MILOKRAJ 2015 one sheet EDIT (press)

MARTA TOPFEROVA & MILOKRAJ New music that draws from Czech & Slavic folklore, jazz & chamber elements Singer and composer Marta Topferova has recently returned to her homeland, the Czech Republic, in order to conceive and launch an ensemble of Czech and Slavic music -­‐ Milokraj -­‐ meaning "beloved land". The result is a collection of stunning original songs, featuring an all-­‐star Eastern European line up: Slovak violinist Stanislav Palúch, Moldavian cimbalom player Marcel Comendant, Czech guitarist David Dorůžka and Slovak bassist Robert Ragan. Their debut CD was funded by the Czech Ministry of Culture as well as Prague’s City Hall, and ranked among the top ten groups on the World Music Charts Europe. Within a short time, Milokraj has become an in-­‐demand group in the Czech Republic, and toured Poland, Germany, UK, Hungary, Netherlands, Belgium and Austria.
The ensemble features:
Marta Topferova – vocals & compositions
Stanislav Palúch – violin
Marcel Comendant – cimbalom
David Dorůžka – guitar
Robert Ragan -­‐ bass www.martatopferova.com
www.milokraj.com "Very beautiful songs" -- Robert Browning, World Music Institute, New York
"I am very pleased that there is a project whose goal is to bring Czech and Moravian
music into a global context." -- Petr Doruzka, Czech National Radio, Prague
FEBRUARY 2014
DEVIL’S TALE l ADRIAN RASO & FANFARE CIOCARLIA CANADA/ROMANIA (ASPHALT TANGO)
LE GRAND KALLE l JOSEPH KABASELE DR CONGO (STERN’S)
TALES FROM A FORGOTTEN CITY l MOSTAR SEVDAH REUNION BOSNIA&HERZEGOVINA (WORLD CONNECTION)
KALI CITY l KARIM BAGGILI FEAT. LE TRIO JOUBRAN BELGIUM/PALESTINE (HOMERECORDS)
GALIZA l KEPA JUNKERA SPAIN (FOLMUSIC)
TRADITION 2.1 l KORRONTZI SPAIN (BAGA-BIGA)
MILOKRAJ l MARTA TÖPFEROVA & TOMAS LISKA
CZECHIA (SUPRAPHON)
ESKO JÄRVELÄ EPIC MALE BAND l ESKO JÄRVELÄ EPIC MALE BAND FINLAND (SIBA)
LO TESTAMENT l MARA ARANDA I SOLTAGE SPAIN (CARONTE)
ANGOLA SOUNDTRACK VOL.2 l V.A.
ANGOLA (ANALOG AFRICA)
©giftmusic 2014
The W ORLD MUSIC CHARTS EUROPE Panel: Austria: Albert Hosp (ORF), Johann Kneihs (ORF); Belgium: Didier Melon (RTBF), Zjakki Willems (vrt);
Czech Republic: Petr Doruzka (VLTAVA); Estonia: Tonu T imm (Vikkerr aadio); Finland:, Hendrik Svahn (YLE Radio Vega), Marten Holm (YLE,Radio Vega),
Har ri Tuominen (YLE); France: Laurence Aloir (RFI), Her vé Riesen (Le Mouv/Radio France), Bintou Simpor e (Radio Nova); Germany: Klaus F rederking
(NDR), Fr ancis Gay (WDR-Funkhaus Eur opa) , Gülbahar Kültür (Radio Br emen), Jay Rutledge (Bayerischer Rundfunk), Johannes Theurer (Rundfunk BerlinBrandenburg); Greece: Gior gos Mar kakis (), Manos Tzanakakis (Globalistas); Hungary: Balázs Weyer (MR3-Bartok), László Marton (); Ireland: Gerry
Godley ( RTE) ; Italy: Marcello Lorrai (Popolar e Milano), Paolo Fer rar i (Popolare Fir enze); Latvia: Gita Lancere (Radio Latvia) ; Ilmars Slapins (Radio NABA,
Rigas Slaiks); Netherlands: Bas Springer (NTR); Norway: Arne Berg ( nr k), Sigbjörn Nedland (nrk); Poland: W ojciech Ossowski (Polski Radio 3), Kleszcz
Wlodzimierz (Polski Radio RCKL); Portugal: Nuno Sar dina (RDP Africa); Romania: Irina Hasnas (RBA) ; Russia: Artemy Troitsky (FM Dostoyewsky); Serbia:
Bojan Djordjevic (Radio B92), Ivana Komadina (Radio Belgrade 2); Slovakia: Vladimìr Potancok(Radio_FM) ; Slovenia: Drago Vovk ( SRAKA); Spain: JoseMiguel Lopez (RNE 3), Lara Lopez (RNE), Albert Reguant (Ona de Sants Montjuic 94,6); Switzerland: Jean Mar c Baehler (RSR Couleur 3), Marianne
Berna (DRS3); United Kingdom: Lopa Kothari (BBC 3) , Max Reinhardt (BBC 3), DJ Ritu (BBC).