Laïs Lenski - Laïs Lenski

Laïs es un grupo belga flamenco que toca músicas folclórica y del mundo de manera única. El grupo está compuesto por tres jóvenes: Jorunn Bauweraerts, Annelies Brosens y Nathalie Delcroix.

Son especialmente conocidas por sus canciones casi polifónicas, ocasionalmente a cappella, basadas en melodías compuestas por ellas mismas para letras que se remontan a la Edad Media. Suelen cantar en neerlandés y en francés; y, ocasionalmente, en inglés y en latín.
Laïs es el plural de voz en céltico; y también hace referencia a un cierto tipo de poemas narrativos cortos, de temática galante o cortesana, y de época medieval, los Lais

En Laïs se juntan una montaña de influencias. Las de Jorunn son principalmente ciertas voces masculinas de folk y blues, y es además una ferviente admiradora de cantantes femeninas negras de soul y blues. Por su educación, Annelies se siente más inspirada por la música clásica, aunque también le gustan Loreena McKennitt y Värttinä. Los gustos de Nathalie se decantan hacia las voces femeninas con personalidad, independientemente de su estilo, como Sinéad O'Connor y las cantantes negras en general.http://www.lais.be/




1 Hymne 4:44
2 Zandberg 3:25
3 All That Is My Own 5:01
4 Desespere 5:53
5 The Cuckoo's 3:33
6 Blind Boy 5:53
7 Liefdeskonkelarij 3:17
8 Requiem 2:48
9 I Tell My Beloved 3:50
10 Didn't Leave Nobody But The Baby 1:57

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Quentin Dujardin - Distances

Born in Dinant (Belgium) in 1977, Quentin Dujardin entered the world of classical music very early with his father, who was an unconditional fan of organ music (Bach, Franck, Messiaen, Duruflé, etc.). Quentin was a faithful student at the local music school where he studied guitar, music theory, music history and chamber music.

The discovery in his father’s mostly classical music library of an album by Philip Catherine, the famous Belgium jazz guitarist was a pivotal moment for Quentin. His serious exploration into jazz began at the age of 15. He studied improvisation with Pierre van Dormael who remains an important influence on him in this area. After various internships with musicians such as Nathalie Loriers and Kris Defoort he quickly made up his mind to continue his education at the Royal Flemish Conservatory in Brussels. By now aged 17, his musical encounters increased and it was here that he met Karl van Deun, Fabien Degryse and Diederik Wissels. It was with the latter that five years later he recorded his first album entitled La Fontaine de Gore named after the street he was brought up on. Graduating in jazz en light music, he continued a further year to study film music composition with Dirk Brossé at the Ghent Conservatory.

After years of study, Quentin Dujardin now travels with his classic guitar. From Gnawas (Morocco) to Andalucian Gypsies (Spain) passing by Vezos (Madagascar) or even Guaranis (Paraguay), his way of life connects this movement to delicate production based on listening and mixing sounds from around the world. In this way Quentin Dujardin gives himself the pleasure of accumulating experiences with the same rigor: total devotion to his art. Thus, to discover the range of this guitarist remains a unique experience for everyone because the roads that lead you to him may be many. Yet there remains something immutable that touches and marks his world of the guitar with an indelible imprint: sound and emotion.

So within the world music audience he gained recognition for his album Khamis, produced by RTBF (National Belgian Radio & Television) and Didier Mélon, which recounted his life of travel and his initial encounter with the Moroccan singer and violinist Jalal El Allouli. The enthusiasm that met this album allowed him to perform internationally in venues such as Marrakesh' Théâtre Royal, the Esperanzah Festival, Quebec’s Théâtre Capitole, Jazz en Nord, Flagey, Nanduti de Paraguay, etc.The guitarplayer has also been very active on the Belgian jazz scene with his previous two albums La Fontaine de Gore and Vivre in which he worked alongside Diederik Wissels and Ivan Paduart, as well as for his work with Toots Thielemans on his album Impressionniste.

Guitarist Magazine referred to him stating, "This artist is a sumptuous invitation to voyage."

