Hot Pstromi's "Borsht with Bread, Brothers" European Tour
Yale Strom and Hot Pstromi are taking their brilliantly spontaneous and authentic Klezmer music to countries across Europe throughout March 2008. The group will be playing songs from their highly praised album, "Borsht with Bread, Brothers" EUCD2102.
Yale Strom (centre) with Hot Pstromi members Norbert Stachel and Peter Stan
Hot Pstromi formed in 1982 and began making music inspired by Yale Strom's research from the previous year, when he trekked for 12 months throughout the former East Bloc countries searching for unknown, unpublished (and most often, unwritten) klezmer and Yiddish tunes.
The band have a distinct sound that mixes the authentic field recordings Yale had gathered with new compositions and a lot of improvisation. Strom believes that to merely preserve and recreate Klezmer and Yiddish tunes of the past does a disservice to the art form: "...when you listen to the cuts on this recording, you will hear improvisation from all the band members - the arrangements here are spontaneous, unique and pay service to the past while creating something fresh and new."
International music producer and composer on ARC Music label wins a second Grammy award
Immensely talented and respected in his field, Robin Hogarth's musicianship has for a second time received high recognition by the international Grammy Awards judges with "African Spirit", by The Soweto Gospel Choir. The album, which was produced by Robin, won the "Best Traditional World Music Album" award at the 50th Grammy awards held in Los Angeles on the 10th February 2008. He also produced the Choir's previous album "Blessed", which too won the Grammy at the 2007 awards.
Robin has over 50 albums to his credit, including World Moods albums with the likes of Peter Gabriel and Enigma, ARC Music albums "Tribal Beatz of Africa", "South African Gospel" and "Ancient Civilisations of Southern Africa", to name just a few. His music has been used in film and TV productions in almost every country in the world.
He has worked within African and World music for many years, and is involved in developing new recording approaches to both technically capture African choral and playing techniques, and to develop in the studio the capacity to reproduce the level of excitement and live communication of African music.
Robin's projects currently underway are diverse and numerous. He says, "Every day brings new challenges, and new and wonderful music, rhythm and cultural panoramas: I love what I do as it continually opens up new futures, and the adventure is ever changing".
He has worked on more than 20 ARC Music albums all to a beautiful result. Listeners will find the CDs he has produced, often featuring genuine African tribal musicians or unrecorded choir groups, excellently capture the culture and energy of the people.
We at ARC Music are very proud and happy that Robin's abilities as a composer, producer and musician are recognised and appreciated by the prestigious Grammy Awards. Congratulations from all of us to him, his team and the choir!
Hossam and Serena Ramzy performing in Bath in April
The Persian-Egyptian-Turkish Dance & Music Festival is being held in Bath, at The Assembly Rooms and the University of Bath, from the 18th to the 20th April 2008. The event will feature workshops, seminars and performances of beautiful exotic music and dance. Hossam Ramzy, with his Egyptian Orchestra will be performing in concert, accompanied by stunning dance from his wife Serena Ramzy and her troupe.
Hossam is famous for his brilliant Egyptian sounds - he has collaborated with and produced albums for a multitude of famous artists including Jimmy Page and Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin, The Gipsy Kings and Peter Gabriel. He has released over 45 albums (just search the ARC Music site for "Hossam Ramzy" to see his collection) and has toured and performed across the world with Serena. It will be an un-missable event mixing the flavours of Persian, Egyptian and Turkish music and dance to educate, entertain and enchant.
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