• Joy of Music – Over 250 years of quality, innovation, and tradition
Lieferzeit
2-3 Tage
Product number: INT 33472
€14.99
Incl. Tax, Excl. Shipping
Title is available

Product Details

Description

Music from the "Country of bunkers" – Albania!

Who is Eda Zari? Just have a look at the Cover! And learn, perhaps with astonishment, that this women is the cultural ambassadress of Albania, that she makes exciting vital music, and that she is a celebrated singer in her native country. On Statement, her first album re-leased under the label Intuition, she vividly represents, both as a singer and composer, the far-away culture of the Albanian people.

What do you think of when you hear the name Albania? Perhaps, you think of desperate refugees near the coast of Italy, or you see it as "country of bunkers". Why? For there were built 700,000 air-raid shelters for a population of only 3 millions. For Eda Zari, they are symbols of the paranoia, of the isolation reflected in the soul of the albanians.
and this is where her message, let's call it that, comes in: Beauty and richness of the Albanian music shall no longer fall into oblivion, but are united in the album Statement to be a uni-que proof of a living musical culture that points far beyond its limits. The album contains typical Albanian elements such as "Iso", a special polyphonic practice (one out of three parts begins, the second counterpart enters, followed by drones as continuous accompaniment to the melody), or "Kaba", the mostly slow and peaceful, yet, in its basic mood, merry clarinet introduction in ballads.

But which category does her music belong to? Shall it be called world pop? Sure, her songs are captivating, even catchy, but in reality there is something much more refined to them. Even the English-language titles contain subtly woven, elements from Albanian music tradi-tion which make this album special. An important part in this has been contributed by "Family Lela Dé Permet", one of the most famous Albanian dynasties of musicians, from which is descended the clarinettist Vladimir Gica. But Mark Joggerst, the co-composer, co-arranger and pianist, also plays a major role in these extraordinary recordings.
It is a special concern of Eda Zari to draw the overall attention to Albania which has not been taken much notice of as country of music up to now. Hence the clear title "State-ment". And her attempt in close collaboration with the broadcasting company Deutsche Welle and the local editorial office in Albania has, undoubtedly, been successful. Her songs, many of which are inspired by memories of places and persons in her native country, have a natural intensity, a passion that raises them far beyond common world pop.

For too long, Albanian music has gone unnoticed. Now, with Statement, there is the chance to make up for what has been neglected. You'll be taken by surprise!

Content

My Bijous
Amazing Age
Zanat
Beng-Beng
Tribute To "Cobani"
Malbi
Morra Rrugen...!
Prelude To Albanian Nature
Ra Faja
Pikaloshe
Age Of Statement
"Kaba"-Never In Cage

Performers

Eda Zari: lead vocal / Mark Joggerst: piano / Bilal Lela: dajre, vocals / Daniel Schröteler: drums / Dietmar Fuhr: double bass / Vladimir Gica: clarinet / Rhani Krija: maroccan-percussion / Martin Gjakonowski: double bass

More Information

Title:
Eda Zari - Statement
Publisher/Label:
Intuition
Duration:
28 ′′
Series:

Technical Details

Product number:
INT 33472
UPC:
750447334724
Weight:
0,1 kg

More from this series

Eda Zari

Reviews

Be the first to review this product.