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Thursday, September 21, 2017
Marranzano World Fest 2017 - Voci della Tradizione :: 29 SEPT – 1 OCTOBER; Catania, Italy
Workshops with Áron Szilágyi and Nikolai Sobolov at Marranzano World Fest 2017 - Voci della Tradizione
La Sicilia Incontra il Mondo al Marranzano World Fest (MWF)
(ENGLISH BELOW*) Dalla prima edizione del 2005, il MWF si è rapidamente affermato come punto di riferimento e momento di incontro per tutto l’ambiente variegato che unisce la ricerca etnomusicologica con la pratica musicale e con la divulgazione e la salvaguardia del patrimonio musicale di tradizione orale.
Nato con l’obbiettivo di (ri)scoprire e valorizzare le tradizioni musicali siciliane attraverso un fertile confronto con le tradizioni culturali di tutto il Mondo, il MWF è ormai un contesto unico dove si incontrano passato e futuro, ricerca scientifica e pratica artistica, tradizione e contemporaneità, la cultura locale e il villaggio globale, lo studio rigoroso e il puro divertimento, all’insegna dei valori di incontro, scambio e condivisione tra persone, generazioni, lingue e culture diverse.
L’Ottava edizione prevede nel 2017 un approfondimento sulle forme e i repertori, le tecniche esecutive, gli stili e le specificità del canto popolare in Sicilia, sia esso a voce sola o polivocale, nei contesti devozionali e in quelli profani, anche attraverso il confronto con repertori di canto corale e tradizionale di altre regioni d’Italia e del Mondo
Oltre ai concerti con prestigiosi ospiti locali, nazionali e internazionali, il programma prevede un ricco calendario di conferenze, presentazioni e laboratori pratici per conoscere da vicino e sperimentare in prima persona le danze, i canti e le musiche popolari dalla Sicilia alla Campania, dalla Russia all’Africa, passando anche per Ungheria, Francia, Svizzera e Stati Uniti.
www.marranzanoworldfest.org
Associazione Musicale Etnea & MoMu Mondo di Musica
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MARRANZANO WORLD FEST
8ª edizione – Voci della Tradizione
Catania, Monastero dei Benedettini
29 settembre - 1 ottobre 2017
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PREVIEW
Sabato 16 settembre – Piazza Federico II
Zoord (Kecskemét, Ungheria)
In collaborazione con Ursino Buskers
Domenica 24 settembre – Monastero dei Benedettini
I Lautari (Catania, Sicilia)
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I CONCERTI DELL' 8ª EDIZIONE
Venerdì 29 settembre – MARRANZANITE 2017
Raduno dei Marranzanisti siciliani.
Mike Hentz (Svizzera/Usa)
Olga Prass, Николай Соболев (Mosca, Russia)
Damadakà (Napoli, Italia)
Sabato 30 settembre – VOCI DELLA TRADIZIONE
I Pircanti (Catania, Sicilia)
Cantori di Malvagna (Messina, Sicilia)
Igor Dmitriev e Anna Zhavoronkova (San Pietroburgo, Russia)
Lo Còr de la Plana (Marsiglia, Francia)
Domenica 1 ottobre – SICILIA INCONTRA IL MONDO
Matilde Politi e Simona Di Gregorio (Sicilia)
Oumou Sangare & BAND (Bamako, Mali)
ED INOLTRE...
Conferenza inaugurale sui canti di tradizione orale in Sicilia
Laboratori di canto, danza e strumenti popolari tradizionali
Mercatino degli strumenti musicali artigianali
Danze popolari in cortile
Vini e cibi siciliani
… e molto altro ancora
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BIGLIETTI e ABBONAMENTI
16 settembre:
Ingresso gratuito con sottoscrizione volontaria nel cappello di Ursino Buskers
24, 29 e 30 settembre:
Intero € 10,00 + diritti di prevendita
Ridotto € 7,00 + d.p. (Under 26, Over 65, Abbonati AME)
Speciale UniCT € 5,00 (Studenti e dipendenti Università di Catania, solo al botteghino)
Domenica 1 ottobre:
Intero € 15,00 + d.p.
Ridotto * € 12,00 + d.p
Abbonati AME € 10,00 + d.p.
