#4153: Music from the Black Sea
Listen to music featuring instruments from Bulgaria, Turkey, Georgia, Armenia, including the apricot wood instrument called the duduk as well as the original instrument, the voice. Also, listen to music from artists who come from those places, but also musicians based in Italy, Montreal, New York, and Finland.
Hear music by Swedish–Turkish musician and bar owner Ilhan Ersahin from his most recent release of Istanbul Sessions. It’s instrumental dance music featuring the saxophone without the electronics. There’s also music from the Brooklyn-based Balkan vocal trio called Black Sea Hotel in collaboration with the Silk Road Ensemble on an arrangement of the traditional Macedonian folk song “Sadila Jana.” Plus, hear music involving the duduk from the Finnish/Armenian/British band SANS, along with a work by Italian pianist and composer Ludovico Einaudi featuring Armenian duduk master Djivan Gasparyan.
Listen to music by Mercan Dede, a DJ and player of the ney flute, who splits his time between Montreal and Istanbul. Plus, hear music from the all male Rustavi Choir from Georgia, as well as music from the Bulgarian Women’s Choir and their breakthrough record, Le Mystère de Voix Bulgares.
Program #4153: Music From the Black Sea (First aired 9/24/2018)
ARTIST: Alessandro Radici (Electronics), Stefano Dall'Ora (Double Bass), Ludovico Einaudi (Piano),
Djivan Gasparyan (Duduk)
WORK: Ludovico Einaudi: Odessa [1:00]
RECORDING: Eden Roc
SOURCE: Ponderosa 14
INFO: www.ponderosa.it
ARTIST: The Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma feat. Black Sea Hotel
WORK: Sadila Jana [3:27]
RECORDING: Sing Me Home
SOURCE: Sony Music Masterworks
INFO: Available at Amazon.com or iTunes
ARTIST: Ilhan Ersahin
WORK: Farewell To Earth [4:47]
RECORDING: Ilhan Ersahin's Istanbul Sessions
SOURCE: nublurecords.com
INFO: ilhanersahin.net
ARTIST: Ilhan Ersahin
WORK: Infinite Gathering [5:29]
RECORDING: Ilhan Ersahin's Istanbul Sessions
SOURCE: nublurecords.com
INFO: ilhanersahin.net
ARTIST: Mercan Dede
WORK: Nar-i Cem [8:34]
RECORDING: Nar
SOURCE: Duomo
INFO: Available at Amazon.com
ARTIST: Rustavi Choir
WORK: Tsintskaro [4:38]
RECORDING: Mirangula - Georgian Folk Songs
SOURCE: Sony Classical #66588
INFO: Out of print. Try auction sites or Amazon.com
ARTIST: The Bulgarian State Television Female Vocal Choir (Bulgarian Womens’ Chorus)
WORK: Kalimankou Denkou [5:11]
RECORDING: Le Mystère Des Voix Bulgares
SOURCE: Nonesuch 79165
INFO: nonesuch.com
ARTIST: Alessandro Radici (Electronics), Stefano Dall'Ora (Double Bass), Ludovico Einaudi (Piano),
Djivan Gasparyan (Duduk)
WORK: Ludovico Einaudi: Odessa [5:47]
RECORDING: Eden Roc
SOURCE: Ponderosa 14
INFO: www.ponderosa.it
ARTIST: Gurdjieff Folk Instruments Ensemble/Levon Eskenian
WORK: Armenian Song [2:37]
RECORDING: Music of Georges I. Gurdjieff
SOURCE: ECM 2236
INFO: ecmrecords.com
ARTIST: SANS
WORK: Kaik miä ilot unohin - I forgot all joy, stopped singing the songs [4:08]
RECORDING: Kulku
SOURCE: Cloud Valley
INFO: andrewcronshaw.bandcamp.com
