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Saturday, January 26, 2019
Zina Bozzay on Vadalma's Debut Album Music of Elderflowers: Music From Hungary

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Vadalma is a transcontinental trio that performs new arrangements of Hungarian traditional songs. The group just released an excellent debut album, Music of Elderflowers. Vadalma is led by singer / composer / ethnomusicologist Zina Bozzay. Zina joins us to share her wealth of knowledge about Hungarian music, and to introduce us to the music of Vadalma. We'll also hear some of the source recordings that inspired the trio's versions - including some of Zina's own field recordings.

Links:

Vadalma: http://www.zinabozzay.com/vadalma

Like and Follow Vadalma on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vadalmamusic/

Vadalma's Debut Album, Music of Elderflowers: http://www.zinabozzay.com/shop

Zina Bozzay: http://www.zinabozzay.com

Zina Bozzay's Hungarian Music and Dance Resource List: http://www.zinabozzay.com/resources

This Week's Playlist:

(* = new)

The Chills: Kaleidoscope World / Kaleidoscope World / Flying Nun Records
GIG: White Eagle Hall, Jersey City, Friday Feb 22

Imanda Diamanta: Skanēt Skan / Various Artists: Folk and Great Tunes from Latvia / *

Novo Tono: Umi e Iko / Panorama Paradise / Creativeman Disc

Kalàscima: Ballamundi / K / *

Sourdure: L'Escribòta / L'Espròva / *

Evritiki Zygia: Syngathisto / Live at Saristra Festival / Teranga Beat / *

Kelly Thoma: Tremei To Fylokardi Mou (My Heart is Trembling) / Ama Kopasoun Oi Kairoi (As The Winds Die Down) / *
Featuring Vassilis Stavrakakis

Rodopi Ensemble: Margoudi / Thraki – Thrace – the Paths of Dionysus / ARC Music / *

Banda: Ftaček / Telegrafy / *

Amsterdam Klezmer Band & Söndörgő​: Seven / Szikra

Janusz Prusinowski Kompania: Masz Marysiu obałka (Oberek for Marysia) / Po śladach (In the Footsteps) / *

Krzikopa: Karliku, Karliku / Krzikopa / *
From the Polish region of Silesia

Zina Bozzay: Interview

Muzsikás: Széki Táncrend - Programme Of Dances From Szék / Élő Népzene I (Living Hungarian Folk Music 1) / Hungaraton

Vadalma: Esik Eső / Music of Elderflowers / *

Young Singer: Kaszálimba / Field Recording

Vadalma: Kaszálimba / Music of Elderflowers / *

Women Singing: Régi Szeretömér' / Field Recording
Weaving song / title means "From My Old Love"

Vadalma: Régi Szeretömér'

Singer From Central Transylvania: Magasan Repül a Daru / Field Recording
The Crane Flies High

Vadalma: Magasan Repül a Daru / Music of Elderflowers / *

Vadalma: Stica / Music of Elderflowers / *

Vadalma: Te Azt Hiszed / Music of Elderflowers / *

Vadalma: Uccu, Kislány / Music of Elderflowers / *
From Southern Transdanubia / featuring Agócs Gergely on the Transdanubian long flute or "shepherd's flute"

Vadalma: Sej-Haj / Music of Elderflowers / *
From Hungary's Great Plains

Vadalma: Bíró Uram / Music of Elderflowers / *
From Hungarian speaking southern Slovakia / featuring guest Navratil Andrea

Vadalma: Még Az úton / Music of Elderflowers / *

Odpoczno: Jade Ja Se / Odpoczno / Audio Cave / *

Żywiołak: Soul Invictus / Single / Karrot Kommando / *

Mimmo Epifani: Traccia / Putiferio / Finisterre / *

Valentin Clastrier and Steven Kamperman: La Vie / Fabuloseries / Home Records

Cätlin Mägi: Sookraakadi / Mu Pill Parmupill / *

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