2011-11-03 http://www.womex.com/virtual Artists <img src="http://www.womex.com/virtual/image/artist/behrang_miri_small_31062.jpg" vspace="3" hspace="8" align="left">from: Sweden submitted by <a href='http://www.womex.com/virtual/people_s'>People's Entertainment</a> Adel Salameh quartet http://www.womex.com/virtual/specs_n_arts/adel_salameh_quartet Palestinian oud player and composer Adel Salameh was born in Nablus, Palestine, in 1966. He started performing as a soloist while still living in the Arab World but immigrated to Europe in 1990. He quickly established a reputation as one of the finest oud performers. He has performed in more than thirty countries including Japan, Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, South Africa and numerous countries in North Africa and Europe. Adel believes that music is an excellent tool to build bridges between various cultures. In an effort to tackle these cultural barriers, he has worked with Turkish, Spanish, Indian, French, English, Israeli and Greek musicians. He has worked with Womad/Real World for six years and performed at the most prestigious concert halls in Europe, such as the Royal Festival Hall, the Barbican Centre in London, the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, the Royal Tropical Institute, the Paradiso in Amsterdam, the Institute of the Arab World in Paris, The Opera House and the Auditorium in Lyon. Together with the french cellist Didier Petit, the greek lute player Dimitris Varelopoulos and the german percussionist Michael Metzler, Adel presents a new program, based on his latest compositions, released in the new album "Awda". This album was written during Adel's last visit to his birthplace Palestine. He composed the music inspired by the beautiful landscapes of the country and by the daily life of the people who live there. In Adel's new program the vivid improvisations of the four musicians with their different cultural backgrounds blend into a unique auditive experience that takes the audience on a trip around Mediterranean. Specs 'n' Arts 2011-10-31 http://www.womex.com/virtual Artists <img src="http://www.womex.com/virtual/image/artist/adel_salameh_quartet_small_31301.jpg" vspace="3" hspace="8" align="left">from: Palestine submitted by <a href='http://www.womex.com/virtual/specs_n_arts'>Specs 'n' Arts</a> <img src='http://www.womex.com/virtual/image/icon/sound_16x16.gif' width='16' height='16' alt='song available'> <a href='http://www.womex.com/virtual/specs_n_arts/adel_salameh_quartet'>Entre Saone et Rhone</a> Martha Mavroidi trio http://www.womex.com/virtual/specs_n_arts/martha_mavroidi_trio Martha Mavroidi is a lutist and singer from Greece. She has been playing folk lutes (lafta and saz) from her childhood, performing music from Greece and the Balkans. Later she developed an interest in contemporary music, blending elements of folk music with contemporary harmony and improvisation. She has participated in various world and contemporary music projects in Europe and the United States. She has composed music for films, dance and theater productions. She has released two albums "The Garden of Rila" and "Portaki" with her trio. "You could be in Athens, Istanbul, Sofia, Manhattan but the truth is that, with Mavroidi, you are in all of them at once." Michael Church, The Scotsman Specs 'n' Arts 2011-10-31 http://www.womex.com/virtual Artists <img src="http://www.womex.com/virtual/image/artist/martha_mavroidi_trio_small_31038.jpg" vspace="3" hspace="8" align="left">from: Greece submitted by <a href='http://www.womex.com/virtual/specs_n_arts'>Specs 'n' Arts</a> <img src='http://www.womex.com/virtual/image/icon/sound_16x16.gif' width='16' height='16' alt='song available'> <a href='http://www.womex.com/virtual/specs_n_arts/martha_mavroidi_trio'>The Garden of Rila</a> ATLANTIHDA http://www.womex.com/virtual/hm_musica_mwf/atlantihda_1 "A genuinely Portuguese song" The history of Atlantihda is told by six musicians and one fado singer. Coming from different music genres, Atlantihda's members have travelled through the Portuguese and international music world, absorbing several influences in order to find themselves involved in a project that would end up connecting traditional and rural folk music with Portugal's urban popular music: Fado. HM Música MWF 2011-10-29 http://www.womex.com/virtual Artists <img src="http://www.womex.com/virtual/image/artist/atlantihda_1_small_31020.jpg" vspace="3" hspace="8" align="left">from: Portugal submitted by <a href='http://www.womex.com/virtual/hm_musica_mwf'>HM Música MWF</a> TANGOWERK by NHOAH http://www.womex.com/virtual/r_o_t_records_berlin/tangowerk_by_nhoah "Men