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Manuscrit Susanne van Soldt: Danses, chansons and psaumes des Flandres, 1599 - Les Witches
$18.99
(cdRoots# alp-526)
The source of this music is Susan Van Soldt’s manuscript of the end of the 16th century, comprising dances, songs and psalms adapted to the virginal or the harpsichord. Aged 16 when she noted in this copy-book the pieces she probably enjoyed playing at home, Susan was a young protestant who had to leave Flanders for England with her family at this time of raging religious conflict between Christians. The majority of pieces in the manuscript are reductions for the keyboard. Contrary to what is usually the case, the Witches had therefore to imagine, on the basis of these reductions, the «original » versions for instrumental ensembles and hence recreate the tonal colours that we see in Brueghel’s country fairs, weddings and village feasts. Claire Michon : flute, Freddy Eichelberger : virginal and organ, Odile Edouard : violin, Pascale Boquet : lute, Sylvie Moquet : viola da gamba, Mickaël Cozien : virginal, Françoise Rivalland : percussion and rommelpot. Listen
La Paloma Negra - Kadril and Alumea
$17.99
(cdRoots# wbm-50)
Two ensembles, from Belgium and Spain, join forces in a musical trans-European express ride. Kadril is: Eva De Roovere (vocal, clarinet), Bart De Cock (bagpipes and nyckelharpa), Hans Quaghebeur (accordeon, keyboards), Harlind Libbrecht (dulcimer, mandolin), Peter Libbrecht (violin), Erwin Libbrecht (guitar, bouzouki), Dirk Verhegge (elec. guitar), Koen Dewaele (bass), Ron Reuman (drums) / Alumea is Sonja Palomo, Noëlla Palomo, Miguel Palomo (percussion) and Santiago Palomo (bagpipes).
Invite...s - Didier Laloy
$18.99
(cdRoots# wbm-053)
A CD and DVD set recorded live at 'Festival d'Art de Huy' by the Flemish accordionist and a large array of guests including Wim Claeys, Gabriel Yacoub, Tref, Trio Trad, Panta Rhei and members of Lais. DVD presents different songs than the CD, but it is PAL format... may work on US computers or multi-region DVD players... buyer beware.
De Andere Kust - Kadril
$16.99
(cdRoots# wbm-057)
The 2005 release by the Flemish folk rock band features three great female vocalists, Kadril singer Mariken Boussemaere, Heather Grabham and the wonderful Hungarian vocalist Szilvia Bognár.
Kiss me you fool! Kiss me Lila - Follia!
$17.99
(cdRoots# wbm-051)
Contemporary Belgian/Flemish folk(rock) performed on bagpipes, diatonic accordion, tamborine, violin; flutes, schalmei, piano, electric guitar, bass, percussion and drums.
T Is Met Dees Koude Winterse Dagen - T Kliekske
$17.99
(cdRoots# wbm-18)
Y2K release of traditional Flemish music from Belgium, performed by an ensemble of singers, accordion, bagpipes, hurdy-gurdy, percussion, flutes, strings. No fusion, no funk, just stright interpretations of folk songs.
Kadril 1 - Kadril
$17.99
(cdRoots# wbm-02)
The first recording (1986) by one of Belgium's most important and long-lived folk and folk-rock ensembles, still the one most requested, and now available. Peter Libbrecht (violin, voice), Harlind Libbrecht (voice, mandolin, mandola, dulcimer), Erwin Libbrecht (guitar,voice) and Bart De Cock (bagpipes, keynpoard, voice).
The Humours of Altan - Valerio
$17.99
(cdRoots# wbm-059)
Fiddler Kieran Fahy with Julie Biget (voice, guitar, mandolin, bouzouki and bodhran), Serge Desaunay (accordion) and Julien Favreuille (saxophone) bring Belgium and Ireland together quite nicely on a spirited set of tunes and songs that capture the tradition without being trapped in it. Includes a great interpreation of the Richard Thompson tune that gace the band its name.
zee van azov - Kimiz
$17.99
(cdRoots# wbm-58)
Johan de Baedts (Percussion), Myriam Fuks (Vocals), Christel Berghlevens (Clarinet, Bass Clarinet), Roman Korolik (Bass, Fretless Bass), Dirk Van Esbroeck (Vocals, Guitar), Jean-Michel Alexandre (Viol), Filip Vermeert (Guitar, Oud)
het meisje aan de toog - Balladeus
$17.99
(cdRoots# wbm-52)
Force Majeure - Jokke Schreurs
$17.99
(cdRoots# wbm-60)
Elegant Belgian guitarist, accompanied by upright bass and guitar, performs straight-ahead jazz in the lineage of Django, but certainly not hemmed in by the Gypsy's legacy. 9 pieces, most originals, with works by Piazzolla, Tchaikowsky, Coltrane and one trad tune filling out the set.
