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Zig Zag Trio

'When The Bees Are Gathering Honey'

Musicians:
Peter Ralchev - accordion
Ateshghan Yuseinov - guitar
Stoyan Yankulov - tupan, percussion

Label - Kuker Music, Bulgaria
Released 2000

'The trio is formed by some of the best Bulgarian musicians. Their names are known all over Europe through their side projects. With their first album Stoyan Yankoulov (tupan), Petar Ralchev (accordion) and Ateshghan Yusseinov (guitar) created a masterpiece which intertwines in an amazing way folkloric elements with jazz. The energy of the musical pieces escalates reaching the peak at which it subsides back, astonishing the listener with its undisturbed flow. "When The Bees Are Gathering Honey" depicts not only the virtuosity of the musicians but their original and modern way of thinking as well.'
Press release

'Around ten years ago Peter Ralchev was the up-and coming young virtuoso of Bulgarian accordion - but he was regarded with some suspicion by the old guard as dangerously adventurous in his approach to traditional music. This disc proves them absolutely right.

Ralchev and his two equally skilled collaborators, guitarist Ateshghan Yuseinov and drummer Stoyan Yankoulov, have produced a breathtaking set of tunes, and a musical masterpiece which triumphantly solves the notorious problems of moving a folk tradition into the field of art music...

..you can trace some of the roots back to the wedding band movement of the 80s, and to the jazz-folk experiments of Milcho Leviev, but the difference is that these pieces hang together as formal wholes, no matter how far away from the opening the soloists may wander. It's wonderful: if you want to hear how far up the beach the Bulgarian New Wave has reached, then get this recording.'
Kim Burton - Songlines Magazine

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Zig Zag Trio

'When The Bees Are Gathering Honey'

This symbol  indicates an mp3 sound clip for that track. Click on the symbol and wait for the clip to start. For more information click here. Tracks

1. Zig Zag - Zig Zag (4'53") 2. Obyrni se - Turn around (6'08") 3. Shemet - Loner (5'36") 4. Myglata se vdiga - The fog is lifting (5'30") 5. Pletenica - Pleteniza (6'52") 6. Leka-poleka - Slow down (5'21") 7. I-hu - I - hu! (3'55") 8. Opako - Reverse (4'24") 9. Kapchuk - Kapchuck (8'51") 10. Zig zag - Zig Zag (excerpt) (1'52")

Duration (53'06")

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