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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 2013-06-20T05:20+01:00 WOMEX WOMEX 2010-03-10T00:00+01:00 1 hourly KOBY ISRAELITE http://www.womex.com/virtual/asphalt_tango_tango/koby_israelite Koby Israelite is a composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist who enjoys smashing genres together and grinding them into the dust! Citing artists such as Taraf de Haidouks, Frank Zappa, Led Zeppelin and Mr Bungle, and genres including Jewish, Middle Eastern, Classical and Jazz as major influences, defining Koby's music is challenging. The fact of the matter is that Israelite has absorbed such an astounding array of styles, fusing them together into a language all of his own, that his sound is genre-proof. Growing up in the Middle East to a Jewish Balkan family, Koby Israelite learnt classical piano aged six, and at fifteen, began playing the drums in Rock and Metal bands. At the age of twenty-two he moved to London where he started to compose, record and produce music. His musical style then radically changed after a chance encounter with Romanian Gypsy stars Taraf de Haidouks. Israelite heard the band live and subsequently decided to return to his Romanian roots with the help of Marius Manole (Taraf's legendary accordionist). The two shared Koby's house for two weeks, and Manole helped him master this instrument whilst divulging the secrets of the Gypsy enigma. Koby became a successful accordionist within the UK ethnic scene. His career turned a corner after the renowned composer, producer and label owner John Zorn commissioned Koby to write music for the cult 'Radical Jewish' series. He went on to release four albums for Tzadik and finally produced one of John Zorn's own albums, a work in which he played almost every instrument. The online music magazine All Music stated that Israelite displayed a tremendous flair for composition, instrumental acumen, humour, and an ability to shift genres without batting an eye... the results are stellar... the most exhilarating set of recordings Tzadik has offered. Koby's music has been used in numerous TV programs and movies including Madonna's debut directorial feature film Filth and Wisdom. His compositions have also been covered by other leading names, such as Fanfare Ciocarlia and Shantel, to name but a few. The Koby Israelite Band is an outstanding five-piece ensemble that has earned him both a snowballing international fan base and a prestigious headline slot at Sines Festival of World Music. In a similar vein, the band also performed at London's famous Meltdown Festival at the Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall. Asphalt Tango Records & asphalt tango production 2013-06-04 http://www.womex.com/virtual Artists <img src="http://www.womex.com/virtual/image/artist/koby_israelite_small_36938.jpg" vspace="3" hspace="8" align="left">from: United Kingdom submitted by <a href='http://www.womex.com/virtual/asphalt_tango_tango'>Asphalt Tango Records & asphalt tango production</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/asphalt_tango_tango/koby_israelite'>Trenule mașina mică</a> Kaushiki Chakrabarti Desikan http://www.womex.com/virtual/kawa_cultural_centre/kaushiki_chakrabarti Kaushiki Chakrabarti Desikan Leading vocalist Kaushiki Chakrabarti grew up amidst the greatest musicians in Kolkota (India) and has been trained at a very early age by her parents both singers, Chandana and the renowned Ajoy Chakrabarti. From the age of ten, the master Gnan Prakash Ghosh nurtured Kaushiki's voice with the technical brilliance of the Hindustani music but also in the devotion to the art. Today, Kaushiki is amongst the most eminent and youngest Hindustani classical singers ; she has been honored by several distinctions like Jadu Bhatta in 1995, BBC Radio 3 World music Award (Asia/Pacific) in 2005. Acclaimed by connoisseurs in prestigious venues and music festival all over India and beyond, Kaushiki Chakrabarti touches the soul of her listeners by the purity of her voice, her melodicious expression and the deep essence of her music. Kawa Cultural Centre 2013-06-03 http://www.womex.com/virtual Artists <img src="http://www.womex.com/virtual/image/artist/kaushiki_chakrabarti_small_36927.jpg" vspace="3" hspace="8" align="left">from: India submitted by <a href='http://www.womex.com/virtual/kawa_cultural_centre'>Kawa Cultural Centre</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/kawa_cultural_centre/kaushiki_chakrabarti'>Raga Bihag </a> Martinez http://www.womex.com/virtual/aguaforte/martinez