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Bazar Blå
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En Svensk akustisk gruppe, ikke meget sang men en masse legen med musikinstrumenter som vi normalt ikke
hører ret meget til.

Bio: Swedish roots, a unique set of instruments and wide-open interest in other cultures. This groundbreaking
trio has over the last few years done tours, festival performances and musical collaborations in Denmark, Norway,
Spain, Iran, England, Belgium, Switzerland, America, Mexico etc. Their latest CD - Lost was released in 2009.
Previously they have released three studio productions - Nysch (2004) was nominated for a Grammis in Sweden
and won the Danish Music Awards as best foreign folk-album, Tripfolk (2000) and Nordic City (1998 – nominated
for Grammis), and one live recording - Live (2003). Fascinated listeners and audiences all over the world have
very well received all of these productions. Bazar Blå is one of the leading bands on the new folkmusic-scene in
sweden. Their original compositions are clearly influenced by swedish traditions and heritage but always with a
very modern touch of rhythms and soundscapes. Coming from different musical backgrounds each member brings
very individual experiences to the band. This specific blend of personalities, repertoire and fantastic musicianship
is what gives their music its unmistakeable character. With percussion – from darbouka to kanjira via wooden-box
– nyckelharpa (a medieval swedish folk instrument) and bass-guitars there are many ways to travel with Bazar
Blå. The result is a distinctly new folk-music which the trio calls Transglobal Tripfolk - Music inspired by traditions
from all over the world with the ambition to invite you as a listener on a trip through time and space.

Members:
Johan Hedin - Nyckelharpa,
Björn Meyer - ac.& electric 6-string bass,
Fredrik Gille - Percussion

Influences: “Our urge to evolve, as musicians and as a group, makes us open for any ideas that promote new
ways of expressing ourselves musically. It is not always a conscious search – very often something simple and
unexpected like a few nice sounding notes, a strange drum or a new way to use the bow can trigger the
imagination.
The sounds of a minaret-singer in Teheran, elevator-music in a Stockholm hotel, a squeaky radio in a taxi in
Bombay or serious studies in playing techniques or cultural traditions, all in their own way, add to our musical
evolution. It is much like ants constructing their hill. You happen to pass by a straw, you like it and bring it home
to see where – and how – it fits.” -Bazar Blå
Record Label: Bazaarpool Records /Xcource

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