Ridotto Speciale UniCT € 8,00 (al botteghino sarà necessario dimostrare di essere iscritti)
ABBONAMENTO “Carnet”
Abbonamento a 3 concerti, dal 29 settembre al 1 ottobre: € 24,00
Acquistando l’abbonamento entro il 24 settembre si ha diritto alla riduzione speciale per il concerto dei Lautari.
* Durante tutte le serate del Marranzano World Fest sarà possibile acquistare l’abbonamento per la 43ª stagione dell’AME in promozione fino al 1 ottobre. Info su www.ame.ct.it
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* GOOGLE TRANSLATE –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Sicily Meets the World at the Marranzano World Fest (MWF)
(ENGLISH BELOW *) Since its first edition in 2005, MWF has quickly become a point of reference and a meeting point for the diverse environment combining ethnomusicological research with music practice and the popularity and preservation of musical heritage of oral tradition.
Born with the goal of (re) discovering and enhancing Sicilian musical traditions through a fertile confrontation with cultural traditions throughout the world, the MWF is now a unique setting where past and future meet, scientific research and artistic practice, tradition and contemporary, local culture and the global village, rigorous study and pure fun, in the form of values of encounter, exchange and sharing between people, generations, languages and cultures.
The Eighth Edition provides in 2017 an in-depth look at forms and repertoires, executive techniques, styles and specifics of popular songs in Sicily, whether it's voice or polyvocal, in devotional and profane contexts, also by comparing it with choral and traditional repertoires of other regions of Italy and the World
In addition to concerts with prestigious local, national and international guests, the program provides a rich calendar of conferences, presentations and practical workshops to get to know each other closely and experience in-person dances, songs and popular music from Sicily to Campania, Russia to Africa, also passing through Hungary, France, Switzerland and the United States.
www.marranzanoworldfest.org
Etnea Musical Association & MoMu Music World
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MARRANZANO WORLD FEST
8th Edition - Traditions
Catania, Monastery of the Benedictines
September 29 - October 1, 2017
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PREVIEW
Saturday, September 16 - Piazza Federico II
Zoord (Kecskemét, Hungary)
In collaboration with Ursino Buskers
Sunday, September 24 - Monastery of the Benedictines
I Lautari (Catania, Sicily)
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CONCERTS OF THE 8TH EDITION
Friday, September 29 - MARRANZANITE 2017
Meeting of Sicilian Marrangists.
Mike Hentz (Switzerland / Usa)
Olga Prass, Николай Соболев (Moscow, Russia)
Damadakà (Naples, Italy)
Saturday, September 30 - VOICES OF TRADITION
The Pircanti (Catania, Sicily)
Cantors of Malvagna (Messina, Sicily)
Igor Dmitriev and Anna Zhavoronkova (St. Petersburg, Russia)
Còr de la Plana (Marseille, France)
Sunday 1 October - SICILY MEET THE WORLD
Matilde Politi and Simona Di Gregorio (Sicily)
Oumou Sangare & BAND (Bamako, Mali)
AND ALSO...
Inaugural conference on songs of oral tradition in Sicily
Singing, dancing and traditional folk instruments
Crafts musical instruments market
Popular dances in the yard
Sicilian Wines and Foods
… and much more
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TICKETS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS
September 16:
Free admission with voluntary subscription in the hat of Ursino Buskers
24, 29 and 30 September:
Whole € 10,00 + pre-sale
Reduced € 7,00 + d.p. (Under 26, Over 65, AME Subscribers)
Special UniCT € 5,00 (Students and employees of the University of Catania, only at the box office)
Sunday 1st October:
Whole € 15,00 + d.p.
Reduced * € 12,00 + d.p
Subscribers AME € 10,00 + d.p.
Reduced UniCT Special € 8,00 (at the box office you will need to prove to be subscribed)
SUBSCRIPTION "Carnet"
Subscription to 3 concerts, from 29 September to 1 October: € 24,00
By purchasing your subscription by September 24, you are eligible for the Special Reduction for the Lautari Concert.