Martinez is an electric jazz quartet from São Paulo, Brazil, with guitar, bass, drums, and a vibraphone modified with guitar effects. The group is well know for mixing rock, funk, soul and gipsy to their jazz, resulting in very original grooves and danceable tunes, with a very strong identity. All compositions are in charge of Rafael Martinez, whose written process is mainly inspired by São Paulo's nightlife. The current Martinez lineup is working together since 2008 and is formed by Rafael Martinez, Daniel Xingu, Beto Montag and Nandinho Thomaz. The group has been had other lineups in its history, including one in Portugal and other in England when Rafael lived overseas. Martinez is releasing in 2013 their new record, "50ºC", in deluxe digipack CD and 180g vinyl LP. AguaForte Productions 2013-05-31 http://www.womex.com/virtual Artists <img src="http://www.womex.com/virtual/image/artist/martinez_small_36920.jpg" vspace="3" hspace="8" align="left">from: Brazil submitted by <a href='http://www.womex.com/virtual/aguaforte'>AguaForte 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/aguaforte/martinez'>Kombi 66</a> HERVE SAMB http://www.womex.com/virtual/one_world/herve_samb The outstanding Senegalese guitarist and composer, Herve Samb, has performed in almost every part of the world with artsists like Jimmy Cliff, David Murray, Pharoah Sanders, Meshell Ndegeocello, Oumou Sangare, Amadou & Mariam, Jacques Schwarz-Bart, The Syndicate, World Saxophone Quartet, Linley Marthe and many more. Samb has recorded on more than hundred albums, along with Pat Metheny, Cheick Tidiane Seick, Toure Kounda, Paco Sery, Lionel Loueke and Hamid Drake, to name some. Samb was always determined to develop his own music as a force of Panafrican expression and identity. Completely self-taught, Samb perfected his awareness of harmony and his original technique through collaborations and urban jam sessions. Samb has three own projects: SAMB 4 TET Featuring Reggie Washington, Olivier Temime and Chander Saordje, the quartet will be album releasing in September. The music groves effortlesly from jazz to extra-power. No doubt, this new formula is firmly rooted in jazz, as always invented here and now, but always in syncronacy with the herritage: the fertile furrow blues rooted in Africa. HERVE SAMB GROUP Driven by original compositions is an homage to the world's diversity. Through a harmonious mix of genres, CROSS OVER tells the story of many lands, people and cultures. Herve Samb appears to be a synthesis of the traditional Senegalese rythms, the free Jazz blues and modern Rock that all deeply influenced the artist. Loyal to his art , Samb matches improvisation and synchonisation to redefines the musical color of the African groove. HERVE SAMB & DANIEL MORENO A magical improvisational encounter of two spiritual friends; In the almost 10 years touring and jamming around the globe with world renown artists like Pharaoh Sanders, David Murray, Omar Pene, Herbie Hancock, Les Paul, Paban das Baul, Oumou Sangare, Awa Sangho, Babani Kone, Toumani Diabate, Salif Keita and specially Cheick Tidiane Seck, a unique musical connection developed between the two masters. Their album KHARIT is the perfect soundtrack for people looking to be surprised by the versatility of two world-bred musicians. One World 2013-05-31 http://www.womex.com/virtual Artists <img src="http://www.womex.com/virtual/image/artist/herve_samb_small_36914.jpg" vspace="3" hspace="8" align="left">from: Senegal submitted by <a href='http://www.womex.com/virtual/one_world'>One World</a> Luca Pisaroni http://www.womex.com/virtual/piranha_womex_ag_1/luca_pisaroni piranha womex AG (Classical:NEXT) 2013-05-30 http://www.womex.com/virtual Artists from: Italy submitted by <a href='http://www.womex.com/virtual/piranha_womex_ag_1'>piranha womex AG (Classical:NEXT)</a> Ernesto Nazareth http://www.womex.com/virtual/aguaforte/ernesto_nazareth Ernesto Julio de Nazareth (March 20, 1863 February 5, 1934) was a Brazilian composer and pianist, especially noted for his creative Maxixe and Choro compositions. Influenced by African rhythms and many musical styles like the Lundu and the Choro,[1] he never fully accepted this influence, refusing to give popular names to his compositions.