1 Bobby Singh- Ashoka- CD Under Eastern Skies (2.27) ABC
2 Guy Strazzullo- Teena de healer- CD Mosaic AIEM CD 003 (6.57)
3 Joseph Tawadros- Pharoah's Dream- CD Storyteller (5.14) ABC 4762280
4 Kim Cunio-Heather lee-Bobby Singh- Om Mane Padme Hum- CD Under Eastern Skies (4.07) ABC
5 Dha-Tere Darr Toh- CD Dha (9.07) Cross Pollution / Vitamin CD 007
6 Adrian McNeil / Bobby Singh- Raga Madhuwanti (abridged version) CD Aasha (10.00) VEDA 4
7 Zulya- Leaving- CD The Waltz of Emptiness (5.21) UAR040
8 Tenzing Tsewang / Llew Kiek- let's gallop on the horse young lady- CD Lotus Hand Tibetan Grooves- (5.55) MMTT 001
9 Tenzing Tsewang / Llew Kiek-Dance away in triple worlds-CD Lotus hand Tibetan Grooves- (5.07) MMTT 001
10 CODA- Smoking Camel- CD For Our Animal Friends Silent Recordings SRL012 (4.02)
11 CODA- The Hunt- CD For Our Animal Friends Silent Recordings SRL012 (6.57)
12 James Ashley Franklin- Looking for Deer- CD Butsuga Celestial Harmonies 13177-2 (4.13)
13 Kim Cunio- The Thanksgiving Scroll- CD Music of the Dead Dea Scrolls- Lotus Foot LFP101.2 (5.03)
14 Kim Sanders- Tanzara- Cd Trance N'Dancin (3.03)
15 The Catholics- Parvati- CD Life on Earth- Rufus RF022 (9.58)
CD Under Eastern Skies- Kim Cunio / Heather Lee / Bobby Singh ao
Under Eastern Skies is a response to some of the great range of Buddhist traditions and experiences. Initially written for the ABC Compass documentaries Buddha Realms and the Art Gallery of NSW' Buddha Radiant Awakening Exhibition, the music uses many of the scales and instruments of Buddhist culture in India, Tibet, Nepal, China and Japan. Created by Kim Cunio - a composer, music historian and performer who is equally at home in reconstructive, contemporary & classical music forms radio. Kim is published by the ABC and was recently nominated for an AGSC award for his television music.
CD Storyteller-Joseph Tawadros
“Storyteller” is the debut CD by a prodigiously talented, young Egyptian-Australian. Joseph Tawadros was born in Cairo in 1983. His family came to Australia in 1986. He’s been a concert lutenist since he was 12. A serious (& seriously good) “classical”/“erudite”/”art” musician in the Arabic sense, he’s an open-eared, musical adventurer, too. Joseph Tawadros has already played his oud {the fretless, Arabic lute which is the ancestor of the European kind} with classical guitarist Slava Grigoryan, the world’s most prominent tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain, the Australian Chamber Orchestra & with jazz pianist & composer Mark Isaacs. He’s likely the only oud soloist to have performed at both the Sydney Opera House & the Cairo Opera House. Absolutely solo, “Storyteller” is a set of keenly focused, yet highly improvisatory music - much of it composed by Tawadros”
CD-DHA
The release of Dha's self-titled new album heralds a new wave in Eastern fusion music for Australia. Exploring the unique cross over of powerhouse percussive music laced with traditional Indian sounds and western grooves and rhythms, Dha is an eastern fusion ensemble that blurs all boundaries, casting a haunting yet uplifting spell on audiences.
Since their formation in 1999 Dha has thrilled their audiences at world music festivals such as: Bellingen Global Carnival, Woodford Folk Festival, Carnivalé, and the Asian Music Festival at the Sydney Opera House.
Led by the Singh brothers (Bobby on tablas and Sukhi on harmonium and vocals), Dha also features Ben Walsh (from live drum'n'bass crew The Bird) on kit, Cleis Pearce on violin, Barry Hill on double bass and renowned percussionist Greg Sheehan.
CD Aasha-Adrian MCNeil & Bobby Singh
Adrian McNeil, student of Ashok Roy, is Australia's finest Sarod artiste, performing regularly to considerable acclaim in India. Here he teams up with Bobby Singh on the tabla, for a compelling performance.
CD Waltz of Emptiness-Zulya
Artist of the Year 2001 (Australian World Music Awards) World Music Artist of the Year 2002 (Australian LIVE Music Awards) Album of the year 2000 for Aloukie (Australian World Music Awards) World Music Album of the Year 2003 nomination for elusive (Australian Record Industry Awards, ARIA)Best Album 2005 for The Waltz of Emptiness (National Film and Sound Archive Award)
Multi award-winning ZULYA KAMALOVA is the leading proponent of Tatar music in Australia as well as one of the most versatile and accomplished vocalists on the world music scene today. A native of Volga-Kama region of Central Russia, ZULYA began performing Russian and Tatar songs at the age of 9. Later she studied music and languages at university level. Inspired by the diversity of cultures, she made a dramatic decision to settle in Australia in 1991 and began to not only share her traditional music with Australians, but to explore the musical and linguistic riches of the multitude of cultures living in Australia. As a result, ZULYA has developed a totally original approach as an affirmation of her unique identity - an affirmation that takes her Tatar and Russian background to totally new places and in completely new ways. Zulya has independently produced four albums to date, including the ARIA-nominated elusive (2002) and, together with her band The Children of the Underground, 2004's magical The Waltz of Emptiness (and Other Songs on Russian Themes). Although she is well-known in Australia, Zulya's performances of her gorgeous blend of traditional and original music have recently been enchanting audiences from Serbia to Siberia, Luxembourg to Moscow, Tatarstan to Helsinki and almost everywhere in between. ZULYA now is at an exciting new stage in her already illustrious career.