cry. Women seduce. Melancholic TANGOWERK enriches the spirit. Synthesizers flirt with a bandoneon. Nothing is impossible." (NHOAH, 2011) Buenos Aires, 2005: NHOAH was taking time out in the city at the Rio de la Plata. He needed time out from his career in Germany as a music producer, composer and musician, collaborating with a broad variety of artistsfrom Romy Haag to Bronski Beat, from The Pogues to Mia. Buenos Aires, 2005: a refuge from repetition and stagnation, a source of something new and unexpected. Deeply inspired by the uplifting melancholy of the tango, NHOAH creates TANGOWERK. Tango is more than a musical passion and pursuit... it is a way of experiencing life, equally suffused with suffering as potency. And it's this ambivalence which shapes each element of TANGOWERKits music, lyrics and aesthetic. Losing yourself in weltschmerz, without losing hope. The gravitational pull of traditional tango, offset by the explosive energy of electronica. Theatrical vocal performances, with authentic passion and longing. TANGOWERK, 2010: NHOAH's debut solo album is also the mirror of a life lived through music. The gramophone sounds of his childhood are recreated with analogue radio techniques and close harmony effects, his evolution into glam rock is projected via synthesizers and glitter rain, and his time in Berlin's 80s gay and transvestite scenes finds expression in the androgyny of the TANGOWERK aesthetic. It is a life in fourteen songs. In developing this project, NHOAH enlisted friends, artists and agitators from the Berlin music and art scene. Together, this traumwerkstattliterally, the workshop where dreams are mademakes a pilgrimage to Argentina. In Buenos Aires, the Berlin group searches for the highest degree of artistic collaboration and finds it in an intense creative process that moves from meetings with Argentinian musicians, to extraordinary studio sessions to late night odysseys through tango and burlesque clubs. And it doesn't stop there. When the microphones, cameras and lights are turned off, and the bandoneon and synthesizers have fallen silent, the conversations, and collaborations continue to bear fruit. From this passionate collision between the worlds of Berlin and Buenos Aires, NHOAH has created a multi-faceted world... the world of TANGOWERK, which exists somewhere between imagination and reality, euphoria and melancholy. With steamy, breathy, screaming, taunting voices, with tango orchestration and synthpop, shellac sound and electronic stylings; TANGOWERK seduces you into delirious dancing on the volcano while simultaneously clearing the mind for the simmering struggles ahead. R.O.T Records Berlin 2011-10-28 http://www.womex.com/virtual Artists from: Germany submitted by <a href='http://www.womex.com/virtual/r_o_t_records_berlin'>R.O.T Records Berlin</a> Hovedøen Social Club http://www.womex.com/virtual/indris_pro_as/hovedoen_social_club HOVEDEN SOCIAL CLUB Salsa in Norwegian or: Contrafactive music-history in practice Assume this hypothesis: What if todays/yesterdays Norwegian popular music was transported to another time and place like the Caribean? What if the whole country got lost in a time-machine and ended up in Havanna in the year 1950? What if, almost forgotten Norwegian songs like "Naar kastanjene blomstrer i Bygdoy Alle" and "Jeg tror paa sommeren" reincarnated and got new life with bloodstreams that swells with vitality and hips that melts with sensuality? Unknown possibilities, designed to moisten up the most rigid sceptic, unveils itselves on the horizon... Or to put it more comprehensable: Hovedoen Social Club is an intriguing project put together by norwegian pianist Sverre Indris Joner. This sextet plays popular Norwegian songs that are re-arranged and played as if it was authentic cuban son/salsa. Hovedoen Social Club is best described as an alternative and exciting musical research-project Contrafactive music-history But the result hardly as dry as a laboratory... Judge for yourself Indris Pro AS 2011-10-27 http://www.womex.com/virtual Artists <img src="http://www.womex.com/virtual/image/artist/hovedoen_social_club_small_31003.jpg" vspace="3" hspace="8" align="left">from: Norway submitted by <a href='http://www.womex.com/virtual/indris_pro_as'>Indris Pro AS</a> <img src='http://www.womex.com/virtual/image/icon/sound_16x16.gif' width='16' height='16' alt='song available'> <a href='http://www.womex.com/virtual/indris_pro_as/hovedoen_social_club'>En natt forbi</a> Clasicos a lo cubano http://www.womex.com/virtual/indris_pro_as/clasicos_a_lo_cubano CLASICOS A LO CUBANO Imagine Beethovens Fifth' seemlessly fusioning with a danceable salsabeat, or