[2] A musician of classical training, he classified his music as "Brazilian tangos", since the Argentine tango and polka dances were considered fashionable at the time. His piano repertoire is now part of the teaching programs of both classical and popular styles, as Nazareth once served at the boundary between these two worlds. (Wikipedia) AguaForte published "Todo Nazareth - Obras Completas", a collection of scores that reunites the entire work of the composer. The result of a long research, its considered the definitive edtion of the composer' score, and consists of 6 albums in one slip case, in a total of 1370 pages, English/Portuguese edition. With a criterious musical review and standardization of his pieces, the edition has also chronology, iconography and the catalogue of Nazareth's work. AguaForte Productions 2013-05-30 http://www.womex.com/virtual Artists <img src="http://www.womex.com/virtual/image/artist/ernesto_nazareth_small_36832.jpg" vspace="3" hspace="8" align="left">from: Brazil submitted by <a href='http://www.womex.com/virtual/aguaforte'>AguaForte Productions</a> Willy Corrêa de Oliveira http://www.womex.com/virtual/aguaforte/willy_correa_de Know as one of the creators of the Manifesto Musica Nova (New Music Manifest) in 1963 clamming for a total compromise with the contemporary world, Willy Correa de Oliveira still in full activity today. Willy Correa de Oliveira's musical writing is born from an acute sense, together with a precise criterion of codifying ideas. AguaForte was responsible for a project named "O Presente" that comprehends a significant part of his recent works (from 1989 to 2004) for solo piano and for voice and piano. It fills a significant gap in publishing unfamiliar works of one of Brazil's greatest composers. "O Presente" consists in a double CD in slip case with 64 pages English/Portuguese booklet, considered by composer Gilberto Mendes "the best album released in the Brazilian music scene in years", and 2 score albums, with a total of 300 pages, in the first edition of Willy's works in 25 years. AguaForte Productions 2013-05-30 http://www.womex.com/virtual Artists <img src="http://www.womex.com/virtual/image/artist/willy_correa_de_small_36829.jpg" vspace="3" hspace="8" align="left">from: Brazil submitted by <a href='http://www.womex.com/virtual/aguaforte'>AguaForte 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/aguaforte/willy_correa_de'>3 Instantes (1977) - Instante I</a> Percorso Ensemble http://www.womex.com/virtual/aguaforte/percorso_ensemble Despite its short life, the Percorso Ensemble has covered an eclectic repertoire, under distinctive formats in its many concerts. From the work of Stravinsky to that of Xenakis, through brazilian composer Flo Menezes, the Percorso has apeared in many venues in Brazil, like the "Festival Música Nova", "Ano Brasil-França" among others. It has released 2 CDs: in 2007 (focused on Berio's work "Folk Songs"), and 2009 (presenting young brazilian composers, "Música Plural"). The Percorso Ensemble is made up of the most renowned musicians in the São Paulo cultural milieu - most of them members of São Paulo Symphony Orchestra (OSESP), one of the most respectful orchestras in Latin America. The Percorso is interested in presenting a repertoire not often played in Brazil. Many times presenting first performances ever in the world, the Percorso has become a clear mirror what modern and contemporary music has been and still is: different trends, different languages, different styles. AguaForte Productions 2013-05-29 http://www.womex.com/virtual Artists <img src="http://www.womex.com/virtual/image/artist/percorso_ensemble_small_36827.jpg" vspace="3" hspace="8" align="left">from: Brazil submitted by <a href='http://www.womex.com/virtual/aguaforte'>AguaForte 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/aguaforte/percorso_ensemble'>Deslocamento 1</a> Victor Salvatti http://www.womex.com/virtual/salvatti_victor/victor_salvatti Victor Salvatti is a singer, guitarist, composer and interpreter from Brazil. He began his musical career in 1997 at the age of 15 when he discovered the guitar. Autodidact, always curious, observing what was happening in the streets of Sao Paulo, his hometown, he began to investigate the traditional Brazilian as well as the afro-Brazilian rhythms. After a musical career in Brazil leading projects as folk music and modern music, he decides in 2004 to go to Barcelona with the purpose of making his work known in Europe as also to spread his music, culture and essence to the whole world. There he gets in contact with various cultures and with the world music and he begins to mix folk rhythms with funk and reggae ones. Being in contact with different cultures and people from all over the world made him see that we are all equal, that we are all human beings regardless of where we are born and what we believe in, capable of the