Joining MINJA LAUSEVIC are,
TIM ERIKSEN and PETER IRVINE, both founding members of Cordelia's Dad, who have produced numerous recordings and toured extensively throughout Europe and North America.
RANI ARBO is a songwriter, singer and instrumentalist best known for her work as a founding member of the bluegrass/swing band Salamander Crossing.
DONNA KWON has performed as a vocalist/ percussionist at such venues as the Metropolitan Museum of Art (NYC), San Francisco's Asian American Jazz Festival, Stanford, and recently was a guest soloist with
the Berkeley Symphony Orchestra. She recently completed a Ph.D in ethnomusicology at UC Berkley.
PLUS, Zabe i Babe is joined by
ANSAMBL TEODOSIJEVSKI , an internationally acclaimed group of Romani musicians from the Former Yugslav Republic of Mecedonia. They have played in over 30 countries, produced over 20 albums, and won the 1st world Festival of Romani Music in India. The Ansambl Teodosijevski tours with Esma Redzepova commonly referred to as "Queen of the Gypsies".
see http://www.zabeibabe.com/ansambl/index.html for more information.
Sounds Like
Skipping through this record is a bit like cruising the radio dial in Sarajevo.
Formed by MINJA LAUSEVIC, zabe i babe debuted at a Yale University symposium on music and politics in Eastern Europe. Since then, zabe i babe has been well received by audiences at festivals, clubs and Universities such as Dartmouth, Wesleyan, Harvard, the Charter Oak Cultural Center, and the International Festival of Arts and Ideas.
In her native Sarajevo, LAUSEVIC was a commentator on national Television, led Yu-Etno, a traditional Bosnian vocal group, and taught at the Music Academy of the University of Sarajevo. She has published numerous articles and radio interviews on various issues concerning music and politics in Bosnia.
I am thinking every day of Tim, Anja and Luka. Since I have the zabe i babe CD on my ipod, I can still hear Minja's strong voice comes through, but I miss her so much.
Thanks for the request! And awesome project you got yourselves involved in! Really great sound, emotion and intent! Musically, you guys influenced me over 10 years ago...Ben Foot
