18-01-2008 Hooverphonic Nederland - Utrecht - Tivoli 19-01-2008 Naõ sou Malouco Belgium - CC Lokeren - Favela Força (capoeira, dance, world music Brazil) - www.mundialproductions.nl 24-01-2008 Hooverphonic Nederland - Eindhoven - De Effenaar Grote Zaal
04-03-2008 Mafalda Arnauth Nederland - Den Haag - De Regentes 05-03-2008 Mafalda Arnauth Nederland - Amsterdam - Concertgebouw 12-03-2008 Cristina Branco Nederland - Eindhoven Airport Zaal - Muziekcentrum Frits Philips 20-03-2008 Tcheka France - Festival de jazz de Grenoble - Saint-Martin 23-03-2008 Cristina Branco Nederland - De Meervaart
01-04-2008 Mineral Jazz # 5 Mineral Jazz Club, Onderbergen 25, Gent, 20.30, 5 euro www.handelsbeurs.be 20-04-2008 Sara Tavares Luxembourg - Philharmonie 23-04-2008 Sara Tavares Belgium - CC Hasselt 24-04-2008 Sara Tavares Belgium - Turnhout - De Warande 26-04-2008 Sara Tavares Belgium - Stadsschouwburg Leuven 27-04-2008 Sara Tavares Belgium - Arenbergschouwburg Antwerp
07-05-2008 Pedro Caldeiro Cabral Belgium - Antwerpen - De Singel 09-05-2008 Mariza Portugal - Lisboa - Torre de Belem - 7 Maravilhas EDP
27-06-2008 Couleur Café Music Festival at "Thurn & Taxis" in Brussel with Arsenal, MC Solaar, James Deano, Le Peuple de l'Herbe, Jimmy Cliff and Kery James 28-06-2008 Couleur Café Music Festival at "Thurn & Taxis" in Brussel with Arsenal, MC Solaar, James Deano, Le Peuple de l'Herbe, Jimmy Cliff and Kery James 29-06-2008 Couleur Café Music Festival at "Thurn & Taxis" in Brussel with Arsenal, MC Solaar, James Deano, Le Peuple de l'Herbe, Jimmy Cliff and Kery James . Act of Zucchero
A simple melody can touch all people over the world. Life is like playing an instrument. The older you get the better you play.
11-01-2008
France - Solal - Moonshine Sessions
Luna's song - first single Philippe Cohen Solal - album Moonshine Sessions
The thing I like in music is when people look straight, but inside they are wild. Tango musicians are like that. And bluegrass musicians are also like that. They look very straight. But behind the curtain its, like, moonshine. Philippe Cohen Solal
The Moonshine Sessions - a new album from Philippe Cohen Solal, French composer, DJ/producer, co-founder of Gotan Project - is as unexpected as it is remarkable. Mostly self-composed, recorded near Nashville with an ensemble of virtuoso musicians, and devoid of dance beats or electronica, this is an album of purest acoustic country music. Haunting, beautifully simple, unobtrusively emotional, atmospheric and strangely contemporary, its a piece of creative risk taking that has paid off dramatically.
Beirut interpret gypsy folk from an indie perspective. At the center of the group is 22-year-old prodigy Zach Condon, who delves deep into traditional roots music from Eastern Europe and the Balkans as well as the mariachi of his native Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was first introduced to gypsy folk music through the films of director Emir Kusturica (Time of the Gypsies, Underground). Rather than trying to merely copy gypsy songs, he borrows its sounds to make emotive pop that's full of joy, sadness and longing. On the band's 2006 debut, The Gulag Orkestar, Condon takes a DIY approach where he sings and plays most of the instruments (saxophone, clarinet, mandolin, accordion and others). His very original take on regional folk brought Beirut critical acclaim, while their live shows -- complete with full brass and string sections -- drew international audiences throughout North America and Europe. On his sophomore album, The Flying Club Cup, with its decidedly French cabaret flair, Condon teamed up with multitalented violinist-producer Owen Pallett of Final Fantasy.
