Orquestra Arab de Barcelona - Libertad

La OAB, que nació hace cuatro años y medio por iniciativa de cuatro marroquíes liderados por Mohamed Soulimane, Director musical de la banda, tuvo desde el principio una apuesta temática. “Nuestra música es una herramienta importante para explicar nuestra cultura en un momento delicado políticamente, donde al Islam se le identifica con terrorismo, violencia y radicalidad. Para nosotros es justo lo contrario y eso es lo que intentamos transmitir con nuestros ritmos, letras y música”, a declarado Soulimane.

Podría decirse que la Orquestra Árabe de Barcelona es un ejemplo de civismo e integración. También de mestizaje y de fusión, porque, no olvidemos, estamos hablando de músicos consagrados, que nos proponen un trabajo muy elaborado, cargado de sabores, palabras y sentidos árabes. Una orquestra digna de representar a Barcelona ahí adonde vaya

Sergio Ramos Cebriá: Drums and drum box
Aziz Khodari: daf, bendir, taarija, claps, darbuja, karkabas, rek
Joan Rectoret: Bass and double bass
Jordi Gaig: piano and keyboards
Achraf Zeroual: Eastern keyboard
Mohammed Bout: Lead vocal and background vocals
Mohamed Soulimane: violins, background vocals, claps, daf, Karkabas and samplers

01. Magrebia
02. Luz
03. Somnis d'Orient
04. Jerusalén
05. Tango de la amargura
06. El viajero
07. La celebración
08. El camino
09. Cerca de ti
10. Allah
11. Halfa
12. Libertad
13. Ayoub

Toru Takemitsu - Ran - BSO (1985) [Japon]

Un sonido es, sin duda, algo vivo. Es como la naturaleza, que no tiene individualidad. Igual que las transformaciones de viento y agua son complejas, un sonido se hace rico o incluso pobre. Eso depende de cómo nuestras sensibilidades acepten el sonido. Nosotros los compositores no deberíamos asumir una actitud arrogante frente al sonido, porque escribimos música en colaboración con sonidos. Lo que importa es cómo podemos hacer realmente natural el acto artificial de escribir música.
(Toru Takemitsu)



Ran (1985), cuya banda sonora es de  Toru Takemitsu, nuevamente la imagen, el escenario y los personajes tienen todo el protagonismo. Me encuentro contemplando vastas montañas verdes, en pleno siglo XVI en el cual reinan y luchan entre ellas grandes familias samuráis. Ante semejante escenario vuelvo a abstraerme de la presencia de la música.

La imagen y el sonido lo son todo, aunque pareciera que de pronto se hizo el silencio. ¿O quizás es la misma música la que nos mete en el ambiente de la película? Lo mismo sucede con la obra de Toru Takemitsu.  Es como si hubiera un pacto entre la historia y la música que acompaña a dicha historia, un pacto de respeto hacia el sonido que viene directamente del ambiente natural, los diálogos entre los personajes y el ritmo que los acontecimientos proponen, para que el resultado sea una perfecta armonía entre imagen y sonido. Takemitsu maneja conceptos que le serán determinantes a lo largo de su carrera como compositor. La idea de nuevos colores sonoros, obteniendo nuevos sonidos extraídos de las películas y que entren a formar parte de ella. Así también en su imaginería musical forman parte importante la pintura, sus mismos sueños y su visión tradicional del jardín japonés.
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Gilberto Gil y Vusi Mahlasela South African Meeting Of Viramundo (2013) [Brasil-Sudáfrica]

El álbum "La Reunión de Sudáfrica de Viramundo» nació de la reunión de Gilberto Gil y Vusi Mahlasela durante el rodaje de la película documental Viramundo. Algunos títulos son extraídos de los dos conciertos Todos que tuvo lugar durante el rodaje en Johannesburgo en mayo de 2011, los demás se registraron un año después en Suiza, en la preparación de un concierto para el Festival de Jazz de Montreux. Los arreglos para cuerdas y los instrumentos de viento, interpretado por la Orquesta de la Juventud Miagi (Sudáfrica) o la Sinfonietta de Lausanne (Suiza), son obra del pianista sudafricano Paul Hammer. Viramundo (Realizado por Pierre-Yves Borgeaud) es la primera película de cine documental sobre Gilberto Gil, estrella de la música brasileña, el exilio, la activista política medioambiental, el ministro de Cultura de Brasil ... En la película Viramundo, Gilberto Gil se embarca en un viaje de un nuevo hijo a través de el hemisferio sur, desde Australia hasta la Amazonía pasando por Sudáfrica.




