New releases of string instruments.
String instruments are central in this episode of World Minerals, such as the double CD Fall of the Moon by oud speler Marcel Khalife, Slide Guitar Ragas by Debashish Bhattacharya, Adana by Vardan Hovanissian & Emre G�ltekin and Un by duo Pilartz Gielen.
The Lebanese composer, oud master and singer Marcel Khalife has contributed a lot to the popularisation and renewing of the playing techniques of the oud. Through teaching, but also by writing books about teaching methods and writing study materials. But mainly by means of publishing CDs and many national and international performances.
From Debashish Bhattacharya’s latest CD Slide Guitar Ragas From Dusk Till Dawn we will play two ragas. Debashish plays on the chaturangui guitar designed by himself. This guitar is an adaptation of the slide guitar and has six primary, four supporting, two drone strings and twelve sympathetic strings. This guitar creates a tone comparable to the sitar.
Vardan Hovanissian is one of the masters of the duduk, the double reed instrument that exhales the sound and soul of Armenia like no other. Ten years ago Vardan found a soulmate in the Turkish saz player Emre G�ltekin, student of Talip �zkan and of his father, the bard L�tf� G�ltekin. This border-transcending friendship has now resulted in the first CD of the duo: Adana.
The duo Pilartz Gielen was formed in 2010.
Luc Pilartz plays violin and cornemuse (a French bagpipe), and Simon Gielen diatonic accordion. On the album Un they bring a mix of personal compositions and compositions from their Belgian, French and English musical friends. And they also don’t shun the traditional repertoire.
Playlist:
- And we Love Life, Marcel Khalife / Mahmoud Darwish (07:49)
- Oh, my proud wound, Marcel Khalife / Mahmoud Darwish (07:49)
- Two guitars, Marcel Khalife / Mahmoud Darwish (07:49)
Double CD. Marcel Khalife / Mahmoud Darwish, Fall of the Moon (2012) Nagam Records, NR1020 - Mehfil-E-Jashn (The celebratory Concert)
- Vasundhara (Mother Earth)
CD. Debashish Bhattacharya’s, Slide Guitar Ragas From Dusk Till Dawn l, (2015) Riverboat Records. Music & Words - Galissem Durad, trad. Cheram, arrr. Emre en Vardan (04:03)
- Yerazov Archik, trad. Arrr. Emre & Vardan (05:16)
- Daglar, Emre, arr. Emre & Vardan (04:27)
CD. Vardan Hovanissian & Emre G�ltekin, Adana (2014) Muziekpublique 06 - Tryptique (andro), Luc Pilartz (04:24)
- Deux Rondeaux en couple, Kayla-Happy rain (Toon van Mierlo) (04:41)
- Valse sur les salins, Simon Gielen (05:57)
Cd. Duo Pilartz Gielen, Un (2014), Homerecords 4446126
