Through the Night: World Music

The night starts off with the new Blitzmash CD by the Amsterdam Klezmer Band. A number of guest musicians perform for this production, such as singer Lilian Vieira, Benjamin Herman, Kyteman, Theodossii Spassvo, Orhan Osman etc. The album was produced by Jori Collinghon.
CD. Amsterdam Klezmer Band, Blitzmash (2014). Vetnasj Records. 29909735.

Many Spanish bands have made a name for themselves since the late nineties, the most famous of which are Ojos de Brujo, Amparanoia, Che sudaka, La kinky beat and Dusminguet.
From this last group, Troba Kung-fu was formed a year or two ago, the unsurpassed group that brought singer/accordionist Joan Garriga to them.
Santalegria is their latest album, a lovely mix of the ingredients mentioned above, with an extra large helping of rumbia!
CD. La Troba Kung-fu, Santalegria (2013) Chesapk CPK-018CD, via Xango.

Singer Lilian Vieira has lived in the Netherlands for 25 years now. This was a great occasion for her to release her first solo record, appropriately titled Lilian Vieira.
It is a good album with many guest performances, by musicians such as singer Julya Lo’ko and percussionist João Parahyba, one of the founders of Samba Soul.
CD. Lilian Vieira, Lilian Vieira (2013). Stroom, Coast to Coast – 2990721.
Sousou & Maher Cissoko, the Swedish/Senegalese kora playing husband and wife are certainly no strangers to the Concertzender. In 2013, they toured the Netherlands in the World Sessions series, of which the Concertzender has made a number of recordings. The programme can be revisited via "uitzending gemist" (missed programme) if you look for 28 June 2013.
The second album is Africa Moo Baalu, which means Leaders of Africa.
CD. Sousou & Maher Cissoko, Africa Moo Baalu, (2014). ARC Music LC 05111.

Mar de Leche is the Charivari Trio’s new and poetic CD, on which folk music from Eastern Europe and South America is combined with specially written compositions by and for this trio.
CD. Het Charivari Trio, Mar de Leche (2013). CHV2014. via Xango.
Ana Alcaide gained fame with her album La Cantigo del Fuego in 2012. The album was in the World Music Charts Europe for five months. Now, she has come with her second CD Como la Luna y el Sol, but it is not entirely new, it had already been recorded, but until now only available in Spain.
CD. Como la Luna y el Sol, (2014). ARC Music, EUCD 2483.
Imaginary Folklores is the If Trio’s first CD. The If Trio is an acoustic ensemble on the level of chamber music, with a contemporary and cosmopolitan repertoire of original compositions and improvisations.
CD. If Trio,  Imaginary Folklores, (2014). Homerecords. 444614.

Phillip Henry and Hannah Martin come from Devon and have been a musical duo for seven years. On their second CD, Mynd, you can hear what their musical chemistry can lead to. BBC 2 named them Folk Duo of the year. On 21 March they were guests at the Concertzender in the Acoustic Roots programme, which you can play back via "uitzending gemist" (missed programme).
CD. Phillip Henry and Hannah Martin, Mynd, (2013), Dragonfly Roots DRCD001.