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Kiril Dzajkovski: The Great Water
by Nenad Georgievski
Kiril's music for the film The Great Water reveals the composer's diverse approach to his craft, which ranges from tribal/ethnic-inspired pieces to more modern classical works. The incredible music experience could fit into many categories, including world music, ambient and classical. An accomplished composer and keyboardist, Kiril earned broad critical acclaim for his eclectic fusion of ...
Anouar Brahem: Le Voyage de Sahar
by Nenad Georgievski
Many of ECM's standout albums are a result of rich confluences of jazz, classical and world music sensibilities. The authors of those albums have a thorough, deep knowledge and understanding of each tradition, and most of the time the intersections between the different traditions are blessed with good results. Such is the case with Anouar Brahem. ...
Earth Wheel Sky Band: Gypsy Tango
by Nenad Georgievski
This fourth release by Earth Wheel Sky Band finds the Serbian group a step further up its music ladder. The band's first two releases worked with both contemporary and traditional arrangements, maintaining the integrity of the music from the region; the third, 21st Century, was a collection of side works and collaborative projects that leader Olah ...
Cheikh Lo: Lamp Fall
by Nenad Georgievski
Lamp Fall redefines the meaning of fusion as Cheikh Lo breathes new life into the genre, seamlesly mixing and blending various influences and sounds from around the globe to create his own style. This approach makes his music a perfect fit for so-called world music, since he has spiritually and sonically fused many kinds of global ...
Belgrade Jazz Festival 2005
by Nenad Georgievski
Jazz really sounds great after 15 years of abstinence. It sounds too unbelievable, but sadly it is true. It's been 15 years since the last jazz festival in Belgrade has been held, until it was revived last year. During the Milosevic era (who passed away during the writing of this article) the last thing that his ...
World Circuit Presents Echu Mingua and Boulevard De l'independance
by Nenad Georgievski
Manuel “Anga" Diaz Echu Mingua World CircuitNonesuch---> 2005 Miguel “Anga" Diaz's debut is one of those special recordings that transcend genres. Although Echu Mingua is deeply rooted in his Afro-Cuban heritage, Diaz devilishly injects a healthy dose of tempered anarchy that easily escapes the confines of tradition. ...
Manu Katche: Neighbourhood
by Nenad Georgievski
Neighborhood, Manu Katché's ECM debut, is full of wonders. The drummer is joined by his old comrade Jan Garbarek (saxophone) and Tomasz Stanko (trumpet), as well as Marcin Wasilewski (piano) and Slawomir Kurkiewicz (bass), who are part of Stanko's quartet. The band creates music full of small epiphanies and the seductive warmth that is typical of ...
Georgi Sareski: Elflandia
by Nenad Georgievski
The Chicken Madness label has recently lived up to its reputation as a source of high-quality releases which manage to sound both contemporary and alternative. Georgi Shareski's debut release, Elflandia, easily falls into this category. Even though Sarevski is a guitarist and mostly performs with his trio, this release finds him showcasing his prowess as a ...
Hector Zazou / Bernard Caillaud: Quadri+Chromies
by Nenad Georgievski
Hector Zazou insists on looking forward and never resting on his laurels. Maybe that is because he never bothers to repeat the same formulas that made him successful and earned him recognition in the first place. This French composer, producer and sonic sculptor has been producing works that merge richly textured electronics with non-Western aesthetics, thus ...
Foltin: Lo-Lee-Taa-Too
by Nenad Georgievski
The music of Foltin and its band members including, truly defy gravity. This makes it difficult, but fun to try to describe what they are doing. Somehow they seem to follow Brian Eno's maxim “Honour Thy Mistake as a Hidden Intention as they are turning each situation into their own advantage. They certainly imply guerrilla tactics ...
