Yan YALEGO plays in theatres, in living rooms, in stables, in bars, in the fields, in festivals, in caravans, in the mountains, in concert halls, in shacks, in studios, in garages, in castels, in closets, in radios, in water ponds, in marinas, in refuges, in cars, in crypts, in the forest, and in... YOUR KITCHEN !Yan Yalego's Ukulele Kitchen Party is a "Ukulelist-Singer-Tape" Home Performance.
It can take place in anybody's kitchen (or living room if the kitchen isn't large enough), for a small group of people -from one to ten- in a kind of "anti-show" set up.
A soundscape, made especially, is played by an old tape recorder and drives the listener(s) in an exotic "swamp in the moonlight" ambiance.
The songs played are old Country Blues, unfamiliar covers, prewar Vaudeville, Cajun and Tiki pieces.
One may laugh.
THE KITCHEN CONCERT MYSTERY (Uke Jackson - Ukulele Mojo March 2007)
So, a few weeks ago I get an email from a cat in Aix-en-Provence saying he’s coming to Manhattan and would I like a “kitchen concert”? He says he’s doing a world tour of kitchen concerts. What did I have to lose?
Last night, Sunday March 4, was the event.
He brought along his wife, and a well played Johnson reso uke tuned reentrant GCEA. This is a tale of a magician and his wand. The French player’s name is Yan Yalego.
I had a pot of marinara sauce on the stove and had picked up a fresh baguette and opened a jar of pickled green beans from my garden. I was prepared to be gracious and eat well even if the music wasn’t up to snuff.
After some getting to know you amenities, Yan offered to play. I sat in my favorite easy chair and leaned back. For the next 30 minutes I was completely transported by one of the finest solo ukulele / vocal performances I have ever enjoyed. At 30 minutes I had to jump up and deal with the meal’s final touches. It was a kitchen concert, after all, and he was on a roll. He played out his set and I caught the last tune back in my chair.
I saw and heard amazing right technique executed absolutely flawlessly. He played St James Infirmary with a Latin beat that sounded like a hot night in Habana. He played some Cajun, some blues, some Tin Pan Alley -- all the while making his humble reso uke an absolute love machine.
He’s got a deep crooning voice. He has that whole French accent thing going, too. Though, other than a couple songs he sings in French, his delivery in English is completely understandable.
Oh yeah, did I mention the mouth trumpet? Flat out, this cat does the best mouth trumpet I’ve ever heard. Why? The freaking trumpet is muted!
Yan Yalego knows what it is to woodshed and come up with an awesome set on the ukulele. Really super solid entertainment! He sold me totally.
New York Uke Fest 2007 is going to introduce Yalego to the Capital City of Planet Earth. He alone will be worth the price of admission to the Reso Stage on Thursday April 26.
And if this guy ever offers to play his ukulele in your kitchen, be there cooking something good!
Uke Jackson is the leader of the NEW YORK UKULELE ENSEMBLE, and director of the NEW YORK UKULELE FESTIVAL
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Finally, here it is, a cookbook with recipes submitted by twenty six
ukulele players from around the world... including Aya (Japan), Big
Muffin Serious Band (New Zealand), Catgreenbike (England), Charles
Altmann (Australia), Craig Wilson (England), Doctor Sparkles (US),
Eilidh (Scotland), James Hill (Canada), Janet Klein (US), Jen Kwok
(US), Juha Vaananen (Germand/Finland), Jukka Lehtinen (Sweden), Lil Rev
(US), Michelle Kiba (US), Molly and Me (Denmark/Scotland), Oliver Brown
(US), Paul Moore / Ukuleles for Peace (Israel), Peter and Donna Thomas
(US), Peter van Eyck (Belgium), Professor Peter and Dr Dick (Holland),
Ralph Shaw (Canada), Rose Turtle Ertler (Australia), Sarah van Jellie
(England), Sweet Soubrette (US), Ukulele Pete (Scotland), Ukulelezaza
(Belgium) look at: www.ukuleleland.org
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Take care of each other and thank you
Kimbo Rose Workman and the team from SCREECH OWL RECORDS!
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"Living Line Dance", reporting about line dance and country music, and "Folk Magazine", reporting about folk and country music. The magazines are high respected in Europe. They offer you a good chance to publicize yourself in Europe and Germany.
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Amis des sciences musicomédicales, bonjour. Après de nombreux reports, après une odieuse censure, après les malveillantes manipulations des forces du mal, enfin ils se dressent fièrement et regardent vers l’avenir ; les COMBUSTIBLES sont ouverts ! Aidons-les à lacer les chaussures qui leur permettront d’atteindre les plus hauts sommets de la culture/biture. Afin d’aller toujours plus haut, la direction de l’établissement à décidé de confier au docteur Banza l’organisation d’un cycle de vulgarisation crypto-mélodique. Au programme : - un environnement sonore résolument rétrograde, avec Hillbilly, Jazz & Blues primitifs. - un groupe aux mélopées à la fois déprimantes et lugubres, le DOCTEUR BANZA accompagné de son VAUDEVILLE VAUDOU (tant qu'à faire...) - une projection d’images en décomposition, Pulps et photos. Les objectifs de l’expérience sont : - constater les ravages de l’alcool dans l’occident décadent - déterminer les effets de la musique des morts sur le parisien moyen La soirée se poursuivra ensuite fort tard avec de la musique de jeune. ( il est à noter que le dr Banza décline toute responsabilité pour chaque titre diffusé postérieur au 31 décembre 1956 ) Les prochaines conférences auront lieu tous les deuxième vendredi du mois, sous le nom de :
Hey Yann , apparement tu as fait de nombreux adeptes à orlean ... j'ai vu les photos en ligne , tu les as ? c'est quoi ce bassiste qui joue avec un balai ?? ;))
Merci pour l'ajout Yan ! et quelle surprise de te faire ta connaissance à Orléans mardi soir enfin quelque chose d'interessant dans cette ville!!!! Bonne route jusqu'à nous!!
Amis des sciences musicomédicales, bonjour. A l'occasion de l'ouverture du nouvel institut de recherches gastro-éthylo-culturel "LES COMBUSTIBLES", le docteur Banza s'est vue confier l'organisation de la cérémonie inaugurale du vendredi 11 septembre. Au programme : - un environnement sonore résolument rétrograde, avec Hillbilly, Jazz & Blues primitifs. - un groupe au rythme rural exacerbé, les fabuleux CATTLE CALL - une projection d’images en décomposition, Pulps et photos. Les objectifs de l’expérience sont : - constater les ravages de l’alcool dans l’occident décadent - déterminer les effets de la musique de ploucs sur le parisien moyen La soirée se poursuivra ensuite fort tard avec de la musique de jeune. ( il est à noter que le dr Banza décline toute responsabilité pour chaque titre diffusé postérieur au 31 décembre 1956 ) Les prochaines conférences auront lieu tous les deuxième vendredi du mois, sous le nom de : et ça commence vendredi 11 septembre dès 19h aux COMBUSTIBLES 14, rue Abel 75012 Paris Métro Gare de Lyon ou Ledru-Rollin
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