* All Marranzano World Fest's evenings will be available for purchase for the 43rd season of the Promotion until Oct. 1. About www.ame.ct.it
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Tuesday, September 19, 2017
▶ Rais Khan - morchang maestro | Barmer Boys - Amrano
Rais Khan - morchang maestro - YouTube
Published on Sep 16, 2013 by Amarrass
Rais Khan is a self taught master of the morchang (a Rajasthani folk instrument, also called the chhangg in Gujarat or morsing in southern India). A multi-instrumentalist, he also plays the bhapang, khartaal and beat-boxes as well.. He is part of the group Barmer Boys, and features on the following albums released on Amarrass Records: "At Home: Barmer Boys" debut album; "Live at the Amarrass Desert Music Festival 2011" available on iTunes, Amazon, Flipkart.com, your neighborhood music store, and at www.amarrass.com
Barmer Boys - Amrano | Sofar Odense - YouTube
Published on Sep 14, 2017 by Sofar Sounds
Barmer Boys are the next generation of performers that carry forward the centuries-old musical traditions of the Manganiyars and are the global ambassadors of contemporary Rajasthani folk and Sufi music. The trio meld traditional Sufi and celebratory songs with the acid twang of the morchang (Jewsharp), the staccato rhythm of the dholak (two headed Indian drum) and beatboxing, creating a sound unique to the band! The band's versatility of styles and bubbling energy infuses each performance - from soulful Sufi kalaams to uplifting wedding and celebratory songs, songs of love and remembrance, to boisterous jams with beat-boxing and live DJ sets.
The group formed in 2011, and has performed with a host of world renowned artists including Vieux Farka Tourè, Bombino, BaBa ZuLa and Madou Sidiki Diabatè. They have performed at the Amarrass Desert Music Festival (2011, 2012), The Elders Conference, Escape Festival, Bhakti Samaroh and more. The group made their international debut in 2014 with shows at Roskilde Festival ’14, Borneo World Music Expo ’14, a US debut with a coast-to-coast tour in April ’14, and have been wooing audiences on television screens, cinema halls and festivals in India including MTV CokeStudio Season 3, NH7 Weekender ‘14, IIT Mood Indigo ’14 and Jaipur Literature Festival ’15. Barmer Boys have since toured Canada, Europe and Hong Kong, and featured on BBC Radio's Global Beats program.
- Barmer Boys were featured artists on Season 3 of Coke Studio at MTV India (August 2013)
- Debut album "At Home: Barmer Boys" released in Dec 2012 on Amarrass Records (4 Stars - Songlines)
- Performed at Roskilde Festival 2014 with their set between shows by Outkast and The Rolling Stones!
- Barmer Boys were featured artists on Season 3 of Coke Studio at MTV India (August 2013)
- Debut album "At Home: Barmer Boys" released in Dec 2012 on Amarrass Records (4 Stars - Songlines)
- Performed at Roskilde Festival 2014 with their set between shows by Outkast and The Rolling Stones!
Contact AMARRASS RECORDS ( amarrassrecords@gmail.com) | 011-4666-1200 (Delhi); +1-608-334-0583 (International) for artist bookings, music reviews, interviews and more.
Thursday, September 7, 2017
Relaxation and movement: Francois Cesari and his music stories for children / The DAN MOI Jaw Harp Blog ♫
“I enjoy the fact that I can open up the infinite world of sounds to a new generation”, states Francois Cesari in an email to us. Since 2015 DAN MOI supports the French jaw harp player and percussionist who was part of the trance music band Goayandi for a long time. His new band project is called Watt The Foxxx. When Francois is passionately talking about a new generation, it’s children aged between 6 months and 6 years that he has in mind. For the last 2 years he’s been regularly sharing sound experiences with them. On this mission, too, the instruments from DAN MOI are involved.