1 Tempo Rei
2 La Renaissance Africaine
3 When you come back/ Nakupenda Africa
4 A Raça Humana
5 Estrela
6 The Beauty of our Land - Ubuhle Bomhlaba
7 Kaô
8 Piece of Ground
9 Oraçao pela Liberta çao da Africa do Sul
10 Viramundo

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Palya Bea - Álom-álom, kitalálom [Hungria] (2004)

Para Palya Bea la música folclórica húngara ha sido una experiencia decisiva desde su infancia. Ella escribió una vez: "Como músico y como bailarina he estado anhelando, tal vez ya en el vientre de mi madre, que estaba en sintonía con sus latidos, para un cierto conocimiento sobre los ritmos en mi cuerpo, en mi voz, para mejorarlos, y utilizarlos de manera creativa".
http://palyabea.hu/en/bio

Suphala - Alien Ancestry

Suphala is a tabla player who has studied under a number of classically trained Indian masters, as well as playing with a number of pop and jazz musicians. This album weaves a wide range of music with a large group featuring Vijay Iyer on piano, Amir Elsaffar on trumpet and Bill Laswell adding his unique mojo to the proceedings. Suphala’s tablas develop a simmering feeling of incantation throughout the music. Bubbling and shifting and reshaping the rhythm with a sense of continual motion. Horns join in at times, developing a beguiling swirl, or horns, clarinet, oud and percussion.

The fast paced rhythm of the percussion is tuned at times so instruments resemble percussion that rings and resonates. Vijay Iyer makes his presence felt a few times on piano which adds further melodic flavor to the cascading percussion. It is the amazing sense of rhythm that is the most impressive thing about this album, Suphala has seemingly internalized everything and then developing the music in hypnotic fashion and at a dizzying pace. The texture and fabric of the music is constantly changing, with Laswell playing master of ceremonies, mixing the music and adding subtle hints of electronics and a near danceable sensibility. The melding of Indian music along with jazz and forms of improvisation are consistently interesting on this album. It is a central meeting place where diverse influences are combined together in a crucible of passionate music.

Suphala: tabla, all other sounds
Kinan Azmeh: clarinet
Hadi Eldebek: oud
Amir Elsaffar: trumpet
John Hadfield: cajon, garhand
Vijay Iyer: piano, remix
Jose James: vocals
Matt Kilmer: frame drum
Mazz Swift: violin
Bill Laswell: Alien Translation

1. Interlude
2. The Beginning
3. Alien Ancestry
4. Bazaar
5. Cerulean
6. No Words
7. Not Even
8. Eight and a Half Birds
9. Vashikaran

Imam Baildi - The Imam Baildi Cookbook

Subido por Marhali.

En diciembre de 2010 salió el último disco de Imam Baildi, The Imam Baildi Cookbook (Recetario de Imam Baildi). Sus sonidos nos recuerdan a una orquesta griega de los años 50 revisitados e interpretados a través de instrumentos actuales y modernos.

Imam Baildi se creó en 2005 por los hermanos Orestis y Lyssandros Falireas, los cuales empezaron a mezclar melodías griegas de los años 1940, 50 y 60. El primer disco fue producido por Imam Baildi y con su propio sello (Kukin Music) y fue publicado por EMI Grecia. El segundo disco del grupo alcanzó el puesto 5 del Europa World Music Charts y permaneció en las listas más de 5 meses.

El toque de las antiguas melodías griegas y la música balcánica sirven de base para un sonido rítmico con percusiones, hiphop, rumba y ritmos de samba, todo ello aderezado por el saxo, clarinete, trompeta y solos de gaita además de la presencia del bouzouki típico e imprescindible del rembetiko y toques de guitarra zingara. No se puede olvidar la voz: MC Yinka anima a la multitud con su ragga jovial, y Rena Morfi llega a los corazones del público con su voz conmovedora. El resultado, un disco que procede principalmente de sus potentes directos, de composiciones recientes y de música balcánica, un trabajo para hacer bailar a todo el mundo.