impossible if we stay united in a world without borders. In 2009 he launched the Maxi single "Vida Boa", a mini-disc with four songs, beginning his recording career. He is currently launching his new album "Nossa Terra" (Our Earth), a title that refers to the planet, to humanity and the union of people, a union that Victor shows through a completely acoustic album based on his percussive guitar, the percussions of the world and in his maturity as a singer, composer and arranger. Victor Salvatti 2013-05-29 http://www.womex.com/virtual Artists <img src="http://www.womex.com/virtual/image/artist/victor_salvatti_small_36822.jpg" vspace="3" hspace="8" align="left">from: Brazil submitted by <a href='http://www.womex.com/virtual/salvatti_victor'>Victor Salvatti</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/salvatti_victor/victor_salvatti'>Bate Panela</a> EME ALFONSO http://www.womex.com/virtual/one_world/eme_alfonso Cuban singer and composer, Eme Alfonso, graduated in Piano and Choral Conducting at the National Arts School of Cuba. She recorded for the first time in an album when she was 7, together with Silvio Rodriguez. She started her professional career when she was 14, with the Afro-Cuban rock band Sintesis, from which she has been singer and composer, and with which she was nominated for Latin Grammy 2002. With Sintesis she travelled America and Europe for 10 years, performing at international festivals such as Rock in Rio in Brazil, Jazz a Vienne in Austria and Nice Jazz Festival in France. Eme started her solo career in 2006 and collaborated with renown artists such as Fito Paez, Chucho Valdes, Omara Portuondo and Florence K. She sang for one million people at Juanes &769; Peace Concert in Havana, 2009. When she was 23, her solo debut "Senales" ("Signs") won the Cubadisco award for best Cuban fusion album. Her second album "Eme", was awarded for Cubadisco best Pop-Fusion album 2013. "Buscando inspiracion" was awarded for Lucas best Cuban music video of the year. In her new album, Eme shows an innovative genre by mixing the Cuban and Latin music with Soul and Jazz. The artist recreates in "Eme" the Golden Age of Cuban music from the 50 &769;s. According to NPR, "the album's compositions hinge on [Eme] Alfonso's warm and moving vocals". One World 2013-05-28 http://www.womex.com/virtual Artists <img src="http://www.womex.com/virtual/image/artist/eme_alfonso_small_36788.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/eme_alfonso'>Buscando Inspiración</a> Jens Maurits Orchestra http://www.womex.com/virtual/aubergine_artist/jens_maurits Jens Maurits Orchestra explores the musicality of our spoken language on the basis of contemporary jazz, free jazz and even pop songs, through open as well as extremely precise compositions. Improvisation, orchestration, authenticity and originality! Aubergine Artist Management 2013-05-27 http://www.womex.com/virtual Artists <img src="http://www.womex.com/virtual/image/artist/jens_maurits_small_36761.jpg" vspace="3" hspace="8" align="left">from: Belgium submitted by <a href='http://www.womex.com/virtual/aubergine_artist'>Aubergine Artist Management</a> The Bureau of Atomic Tourism http://www.womex.com/virtual/aubergine_artist/the_bureau_of_atomic The Bureau of Atomic Tourism - or B.O.A.T. - is the new avant-garde formation around drummer Teun Verbruggen. At the request of the Follow the Sound Festival (deSingel, Antwerp), he gathered some exceptional musicians for a trip to the twilight zone between jazz, rock, noise and electronics. The result exceeded all expectations. The B.O.A.T is a full-oiled band with powerful improvisations and well chosen compositions. Aubergine Artist Management 2013-05-27 http://www.womex.com/virtual Artists <img src="http://www.womex.com/virtual/image/artist/the_bureau_of_atomic_small_36755.jpg" vspace="3" hspace="8" align="left">from: Belgium submitted by <a href='http://www.womex.com/virtual/aubergine_artist'>Aubergine Artist Management</a> De Beren Gieren http://www.womex.com/virtual/aubergine_artist/de_beren_gieren Fantastically enjoyable, very energetic and very varied in mood BBC3 Composition and improvisation are equally important in the music of De Beren Gieren. These three young musicians meet all challenges of playing in a modern piano trio at a 100 percent. This is exceptionally energetic and adventurous jazz! After winning several prizes, amongst which the Young Jazz Talent Competition by Gent Jazz festival, in 2013 they have been selected to showcase at Jazzahead!, one of the most important fairs in the sector. Aubergine Artist