S-Tres / Versione originale - Didier Laloy
$18.99
(cdRoots# wbm-46)
The Belgian accordionist creates a highly original series of compositions and performs them with a sometimes subtle, sometimes manic sense of timing and space. It veers from folk to avant garde at the drop of a reed, and the ensemble backing him on this endeavor is flawless, adding sharp percussion, guitar, tuba and piano.
Schoon Lief - 't Kliekske
$16.99
(cdRoots# wbm-42)
Straight forward traditional Flemish music from Belgium, performed by an ensemble of singers, accordion, bagpipes, hurdy-gurdy, percussion, flutes, strings and more.
Meslanges: Violin populaire en Wollonie - Luc Pilartz
$17.99
(cdRoots# wbm-41)
The Flemish fiddler and composer presents regional music through a modern prism, solo or accompanied by accordeon, cornmuse, guitar, violins, bass and percussion. From the sublimly traditional to the daring adventure, Pilartz pushes both the tradition and the instrument.
Charmes - Jaques Vandevelde
$16.99
(cdRoots# wbm-40)
Sara VersoIl Matino - Sexteto Tanguedia
$17.99
(cdRoots# wbm-35)
Muziek Van Voor Den Oorlog - Jokke Schreurs Trio
$special order
(cdRoots# wbm-34)
limited stock: may take a few weeks for shipment
Le Jambon Faché - Trio Dor
$17.99
(cdRoots# wbm-33)
Excellent Flemish new folk by a trio using violins, accrdion, clarinet and bass clarinet.
I planted roses (Rozsat Ültettem) - Vandor Vokal
$special order
(cdRoots# wbm-32)
limited stock: may take a few weeks for shipment / Hungarian vocal and intstumental ensemble features Sylvia Bognar
Sporen - Oblomow
$16.99
(cdRoots# wbm-31)
All The Best (2 CD set) - Kadril
$18.99
(cdRoots# wbm-29)
Belgian folk-rock band works with bagpipes, nyckelharpa, accordions, flutes, reeds, violins, guitars, bass and drums and has become one of the best proponents of the music from Belgium.
(BUB) - Bub
$17.99
(cdRoots# wbm-20)
New Flemish folk music by an interesting mixture of musians ranying from electric guitar and bass to hurdy-gurdy, bagpipes, sax, accordion, piano and percussion performaing all instrumental music based on many different European roots, plus jazz, rock and a touch of the avant garde
Various - Cadans Der Getouwen
$17.99
(cdRoots# wbm-16)
Brusk - Jaune Toujours
$17.99
(cdRoots# wbm-14)
Jaune Toujours are a kickass roots band who hail from Brussels and play their own distinctive form of wild, weird, brassy folk-punk. Had Joe Strummer swapped his guitar for an accordeon, had Shane Mc Gowan imbibed vast quantities of Belgium wheat beer instead of vast quantities of... whatever it is he knocks back, had Mano Negra or Les Negresses Vertes hailed from Brussels, well they might all have sounded a bit like this.' - Jamie Renton in fRoots
Balswaree - Twalseree
$17.99
(cdRoots# wbm-09)
Eva - Kadril
$17.99
(cdRoots# wbm-07)
Eva De Roovere (vocal, clarinet), Bart De Cock (bagpipes and nyckelharpa), Hans Quaghebeur (accordeon, keyboards), Harlind Libbrecht (dulcimer, mandolin), Peter Libbrecht (violin), Erwin Libbrecht (guitar, bouzouki), Dirk Verhegge (elec. guitar), Koen Dewaele (bass), Ron Reuman (drums)
Second Skin - Snakes In Exile
$17.99
(cdRoots# wbm-06)
Shantalla 1 - Shantalla
$17.99
(cdRoots# wbm-04)
Ambrozijn (first CD) - Ambrozijn
$17.99
(cdRoots# wbm-03)
This Belgian ensemble is one of those wondrous bands that make a simple description impossible. They can make music that is deceptively direct, using folk instruments like fiddle, guitar and accordion to produce straight folk melodies and dance tunes. But they can also jump out of the mold completely, advancing into difficult and complex new music full of unexpected rhythms and subtle dissonance.
