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Trio Mediæval & Arve Henriksen: Rímur

September 14, 2017 By guillaume

Trio Mediæval & Arve Henriksen - Rímur (2017)

Based and formed in Oslo in 1997, Trio Mediæval is a Norwegian/Swedish vocal ensemble whose repertoire features a wide range of medieval music from France, England or Italy, traditional Folk songs and ballads from the Nordic countries as well as contemporary music written for the trio by Gavin Bryars, the New-York-based ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Classical, Contemporary, Jazz Tagged With: Arve Henriksen, songwriting, Trio Mediaeval, trumpet, voice

Birds on a Wire

November 21, 2014 By guillaume

Birds on a Wire - Rosemary Standley & Dom la Nena (2014)

Birds on a Wire is an enchanting voice and cello duo formed by French-American singer Rosemary Standley (with multinational France-based alt-folk band Moriarty) and young Brazilian singer, songwriter and cellist Dominique Pinto aka Dom la Nena. Initiated by Rosemary Standley in 2011 as “Rosemary’s Songbook”, the project evolved ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Contemporary, Folk, Traditional Tagged With: baroque, Birds on a Wire, cello, Dom la Nena, Rosemary Standley, songwriting, voice

Arve Henriksen: Places of Worship

June 18, 2014 By guillaume

Arve Henriksen - Places of Worship (2013)

A founding member of free improvised and electronic music quartet/trio Supersilent, Norwegian trumpet player Arve Henriksen is also a prolific artist as a leader...and a personal favourite on Spellbinding Music (see previous posts on Migration and Opening Image). A sumptuous aural feast featuring the musician’s trademark liquid ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Contemporary Tagged With: ambient, Arve Henriksen, electro, trumpet, voice

Youn Sun Nah: Momento magico

April 11, 2014 By guillaume

Youn Sun Nah - Lento (2013)

Drawing on an unconventional career path, Korean singer Youn Sun Nah is a unique voice in contemporary Jazz. Born in Seoul in 1969, she débuted her music career as a classical singer and only started delving into the Jazz repertoire when she moved to France in her mid-twenties. The singer released her début album “Reflet” in ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Contemporary, Jazz Tagged With: guitar, voice, Youn Sun Nah

Dhafer Youssef: Whirling birds ceremony

November 7, 2013 By guillaume

Dhafer Youssef - Birds Requiem (2013)

Tunisian composer, oud player and singer Dhafer Youssef is a wandering musician constantly migrating from one country to another within Europe and North Africa, having lived and worked in Tunisia, France, Austria, Norway or Turkey over the years. Following up on the superb Abu Nawas Rhapsody (2010), Dhafer Youssef’s new album ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Contemporary, Jazz Tagged With: clarinet, Dhafer Youssef, fusion, oud, voice

Trio Mediaeval: Gjendines bådnlåt

August 6, 2013 By guillaume

Trio Mediaeval - Folk Songs (2007)

Trio Mediaeval is a vocal ensemble formed in 1997 by Anna Maria Friman (Sweden), Linn Andrea Fuglseth and Torunn Østrem Ossum (both from Norway) specialising in the sacred and mediaeval polyphonic repertoire from Italy, France and England. They have also worked extensively with contemporary composers and musicians such as Gavin ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Contemporary, Folk, Modern Classical Tagged With: songwriting, Trio Mediaeval, voice

Arve Henriksen: Opening image

July 29, 2013 By guillaume

Arve Henriksen -Chiaroscuro (2004)

Norwegian trumpet player Arve Henriksen (b. 1968) is a fascinating and multi-faceted musician who initially studied formal jazz. But since the 1990s, he has moved away from traditional formations to explore different approaches to sound and improvisation. A founding member of avant-garde trio Supersilent, the trumpet player has ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Contemporary, Jazz Tagged With: Arve Henriksen, sampling, trumpet, voice

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