Vardos - all-female gypsy trio

 

Vardos is an all-female violin/accordion/double bass gypsy trio based in Melbourne, Australia, known for their energetic performance style. Formed by Alana Hunt (violin) in Perth in 1993, Vardos relocated to Melbourne in 1998 where Sofia Chapman (accordion) joined the band. Kate Hosking (bass) joined later and was replaced by Melinda McCarthy (double bass) in 2003. Indra Buraczewska played double bass with Vardos from 2005- 2011 along with Frances Evans. Multi-instrumentalist Kirri Büchler took over on double bass in 2012. Hunt and Chapman have made trips to eastern Europe to study with folk and Romani musicians and have recorded six albums.

They have toured to New Caledonia, New Zealand, Switzerland, Hungary, Amsterdam, London and the Edinburgh Fringe and have made cameo appearances on television including Spicks and Specks and Seachange on ABC television, and Painted Lady, a film about artist Vali Myers, shown on SBS in Australia, and the BBC news in Scotland. Vardos' version of Kylie Minogue's "I Should Be So Lucky" can be heard on the compilation CD "This is the Place for a Song" which was a finalist for an Aria award for Best World Music Album 2005.

Their self-titled debut album was released in 1999.

Vardos 

https://www.vardos.com.au/

Rivertribe – Journey.... ancient sounds of the Australian bushland

 

Strongly Spiritual combinations of the ancient sounds of the Australian bushland underlined by the depth of the didgeridoo. These ancient sounds are put together with international woodwinds and percussion overlaid with a delicate fillegrie of modern keyboard.

RiverTribe were based in the hills behind Melbourne, Australia, while two of the group spent some time in the national capital of Canberra.

Journey, their first album, was released in 1999.

Band members: 

Mike Lane Didgeridoo, djembe and a variety of international flutes

Stu Fergie - a Torres Srait Islander and the indigenous heart of the group -didgeridoo and percussion plus the indigenous artwork on the covers.

David Gleeson - Violin, vocals, percussion and Native American flute

Matt Aitchison - keyboard, Latin percussion, vocals and composer

Morning Prayer 9:51

House Of Light 9:12

Potter's House 6:22

Homeland 7:56

River Mouth 8:33

Journey 6:44

House Of Light (Reprise) 9:00

Rivertribe – Journey

Carl Cleves - Tarab: Travels With My Guitar

 

Carl Cleves, singer, songwriter and guitarist was born in Mechelen, a traditional Flemish town in Belgium. Even as a child he would entertain his siblings and schoolmates with his vivid imagination. At 15 he was fronting his own band The Dragons and writing songs. His first recordings were made in Dusseldorf during one of his many escapes from student life, hitchhiking around Europe. In the mid 1960s he worked the folk clubs in London in the good company of Paul Simon, Al Stewart, Bert Jansch, Jackson C. Frank, Davey Graham and others, but instead of following a career path to musical fame like his contemporaries, Carl went travelling.

Carl's nomadic past results in highly original songs, which have won numerous awards in the categories of folk, world & roots, including two of the most coveted national Australian Music Awards (Music Oz and the Australian Songwriters Association). Ranging from polyrhythmic exuberance to intimate subtlety, the personal to the political, styles are interchanged and blended with great ease. Traces of Brazil, Africa, folk, blues and dance are the spice in the stew of Carl's songs. Approach and sound vary widely with each release but always with 'a complete lack of pretence and trendiness' (R. Jasituowicz, Diaspora World Beat). His pallet is as broad as life itself.

Tarab: Travels With My Guitar was released in 2008 and, although stated on the back insert as "this compilation of songs", it was an album of new recordings. The word "Tarab" means "a place where music and poetry bestow true bliss upon the lucky one" (as per liner notes).

1 Texan Lion 4:09

2 To Coroico 3:51

3 Mustapha 4:29

4 Trem Mineiro 7:35

5 Party At My House 4:30

6 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 8:09

7 Penkele 5:26

8 A Long Way 4:50

9 Welcome Home 1:38

10 Tashi's Song 1:59

Tarab: Travels With My Guitar

Didgeralia by David Hudson....rhythms with percussion and didgeridoo

Didgeridoo - the worlds oldest musical instrument. This is a textured musical creation of percussion with the ageless sound of didgeridoo, creating rhythms and tempos that will enrich and enlighten the listener.

As any music goes it is a matter of personal taste. If you are a person who loves to listen to the oldest wind instrument of man, loves aboriginal musical sound, and enjoys the calming affects of rhythm, this is the music for you. You will also hear some of the tribal drumming along with the Didgeridoo.

David Hudson is, hands down, the master of Didgeridoo music. Great for meditation, mystical practices, or just listening. It's hard to describe the feelings that his music invokes. You have to try it for yourself. Kick your shoes off, lie back, close your eyes and enjoy.

official website: https://www.davidhudson.com.au

Didgeralia

Zulya Kamalova...Russian-Australian artist...first 2 albums...Journey of Voice and Aloukie

Zulya Nazipovna Kamalova (Russian: Зуля Назиповна Камалова; born in Sarapul, Udmurt ASSR) is an award-winning Australian singer. She currently resides in Australia though tours both countries frequently.

Zulya grew up in Tatarstan and began performing and writing music at age 9. She is of Volga Tatar background. In 1991, she moved to Australia, settling in Hobart, Tasmania. After extensive performing solo and with accompanists and releasing several limited-run cassettes and a full-length album Journey of Voice, she moved to Melbourne. She later formed the band Children of the Underground and signed to Melbourne-based independent record label Unstable Ape Records in 2004.

Zulya is known for her interpretations Tatar and Russian music, often playing with a backing band Children of the Underground. Instrumentation typically includes accordion, double bass, percussion, guitar, brass and string arrangements and occasionally jaw harp.

official website: https://zulya.com

Journey of Voice 

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Aloukie

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Lullaby (Tatarstan / Russia)

https://youtu.be/7jD_bQKZgd4