a r t i s t : Alejandro Franov
t i t l e : Khali
d a t e : 2007
l a b e l : Staubgold
g e n r e : Instrumental
r l s. d a t e : Oct/2007
t r a c k s : 13
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 57,9 MB
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Argentinian songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Alejandro
Franov is one of the key figures of the alternative folk and
world music scene of his country, brought to worldwide
critical acclaim by singer/sonwriter and actress Juana Molina.
Franov collaborated with Juana Molina on three of her albums,
"Segundo" (2000), "Tres Cosas" (2002) and "Son" (2006). With
"Khali" Staubgold is proud to present his first worldwide
release, after five solo albums which have only been released
in South America and Japan.
"Khali" which is mainly based on three instruments - the
African mbira, the Paraguayan harp arpa and the Indian sitar -
is the result of Franov's studies in African and Arabic music,
especially the music of the Shona from Zimwbabwe. He carefully
combines these unique instruments with percussion, voices and
minimal electronics in order to create a comfortably floating
stream of world music in the purest sense, hardly relating to
any certain country or region.
On the one hand "Khali" is the name of the Croatian island
where Franov's grandfather was born, on the other hand it's
taken from the tabla rhythm cycle of Hindustani music, and
it's the name of a Hindu goddess.
Born in 1972, today Alejandro Franov is one of the most
important musicians in Argentina. His unique musical talent
has attracted many artists and led to collaborations with
Juana Molina, Liliana Herrero,
Fernando Kabusacki, Mono Fontana, Santiago Vasquez, Seiichi
Yamamoto (Rovo, ex-Boredoms), Yuji Katsui (Rovo), Kama Aina
and many more.
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01-Micerino Alap [01:36]
02-Micerino Tema [02:44]
03-Shumba [04:27]
04-Gandanga [02:40]
05-Pasando El Mar [03:40]
06-Khali [02:07]
07-Sumatra [06:24]
08-Luxor [04:15]
09-Isis [03:10]
10-Nyamaropa [04:02]
11-Sudan [08:06]
12-Cuentos [02:48]
13-Karigamombe [04:32]
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50:31 min