E40 - Dazibao
$19.99
(cdRoots# hrbe-039)
The second release by this wonderful Belgian ensemble will surely garner as much acclaim as their previous CD, Alma. The diatonic accordions of Sophie Cavez and Jonathan de Neck are still in the forefront, musically and compositionally, but this 2007 release offers a more confident ensemble sound, a little richer in jazz roots while still solidly enthralled the folk roots of their region. Exceptional music from an exceptional ensemble, once again.
E40 - Dazibao
$19.99
(cdRoots# hrbe-039)
The second release by this wonderful Belgian ensemble will surely garner as much acclaim as their previous CD, Alma. The diatonic accordions of Sophie Cavez and Jonathan de Neck are still in the forefront, musically and compositionally, but this 2007 release offers a more confident ensemble sound, a little richer in jazz roots while still solidly enthralled the folk roots of their region. Exceptional music from an exceptional ensemble, once again.
cinema novo - Massot-Florizoone-Horbaczewski
$18.99
(cdRoots# hrbe-6042)
So what can you can do with an accordion a tuba and a cello? The three instruments have a lot in common: they are well equipped with a big sound, an imaginary character, a large register and a photogenic outfit. This band pusheds their limits in a creative new way. Michel Massot - tuba, euphonium, trombone; Tuur Florizoone - chromatic accordeon; Marine Horbaczewski - cello.
Marcel - Olla Vogala
$18.99
(cdRoots# hrbe-6043)
Olla Vogala offers a fascinating and unusual interpretation of music, word and sound, making multi-culti and multi-ethnicity much more than hollow phrases. This large ensemble is led by Belgian composer and violinist Wouter Vandenabeele.
The luckless lands of the North - aNoo
$16.99
(cdRoots# hrbe-031)
aNoo is a group led Brussels based Finn, Anu Junnonen. Anu started playing piano at the age of seven and added flute a few years later. She got the kick for jazz in her teens from playing saxophone and jamming with friends, with whom she also created a local junior big band in order to perform modern -tunes and Finnish compositions. She is accompanied by accordion, trombone, acoustic bass and drums on a set of original and unusual songs. Listen
BBB - Mr Diagonal and the Black Light Orchestra
$18.99
(cdRoots# hrbe-6041)
A marriage between 2 unusual traditions: British music-hall and Belgian surrealism. OK, what more can I say than that?! Daniel Barbenel (piano, voice); Grégoire Tirtiaux (saxaphone, bass, voice); Eric Bribosia (keyboards, voice); Yannick Dupont (drums, vibraphone, glockenspiel, electronics) and Quentin Manfroy (flutes). Listen
Vestibule - Tam Na Vulinn
$18.99
(cdRoots# hrbe-6040)
Belgian trio Tam Nà Vulinn plays fast and loose with both tradition and jazz, and pushes the boundaries of what they themselves call folk music. Alexis Amette (guitars), Baptiste Argouarc'h (5 stringed violin) and Mathieu Guyon (percussion, vibraphone) are joined on a few tracks by guests Charles Lucas (bass) and Yannick Leblay (programming) hint at Celtic and American roots, Flemish tradition and global pop, ultimately producing a sound that is quite original. Fans of the great Tesi-Valliant duo projects will find this intriquing.
Les Tisserands (The Weavers) - Les Tisserands
$19.99
(cdRoots# hrbe-017)
A collaboration between three Flemish groups involved in folk, contemporary and early music, in a modern exploration of the Flemish spiritual movement of the Cathars from the 12th and 13th centuries. The movement had roots in Flanders, France and Occitania. Their Medieval texts and melodies serve as source material for this program of music, both in original form and in the compositions of Jowan Merckx.
Douar - Karim Baggili
$19.99
(cdRoots# hrbe-021)
Guitarist, oud player and composer Baggili was recording this solo album at the same time as his previous ensemble release, Cuatro con Cuatro, but the offerings here are distinctly different - sparse, inquisitive, full of virtuoso fingerwork, accompanied only by an occasional conga or cajon.
