2005_____Choose and click your album_____2007
For some complete tunes, have a little taste check our myspace : Gadji Gadjo MySpace page
To listen to the beginning of each tune go to bluetracks.ca : Bluetracks
New: video of the release of the album "Sur Le Toit des Voisins" at "Lion d'Or" the 19th october 2007 : Click here
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First album of Gadji-Gadjo : Éponyme
Album Date of Release : 15 june 2005
(This is the english text of the first album, found in the cd booklet) :
It's with love and respect for the cultures of Eastern Europe that we play our instruments without any pretense except for the one that gives us pleasure tickling your ears.
DANCE, SING, PARTY... UNITE !! And if you get lost in the moment, our hearts will be filled with pleasure.
Let the festivities begin !
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Samples of self-titled first album released the 15th june 2005 :
Bluetracks - Gadji-Gadjo
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1. Mazel Tov: klezmer traditional.
2. Femme Caravan: « to all the women of Eastern Europe, your faces are splendid », composer : Mélanie Bergeron.
3. Tarra's Freilach, composer : Dave Tarras
4. Papirosn: Klezmer traditional While returning from Budapest: traditional
5 À la Poursuite d'Osman, composer : Mélanie Bergeron
6 Infernal Business Machine, composer : Ivan Bamford : « composed in the memory of the Tzigane people oppressed with the silent participation and consent of IBM »
7 Kavadorsko Horo: Bulgarian traditional
8 Reel du Mouton Noir, composer : Jean Desrochers : « dedicated to cultures who maintain their musics and cultures even in the heart of oppression »
9 Danse Tzigane: Gypsy traditional
10 Da Jivesh v moreto, composer : Ivan Bamford : « Dedicated to al those who live on boats »
11 Hava Nagila: Klezmer traditional
12 Le Vol, composer : Jean-Sébastien Leblanc : « What if one starry night you were able to fly and travel to lands far away… »
13 Cécek Cojak: Macedonian traditional often used in wedding ceremonies.
14: Odessa Bulgare: Bulgarian traditional Ulan Mazurka: traditional.
Musicians on the Éponyme Album of Gadji-Gadjo :
Mélanie Bergeron : chromatic accordion
Pierre-Olivier Dufresne : violin/mandolin
Jean-Sébastien Leblanc : clarinet/bass clarinet
Jean Desrochers : Guitar
Mathieu Deschenaux : Double-Bass
Ivan Bamford : Percussion
Special guest on « Le Vol » : Miguel Medina : cajon
Recorded at Sonic Waves studio and studio 70 of Radio-Canada
Sound Engineer, Mastering and moral upkeep: Marc Doiron
Produced by Gadji-Gadjo
Art and graphic design: Eva Rollin
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Second album of Gadji-Gadjo : Sur Le Toit Des Voisins (On the Neighbors Roof)
Date of Release : 19th october 2007
We are proud to present the second album we promised. Stirred intensely together August 2007, the album exploded onto the scene 19th October 2007 at the Lion d’Or in Montreal. The 1st album was released 15th June 2005, so we’re due! And you’ll love dancing to both!
Recorded and mixed be Robert Langlois, with illustrations yet again by the wonderful Eva Rollin, and produced Mange-Ta-Main!/Outside Music, this album is titled Sur la Toit des Voisins(on the neighbours roof).
This second Opus is again inspired by Klezmer and Tzigane. But the new repertoire explores further the use of instruments less exploited such as the bass clarinet, glockenspiel, bowed bass and voice. We present five traditional tunes and eight compositions. The album will leave you spellbound with its improvisations, arrangements and animated harmonies and you’ll always by its ardour and passion.
You’ll also discover several other influences throughout Sur le Toit des Voisins. Acoustic and dynamic, you may notice traces of jazz, classical, South American, traditional Quebec and more! Virtuosic energetic musicians, and exciting an album…you’ll be dancing at first listen !
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Samples of the second album "Sur Le Toit des Voisins", released the 19th Octobre 2007 : Bluetracks - Sur le Toit des Voisins
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This is the english text of the second album, found in the cd booklet :
1. Sher Evreiskii Nardnii Tanets : Ukranian traditional song.
2. Perds-Pas Ta Langue !, compo. Jean-Sébastien Leblanc; « Evokes the pride of the Québecois culture and also a tip of the hat to instrumentalists who use their tongues at phenomonal speeds. »
3. Au-Delà du Riel, compo. Pierre-Olivier Dufresne; « To all those who have been deported, losing their families, friends and abodes and who manage to continue regardless. In the memory of Louis Riel and all the other defenders of liberty. »
4. Treize Ânes Pour Ovide, compo. Ivan Bamford ; « A story about a man who exchanges his wife for 13 donkeys. Watch out ! »
5. Da Zna Zora, Bosnian drinking song which says « If the sunset knew who I kissed this night, never would it return ! »
6. OctoberBurreckFest, Serbian traditional song.
7. L’Olivier de Bohème, compo. Mélanie Bergeron ; « Thousands of small silver leaves deliciously balanced in the wind. The sad news: this tree dies very young. Life is too fast, love it while you can ! »
8. Rêverie Éphémère, compo. Jean-Sébastien Leblanc : « For all the moments when the spirit is freed from the body to adventure the unknown. »
9. Gargantuburlesque, compo. Mélanie Bergeron ; « A huge house, each room with different cultures, influences and colours. And there is us in the middle pushed by a Gargantaburlesian force ! »
10. Allegro Diabolico, compo. Jean Desrochers ; « An alchemists masterpiece : Tzigane diamonds mixed with heavy metal !! »
11. Bihav Hai Tshito Ande Phuv, compo. or Balkan traditional : URS Karpatz.
12. Zettler Vasser, compo. : Bill Averbach.
13. La Tempête des Corneilles, compo. Pierre-Olivier Dufresne ; « It is said that the arrival of the crows brings about the last snowstorm. »
Musicians on the Sur Le Toit Des Voisins (On the Neighbors Roof) of Gadji-Gadjo :
Mélanie Bergeron : chromatic accordion
Pierre-Olivier Dufresne : violin
Jean-Sébastien Leblanc : clarinet/bass clarinet
Jean Desrochers : Guitar
Mathieu Deschenaux : Double-Bass
Ivan Bamford : Percussion
Special guest on « Perds-pas ta langue ! » : Lysandre Champagne : Trumpet
Recorded and Mixed at Studio 270, Montreal (16th to 31st August)
Sound Engineer, Mixing and Good Jokes: Robert Langlois
Mastering : Jim Rabchuck Produced by Gadji-Gadjo
Art and graphic design: Eva Rollin
Mange-ta-Main ! Productions
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