The Ravished Bride

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The Ravished BrideOpis:Product DescriptionThe Balkan brass band, Koçani Orkestar, has been championed by everyone from jazzman Paolo Fresú to Balkan Beat Box, Cibelle and indie rockers like Zach Condon/Beirut, who described them as "my favourite Balkan band." This studio recording captures the power and excitement of the band's explosive live performances with masterful arrangements that are more inventive than ever. Many of the tracks are romantic or love songs, carried by the thrilling voice of the charismatic young singer Ajnur Azizov. There's also an unexpected foray into the Latin world, with a rendition of Mexican standard 'La Llorona', and a nod to the band's roots with a couple of traditional Macedonian pieces. Some of the instrumental pieces feature surf music guitar stylings from guest guitarist Uri Kinrot (Balkan Beat Box and Boom Pam). Together with the addition of a drummer, this gives the album a rock undertone, which perfectly complements classic Koçani elements such as driving horn section arrangements and wailing, lyrical taksims (instrumental solos), courtesy of sax player Durak Demirov, trumpeters Turan Gaberov & Shukri Kadriev, and Djeladin Demirov on clarinet. Kocani Orkestar has had tracks remixed by prominent artists in the fields of world music, electronic and rock music (from Señor Coconut, Animal Collective, Lightning Head and Susheela Raman to Mercan Dede, Smadj and Buscemi), all of which helped them gain a wider audience, as did the inclusion of one of their tracks in the soundtrack to the movie Borat.

Review(4 stars) A very tasty feast...it's light on its feet and rhythmically nimble, with some excellent instrumental solos. -- Evening Standard, (Simon Broughton), November 21, 2008A great return to form...a highly listenable album: the songs feature strong, memorable arrangements and dynamic rhythms...a very tasty album. -- fRoots, (Garth Cartwright), November 2008One of the great Balkan Gypsy brass bands...dominated by a slick and rousing eight-piece brass section...some fine arrangements...an impressive comeback. -- The Guardian, (Robin Denselow), October 24, 2008Autor:Kocani OrkestarNośnik:Audio CDPłyt:Język: English: Original Language; EnglishData wydania: 2008-12-31Waga: 0.15 gramWysokość: 0.4 cmSzerokość: 5 cmDługość: 5.5 cmUWAGA: Kupując produkt na tej aukcji zgadzasz się na wydłużony termin realizacji wysyłki (10-14 dni roboczych). Podany towar pochodzi z zagranicznego magazynu, stąd wydłużony czas realizacji który podany jest obok.