Management 2013-05-27 http://www.womex.com/virtual Artists <img src="http://www.womex.com/virtual/image/artist/de_beren_gieren_small_36752.jpg" vspace="3" hspace="8" align="left">from: Belgium submitted by <a href='http://www.womex.com/virtual/aubergine_artist'>Aubergine Artist Management</a> Kris Defoort Trio http://www.womex.com/virtual/aubergine_artist/kris_defoort_trio The trio allows Kris Defoort to develop his jazz on a regular basis with some of the most talented Belgian musicians of the moment. Aubergine Artist Management 2013-05-27 http://www.womex.com/virtual Artists <img src="http://www.womex.com/virtual/image/artist/kris_defoort_trio_small_36747.jpg" vspace="3" hspace="8" align="left">from: Belgium submitted by <a href='http://www.womex.com/virtual/aubergine_artist'>Aubergine Artist Management</a> Hiroaki Takenouchi http://www.womex.com/virtual/university_college/hiroaki_takenouchi Hiroaki Takenouchi piano Heralded by The Times as "just the sort of champion the newest of new music needs", while being praised as "impeccable in his pianism and unfailing in his idiomatic grasp" by Gramophone, Takenouchi's curiosity and a natural penchant for integrity makes his playing and vast repertoire unique amongst his generation of pianists: his love for the music of classical masters particularly Haydn, Beethoven and Chopin sits side by side with his passion for the music of Medtner and Rachmaninov, lesser-known British composers such as Sterndale Bennett and Parry, and the contemporary repertoire. As a soloist, he has recently appeared on many concert platforms including the Wigmore Hall, Tokyo Opera City, the South Bank Centre. He has also performed at festivals in Bath, Cheltenham and Salzburg and given recitals in the UK, Japan, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Portugal, Italy and Canada. His future engagements will take him even further to the Far East, including performances in Singapore and Vietnam. His more unusual recent appearances include the Rarities of Piano Repertoire Festival in Husum (Germany) and the BBC Four documentary The Prince and the Composer on the life and music of Parry alongside HRH The Prince of Wales. Takenouchi's discography includes Cosmos Haptic: Contemporary Piano Music from Japan (LORELT) as well as the world premiere recordings of works by James Dillon (NMC), Edwin Roxburgh (NMC) and Jeremy Dale Roberts (LORELT). 2012 saw two further releases: two piano arrangements of Delius's orchestral works (SOMM with Simon Callaghan), and a highly acclaimed disc of piano concertos by Catoire and Sherwood (another world premiere recording) with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra (Dutton Epoch). Since 2012 Takenouchi has been teaching piano at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (Glasgow). He also returns every summer to give masterclasses at the Poros International Piano Academy (Greece) and Ingenium International Music Academy (UK). "What a wonderful pianist, who combines complete understanding of the style of music he is playing with a rare subtlety and brilliance of execution." -SIR ROGER NORRINGTON "Hiroaki Takenouchi delivers ... with gracefully expressive economy." - BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE www.muarts.org.uk University College London 2013-05-21 http://www.womex.com/virtual Artists <img src="http://www.womex.com/virtual/image/artist/hiroaki_takenouchi_small_36644.jpg" vspace="3" hspace="8" align="left">from: United Kingdom submitted by <a href='http://www.womex.com/virtual/university_college'>University College London</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/university_college/hiroaki_takenouchi'>moromoro</a> A Filetta & Fadia Tomb El-Hage http://www.womex.com/virtual/a_filetta_deda/a_filetta_fadia_tomb The meeting organized by choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui for the show "PUZ/ZLE " (production Eastman), created in Festival d'Avignon 2012, was born a common repertoire a cappella. This is partly two pieces written for the occasion (for sextet and soprano) as well as songs taken from their respective repertoires, sacred or profane singing, tradition or created, interpeted in Corsican, Arabic or Syriac. Fusion stamps is stunning and the melismas of each harmonic constructions meet the modern, complex, sometimes disturbing others. LE MONDE (press) : "The true luxury of this show is the staggering majesty of songs. The seven voices, including one female, fill the space as you blow gently into a balloon." Feel free to join the tour from September 2013 : 13.09.11 