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- country:Czechia
- style(s):Chansons, Ethnic
- label:Black Point Music
- artist posted by:Cankisou
Line up
- Ales Mrazek (flutes, voice, composer, leader)
- Magdalena Ocaskova (viola, voice)
- Matej Kucera (cello)
- Matej Plihal (quitar, voice)
- Petra Kargerova (voice)
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Unconventional interpretation of folk music. Clear and authentic. Dynamics and briskness. View from above, humor, playfulness. That's Czaldy Waldy Quartet in words of music journalists.
Czaldy Waldy is name of an old Czech dance originated in 14th century. Four musicians decided to use the same name for their quartet. Some of them are academically educated and make their living on performing classical music. But when they get together as a Czaldy Waldy Quartet they fully indulge in delights of contemporary world music. Namely in ethnic songs from eastern part of Slovakia and western Ukraine, the region known as "Transcarpathian Ukraine".
Lyrics are left in their authentic form or slightly adjusted according to musical needs. Ales Mrazek composes the instrumental pieces, some of which are based on old European folk songs. We could also trace a range of influences from hispanic, balkan or arabic music to jazz, tango or chanson in his music. Ales also has a lot of experience with composing musical scores for local theatres.
Czaldy Waldy Quartet was established in 2000 and since then the band performed all over the Czech Republic in clubs and at festivals: Smetanova Litomysl 2007 - the biggest classical music "open air" festival in the Czech republic, Dalsi brehy 2007, Trnkobrani 2006, Trebicsky zvonek 2006, Beseda u bigbeatu 2006, Hudba bez hranic, Zahrada, Krakor etc.
Czaldy Waldy Quartet performs also abroad: Miedzynarodowe dni muzyki i folkloru 2007 in Poland, Ehnofestival 2006 and Dni majstrov na hrade 2006 in Slovakia, International Ethnic and Landart Festival Sheshori 2005 in Ukraine, Zelenkovac Jazz Festival 2005 in Bosnia etc...
In 2005 Czaldy Waldy Quartet released its debut CD Etno chansons from Slovakia and Ukraine (Ethno-sansony ze Slovenska a Ukrajiny) by Black Point music. Jiri Moravcik (famous journalist specilised in world music) put this CD in top seven world music CD in 2005 in the Czech republic.