Music from Yemen, France and Latin America.
M.M. Naji & K.M. Khalil.
A combination of singers and accompanists that sing poetry in a typical Yemenite style. We will also discusses the "DAN" form, a highly developed poetry improvisation form of the region.
Cd: ‘La Chanson d’Aden’ by M.M. Naji & K.M. Khalil. Label: Institute du Monde Arabe / Harmonia Mundi (2002), code 321047. Video
Húrlak
Gypsy jazz (also known as gypsy swing or hot club jazz) is a style of jazz music that was started by guitarist Django Reinhardt in the 1930’s. The origin of this music style lays largely in France and has the French name "Jazz Manouche" or "Manouche jazz". Húrlak combines the Gypsy jazz feeling with the folk rhythms of Romania. That combination will definitely getan old folk dancer moving! Cd: ‘Bucarest Blues‘ by Húrlak. Label: Iris Musique (2003), code : 3001 870. Video
The Very Best of Latin America.
On this CD 26 Latin American artists, of which we can only play three. First you can listen to the romantic Brazilian Bossa Nova singer Bebel Gilberto, after that you will hear the Gotan Project, an Argentinian musical group based in Paris, that got known for their music in the movie "Paris, Texas" by Wim Wenders. To conclude you will hear Susana Baca, a prominent Peruvian singer-songwriter who won the Latin Grammy Award two times already. CD:‘The Very Best of Latin America‘. Label: Nacente (2002), code: NSCDD2003. Videos: Bebel Gilberto – Gotan Project – Susana Baca.