10 - Ambrozijn
$17.99
(cdRoots# hrbe-amb10)
Never an ensemble to rest, Flemish trio Ambrozijn (Tom Theuns, Wouter Vandenabeele, Wim Claeys) celebrate their 10th anniversary with an epic live recording, joined by a small string orchestra and guest vocalists including Sylvie Berger, Vera Coomans, Soetkin Collier, Eva Deroovere, Ludo Vandeau, Paul Rans and Gabriel Yacoub.
Vitamine K - Klezmic Zirkus
$18.99
(cdRoots# hrbe-038)
Original compositions and traditional themes from Eastern Europe are spiced up with jazz, classical, rock, folk and reggae to create a copletely personal musical style. Aurélie Charneux (clarinet), Julien De Borman (diatonic accordion), Adrien Lambinet (trombone, tuba), Pierre Greco (double bass), and Wouter Roggemans (drums) Listen
Nocturne - Soetkin Collier
$17.99
(cdRoots# hrbe-027)
Soetkin Colliers first CD is a collection of songs about love, hope, despair and faith in a dark and romantic setting. She is accompanied by Tom Theuns on guitar and Didier François on nyckelharpa (Swedish key-fiddle). She contributes her own compositions along with personal arrangements of traditional songs from Flanders and Sweden. A recording of stark beauty and powerful moods.
Hypnogol - Aurelia
$18.99
(cdRoots# hrbe-037)
The second recording by the trio Aurélia: Aurélie Dorzée (violin, alto, voice), with Tom Theuns on guitars and vocals; Stephan Pougin on percussion. Guest musicians Michel Massot (tubas) and Sara Salverius (accordéon chromatique) fill out the ensembles unique, edgy sound in this slightly skewed tale of the sea.
Brand new world / Dans l'oubli du sommeil - Didier Francois and Gilles Chabenat / D. François and Gabriel Yacoub
$23.99
(cdRoots# hrbe-033)
Two complete recordings on 2 CDs in one package, both essential works of new central European folk music. On one, the passionate dialogue of two symbols of the French and Swedish traditions: vielle a roue (hurdy-gurdy) and nyckelharpa. Music that is popular and erudite, terrestrial and celestial. The second celebrates the violin and nyckelharpa in union with the human voice, with one of France's great singers at the lead, joined by Sylvie Berger and Tom Theuns. It is flawless and visceral; highly recommended.
Import Export - Les Ballets C. De La B.
$17.99
(cdRoots# hrbe-034)
This is a live recording of the songs and music as they are performed this theater production directed by Koen Augustijnen. With Steve Dugardin (altus) and the Kirke String Quartet.
Crossing the strings - Leo
$16.99
(cdRoots# hrbe-032)
Second solo album is a trip to 'Melodyland.' It all begins with a voice, a guitar and a songwriter - Belgian artist Leo. Steel strings, nylon strings, vocal cords...plain and simple songs at the crossroads of folk, blues and pop. Melody is the mainline. Songs about love, life and death, hometown, laziness and childhood days. Some tunes are low-key, in a 'close to the bone' form, others offer subtle arrangements with a little choir, cello, violin, flute, mandolin, double bass or drums
La Paloma Negra - Kadril and Alumea
$17.99
(cdRoots# wbm-50)
Two ensembles, from Belgium and Spain, join forces in a musical trans-European express ride. Kadril is: Eva De Roovere (vocal, clarinet), Bart De Cock (bagpipes and nyckelharpa), Hans Quaghebeur (accordeon, keyboards), Harlind Libbrecht (dulcimer, mandolin), Peter Libbrecht (violin), Erwin Libbrecht (guitar, bouzouki), Dirk Verhegge (elec. guitar), Koen Dewaele (bass), Ron Reuman (drums) / Alumea is Sonja Palomo, Noëlla Palomo, Miguel Palomo (percussion) and Santiago Palomo (bagpipes).
Invite...s - Didier Laloy
$18.99
(cdRoots# wbm-053)
A CD and DVD set recorded live at 'Festival d'Art de Huy' by the Flemish accordionist and a large array of guests including Wim Claeys, Gabriel Yacoub, Tref, Trio Trad, Panta Rhei and members of Lais. DVD presents different songs than the CD, but it is PAL format... may work on US computers or multi-region DVD players... buyer beware.
