Tonight's show feature music from a number of releases by Australian composers, or composers now living in Australia.
Joseph Tawadros- CD Storyteller
- Track Storyteller
Joseph Tawadros is a young Egyptian oud player who is making a big name for himself here in Sydney for good reasons. He is talented and this talent is not escaping the attention of people like Richard Tognetti from the SSO who has just recently finished touring with him. Joe will be performing this Friday night with his brother James so go along and see this amazing musician who is carrying on a rich Arabic musical legacy.
http://www.josephtawadros.com
Kim Cunio & Heather Lee- CD- Music of the Dead Sea Scrolls
- Track El Eliyahu
Husband and wife team Kim Cunio & Heather Lee have been performing and recording ancient music for a long time now. Heather is also to my ears one of the finest sopranos we have in this country and a delight to see and hear. This recording accompanied the Dead Dea Scrolls exhibition of a few years back when it was on at the Art Gallery of NSW.
http://lotusfoot.com
Kim Sanders with Peter Kennard
- Cd Trance'n'Dancin
- Track Kaval Taksim- Track Ah Ya Zane
Kim Sanders is a great find for me. I was only made aware of his music last year when he contacted me and all I will say is I am glad that he did. He is an extremely talented musician who has travelled extensively around Indonesia as well as Eastern European countries absorbing musical cultures along the way.
http://kimsanders.customer.netspace.net.au/
Satsuki Odamura- CD Koto Dreaming
- Tracks Pretang / Tang with Linsey Pollak
Satsuki Odamura's new CD, Koto Dreaming is a collection of innovative and uniquely Australian multicultural compositions for koto. Koto Dreaming breaks away from the traditional sounds and compositions for koto, and includes Satsuki's own collaborative compositions with Australian artists. It is a synthesis of her inspirations gained by her working closely with Australian artists and a culmination of her fifteen years accumulative experience as a koto virtuoso based in Australia.
Koto Dreaming begins with a work commissioned by celebrated Australian composer Ross Edwards and includes pieces by composers Caroline Szeto, Anthony Briggs, Linsey Pollak, as well as Satsuki herself, in collaboration with Sandy Evans and Tony Lewis – who together comprise the trio Waratah.
http://satsukikoto.com.au
The Necks- CD Chemist
- Track Buoyant
Possibly Sydney's most famous or infamous jazz improvisers; this is album number 13 for the group and one of the most easy to listen to Necks releases in my opinion. Three pieces each clocking in at around the twenty minute mark, each different to the another. Buoyant is the more spacious of the three pieces available on this recording. It's difficult to categorize this outfit so I am not even going to try and bother to. Needless to say some of the most enjoyable and confronting music I have heard over the years has been from The Necks. I really rate this recording and urge anyone with an open mind to explore what is on offer here. We might even invite the group in for a chat in the next few weeks if they are in town.
http://www.thenecks.com
Adrian McNeil & Bobby Singh- Cd Aasha
- Track Rag Madhuwanti
Adrian and Bobby have been performing for well over ten years now, promoting Hindustani classical music here in Sydney. Adrian is one of the few 'white fellas' who has master the sarod, whilst Bobby Singh is without a doubt the greatest tabla player in this country and often involved with many different bands simultaneously. This recording was done shortly after the 911 incident a few years back. The title is a Hindi terms meaning Hope. Rad Madhuwanti is an afternoon raga of great beauty.
