After two sold out concerts at fortyfivedownstairs SARAY ILUMINADO
RETURNS TO LAUNCH ITS FIRST FULL LENGTH CD AT THE BOîte World Music
Café. Supported by brilliant young Bosnian accordion player Dino
Kočić. Admission: Full $22, Concession $16, Under 16 yo $10
Bookings: 03 9417 1983 or http://www.trybooking.com/DOUB
[http://www.trybooking.com/DOUB] Venue: Boite World Music Café, 1
Mark Street, Fitzroy North, www.boite.com.au Band:
www.sarayiluminado.com “Hauntingly evocative music and songs from
Bosnia and Herzegovina and Sephardic Jewish Romances thrilled the
audience” MaryLou Jelbart, Fortyfivedownstairs “Trifkovic seemed
to carry us all across time and distance, into a world entirely made
of her haunting voice.” Chetna Prakash, The Big Smoke Online
Magazine Saray Iluminado’s first full-length album “Nightingales
in the Rose Garden” explores the musical traditions of Sevdah and
Sephardic music and delves into the alchemy of the Balkan soul. The
sounds of Saray Iluminado are a musical mirror revealing the four
reflections of the Balkan spirit: the Slavic, the Ottoman, the
Mediterranean and the Jewish. Nela’s wailing vocals intertwine with
Ernie’s soaring violin and mandolin sounds. William’s distinctive
and deft rhythmic patterns on oud create an intimate dialogue with the
mournful sounds of Kelly’s ney flute. This album is the continuation
of Saray Iluminado’s recent musical journey: its repertoire
celebrates the rich traditions of the cosmopolitan artistic Balkan
cities such as Sarajevo and Mostar. Ensemble members and guest artist:
Nela Trifkovic (voice) is a Bosnian-Australian composer and singer
brought up singing Sevdah and Sephardic music with her father’s
bands in south-eastern Bosnia and, later, in Sarajevo and Belgrade.
She arrived in Australia during the Bosnian war and went on to study
music at WAAPA, followed by a PHD in composition at the VCA. Ernie
Gruner (violin, mandolin, voice) is Australia's leading Klezmer and
Sephardic musician and has been profiled in Seth Jordan's book on
world music in Australia. He appeared on ABC TV’s “Spicks and
Specks”, performs regularly with Bohemian Nights, and has recorded
Sephardic music with Soleluna and Melisma. William Thompson (oud,
lute, voice) is drawn to the music of ex-Yugoslavia, as well as Balkan
and Mediterranean music. He has performed Sephardic music with
medieval music ensemble Troveresse, and has appeared as a soloist with
the Astra Chamber Music Ensemble. Kelly Dowall’s (ney, clarinet,
dayereh) studies of the ney flute have led her to Istanbul, and a more
recent involvement with Sevdah in Sarajevo. Kelly has performed with
traditional and contemporary world music groups including the
Australian Arabic Orchestra, Muziz, Kashkul Ensemble, Tulip Garden and
the Transbalkan Express. Dino Kočić (accordion) has held the title
of the national champion in several genres of accordion music. He has
performed extensively in Australia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and has
been an integral part of several documentary shows on Sevdah music in
Bosnia and Herzegovina and in diaspora. This project is supported by
the VCA and MCM’s Graduate Mentorship program, which is made
possible by the State Government through Creative Victoria.
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