Dear reader, hello !
Long periods of silence seem to be an integral component of the sound of Esperanto music, still in search of its
identity, always stepping back a bit in order to leap a little higher towards the popularity it deserves !
In addition to the near or confirmed come-backs of artists who seemed to have disappeared from the scene, two more
completely new trends come as quite a surprise, just on time to celebrate the return of the sun and the swallows ; -)
Vinilkosmo Latest Releases
Sunradio - La Rolls - vkkd 67
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Through some rather joyful deep-rooted afro-reggae sounds, Denis Rock Tamba, musician and singer from ex-Zaire and
founder of La Rolls, answers a long expectation with this first CD of it's kind .... |
To find out more, hear a sample or order online now :Sunradio
Jazsperanto - Kaj Stridell - vkkd 68
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Famous Esperanto-Jazz musician, Kaj Stridell, from the Swedish jazz band "Trattbandet", has released this first
Esperanto-Jazz CD with his own quintet. Kaj has made Esperanto translations of five "evergreens" from "The Great
American Song Book", as is called the treasure of songs from the first half of the 20th century, the "Golden Era" of
American Music ! .... |
To find out more, hear a sample or order online now :Jazsperanto
La sxosoj de l'utopi' - Tjeri Faverial - vkkd 69
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After the edition of the album "Duone" (VKKD 42) in 2001, here are ten new songs that have already made their way
through the Esperanto scenes in the south of France where Thierry gives many concerts, and now, with this CD, find their
dedication .... |
To find out more, hear a sample or order online now :La sxosoj de l'utopi'
Dolchamar live and kickin'
Well known Finnish Esperanto hip hop group, Dolchamar, is still going strong ! The Finnish and international music press
cover their tours and (barely) surprising success.
In April they sold out a concert in the Jyväskylä rock'n'roll club, then another occurred under the same conditions on
May 13 in Helsinki. They will be performing for, at least, two festivals this summer :
- "Melu 2004" (Noise 2004) - 24/07 in Kirkkonummi/Masala (near Helsinki).
- "Faces Festival" from 30/7 through 1/8 2004 in Karjaa/Billnäs.
Dolchamar is scheduled to play at the top of the Finnish "Faces" ethno-musical festival organized around themes such as
peace, cultural plurality, antiracism and more. They will present a very diversified program including curiosities such
as Cuban hiphop and more traditional, so to say, Esperanto rock'n'roll.
Young Esperanto music lovers attending the World Youth Congress in Saint-Petersbourg (Russia) will certainly enjoy
Dolchamar there too.
For more infos :
About the "Faces" festival and its program : www.faces.fi
Tickets : www.ticketservicefinland.fi
Dolchamar : www.nettie.fi/dolchamar
And don't miss KEF 2005 (Kultura Esperanto-Festivalo) if you can make it, in Helsinki again too !
Riitta Hämäläinen
Inicialoj CD (Initials CD)
Ex-member of French "Lolita", Eric Languillat, currently living in Frankfurt (Germany) presents "Inicialoj CD" a
mikro-pop-sugar group with Esperanto lyrics.
CD stands for "Dale Cooper", the man who tries to elucidate the murder of Laura Palmer in "Twin Peaks".
This is electro-pop (really), and no surprise it's made mainly with synthesizers, but voices and guitars can be heard
too.
In Germany there's a movement called "wohnzimmer pop" and the groups sometimes even play private concerts in peoples
apartments (!) and Eric feels rather close to this.
He has already released a first French album called "Initials CD" under Miss King Records.
Initials CD played in Mainz on April 30, 2004 for the Gummipop festival.
Now, Eric is seriously thinking of publishing an album in Esperanto. He already prepared a 7 track demo with evocative
titles such as : Angxelika, Anna, Dimancxaj fotoj, pri Lauxra Micrometer caliper, Pufmaizo & kokakolao, cxie virinoj,
etc...
See his site :
http://www.initialsdc.net
Eterne Rima - Revival
After a very long (esperantic) silence Eterne Rima is intensively preparing a new album.
In 2006, band leader Igor is planning to leave Poland for Japan, and before he does, he wishes to publish an Eterne Rima
(hip hop) album and one by Lunatiko (Techno-Dance) ..
On the Eterne Rima website, you may listen to samples of some of their hip hop, drawn from a first album demo "Por miaj
gefratoj" (with my brothers and sisters). This album was only diffused within a rather restricted circle.
http://www.lunatiko.com/eternerima.htm
Igor has also decided to give away all his older work and projects.
On the following site you will find files of various projects in which Igor took part :
http://www.lunatiko.com/archives.htm
Esperanto Desperado under seal !
Esperanto Desperado started to record a new CD.
Two titles had already been recorded in December, and, beginning of March, the group returned to the studio hoping to
record 10 to 15 titles.
During the recording, at the end of the second day, the police put the studio under seal and sequestered all the
equipment, including that of the group ! The studio is part of the famous "Christiana" on the small island of Copenhagen
which was closed down for reasons yet to determine ..
Esperanto Desperado seems a bit discouraged by all this, and has not been able to retrieve their equipment nor the
existing recordings ...
This unfortunate adventure will, at least, delay the new Esperanto Desperado album in which Jomo from Toulouse (France)
and Martin from the Stockholm group "Persone" were also expected to sing as guests.
We hope to have better news about this for our next letter.
Vinilkosmo - coming soon !
For this summer
"Civilizacio" by Argentinean group STRIKA TANGO directed by Alejandro Cossavella, also leader of La Porkoj.
"Plu Meven ondumas tra la mond'" by the MEVEN choir (already published : vkkd43)
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Kaj tiel Plu
The Barcelona group's second album should be recorded during the summer.
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Jxak le Puil - Mi estas
Still missing an authorization out of five to finally be able to publish the "Mi estas" album. We hope this last
permission for the song "revenas mi" (I'm coming home by Jean Pierre Ferland) will be granted during the summer, and
Jxak's album be out at last.
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Morice Benin sings Léo Ferré
Morice Benin has launched the marvellous project to sing and play a selection of songs by very famous French Léo Ferré
in Esperanto.
Several translations have already been carried out by a team of translators, and all people interested can see how the
work is evolving on the site prepared for this purpose by Roel Haveman :
http://www.tekstoj.nl/benin.html
Make your remarks or take part in the translations if you're able and willing ?
Thank you for your interest and attention.
Plej muzikajn bondezirojn al chiuj legantoj !
Written for you by Floréal Martorell and Mark Eaton
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