His artistic generosity also finds expression in the more discreet activity of writing and composing in contexts other then his own album production. He worked on the soundtrack for the theatrical adaptation of Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt’s novel Monsieur Ibrahim et les fleurs du Coran; on the original soundtrack for the TV campaign Answer the Call, a benefit fund for the families of New York City fireman policemen; for the Kaos string quartet on the occasion of the Spanish Presidency of the European Union; and for various RTBF commissions such as the Mais où est le camera? He has also as well remixed the lounge compilations Salon Oriental Vol. 3 & 4 brought out on EMI France and M10 and worked as a producer for Brunoise, a project by Argentinean artist, Nicolas Pirillo.

He has worked (studio/live) in collaboration with a long list of artists, including Bai Kamara Jr., Lee Townsend, Marc Vella, Jacques Stotzem, Njava, Toots Thielemans, Nicolas Fiszman, Proshely, Jalal El Allouli, Ivan Paduart, Manu Katché, Prakash Kandasamy, Remanindry, Hamza M'raihi, Tuur Florizoone, Goran Milosevic, Abdelah Gynea, Thierry Van Roy, Philippe Aerts, Volker Biesenbender, Didier Laloy, Marlène Dorcena and Abaji. Since 2003 he has performed more than 350 concerts throughout Belgium and internationally (France, Spain, Luxemburg, Switzerland, Madagascar, Morocco, Canada, Paraguay, Estonia,etc.).

In 2008, The French director, Freddy Mouchard made a documentary movie Sur le Chemin (77:00) about his way of living music around the world. The movie was selected by the Worldfilm Festival 2009 of Tartu (Estonia) and the Festival Cinéma Méditerranéen de Bruxelles 2008. His album Veloma is the original soundtrack from the movie.

1 Corsica 5:00
2 Condroz 4:57
3 Un Été Avec Toi 2:52
4 Gaston Gendebien 5:50
5 Ya Bai Miriam (feat. El-Funoun) 4:22
6 Mauve 3:08
7 Papa Rosa 5:18
8 California 3:29
9 Back to Mali 5:22
10 Distances 3:54
11 Saint Fontaine 5:09
12 1977 3:15
13 Bill - Acoustic (Bonus Track) 5:36

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Kadril & Alumea - La Paloma Negra

KADRIL es un grupo folclórico belga formado en 1976 a partir del entonces movimiento juvenil y natural Wielewaaljongeren. El nombre del grupo se refiere a la cuadrilla de baile de salón, bastarda en flamenco a Kwadril o Kadril.

ALUMEA vio la luz en 2001 y toca, como ellos mismos dicen, "música folk acústica de origen celta". Se trata principalmente de música tradicional de Galicia. El repertorio incluye canciones existentes y composiciones propias, que van desde muñeiras, xotas, polkas, pasacorodoiras y rumbas pasando por marchas y fandangos hasta valses y mazurkas. Algunas canciones también se cantan, a veces a capella y a veces con acompañamiento. Para el apoyo rítmico, se hace uso de la pandeireta y el pandeiro, pero también de objetos domésticos como conchas, botellas, cuencos, platos, etc. El grupo ha colaborado con KADRIL en el proyecto "La paloma negra", sobre flamencos que viajaron a Compostela en el siglo XVI para librarse de sus pecados, y se alojaron en la posada flamenca "La paloma negra" y entonces se entabló una conversación con el “clima atractivo de Flandes”. Esta colaboración dio lugar a un doble CD en el que se pueden encontrar canciones y bailes tradicionales tanto flamencos como gallegos.









