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NADISHANA TRIO (Nadishana – Armin Metz – Steve Shehan) "Far&Near" CD out!

Posted on August 16th, 2011 by jsurba.
Categories: Kuzhebar Design, music instruments, Nadishana.

http://nadishana.com/cd – order CD (digipak) and listen to all samples
http://nadishana.com/fn_mp3 download @ artist website(much appreciated!)
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/nadishanatrio – download @ cdbaby
http://bit.ly/FarAndNear – download @ iTunes

Innovative world fusion, unique style and virtuosity, unusual traditional and self-created instruments!

Nadishana – dzuddahord, hybrid kaval, futujara, hu-lu-si, bansuri, duclar, khomus, utar, tambujira, 1tone drum, mouthbow, various perc, sounds.
Armin Metz – 6-string fretless and fretted basses
Steve Shehan – self-constructed percussion kit, brushes, hang drum, spacedrum, sagattes, kendang, steel drums, hadgini, tuned udus, piano, likembe, conga, calabash, handsonic, knong wong, various perc.
Artwork – Julia Surba

"On their first album together, the members of "Nadishana Trio" bring to the recording studio an original repertory that has been captivating audiences for more than four years of performances in prestigious venues and festivals. What has been forged through collective interactions, now becomes an original concept that captures the spirit of their fruitful kinship.
Vladiswar Nadishana, the founder of the project, is a multidisciplinary Siberian artist with a deep knowledge of ethnomusicology, playing more than 100 instruments. He is joined by master percussionist Steve Shehan, a legendary world music innovator, member of the famous Hadouk Trio, and bass player Armin Metz, versed in different styles, from electronica, pop, to world fusion. The title of the album is a suggestive metaphor of their creative road map: "Far" is geographical distance, but also it is about traditions, a journey to an ancient time when music was evolving as a fundamental ingredient of human culture, while "Near" evokes spatial closeness, neighborhood, the fresh modernistic flavor intersected with its "Far" counterpart.
The variety of the musical themes and instruments we hear is impressive. There are original compositions along with skilled solos contributed by all three multi –instrumentalists who distill and blend layers of "Far" and "Near" in a polychromatic panoply composed of a wide array of influences and sources. We are taken to explore a world of harmonies infused by a cross-cultural symbiosis that resonates with the innermost chords of the soul.
Flowing happily like a mountain spring, the invigorating "Water song", opens the journey. As the musical flow progresses we pass through a mysterious "Hidden Door", reaching the "Vast lands" of the "Sanskar Valley", charmed by a mellow "Overtone story" , before "Riding north" surrounded by the dark melodious voice of the bass.
Then comes the silky "Far and Near", a melody you wish it never ends, and the ritual-like "Kuzhebarsko Horo" reminiscent of ancestral East-European circle dances. The inspiration flies high when the adventure slows pace with the delicate oriental beauty of the "Urhat", in which Nadishana’s sensuous kaval narrates an emotional intense melody. In tune with him, Armin Metz weaves rich bass tones, swirling like a snake made of velvet sounds, while sound wizard percussionist Steve Shehan radiates lights and shadows, whispers and silence, deepening the mystery.
But "Far&Near" is also an enriching sonic experience for listeners, as the album showcases a rich variety of percussion , woodwind and chords instruments of different origins, some of them invented by the musicians themselves . It is a momentary return to the sources of music when the humanity was closer to the nature than today. At the end of this fabulous journey, the three fellow storytellers leave us enchanted by the pure joy they shared with passion and virtuosity all along the way. From every angle, "Far and Near" is a vivid illustration of Longfellow’s words: "Music is the universal language of mankind."
Stefan Bocioaca
www.jazzworldquest.com

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New custom Shaman Drum with pyrography on holder

Posted on August 13th, 2011 by jsurba.
Categories: design, drums, Julia Surba, music instruments, pyrography.

Shaman drum: David&Roman Drums
Pyrography: Julia Surba
Diameter: 45 cm

similar drums are available in our music instruments shop
here

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Fotoreport from our visit to launeddas festival in Villaputzu, Sardinia 2011

Posted on August 8th, 2011 by jsurba.
Categories: festivals, foto, music instruments, Nadishana.

pictures by Julia Surba

                         Nadishana & Andrea Pisu

Sardinien 110

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Frame drums with Henna Art

Posted on July 14th, 2011 by jsurba.
Categories: drums, Henna Art, henna painting, Julia Surba, Kuzhebar Design, music instruments.

Tuneable frame drum "Orange Flower"
diameter 42 cm with henna design
Frame drum: David & Roman Drums
Henna art: Julia Surba

Tuneable frame drum "Dream of India"
diameter 42 cm with henna design (henna on)
Frame drum: David & Roman Drums
Henna art: Julia Surba

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Shaman Drum “Shuhur”

Posted on July 6th, 2011 by jsurba.
Categories: Ancient Kuzhebar, drums, Henna Art, Julia Surba, music instruments.

In mythology of Ancient Kuzhebar Shuhur is a water spirit. It was usually presented as a water bird or a woman with bird attributes.

Shaman tuneable drum made by David&Roman Drums
drum diameter 50cm, deer skin
Henna Art by Julia Surba

You can order Shuhur shaman drum in our shop with rare ethnic music instruments

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Video presentation of a snake didgeridoo with pyrography

Posted on July 3rd, 2011 by jsurba.
Categories: Julia Surba, Kuzhebar Design, music instruments, Pyrography Art.

Snake compact didg
didg made by Yoram Sivan
Pyrography by Julia Surba http://art-ethno.com
Played by Marc Miethe didgesbrew.de
material: birch wood
key: D#, Toot: G
total length: 1,5 m
size of the compact model: 25 x 46 cm

you can buy this didg here