De Andere Kust - Kadril
$16.99
(cdRoots# wbm-057)
The 2005 release by the Flemish folk rock band features three great female vocalists, Kadril singer Mariken Boussemaere, Heather Grabham and the wonderful Hungarian vocalist Szilvia Bognár.
Kiss me you fool! Kiss me Lila - Follia!
$17.99
(cdRoots# wbm-051)
Contemporary Belgian/Flemish folk(rock) performed on bagpipes, diatonic accordion, tamborine, violin; flutes, schalmei, piano, electric guitar, bass, percussion and drums.
T Is Met Dees Koude Winterse Dagen - T Kliekske
$17.99
(cdRoots# wbm-18)
Y2K release of traditional Flemish music from Belgium, performed by an ensemble of singers, accordion, bagpipes, hurdy-gurdy, percussion, flutes, strings. No fusion, no funk, just stright interpretations of folk songs.
Kadril 1 - Kadril
$17.99
(cdRoots# wbm-02)
The first recording (1986) by one of Belgium's most important and long-lived folk and folk-rock ensembles, still the one most requested, and now available. Peter Libbrecht (violin, voice), Harlind Libbrecht (voice, mandolin, mandola, dulcimer), Erwin Libbrecht (guitar,voice) and Bart De Cock (bagpipes, keynpoard, voice).
The Humours of Altan - Valerio
$17.99
(cdRoots# wbm-059)
Fiddler Kieran Fahy with Julie Biget (voice, guitar, mandolin, bouzouki and bodhran), Serge Desaunay (accordion) and Julien Favreuille (saxophone) bring Belgium and Ireland together quite nicely on a spirited set of tunes and songs that capture the tradition without being trapped in it. Includes a great interpreation of the Richard Thompson tune that gace the band its name.
zee van azov - Kimiz
$17.99
(cdRoots# wbm-58)
Johan de Baedts (Percussion), Myriam Fuks (Vocals), Christel Berghlevens (Clarinet, Bass Clarinet), Roman Korolik (Bass, Fretless Bass), Dirk Van Esbroeck (Vocals, Guitar), Jean-Michel Alexandre (Viol), Filip Vermeert (Guitar, Oud)
Chansons sans paroles - Wouter Vandenabeele
$17.99
(cdRoots# hrbe-026)
The Belgian violinist, arranger and composer (a member of Ambrozijn and Olla Vogala and occasional contributor to Laïs) presents a 2007 recording of small pieces performed in small ensemble settings
Eleve en plein air - A consommer de preference
$17.99
(cdRoots# hrbe-022)
The Belgian band A consommer de préférence offers a unique and varied musical pallet on élevé en plein air. Through the original compositions by brothers Jonathan and Corentin Aussems tell a series of instrumental tales, marrying various musical cultures with the sonorities of piano, guitar, percussion, violin, flute and saxophone. They call it 'Positive Orchestral Music.'
Cryptonique - Fabian Beghin and Didier Laloy
$17.99
(cdRoots# hrbe-025)
The record label says: 'This extraordinary duo presents a new repertoire based on the meeting between the chromatic and diatonic accordion. Didier Laloy plays lyrically, but and with a lot of swing. He is reserved and dynamic, but always subtle, with an eye for the smallest details. Fabian Beghin has his own dynamic sound with a wide scope on the world. Together they search for the perfect marriage between the force of Beghin's accordéon chromatique and the lyrical poetry of Laloy's diatonque. A cutting edge adventure.'
Belovodia - Floes
$17.99
(cdRoots# hrbe-024)
A Celtic-rooted sound drives this Flemish ensemble, in original and dynamic songs performed by a great band and a fine lead singer. Soetkin Collier (voice), Philip Masure (guitar, voice), Silvie Moors (voice), Guido Piccard (cittern, guitar, épinette), and Toon Van Mierlo (accordion, cornemuse, sax) - Listen!
King Size - Tricycle
$17.99
(cdRoots# hrbe-023)
The record label says: 'Some people call it 'jazz', others say 'world' or 'imaginary'... the choice is up to you. The music of Tricycle is an energetic, comprehensible creation with a visual character. Tricycle addresses himself to a large, curious and adventurous audience. The original compositions of the band, tinted with nostalgia, evoke, in a blithely and subtly way, the old stereotypes.' - Tuur Florizoone, accordion, piano; Philippe Laloy, saxophone, flute; Vincent Noiret, bass. Listen!