CD 1
1 Danza De Touton 4:00
2 Canto De Abril De Lourido 3:06
3 Couragie 4:15
4 De Spanjaard In Gent 3:57
5 Foliada De Folgoso 4:11
6 Foliada De Francisco Paradela 4:36 7 Een Schamel Mersenier 4:22
8 Romance 4:06
9 Rozemarijn 6:59
10 Maneo E Muiñeira De Silván 3:59
11 Mijn Oogskens Wenen 5:51
 

CD 2
1 Uterus 9:28
2 Paspied d'Espagne - Bourgond 5:48
3 Los Bilbilicos 5:37
4 Danza De Cuntis 4:51
5 Een Aardig Vrouwken 4:30
6 Muiñera De Camposa - Areal 5:54
7 Foliada De Tenorio 2:56
8 Een Ridder En Een Meysken Jonc 4:06
9 La Paloma Negra 4:58
10 Paradela (Accordeon Mix) 2:36

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Cecilia - Pastourelle

They knew each other already for years; the three musicians of Cecilia often met playing in a folk-club or simply for a dance. Then upon one summer-evening they met their Muse; suddenly they sounded so wonderful together that they decided to travel on as Cecilia.

Traces of traditional music still in their hearts and the influence of contemporary music in their ears, the drive to create, play and perform, the passion for dancing and partying but also plain simple things in life have inspired their music. While bagpipes and hurdy- gurdy provide a drone landscape, accordion chords change the colours from fresh (ever)green to blue(s) with sometimes a seducing whispering flute.

Cecilia plays pure dance music; clear arrangements, a strong rhythmic, beautiful melodies that stay in your head long after you left the party and that are registered on their CD’s: "Danser en couple", "In Bad", "Blauw Gras" and their youngest album "Pastourelle".



1 De Zwarte Beek - Mols Hoop (Bourrée In 2)
2 Walsje Voor Veerle (Wals)
3 Adeline - Adelijn (Schottisch - Polka)
4 Paddenregen (Wals In 11 En 5)
5 On The Move (Tovercirkel)
6 Pastourelle (Mazurka)
7 Chouchenn - In de Wind (Bourrée In 3)
8 Camelus Dromedarius (Gavotte de L'aven)
9 Zompige Zomer (An Dro)
10 Katrien (Mazurka - Wals)
11 Trol (Giga Nr. 176) - Champs D'elise (Rondeau En Chaîne)

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I FRATELLI TARZANELLI - VIVAT VIVERE

Este viajero dúo cómplice et traviesa, fue fundada en 2007 por el Acuerdo entre el violín y el acordeón. Su música brillante es una invitación a un viaje de mil colores. Baltazar Montanaro trae sus influencias húngaras, sino también su gran capacidad de improvisación y de este modo propio que tiene que vibrar su instrumento. Mientras Pablo Golder pone sus influencias italianas, su acompañamiento y el bajo ritmo de juego, el apoyo a la perfección el violín y manteniendo el contacto vivo y presente con la danza. Los dos se hará viajar, la risa, el llanto y la danza. Relájese y déjese arrastrar a su mundo ...

1 Bourka

2 Pietro

3 Hilltop

4 Griffon

5 La guerre des boules

6 Fabiola

7 Emile

8 Pärsti

9 Alice

10 Rigodon à Nono

11 Fields of love 

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Melanie De Biasio - Lilies

Born to a Belgian mother and an Italian father, Mélanie De Biasio learnt ballet from the age of three, and started playing the Western concert flute at eight. At the age of 12, she joined the Ensemble de l'Harmonie de Charleroi with whom she toured Canada for a month. During her adolescence, she further improved her voice and diction.

Being a fan of groups like Nirvana, she sang and composed in English in a rock band at age 15. She played in several groups before totally setting her mind to jazz with the trio Harmadik Fül. With them, she learnt to improvise while discovering the many facets of music. After three years of singing studies at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, she was awarded a first prize with a distinction degree. After that, she toured in Russia, in which she gained further professional experience. This is when Steve Houben (Belgian jazz musician and saxophone professor at the Conservatory) asked her to appear in concert with him, allowing her to play in numerous festivals and other large music events in Belgium. +INFO

https://melaniedebiasio.bandcamp.com/album/lilies



1. Your Freedom Is The End Of Me 03:50
2. Gold Junkies 03:19
3. Lilies 04:02
4. Let Me Love You 04:08
5. Sitting In The Stairwell 02:49
6. Brother 03:11
7. Afro Blue 04:33
8. All My Worlds 06:40
9. And My Heart Goes On 06:00

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