01. Carantino Manouche
02. Busca Ritmo
03. Akroyialies Dilina (Akrogialies Dilina)
04. La Rumba No Miente
05. Loyia Adallaxame Varia (Logia Adallaxame Varia)
06. To Diko Sou To Marazi (To Diko Sou To Marazi)
07. Thlipsi (Thlipsi)
08. Kaϊxis (Kaixis)
09. Egypt Strut
10. Aryile Moth Yiati Svinis (Argile Mou Giati Svinis)
11. Ena Hasaposerviko (Hasaposerviko)
12. Ki Allo Hasaposerviko (And Another Hasaposerviko)
13. Ta Pedia Tis Gitonias Sou (Ta Paidia Tis Gitonias Sou)
14. Ta Hartina (Ta Hartina)
15. Lullaby

Andrew White - The Heart of the Celtic Guitar (1997)

THE HEART OF THE CELTIC GUITAR is cinematic and picturesque. This album recounts the struggles of the Irish people. White's music also has what could be called the thousand-mile stare. His compositions gaze off into the distance, into the horizon, into the heavens themselves. Then again, this is the very nature of the Celtic ballad. It is at once tough yet maudlin, plaintive yet yearning, secular yet mystical. White knows how to capture this complexity. Particularly strong tracks include "Home James," "To the Shores of Your Heart," and "Journey." All three of these compositions speak of hope and perseverance, two qualities that are central to the plight of the Irish. On this unique CD, the composer expressively communicates the story of the Celtic people, which is no easy task.
http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-heart-of-the-celtic-guitar-mw0000599092

Kiyoshi Yoshida - Shigurui OST (2007) [Japon]

Kiyoshi Yoshida is a Japanese composer. His compositions include the music from the film The Girl Who Leapt Through Time and anime series Shigurui. He also composed the soundtrack for the NHK special programs New Silk Road 2007 and Nihonjinn Harukana tabi.

He created the theme song for the television series Martian Successor Nadesico, and has done music for the television series Kaiba, Kurozuka, and Shigurui: Death Frenzy.
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1. Shigurui (Opening Theme)
2. Ikko Souryuu
3. Kamaitachi
4. Nanachou Nenbutsu
5. Kairai
6. Ankun
7. Mitsuba Aoi
8. Yodare Azuki
9. Nagareboshi
10. Mumyou Gyakunagare
11. Semishigure
12. Kiba
13. Ubugoe
14. Sayo Arashi
15. Akune
16. Noubi Musou
17. Ikko (Ending Theme)

Chen Min - I Wish [China]

Chen Min Nacio en Suzhou en la provincia de Jiangsu, aprendio a tocar el erhu con su padre a la edad de seis años, y se mudó a Japón en 1991 para estudiar la cultura japonésa.
Después de su graduación ella comienza oficialmente su carrera como artista intérprete del Erhu. Su primer album "I Wish", comenzó con la tendencia de la música china y el boom del erhu.
En el año 2003, recibió el premio especial de los "17th Annual Japan Gold Disk Awards".

Chen Min toca el Erhu un instrumento chino de dos cuerdas similar a un violín. La música es una mezcla maravillosa de este fabuloso instrumento de cuerda y los instrumentos occidentales como el piano, la guitarra, el violín, el violonchelo, el contrabajo, la percusión, etc, La música de Chen Min une la elegancia oriental y la occidental.

Chen Min toca el Erhu con habilidad y pasión. Se siente como si el artista y el instrumento sean uno.  escuchando el album se podría pensar que ella ha llegado a los límites de su instrumento. pero con una habilidad pasmosa, te sorprendera porque te llevará a un nivel completamente nuevo. Creo que hace con el Erhu lo que Yo Yo Ma hace con el violonchelo.Su música es increible y maravillosa.

1     Tsubame Ni Naritai 4:26    
2     KizunaChen 4:43    
3     Nisen Eigetsu 6:05    
4     Konan No Kaze 5:42    
5     Namino Kanatani 4:29    
6     The Eternal Vow 3:13    
7     Asian Waltz 3:33    
8     Hatenaki Omoi 4:31    
9     Tsubame Ni Naritai 5:08

Félix Lajkó - Mező

Lajkó Félix was born in Yugoslavia on December 17th, in 1974. He started playing the zyther at the age of 10. He first had a violin in his hand when he was 12, and has finished the six years of musical school in three years time; has then finished his formal studies and turned towards concerting. Played jazz with Dresch Quartet, contemporary music with the Hungarian pianist-composer György Szabados and was a member of the Ensemble Ritual Nova of Boris Kovač. Has performed with Romanian born, London based Alexander Balanescu, Min Tanaka from Japan, Noir Désir and with Boban Markovič. Has played in Budapest, Prague, Berlin, Belgrade, Paris, Bordeaux, Frankfurt, London, Edinbourgh, Tokyo, Bratislava, Venice, Verona, Wuppertal, Monte Carlo, Dublin, Oxford, Warsaw among others.