more: Relaxation and movement: Francois Cesari and his music stories for children / The DAN MOI Jaw Harp Blog ♫РЕСПУБЛИКАНСКИЙ ФЕСТИВАЛЬ КУЗНЕЦОВ "САТА-УУС" | Republican festival KUZNECOV "SATA-UUS" ... (traditional iron ore and blacksmithing in Siberia)
Республика Саха (Якутия), Нюрбинский район, село Хангаласс. 17-18 августа 2017 года
Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Nyurbinsky district, Khangalass village. August 17-18, 2017
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| Blacksmiths from Suntaar, Bylyy, Yohee Bylyy, Khangalass, Nyurba regions and Yakutsk city in Kangalass (Ynakhsyt) village. |
1. History research of wrought iron development in Sata, meet the witness of metallurgical process.
2. Reconstruction and iron wrought from local ore.
3. Knife competition.
4. Khomus competition.
5. Sale of craftsmen goods.
Фестиваль организован совместными усилиями местных муниципальных образований МО "Хангаласский наслег", глава Николаев Николай Васильевич, МО "Нюрбинский район", и.о. главы Никифоров Иван Прокопьевич, Ассоциации кузнецов и металлургов РС(Я) - Якутское отделение СКР, Президент Бурцев Николай Николаевич, Музея дружбы народов им. К.Д. Уткина, директор Борисов Борис Борисович, Краеведческого музея им. В.А. Петровой, директор Анисимова Зоя Васильевна. Большая благодарность специалисту администрации МО наслега Васильевойа Александре Петровне и егерю Николаеву Николаю Дмитриевичу.
The Festival is organized jointly by the local municipal entities of the moe " hangalasskij nasleg ", head of Nikolaev Nikolay Vasilyevich, mo " Nyurbinsky District ", acting head of nikiforov Ivan Basharin, Association of kuznetsov and metallurgists Rs (I) - yakutsk office oni, President Burtsev Nikolai Nikolayevich, The Museum of friendship of peoples named after. Utkina, director of borisov Boris Borisovich, preservation museum of. Petrova, director of anisimova zoe vasilievna. Great thanks to the specialist of the administration of moe naslega vasilʹevoja Alexander Petrovna and gamekeeper nikolayevu Nicholas Dmitrieviču.
Николай Бурцев (Nikolai Burtcev)
photo album on Facebook
Friday, September 1, 2017
Thursday, August 31, 2017
17 Sept WORKSHOP DI DOROMB e DANZE UNGHERESI con Áron Szilágyi e Zoord | I Workshop di Ursino Buskers 2017; QUARTIERE DEL CASTELLO URSINO, CATANIA, IT
english translation below *
GIORNI E ORARI:DOROMBO :Domenica 17 Settembre dalle 15.00 alle 16.30
DANZE UNGHERESI :Domenica 17 Settembre dalle 16.30 alle 18.00
COSTO 25 euro entrambi ,15 euro DOROMBO e 15 euro DANZE UNGHERESI.
PER ISCRIZIONE VENIRE DA GAMMAZITA (p.zza federico di svevia, 92) CHIUSURA ISCRIZIONI 13 SETTEMBRE
Il Doromb è lo scacciapensieri ungherese, strumento che insieme al violino e al “tapan” (Tamburo bipelle) infiamma le tradizionali danze in cerchio che dalla partendo dalla lontana Transilvania faranno scuotere dal profondo le basole del selciato etneo.
AVVERTENZA: Questi laboratori potrebbero mettere in risonanza corde nascoste del vostro mondo interiore, e farvi scoprire connessioni profonde tra culture di terre lontane come Sicilia ed Europa Orientale.
In collaborazione con MoMu Mondo di Musica e Associazione Musicale Etnea, come anteprima del Marranzano World Fest, che si svolgerà poi a Catania dal 29 settembre al 1 ottobre.
DETTAGLI
Un workshop di DOROMBO per imparare a suonare uno dei più antichi strumenti popolari partendo dalle basi della produzione del suono, fino ad alcune tecniche dinamiche più avanzate, includendo ritmi e melodie tradizionali ungheresi della cultura Moldvan Chango.
ADATTO a principianti tanto quanto per suonatori più esperti.
DETTAGLI
Workshop di danze ungheresi con Zoord.
Venite a provare in prima persona il potere aggregativo delle tradizionali danze in cerchio della cultura Csángó dalla Transilvania!
I membri del gruppo Zoord wi insegneranno tutti i passi e suoneranno dal vivo per accompagnare i danzatori. Tutte le danze sono molto semplici, divertenti ed energetiche. Il laboratorio è adatto anche a chi non ha alcuna esperienza nella danza o senso del ritmo.