Calvi, Corsica Rencontres Polyphoniques (Corsica) 13.09.22 Larchant, Festival d'Ile de France (Fr) 14.01.31 Gradignan, Theatre des 4 Saisons (Fr) 14.05.17 Colombes, L'Avant-Scene (Fr) 14.06.04 Metz, L'Arsenal (Fr) ************************ PUZ/ZLE Choreography : Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui Production : Eastman Coproduction : Festival d'Avignon, De Singel International Arts Campus Anvers, Sadler's Wells Londres, Opera de Lille, Theaterfestival Boulevard 's Hertogenbosch, Les Theatres de la Ville de Luxembourg, La Filature Scene nationale Mulhouse, Festspielhaus - Sankt-Poelten, Fondazione Musica per Roma, duesseldorf festival Eastman est en residence au deSingel International Arts Campus - Anvers et recoit le soutien des Autorites flamandes et de la Fondation BNP Paribas. ************************ A Filetta / Deda productions 2013-05-21 http://www.womex.com/virtual Artists <img src="http://www.womex.com/virtual/image/artist/a_filetta_fadia_tomb_small_36642.jpg" vspace="3" hspace="8" align="left">from: Lebanon submitted by <a href='http://www.womex.com/virtual/a_filetta_deda'>A Filetta / Deda 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/a_filetta_deda/a_filetta_fadia_tomb'>Partenza astuta</a> Krassimira Stoyanova http://www.womex.com/virtual/gega_new_ltd/krassimira_stoyanova The recital disc of Krassimira Stoyanova, soprano, and Maria Prinz, piano, offers a complete cycle of the published songs of Puccini. Krassimira Stoyanova is especially attracted to the song genre, and Puccini is one of her favourite composers. "When I discovered his songs, I was captivated by their warmth and sincerity, their refreshing vitality!", she says. Gega New Ltd. 2013-05-18 http://www.womex.com/virtual Artists from: Bulgaria submitted by <a href='http://www.womex.com/virtual/gega_new_ltd'>Gega New Ltd.</a> Kim Walker http://www.womex.com/virtual/disques_vde_gallo/kim_walker Professor Kim Walker is one of the world's most celebrated bassoonists, a prolific recording artist, a distinguished teacher and administrator. She has toured worlwide as a soloist, chamber musician, and educator and is an award-winning recording artist. Disques VDE-GALLO 2013-05-14 http://www.womex.com/virtual Artists <img src="http://www.womex.com/virtual/image/artist/kim_walker_small_36806.jpg" vspace="3" hspace="8" align="left">from: Australia submitted by <a href='http://www.womex.com/virtual/disques_vde_gallo'>Disques VDE-GALLO</a> Farofa pra dois http://www.womex.com/virtual/przemus_jacob/farofa_pra_dois Marcos Mendonca and Farofa pra dois are the perfect mixture of traditional afrobrazilian music and modern pop and reggae grooves. Something between Samba, Forro, Reggae, Bossa and Mbp combined with nice lyrics makes this Trio a great live band for listening and dancing Przemus, Jacob 2013-05-08 http://www.womex.com/virtual Artists <img src="http://www.womex.com/virtual/image/artist/farofa_pra_dois_small_36428.jpg" vspace="3" hspace="8" align="left">from: Brazil submitted by <a href='http://www.womex.com/virtual/przemus_jacob'>Przemus, Jacob</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/przemus_jacob/farofa_pra_dois'>O Fogo</a> BRIGITTE KARNER & INGRID OBERKANINS http://www.womex.com/virtual/bigathing_very_music/brigitte_karner ICH, DIE ICH DICH LIEBE ... das titelgebende Gedicht der aus Nicaragua stammenden Autorin Gioconda Belli, ist hier Programm. Karner und Oberkanins lieben das Zuhoeren, das Nachatmenlassen und das Erschaffen eines Raumes, den sie mit ihrer kongenialen Zusammenarbeit erfuehlen und erfuellen. Sie nehmen das Textmaterial als Ausgangsbasis fuer eine empfindsame und doch stets kraftvolle Auseinandersetzung mit dem Thema Liebe. BRIGITTE KARNER, vielseitige Film- und Theaterschauspielerin, die auch aus zahlreichen Fernsehproduktionen bekannt ist, gibt den AutorInnen mit ihrer Stimme den Raum. Besonders beruehrt der Vortrag der sperrigen Texte von Karners Landsfrau, der Kaerntnerin Christine Lavant, in dem sowohl die ihnen innewohnende Haerte als auch Sanftheit zum Ausdruck kommt. Das warme suedamerikanisch gefaerbte Idiom einer Gioconda Belli wird mit scheinbar plakativen Frauenthemen wie Adelia Prados "Ehe" verwoben und zu einem unsentimentalen Reigen gespannt, der verzaubert. INGRID OBERKANINS, mit dem Hans Koller Preis als Side(wo)man 2004 ausgezeichnete Musikerin und vielbeschaeftigte Percussionistin und Komponistin unterschiedlicher Musikgenres, ist Brigitte Karners exzellente Partnerin. Das Instrumentarium der Musikerin reicht von klassischen Schlaginstrumenten bis hin zu aussergewoehnlichen