cassol, hatzigeorgiou, galland & friends

aka balkan moon / alefba

[1] recorded live at flagey (brussels), june 26, 2014, at the festival de wallonia
[2] recorded live at the cathedral of tournai, august 30, 2014 and at kvs (brussels), april 4, 2014

  fabrizio cassol: alto saxophone
  michel hatzigeorgiou: fender jazz bass
  stéphane galland: drums
guests
  tcha limberger: violin & vocals  (aka balkan moon)  (alefba)
  nedyalko nedyalkov: kaval  (aka balkan moon)
  tima nedyalkova: vocals  (aka balkan moon)
  fabian fiorini: piano  (aka balkan moon)
  vladimir karparov: soprano saxophone  (aka balkan moon)
  stoyan yankulov: tupan drum & morsing  (aka balkan moon)
  magic malic  (alefba)
  mustafa saïd: oud, vocals  (alefba)
  amir elsaffar: trumpet, santur, vocals  (alefba)
  khaled alhafez: vocals  (alefba)
  khaled aljaramani: oud, vocals  (alefba)
  sheidh ehab younes: vocals  (alefba)
  misirli ahmet: darbuka  (alefba)
  emmanuel baily: guitar  (alefba)

disc one - aka balkan moon  [1]

1. baba  (f.cassol - includes a bulgarian folk song)
2. dali  (f.cassol - includes a bulgarian folk song)
3. bulgarian study  (f.cassol)
4. okio  (f.cassol, includes a bulgarian folk song)
5. mome kalino  (bulgarian folk song)
6. a.k.a stésté  (f.cassol)
7. upon mi-si-la  (f.cassol, after a 16th century folk song, includes a bosnian tune and a bulgarian folk song)

disc two - alefba

1. monkey  (f.cassol)
2. brume du matin  (f.cassol)
3. hadi  (f.cassol)
4. sinaï  (f.cassol, misirli ahmet)
5. comedia  (f.cassol)
6. divina comedia  (improvised by ehab younes)