Brindiban - Jugalbandi trio
$17.99
(cdRoots# hrbe-020)
the label says: 'A subtle fusion between two great traditions of improvised musics: Northern India and jazz. Open minded, this trio plays an original and beautiful music. Indeed, all is deep and powerful in the second album of this intercontinental band, bringing the harmony of the piano to compositions written in the Indian complex rhytmic cycles.' Listen!
Or propos - Claire Goldfarb
$17.99
(cdRoots# hrbe-018)
The label says: 'Claire agrees all the audacities in her overall exploration of her voice and sonorities of the cello, she dwells in this space of vibrations. No sound which does not deliver an emotion. An artist not seeking to propose her great control of the instrument but to give up herself in it, full with sensitivity, generosity, freedom, imagination, simplicity and audacity, harmony and humour.' Listen!
Boombal Vol. 1 - various
$16.99
(cdRoots# hrbe-boom1)
Live recordings of the Boombal, a live music and dance event spreading around Belgium, featuring some of the best dance bands in the country including Kadril, Goze, Follia, and many others.
Krakalin - Ambrozijn
$17.99
(cdRoots# hrbe-013)
This Belgian ensemble is a house favorite and this 2006 release is as good as what has come before. using true roots and lots of innovation, this acoustic ensemble of Tom Theuns (guitar, vocals), Wim Claeys (diatonic accordion) and Wouter Vandenabeele (violin) is always vibrant and always exploring the boudaries of their tradition. Tom Theuns says: 'Somewhere by the side of a river, Krakalin, the city you've always dreamed about, where romances, nightmares, visionary illusions, runaway grooms, strange sects, broken hearts, boxes of fireworks and stories of brave sailors are washed upon its shore.'
Gardadvergur - Deux accords diront
$17.99
(cdRoots# hrbe-014)
Two talented girls with diatonic accordions, Anne Niepold and Aline Pohl, Deux Accords Diront, with some twenty nimble fingers and about hundred ounces of perfectly working brains, which make it quite easy for them to create, compose, play and record the music they love. The two generous and meticulous 'poulettes' (as they refer to themselves) have prepared twelve exciting and innovating titles, neither trad, nor jazz, classical or world. Add some musette, bewildering melodies amd adventurous improvisations, sprinkle everything with a sense of humor and they prove that the 'braces piano' is as fit as a fiddle!
Camping del Mundo - Jaune Toujours
$16.99
(cdRoots# yy-jt-mundo)
Alma - Dazibao
$17.99
(cdRoots# hrbe-009)
This Belgian quartet of accordions, guitar, ud and percussion offer some very fresh ideas, using local and global roots to produce original new music unchained to any genre. Highly Recommended! fRoots says: '...The three elements that make up Dazibao seem to have equally important contributions to make. Firstly there is the lead provided by the diatonic accordeons of Sophie Cavez and Jonathan De Neck. The way these two interplay and interact would make an interesting album in itself, but here they are superbly underpinned by Middle Eastern percussion from Jo Zanders and the assistance of Karim Baggili who alternates North African ud and flamenco guitar. Working within these margins they come up with some very inventive compositions and arrangements...'
Festina Lente - Aurelia
$17.99
(cdRoots# hrbe-007)
Belgian group Aurélia offers a thoroughly original if somewhat quirky sound made by Aurèlie Dorzée (violin, alto and kazoo), Tom Theuns (guitar and a completely unique voice, from the band Ambrozijn) and Stephan Pougin (percussion). The compositions are strong, and arrangements remarkably dense for a trio.
Si la terre... - Genevieve Laloy
$17.99
(cdRoots# hrbe-501)
Belgian singer and flautist Geneviève Laloy offers this recording as 'songs for children.' Perhaps, but this is not 'kid's music' by any definition. This largish ensemble of Sophie Cavez (diatonic accordion), Philippe Laloy (flutes, alto sax, voice), Vincent Noiret (bass), Stephan Pougin (percussion), Paul Prignot (guitars) and Jacques Verhaegen (voice) offer a diverse sound, powerful, sometimes dark, sometimes humorous.