Varianten, deren exotische Namen wie Hang, Udu oder Cajon Neugier erwecken, vom Einsatz der eigenen Stimme, wie in "Ich liebe dich", bis zur Verwendung von elektronischen Loops, wie in dem einpraegsamen Stueck "Jetzt will ich in Traeume tauchen." Karner und Oberkanins haben mit "ich, die ich dich liebe" ein Programm vorgelegt, dass das Thema Liebe voll Charme und Raffinesse, Humor und Witz, voll Traurigkeit und Haerte zu einem Bekenntnis der beiden Kuenstlerinnen werden laesst. (c) Brigitte Karner 2013 bigathing.very special music 2013-05-07 http://www.womex.com/virtual Artists <img src="http://www.womex.com/virtual/image/artist/brigitte_karner_small_36404.jpg" vspace="3" hspace="8" align="left">from: Austria submitted by <a href='http://www.womex.com/virtual/bigathing_very_music'>bigathing.very special music</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/bigathing_very_music/brigitte_karner'>Die Liebende - Mahmud Darwisch, </a> Aruán Ortiz http://www.womex.com/virtual/jazzconexion/aruan_ortiz Jazz pianist Aruán Ortiz, "the latest Cuban wunderkind to arrive in the United States" (BETJazz.com), hit the ground running when he arrived on the American jazz scene in 2003. A classically trained violist and pianist, this Santiago de Cuba native's sound is as marked by the influence of the contemporary classical composers such as Schoenberg, Ravel, and Copland, as it is by traditional Afro-Cuban sounds and jazz masters such as Bud Powell, Monk, Andrew Hill and Muhal Richard Abrams. A major testament to his massive talent, since setting foot in the States, Ortiz was featured on the Esperanza Spalding Trio album "Junjo" (Ayva Music 2006), Steve Turre's recording, "Woody's Delight", and Wallace Roney's album, "If Only for One Night" and "Home" (both on HighNote), and was quickly called upon to perform and record with artists such as Terri Lyne Carrington, Greg Osby, Don Byron, Cindy Blackman, Esperanza Spalding, Gary Thomas, Wayne Krantz, Rashied Ali, Stefon Harris, Horacio "El Negro" Hernández, Giovanni Hidalgo, Lionel Loueke, Jane Bunnett, Jerry Bergonzi and others. The new album from the Aruán Ortiz Quartet, Orbiting (Fresh Sound/New Talent, May 29, 2012) was inspired by the result of musical and personal experiences that have influenced Ortiz's life in one form or another since he arrived in New York City in 2008. In this relatively short span of time, the gifted pianist/composer has had the wonderful opportunity to be near some of his biggest idols, sharing the bandstand and recording studio environments with them, and absorbing how they apply their wisdom, ideas and philosophies to music in a creative and enlightened way. These inspiring moments, of which there were many, were no doubt two-way streets, with Ortiz's fellow musicians certainly inspired by his overall mastery of the keyboard and the incredible depth of his fount of ideas. Orbiting was concieved more as a musical unit in perpetual motion than as the more traditional concept of solo/accompaniment. With the support of David Gilmore on guitar, Rashaan Carter on bass and Eric McPherson on drums, the music was recorded and mixed at Brooklyn Samurai Recording studios, with the prodigious hands of Dave Stoller at the controls. On "Orbiting" each of the musicians tells his personal story and in turn that story connects with the collective sound unit. The musical material from David, Rashaan and Eric decentralizes the funcional form based on resolutions of molded frases, using their own schemes and structures, but in turn seeking out a strong interaction with the other musicians, allowing each of the compositions of "Orbiting" to be seen from different angles in a deliberate and justified way, and providing the end result of an unexpected fluidity. Orbiting opens with "Ginga Carioca" by the great Hermeto Pascoal, which is given intense and attractive treatment, whith each solo creating a new melodic-harmonic statement within the piece. The title track, inspired by the song "Orbit" by Bill Evans, "is divided in two sections, the rhythmic drum & bass vibe with a syncopated melody. This work is like a perpetual molto, where there is no apparent musical resolution; the ending surprises the listener every time", explains Ortiz. The album continues with "The Heir", dedicated to Ortiz's son, Damian, and about "how his life will evolve on an unknown path that he was chosen to follow in his life. It's also about the growth of human spiritual life, in its connexion with balance of the nature", said the pianist. With his versions of "Koko" and "Wru", Ortiz simply