20 November 2008
La Cherga
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Tito's experiment of a united, peaceful and prosperous Balkans under the one name of Yugoslavia may have failed eventually in its intended form, but the group La Cherga have certainly realised his aims in a small way, even if they had to form in Austria to do it. The band fuses a variety of Balkan styles with dub and elctronica to form an exciting, if sometimes challenging whole.
The band is led by Kosovar expat singer Irina Karamarkovic and Croatian electronics wizard Nevenko Bucan. They're joined by two Macedonian brass masters and a pair of Bosnians on guitar and bass. The CD notes for Fake no More describe the band as representing a pan-Balkan consciousness ... ripe, bright and tasty as stuffed peppers - with a shot of rakija!
Playlist
Playlist
1421
Innuendo Out The Other
Philip DeGruy
Degruy-Gruy Music
NYC 6013 2 (US Import)
Philip DeGruy, Innuendo Out The Other
15 seconds (excerpt)
(solo 17-string elec guitar, fingerstyle; v quirky, virtuosic & humorous, more or less a bent-boogie)
1423
CD cut 9, 'Wedding Song'
La Cherga
No publisher specified (presume Control)
Asphalt Tango Records ( In Australia, through The Planet Company/ MGM
email: info@theplanetcompany.com
website: www.theplanetcompany.com
worldwide: www.asphalt-tango.de )
La Cherga - 'Fake no More'
4:10
(Bright bent rhythm Balkan dance tune with sax trumpet, percussion, electronics and effects, with some sound effects and spoken word interjections)
La Cherga MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/lacherga
SEGUE
1427
CD cut 2, 'Gnota'
M Loibner
No publisher specified
Extraplatte EX 504-2 (http://www.extraplatte.com/ )
Deishovida - 'Gaisfeld'
5:14
(Complex rhythms into funky piece for accordion, double bass, violin, main melody on hurdy gurdy ... some electronic effects)
Deishovida MySpace page: http://www.deishovida.com/
1433
CD cut 10, 'What a Wonderful Life'
La Cherga/Irina Karamarkovic
No publisher specified (presume Control)
Asphalt Tango Records ( In Australia, through The Planet Company/ MGM
email: info@theplanetcompany.com
website: www.theplanetcompany.com
worldwide: www.asphalt-tango.de )
La Cherga - 'Fake no More'
4:51
(Bright gypsy brass band with quirky female vocals in English, lots of electric effects)
SEGUE
1438
CD cut 2, 'A young Girl made a Crown of Forest Flowers'
Dimitar Trifonov/Carstensen
No publisher specified
Winter and Winter W&W 910 056-2 ( In Australia, through Birdland www.birdland.com.au
worldwide: www.winterandwinter.com )
Farmers Market - 'Farmers Market'
2:06
(Norwegian and bulgaring musicians with very balkan style song with close harmony female voices, percussion, bass, strummed strings and flute and bagpipes)
Farmers Market MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/farmersmarkettheband
1442
CD cut 6, 'Di anfinished Revalueshan'
Linton Kwesi Johnson
LKJ Music Publishers Ltd
LKJ Records (http://www.lkjrecords.com)
Linton Kwesi Johnson - 'Tings an' Times'
5:32
(Medium tempo dub reggae with male accented spoken word over big reggae band with trombone and guitar to the fore ... lots of effects)
SEGUE
1448
CD cut 6, 'Muki's Pub'
La Cherga/Irina Karamarkovic
No publisher specified (presume Control)
Asphalt Tango Records ( In Australia, through The Planet Company/ MGM
email: info@theplanetcompany.com
website: www.theplanetcompany.com
worldwide: www.asphalt-tango.de )
La Cherga - 'Fake no More'
4:54
(Gypsy polka dub style with clarinet, guitars, female vocals)
1454
CD cut 3, 'Dust Me Down'
Ben Harper
EMI April Music/Three Chord Symphony Music (ASCAP)
HUCD3164 ( in Australia through Fuse Music : www.fusemusic.com.au
worldwide: www.headsup.com {the label is a division of Telarc} )
Taj Mahal - 'Maestro'
3:27
(Bluesy rock song with riffing guitars, dirty harmonica, Taj Mahal and Ben Harper on vocals and rhythm section)
1556
CD cut 2, 'Turn back the Tide'
Parissa Bouas
Control
Self released CD (www.thehottentots.com )
The Hottentots - 'Turn back the Tide'
2:52
(AUSTRALIAN COMPOSITION AND PERFORMANCE. Reggae protest song with female vocals over big band)
HOTTENTOTS GIG ALERT
SATURDAY 22nd NOV @ The Boite, 1 Mark St Fitzroy, 8pm
FRIDAY 28th NOV @ The Merry Muse Folk Club, Canberra (for more info see Merry Muse website)
The show will feature songs from their 4 award winning CD's, as well as stories and songs from Carl Cleves just published book; Tarab: travels with my guitar and 2 news CD's.
Link to interview with Philip Adams LNL:
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/latenightlive/stories/2008/2379617.htm
Presenter
Andy Copeman
Producer
Andy Copeman