L’etnia Csángó [pronunciato "chaan-go”] è formata da una comunità di lingua ungherese che in tempi remoti si è spostata dalla Transilvania (nell’attuale Romania) scavalcando i monti Carpazi per stabilirsi nell’attuale Moldavia. Questa comunità è rimasta dunque relativamente isolata dal resto della popolazione ungherese, ed ha così preservato caratteri molto arcaici nella lingua così come nella musica e nelle danze.
Video: https://youtu.be/
Il Docente: Aron Szilagyi, figlio del celebre inventore e costruttore Zoltan Szilagyi, ha iniziato a suonare all’età di tre anni ed ha potuto imparare dai più importanti virtuosi contemporanei, giungendo alla creazione di uno stile ed una tecnica esecutiva assolutamente unici. Il suo approccio combina le tecniche tradizionali con la sperimentazione che giunge al confine con l’elettronica. Le sue esibizioni dinamiche sono sempre di sicuro impatto sul pubblico che alterna stati di contemplazione meravigliata alla danza scatenata. Ha tenuto corsi e laboratori a Tokio, New York, Delhi, Londra, Parigi, Varsavia, Berlino, Dakar, e in molti altri luoghi, ed ha insegnato fino ad oggi ad almeno 6000 studenti in giro per il mondo.
Concert video: http://www.youtube.com/
Workshop video: http://www.youtube.com/
http://www.youtube.com/
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* english (google translate)
DAYS AND TIMES:
DOROMBO: Sunday, September 17 from 15.00 to 16.30
HUNGARIAN DANCES: Sunday 17 September from 16.30 to 18.00
COST 25 euro both, 15 euro DOROMBO and 15 euro DANCES UNGHERESI.
FOR SUBSCRIBE TO GET FROM GAMMAZITA (eg federico svevia, 92) CLOSING REGISTRATION 13 SEPTEMBER
The Doromb is the Hungarian scacciapensieri, instrument that together with the violin and the "tapan" (Drum bipelle) flashes the traditional dances in the circle that from starting from the far Transylvania will shake from the depths of the bases of the trenches etneo.
WARNING: These workshops could resonate the hidden ropes of your inner world, and make you discover deep connections between cultures of far-reaching lands like Sicily and Eastern Europe.
In collaboration with MoMu World Music and Etnea Music Association, as a preview of the Marranzano World Fest, which will take place in Catania from 29 September to 1 October.
DETAILS
A DOROMBO workshop to learn to play one of the oldest popular instruments from sound production bases, to some of the most advanced dynamic techniques, including Hungarian traditional rhythms and melodies of Moldova's Chango culture.
ADAPT for beginners as much as for more experienced players.
DETAILS
Hungarian dances workshop with Zoord.
Come and try firsthand the aggregate power of the traditional dances in the circle of Csángó culture from Transylvania!
The members of the Zoord group will teach all the steps and play live to accompany the dancers. All dances are very simple, fun and energetic. The lab is also suitable for those who have no experience in dance or sense of rhythm.
The Csángó ethnic group is formed by a Hungarian-speaking community that has moved away from Transylvania (now Romania) to overtaking the Carpathian mountains to settle in present-day Moldavia. Therefore relatively isolated from the rest of the Hungarian population, and thus preserved very archaic characters in the language as well as in music and dances.
Video: https://youtu.be/Mk8POWxav58?t=2m3s
Teacher: Aron Szilagyi, son of the famous inventor and builder Zoltan Szilagyi, started playing at the age of three and was able to learn from the most important virtuoso contemporary, reaching the creation of an absolutely unique style and technique. His approach combines traditional techniques with experimentation reaching the boundary with electronics. His dynamic performances are always sure of impact on the audience that alternates astonished contemplation states with the unleashed dance. He has held courses and workshops in Tokyo, New York, Delhi, London, Paris, Warsaw, Berlin, Dakar and many other places and has taught to date at least 6,000 students around the world.
Concert video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhvt2EMhfsY
Workshop video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtpUn-zdxw4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xiiiHBvr_Y
(Facebook event page) I Workshop di Ursino Buskers 2017
URSINO BUSKERS 2017
FESTIVAL INTERNAZIONALE DI ARTI DI STRADA
15 – 16 – 17 SETTEMBRE
QUARTIERE DEL CASTELLO URSINO, CATANIA
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