ZULYA's first release in Australia, Journey of Voice (1997), a unique collection of vocal styles and traditions received accolades for its versatility, passion and the "achingly beautiful" tone of her voice. In the following years, Australian audiences have been able to witness the continuing rise of this unique musical treasure. ZULYA's later albums, Aloukie (1999) and elusive (2002) have recently been released in Europe and have been awarded and nominated for various awards - the World Music Album of the Year 2000 at the Australian World Music Awards (Aloukie) and ARIA 2003 (elusive). These albums feature traditional and original songs in her distinctive Tatar style but with unusual instrumentation (kora, oud, bouzouki, litungu, jaw harp, kalimba, tuba, flugelhorn, saxillo, tabla, ghatam, violin, accordion and others) presenting the traditional music from a new perspective. Several tracks from these albums have been included in various compilations such as Putumayo's "Music from the Tea Lands" and "Dreamland" along with many others. ZULYA's work has been repeatedly featured on national radio and television to high acclaim, and she was also awarded "Female Artist of the Year" at the World Music Awards (2001) and Best World Music Artist by Australian Live Music Awards (2002). ZULYA has been described as "a remarkable singer, who is not merely versatile..." by Doug Spencer of ABC Radio National. Aloukie and elusive have also been released in Europe by a German label Wespark Music.
She has worked with Bob Brozman, Nikola Parov, Slava Grigoryan, 'Sirocco', Llew Kiek and Epizo Bangoura among others. ZULYA continues to dazzle audiences with her multi-cultural proficiency and passion for music and song and during the last few years has performed at many major venues and festivals in Europe, Russia, Tatarstan and of course in Australia including The Moods (Zurich, Switzerland), Kulturbrauerai (Berlin, Germany), Savoy Teatteri (Helsinki, Finland), Szene Wien (Vienna, Austria), Cafe de Overkant (Netherlands), Kulturfabrik (Luxemburg), Red Square (Moscow, Russia), Piramida (Kazan, Tatarstan), Living Water festival (Altai Mountains, Russia), Red Club (St.Petersburg, Russia) and WOMADELAIDE (SA), Sydney Opera House - Festival of Asian Music and Dance (NSW), The Basement (NSW), The Boite Winter Festival (Vic), National Folk Festival (ACT), "10 Days on the Island" Arts festival (Tas), Woodford Folk Festival (Qld), Brunswick Music Festival (Vic), Brisbane Biennial Festival of Music (Qld), Apollo Bay Music Festival (Vic), Kulcha (WA), Musician in Residence Program, Aboriginal communities (N.T) etc. With her outstanding new band, The Children of the Underground (Anthony Schulz - accordion, Lucas Michailidis - electric guitar, Andrew Tanner - double bass, Justin Marshall - drums), ZULYA has released her long-awaited Russian album, The Waltz of Emptiness (and Other Songs on Russian Themes) in November 2004 in Australia by UAR and in March 2005 in Europe by Westpark Music.
CD- For All Our Animal Friends
(Silent Recordings/Undercover Music)
While boundaries certainly serve a purpose in music, some of the most exciting music produced comes when these boundaries are unexpectedly broken. Coda are a band that produce music sitting at the edge of electronica, but borrow much of their sound from traditional folk music. Fusing together strings, grooves and gypsy influences, this Sydney collective have delighted a broad range of audiences (from the Sydney Festival to school children with Musica Viva to the Big Day Out) with their innovative compositions.
For Our Animal Friends is Coda’s follow up to their debut, Aria Award nominated album, There Is A Way To Fly, from two years ago. Merely an EP to satiate appetites until the release of their new album later this year, this release finds the band delving into sounds that range from Middle Eastern to gypsy to Moroccan.
The EP starts with Giraffe Girl, which slowly introduces xylophone, strings then keyboard, and builds up into highly textured
and incessant haunting string melodies. This track is followed by the Middle Eastern harmonies of Alunud, a rattle weaving in and out.
Smoking Camel On A Camel provides a folk bent to classical sounds. Rich, orchestral textures, dominated by strings, weave through the track over gypsy dance beats. Circus Bizarre lives up to its name with showground sounding music. It builds up into a fast folk dance jig, and comes to an end with weird electronic noises.
The fifth and final track on the EP is The Hunt, a chilled tribal track. Starting simply with a meandering violin melody, incessant Moroccan influenced drumming is then introduced, topped off with xylophone and kooky electronic sounds.