Strauss' Blue Danube as a coquet chachacha, yet keeping the essence of the classic piece...? Apparently impossible Doomed to be bad-taste and cheesy Or is it? Sverre Indris Joner's ingenious arrangements have refuted the prejudices and taken classic-musiclovers and the latin community by surprise. As seen on YouTube performed by KORK (Norwegian Radio Orchestra) and Hoveden Social Club, the recordings on DVD have even reached top ranking on the Mexican World Music Charts. Big bands in Venezuela are already doing cover-versions of his arrangements. The recording will soon be released aslo in the rest of Latin America and the US. That the project is acclaimed by latin-music connoisseurs worldwide confirmes that its question of a more profound understanding of clave and cuban music, and the sole fact that the legendary bassplayer Carlos del Puerto (Irakere, Cubanisimo) is a part of the soloist group confirm that this is more than just another "gringo showing of his borrowed feathers". Indris Pro AS 2011-10-27 http://www.womex.com/virtual Artists <img src="http://www.womex.com/virtual/image/artist/clasicos_a_lo_cubano_small_31135.jpg" vspace="3" hspace="8" align="left">from: Norway submitted by <a href='http://www.womex.com/virtual/indris_pro_as'>Indris Pro AS</a> <img src='http://www.womex.com/virtual/image/icon/sound_16x16.gif' width='16' height='16' alt='song available'> <a href='http://www.womex.com/virtual/indris_pro_as/clasicos_a_lo_cubano'>Cinco Salsa</a> electrocutango http://www.womex.com/virtual/indris_pro_as/electrocutango ....Electrocuting the tango.... Argentine tango-poet Horacio Ferrer about Electrocutango: "Sverre Indris Joner is a creative remarcable tanguist and has with Electrocutango obtained a total, irreproachable and refined version of new tango in this 21st century. This admirable Norwegian pianist, composer, arranger and director demonstrates that the tango still can keep its youthful aesthetic and challenging courage like in the old times. He sometimes remind of my dear colleague Osvaldo Tarantino. His devotion for the styles of Salgan and Piazzolla shines through, using it as exquisite perfumes within a totally personal style full of rhythmic complexity, reflected in his inspired and original compositions." Although from Norway, Electrocutango did their latest release in Buenos Aires (on Random Records) and played at legendary tangoclubs like La Viruta and Club Catedral, bohemian cafees like Sanata Bar and modern music-clubs like Club Notorious. And at the prestigious Academia Nacional Del Tango The national tango-academy in Argentine, where bandleader & composer Sverre Indris Joner got the honorary title Academico Correspondiente at Academia Nacional Del Tango de Argentina from nobody less than Horacio Ferrer. Closer to an "approved-stamp" its hard to get... Indris Pro AS 2011-10-27 http://www.womex.com/virtual Artists <img src="http://www.womex.com/virtual/image/artist/electrocutango_small_31126.jpg" vspace="3" hspace="8" align="left">from: Norway submitted by <a href='http://www.womex.com/virtual/indris_pro_as'>Indris Pro AS</a> <img src='http://www.womex.com/virtual/image/icon/sound_16x16.gif' width='16' height='16' alt='song available'> <a href='http://www.womex.com/virtual/indris_pro_as/electrocutango'>Adrenalina</a> Tango for 3 http://www.womex.com/virtual/indris_pro_as/tango_for_3 The internationally acclaimed quartet combines the unlikely task of playing classics like Brahms or Grieg and popular tunes like ABBA or James-Bond-Theme as if it was argentine tango. At the same time they frequently figure as soloist with prestigious symphony orchestras in Europe like BBC Symphony Orchestra or Deutsche KammerPhilharmonie as well as several orchestras in Scandinavia. Their combination of traditional argentine tango ("Tango as it should be..." BUENOS AIRES HERALD), audace versions of Piazzolla, and their own inspired compositions give them a unique sound that is combined with a humorous and energetic attitue not common in the tango world. ("The truth is that i love them" F. Suarez Paz, violinist in Piazzollas quintet) They challenge the boundaries of tango without loosing the essential ingredients. Indris Pro AS 2011-10-27 http://www.womex.com/virtual Artists <img src="http://www.womex.com/virtual/image/artist/tango_for_3_small_31121.jpg" vspace="3" hspace="8" align="left">from: Norway submitted by <a href='http://www.womex.com/virtual/indris_pro_as'>Indris Pro AS</a> <img src='http://www.womex.com/virtual/image/icon/sound_16x16.gif' width='16' height='16' alt='song available'> <a href='http://www.womex.com/virtual/indris_pro_as/tango_for_3'>Money money money</a>