offers a humble tribute to two of the fathers of this true art form, Charlie "Bird" Parker and Ornette Coleman, respectively. "Numbers" is a piece based on cyclic phrases in a numeric combination, "inspired by the numeric combination of Fibonacci numbers, math in music, or the music of math, following ancient philosophies that created great and beautiful music." Orbiting concludes spectaculalarly with "Green City". a tribute to Boston in the summertime, where Ortiz spent five years of his life, and the standard "Alone Together". Ortiz explains his choice of this tune, "Somebody once told me that elephants always return to the place they were born, with this tune I return to my roots, using the gorgeous melody of this song to transform it into a bolero feel, because, as in "The Heir", after an intense storm, the calm always returns. The material composed on Orbiting was only possible thanks to many thousands of hours of learning from great musicians, teachers and innovators such as Charlie Banacos, Wallace Roney, Muhal Richard Abrams, Terri Lyne Carrington, Greg Osby, Hal Crook, Antoine Roney, among so many artists that I've had the pleasure to be associated with. - Aruán Ortiz Jazzconexion 2013-04-26 http://www.womex.com/virtual Artists <img src="http://www.womex.com/virtual/image/artist/aruan_ortiz_small_36334.jpg" vspace="3" hspace="8" align="left">from: USA submitted by <a href='http://www.womex.com/virtual/jazzconexion'>Jazzconexion</a> Feruza Ochilova http://www.womex.com/virtual/uzbek_artist/feruza_ochilova Uzbek Artist Management 2013-04-20 http://www.womex.com/virtual Artists <img src="http://www.womex.com/virtual/image/artist/feruza_ochilova_small_36291.jpg" vspace="3" hspace="8" align="left">from: Uzbekistan submitted by <a href='http://www.womex.com/virtual/uzbek_artist'>Uzbek Artist Management</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/uzbek_artist/feruza_ochilova'>"Bukhorcha"</a> Startijenn - El-TaQa http://www.womex.com/virtual/paker_prod/startijenn_el_taqa_1 For a long time, Startijenn was this band of ultra-talented teen-agers, full of energy (startijenn in breton language ), that fired-up fest-noz, powerfully mixing traditionnal music and rock. These young lads brought a fresh and new sound into the fest-noz field, but also into world music. Fifteen years later the kids have grown, and their talent also. Their minds and ears open on the world, and thanks to the hundreds of musical encounters that ponctuated their musical carrier, they integrated to their original sound different inspirations drawn from music from all over the world. (La Carene - Concert Hall) Fifteen years after their beginnings, and after performing all over Europe, the most rock'n'roll band of the fest-noz scene decided to reinvent itself, to reinterpret their most well known tunes for a new show called El-TaQa. The singer Sofiane Saidi, inspired by Cheika Rimiti, Oum Kalthoum, Otis Redding, incorporates his voice and his language to the compositions of the breton musicians. On stage, his charisma, his rap and traditional style will surprise the audience. Between breton and algerian music, rock and hip-hop : we promise you a heated atmosfere (Sylvain Girault - Festival Eurofonik) PAKER PROD 2013-04-17 http://www.womex.com/virtual Artists <img src="http://www.womex.com/virtual/image/artist/startijenn_el_taqa_1_small_36252.jpg" vspace="3" hspace="8" align="left">from: France submitted by <a href='http://www.womex.com/virtual/paker_prod'>PAKER PROD</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/paker_prod/startijenn_el_taqa_1'>AnDro</a> Startijenn http://www.womex.com/virtual/paker_prod/startijenn After three albums, and lots of concerts, Startijenn has become a major phenomenon of the breton musical scene. This quintet, one hundred percent musical, remains unbeaten when provoking energy deflagrations during festou-noz , where they have forged an identity, practice, and notoriety. Their sound takes root in their breton culture, and gives to traditionnal music a big dose of rock energy. Their last two albums, rewarded with the Breton music disk of the year , and their multiple stage experiences, has permitted Startijenn to become a real world-music band. PAKER PROD 2013-04-16 http://www.womex.com/virtual Artists <img src="http://www.womex.com/virtual/image/artist/startijenn_small_36249.jpg" vspace="3" hspace="8" align="left">from: France submitted by <a href='http://www.womex.com/virtual/paker_prod'>PAKER PROD</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/paker_prod/startijenn'>Trawalc'h ! (Scottish)</a>