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"Here we have an extraordinary album offering jazz interpretations of traditional songs from the Serbian region of Kosovo. They are performed in Serbian language by a young jazz singer whose roots are deep in that tradition with imaginative support by her Austrian trio. What makes this unusual project so beguilling and accessible is the sinceriity, passion and authority of Irina's voice and the creative sensitivity of her accompanists..."   more »

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IRINA KARAMARKOVIC BLOG
Please note that it is in Serbian language

About Irina Karamarkovic Band & "Songs From Kosovo"
(with Stefan Heckel - piano, Wolfram Derschmidt - bass, Viktor Palic - drums)

"Here we have an extraordinary album offering jazz interpretations of traditional songs from the Serbian region of Kosovo. They are performed in Serbian language by a young jazz singer whose roots are deep in that tradition with imaginative support by her Austrian trio. What makes this unusual project so beguilling and accessible is the sinceriity, passion and authority of Irina's voice and the creative sensitivity of her accompanists.

The songs, sometimes simple and sometimes wuite complex, are ostensibly typical folk music themes of love lost and found,. However, there is a broader political dimension reflecting the recent Serb-Kosovan history of a shatttered homeland, society and culture. Such expressions of deep feelings of loss and dislocation have a particularly local resonance. Sadly, of course, these experiences and emotions have their parallels in most countries and give the music powerful relevance beyond the Balkans. You do not need to know the language to realise that Irina is singing the truth."

Bob Weir, Jazz Journal

 

 

   Jazz Thing Review   01.10.09   read more

   Cd-kritik.de Review (Michael Frost)   05.09.09   read more

   Aviva Berlin Review (Kristina Tencic)   10.09   read more

   Musikwoche Review (Manfred Gillig - Degrave)   10.09   read more

   Suedwind Magazin Review (Werner Leiss)   10.09   read more

   Gaesteliste Review (Ulrich Maurer)   18.09.09   read more

   NOEN Review (Leopold Kogler)   14.11.06   read more

   Jazz Zeitung Review (Ursula Gaisa)   13.01.10   read more

   Melodiva Review (Marion Muehle)   20.01.10   read more

 

   Rhythmen - feat. Fabianek, Karamarkovic & Harms   10.2011   read more

   Kronen Zeitung (Matthias Wagner)   08.2011   read more

   Concerto Review (Werner Leiss)   11.2009   read more

   Musikcharts Graz   11.2009   read more

   Jazzzeit (Manfred Horak)   01.05.04   read more

   Steirer Monat   16.11.09   read more

   OE1 Programm   18.09.09   read more

   Kleine Zeitung Review (Otmar Klammer)   23.09.09   read more

   Art Faces Article (Christian Salentinig)   09.2008   read more

   Falter Steiermark Article (Gregor Schenker)   09.2009   read more

   Otmar Klammer   read more

   Kultur Steiermark Article (Christian Salentinig)   12.2007   read more

   Schauspielhaus Graz Article   02.2011   read more

   Radio Helsinki Musikerportrait (Barbara Belic)   10.03.2011   listen

   Interpenetration Festival 2010 Impressions - Faulhait und Langeweile   watch

 

   Jazz Frisson Review (Jean Francois)   22.10.09   read more

   Le Courrier des Balkan Interview (Jean Arnault-Derens)   02.10.09   read more

   Bernard Dreano Article   10.2009   read more

   Syldav Blues Article (Bernard Dreano)   30.11.09   read more

   Radio France Culture Interview (Eros Sana)   05.08.2010   listen

 

   Jazzin.rs Review (Zlatan Dimitrijevic)   07.12.09   read more

   Etnoumlje Review (Marija Vitas)   read more

   Etnoumlje Interview (Nikola Glavinic & Oliver Djordjevic)   read more

   EU Cultura Interview (Daniela Dobozanovic)   05.2010   read more

   Vesti Video (Vesna Lovrec & Jaka Stuchly)   watch

   Politika Article (Vojislav Pantic)   12.12.09   read more

   "Randevu s muzikom" - Radio Novi Sad Interview (Nikola Glavinic)   11.2009   listen

   Vesti Article (Ana Boskovic)   24.11.09   read more