"My music is based on the delicacy and colourfulness of my instrument. I do not play any new types of musical genre, I only follow my own path and improvise and write music. I cannot see differences between musical styles and ways, so I play folk-, classical-, rock-, blues-, jazz-, and improvisational music.”

In September 2OO1, he has finished working on an album (Lajkó Félix and band plays – the forest recordings) that blends his talent as an instrumentalist and as a leader of a group, where musicians from different cultural background blend a very specific East-European sound never heard before.

2OO2, marks his first compilation album (Félix). It is a voyage of an artist, who is constantly seeking new meanings to music, and it is his first album where he also appeares as a solo musician.

November 2OO4, the release of „7”. Again a shocking experience from an artist who is on a constant musical journey. He takes us on a trip of classical, jazz, folk, improvisional music with his trio. Accompanying him is Antal Brasnyó on viola and Ferenc Kurina on double bass. Guest artist is Michael Babinchak on chello.

April 2007, came out his second compilation album, „Remény”.

In 2007 Lajko has played the leading role in Kornel Mundruczo’s new feature movie ’The Delta’, which was chosen as best film at the Hungarian Film Festival in 2008, and Felix was awarded for the best original music score of the festival. The film was chosen for the competition section of the Cannes Film Festival in 2008.

His newest album (From the Bush) was released in 2009 in Hungary and Serbia. It is the second album recorded in the woods. This time with his long time partner Antal Brasnyo playing the viola. Since years day after day they practice three-four hours together, and it results in never before heard harmony in their improvisations. The album is a core of the music they play at the concerts, where the place and ambience both inspires the tunes of the duo.

1. Csárdás - Csárdás 3:49
2. Mező - Field 3:02
3. Eper - Strawberry 2:48
4. Szellő - Breeze 2:58
5. Cipők - Shoes 2:36
6. Nyár - Summer 3:59
7. Kijárat - Exit 5:54
8. Vasút - Railway 4:32
9. Forgalom - Traffic 6:36
10. Szépség és a szörny - Beauty and the Beast 2:27
11. Bolygó - Planet 1:59
12. Gyár - Factory 3:28
13. Kuvasz - Kuvasz 2:35
14. Hajszál - A strand of hair 2:28

Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas - Abundance

The fourth album from the dazzling duo of master fiddler Alasdair Fraser and dynamic cellist Natalie Haas - highly accomplished playing.

Alasdair Fraser is recognised as one of Scotland's finest exponents of the fiddle, and for some time now has enjoyed an artistic collaboration with the wonderful cellist Natalie Haas. Their debut album together - Fire And Grace - was voted Album Of The Year at the 2004 Scots Trad Music Awards, and this was followed in 2007 by their recording In The Moment, and in 2011 by Highlander's Farewell.

Once again they unleash their dazzling teamwork, with driving, dancing rhythms and a shared passion for taking the infectious melodies and grooves of Scottish and Celtic music on an exciting new journey. On this album they have invited eight session musicians to join them.

The Referendum tune was composed by Alasdair for the occasion of Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond's visit to Alasdair's fiddle course at Sabhal Mor Ostaig on the Isle of Skye, and to celebrate the upcoming referendum.

Long regarded as Scotland's premiere fiddle ambassador, as much for his warm personality as for his powerful playing, Alasdair's concert and recording career spans over 30 years, with a lengthy list of awards and accolades. The talented young Californian cellist Natalie Haas first met Alasdair at his Valley Of The Moon fiddle camp in California. They went on to successful international touring as one of Celtic music's top live acts, and recordings that have been acclaimed on both sides of the Atlantic.

Alasdair Fraser (fiddles, baritone fiddle, viola, kalimba) and Natalie Haas (cellos, kalimba) with special guest musicians Donald Shaw (piano, accordion), James Macintosh (percussion), Corey DiMario (bass), Dominick Leslie (mandolin), Brittany Haas (fiddle), Hanneke Cassel (piano), Stefan Amidon (percussion), Kai Welch (trumpet) and Oscar Utterström (trombone, bass trombone, euphonium).

"Traditional Scottish fiddle and cello music of unrivalled beauty, eloquence and passion..."