Hors-piste - JC Renault and Didier Laloy
$17.99
(cdRoots# hrbe-008)
fRoots says: 'It would be interesting to have enumerated the many and various musical projects - albums, bands, concerts, recordings - that the hyperactive workaholic Monsieur Laloy has been involved in, in the past five years or so. It would make a long and impressive list. Here his diatonic accordeon is paired with Jean-Christophe's piano and compositions. The best description of this music would be modern conservatoire music with decided folk and worldmusic leanings. There is probably nothing to compare it with in Britain but it is a similar mould to the compositions of Carl Hession and Micheal O Suilleabhain in Ireland.This is thoughtful, enjoyable music.' Listen
Doab - Jugalbandi Trio
$17.99
(cdRoots# hrbe-004)
You might expect something in the 'world-fusion-new-age' vein from the trio of Fabian Fiorini (piano), Suman Sarkar (tablas) and Fabian Beghin (bansuri flute and bell). But instead, what they offer is a solid, almost jazz approach, taking the ragas that are the root of their music and turning them into original, distinctly European new music. Listen
Promesses - Bradyaga
$17.99
(cdRoots# hrbe-010)
Contemporary roots music from Belgium by Naïra Mnoian (composer and pianist), Laurence Waters (voice), Cédric Waterschoot (guitar,bass), Walter Meneghello (clarinet and accordéon), Véronique Decock (violin) and Osvaldo Hernandez (percussion). Listen
Accordion n' drum n' bass - Turlu Tursu
$17.99
(cdRoots# hrbe-011)
Turlu Tursu attack the accordion traditions of the world with a mix of clever arrangements and spirited improvisations of standards from European music (Balkan, Celtic, klezmer) as well as musical forms from around the globe: Indian ragas, Arab maqams, music of the Caribbean and more. The accordion is vessel, the bass and drums the anchor. It's irreverent, agressive, witty and powerful. Listen
Cuatro con Cuatro - Karim Baggili Quartet
$17.99
(cdRoots# hrbe-012)
Based mainly on the different Spanish traditional rhythms (Bulerias, Alegrias, rumba, and tango), the techniques of flamenco, and the sonorities of the Middle East through the Arabic lute (oud), Baggili performs with three exceptional musicians. Kathy Adam's cello strengthens the rhythmic aspect of the flamenco and brings sweetness to its lyrical side.The flute of Philippe Laloy brings the sound of jazz. Osvaldo Hernandez' percussions (cajon, darbouka, maracas, etc.) offer a rich tonal palette and South American rhythms.The compositions are original and often daring, lending a whole new dimension to the flamenco guitar without diluting its essential nature. Listen
La est la question - Jean-Christophe Renault
$15.99
(cdRoots# hrbe-005)
Piano solos of original compositions by the Belgian musician. Listen
Barricade - Jaune Toujours
$17.99
(cdRoots# medi-barricade)
Andrew Cronshaw writes in fRoots: ' Led by singer Piet Maris, with his energetically-pumped small accordeon plus a hot rhythm unit of double bass and drums and a wild and incisive trumpets and reeds section, they have a very fully-formed, complete sound and rhythmic approach whose components and inspiration are difficult to pin down. Not like a fusionist thing where now you hear this influence, now another; this is so natural that it feels like it's always been there...'
Belgium | Belgique - Various Flemish artists
$15.99
(cdRoots# hm-belgique)
Ballads, Dances and Songs
Aranis - Aranis
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This Flemish band has a very personal, idiosyncratic approach to music. The seven musicians explore sound and technique on their instruments (bass, violins, accordion, flute, piano and guitar), resulting in a muted minimalism with a post-rock energy, with references to folk and contemporary classical idioms. Chaotic structures and virtuoso crescendos alternate with serene intervals.
Lais - Lais
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Three female vocalists from Belgium, Jorunn Bauweraerts, Annelies Brosens and Nathalie Delcroix, lightly accompanied by a small ensemble, present a wideranging view of European folk music that starts with Flemish folk and then expands to Scotland, Sweden, Italy and Ireland.
Imaxes - Camaxe
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Camaxe is the name of a beach on the island in Galicia. This is the belgium-based ensemble's first recording (2005). The sound of characteristic instruments like gaita, pito and pandereita is merged with more common folk instruments. The compositions are inspired by the Galician tradition and played in arrangements in with diverse influences can be heard.
