I don't know of many other bands in eastern Europe playing traditional music as compellingly as this and I hope they can get themselves invited to the sorts of festivals where such music is programmed and appreciated.
Simon Broughton (SONGLINES)
Transkapela is an artistic project of four musicians acting in many areas of traditional music, trying to find its new meaning and contemporary context. Our musicial search revolves around the traditional music of various carpathian cultural regions. The source music is an inspiration for our own interpretations and compositions. We form our music not on the basis of imitations but on the traditional patterns, in a creative way...
TRANSKAPELA
- music from the mystic world of beliefs and Carpathians legends handed down from generation to generation…
- music played with archaic instruments, full of authentic wildness, severity of tones and natural energy…
- music of villages and small towns of all Transcarpathia - once played on jewish and highlander’s - weddings, in Bukovina’s inns, on Galician fairs, on Polish courts…
- music of the sources, creating inspiration for artistic quest, own arrangements, compositions and improvisation .
Discography:
Sounds and Shadows (Konador, 2005) - Polish Folk Album Of The Year 2005 Award
Pryvit! Tere! Hi!
Greetings from Viljandi Estonia!
SVJATA VATRA Performance to Be Broadcasted by 24 European Radio
Stations EuroSonic,
Grand Theatre, Noorderslag Groningen, The
Netherlands!
Presented by ESTONIAN RADIO Radio 2
www.noorderslag.nl/en/festival/artists/
If you can not come you hear ;-)
Love & Respect
p.s.
10.01.2010 Tartu Genialistide kulbi
12.01.2010 Tallinn Tapper club
Un placer encontraros aqui y disfrutar de vuestro magnifico trabajo. Un fuerte abrazo desde Extremadura, España, de vuestros amigos de Aulaga Folk. Juan Carlos