"You would think they have been playing together for centuries. While his fiddle dances, her cello throbs darkly or plucks puckishly. Then Haas opens her cello's throat, joining Fraser in soaring sustains, windswept refrains and sudden, jazzy explosions..." (Boston Globe)

01.The Corrie Man
02.Neil Gow’s Wife The Old Reel
03.Howard Booster’s Style
04.Farley Bridge
05.Keys to the Cellar
06.Connie Suite Connie’s Birthday
07.Connie Suite Les Jumeaux
08.Connie Suite Pier Walk Waltz
09.Connie Suite Hot Club d’Ecosse
10.Connie Suite Ouagadougou Boogie
11.Braigh Lochiall
12.The Referendum
13.John Alick Beaton of Teanassie
14.On the Wings of a Skorrie
15.Glenfinnan Nights
16.The Kelburn Brewer

O'Stravaganza - Fantasy on Vivaldi and the Celtic music of Ireland

O'Stravaganza – Vivaldi in Ireland is an album by Hughes de Courson.

De Courson's work is a kind of World fusion music. There are only a handful of such arrangers who combine folk music and classical music in a similar vein. Other examples are Mark O'Connor ("The Fiddle Concerto" 1995), Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin ("Between Worlds", 1995) and Shaun Davey ("The Pilgrim" 1984).

His aim was to create a fusion of Irish music and Baroque music. It is mostly instrumental but there is one song "Lulaby for Diarmid" based on Gaelic poems from the Ossianic cycle, sung in Irish. The tune is adapted from Vivaldi's "Nisi Dominus cum dederit". The tracks with uillann pipes are the only ones in which the Irish element dominates over the baroque elements.

• "Le Orfanelle della Poeta" (Baroque ensemble)
• Nollaig Casey - fiddle
• Emer Maycock - Irish flutes, Uilleann pipes
• Ronan Le Bars - Uilleann pipes
• Youenn Le Berre - Low whistles
• Donal Siggins - bouzouki, mandolin
• Myrdhin - Celtic harp
• Isabelle Oliver - Celtic harp
• Breda Maycock - singing
• Suzan Hamilton - singer

1. O'Stravaganza
2. Damhsaigh
3. Berceuse de Grбinne Pour Diarmai
4. Estro-Reel
5. Il Sonno
6. Ceol Cuаine
7. Il Duello
8. A Chlбirseach
9. Jig della Inquietudine
10. Eirin Sonata
11. Bunch of rushes
12. Am cain
13. Mister Bethag and the Princess
14. La Ciacconna rossa

Les Yeux Noirs - Tiganeasca

Les Yeux Noirs is the name of a French band combining elements of jazz manouche and other Romani music, Yiddish and Klezmer music. The group was founded by two brothers, Eric and Olivier Slabiak, who both play violin. Other members of the band at its inception were: Franck Anastasio (double bass and electric bass), Georghe Ene (Accordion), Pascal Rondeau (guitar), and François Perchat (cello). Later, Aidje Tafial (drums) and Marian Miu (cymbalom) were added, and Georghe Ene was replaced on the accordion by Constantin Bitica.

Their music style combines traditional melodies from their many inspirations (Klezmer, Romani music, and Gypsy Jazz) as well as more modern Jazz styles. Many of their albums contain everything from a Yiddish lullaby to a rousing, dance-inspiring fusion of klezmer violin with modern sampling and Arabic drums.

Their name is taken from a 19th Century tune generally described (inaccurately) as a Russian Gypsy song, made popular by Django Reinhardt among many others.






1. Lomir zikh iberbetn (yiddish)
2. Dos kelbl / Dona Dona (paroles : Aaron Zeitlin, musique : Shalom Secunda) (yiddish)
3. Ţigănească
4. Sirbă dili
5. Dobri dien romale (tzigane russe)
6. Ašun daje mori (paroles : Ljiljana Buttler, musique : Saban Bajramovic) (tzigane serbe)
7. Brider Tanz
8. Batuta
9. Vu bistu geven? (yiddish)
10. Doina şi Joc de Marian
11. Anii mei si tineretea (tzigane roumain)
12. Balkanski čoček
13. Muro muj (paroles et musique : Frank Anastasio) (tzigane
14. Lomir zikh iberbetn (Remix Smadj)
15. A brivele der mamen (Mémé Esther) (paroles et musique : d’après S. Shmulewitz) (yiddish)