Hotel Bergerac - Papillon
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(cdRoots# wbm-056)
An elegant Gypsy-jazz-inspired ensemble from Belgium that is centered on the wonderful vocals of Karla Verlie and a fine ensemble of musicians and singers: Gwen Cresens (accordeon), Jean Corti (accordeon), , Ben Faes (bass), Hendrik Braeckman (guitar), Koen De Cauter (voice, guitar, saxophone) and percussionists Cesar Janssens and Kobi Preosmans, with special guest Jean Corti on accordion. It's elegant. It swings. It's superb.
New Folk Wave 2 - Various artists
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Bela Bartok - 44 duets for violins on the nyckelharpa - Francois and Ambrosini
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N'tia, N'tia - Djamel
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Op Voyage - Amorroma
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Musique D'europe - Trio Trad
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The Belgian ensemble of Aurélie Dorzée (violin), Luc Pilartz(violin and bagpipes) and a diatonic accordeonist Didier Laloy, Trio Trad cover a lot of traditional musical turf, from Sweden, Eastern Europe (Transylvania, Serbia, Hungary etc.), Shetland and Italy. They also make new Flemish music with their own compositions and tackle, rather nicely, a Bach Canon.
Accordéon Diatonique - Tref
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Three great diatonic accordionists of Belgium form a band, and the results are quite spectacular. Tref are Wim Clays (Ambrozijn, Olla Vogala), Didier Lalo (Panta Rei) and Bruno Le Tron, accompanied by Frédéric Malempré on percussion and berimbeau. The music may be Flemish in locale, but their influences wander all over Europen, from dark Nordic swatches to light brush strokes from the Mediterranean.
Jokke Schreurs Trio - Jokke Schreurs Trio
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Seven Evenings,Seven Mornings - Shantalla
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Kabonka - Ambrozijn
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The 2003 release from one of Belgium's most innovative roots ensembles features creative new music played on violin, acoustic guitar, sitar, banjo, bass, piano, harmonium, mandocello, pslaterion, diatonic accordion, percussion, bagpipes and vocals, with special guests Sylvie Berger and Gabriel Yacoub. Yacoub also produced.
Pays - Kadril
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'This band seems to broaden their versatility and range with each release. They have become a fine vehicle for the lovely cool voice of Eva De Roovere, after whom an earlier album was named. However, all their singing develops and the unaccompanied part-singing of Het Kerelslied is one of several tracks that stand out; the others are where Eva's voice is to the fore. The subtle bass and drums of Koen Dewaale and Ron Reuman give the band a gentle folk rock approach at times; they have somehow managed to make their overall sound broader and give it a wider appeal without compromising their approach.' - froots
Oode - Klezmic noiZ
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Carduelis - Amorroma
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The band says: Carduelis Carduelis... the latin word for a "goldfinch" or "putter" in flemish, a songbird widespread in Europe and the sole vocalist on this disc.... For ages now it has been passing on its song, over the borders, averse to trends and free as... a bird. And although Amorroma's music is new, it contains that same centuries-old inspiration, passed on over the whole of Europe.
Flemish Folk Music - Volume 1 and 2 - Het Brabants Volksorkest
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The Brabant Traditional Music Band of Belgium presents Flemish folk dance music in a formal 'chamber' style
Made in Belgium - Trio Trad
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The Belgian band says: 'The Trad trio returns with a second album stuffed of inventions and sensitivity in a repertory of continental Europe; Balkans, Greece, Sweden and of the islands like Ireland or Hébrides, let us add to that some surprises. Aurélie Dorzée, Luc Pilartz and Didier Laloy have grown together for more than ten years and now seem to draw of the same breath. Two violins and an accordion sound like an orchestra: broad and powerful. They release an energy which allures the listener,and the quality of the playing is fresh. Didier Laloy (Melodeon), Aurèlie Dorzée (Violin, Viola), Luc Pilartz (Violin, Bagpipes) present their 2005 recording.
Hamza - Djamel
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Algerian singer Djamel and his Belgium-based band plays Arabic pop music with roots in both places. A strong band with a horn section, accordion, a rhythm section of bass, guitar, drums and percussion, and a lot of local instrumental color presents music that surpasses your expectations for a mixed-nationality band.
Carambole - Twalseree
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Elegant Flemish folk music played on a huge variety of ancient instruments by this quartet - bagpipes, hurdy-gurdy, violins, krumhorns, flutes, accordions, guitar, percussion, dulcimer, clarinet, vocals and much more.
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