Naked draw from their Balkan music traditions, traditions of funk and free jazz, the undeniably beats and odd rhythms, classical music along with international flairs of Mediterranean, African, and Eastern European heritage.
Narrator Records announces the brand new studio album of the Serbian crossover band with 12 original songs with the collaboration of the special guest Tal Tula Ben Ari (Israel) on two bonus songs.
The new album, with the symbolic name - YES! Is true and honest representation of the world around us and deep inside, filled with great stories to tell.
From heavy funk madness, freaky jazz experiments and trippy dub psychedelics to beautiful violin trips, dark and deep clarinet raids and spaced-out saxophone sound. From here to there, out there and everywhere.

Naked - Yes - 13 - Crossroads (Radio Edit)

Naked - Yes - 12 - The Mask

Naked - Yes - 11 - Crossroads

Naked - Yes - 10 - Liberta

Naked - Yes - 09 - Udjite Slobodno

Naked - Yes - 08 - Merken

Naked - Yes - 07 - Bice Dobro

Naked - Yes - 06 - Cizmarsh

Naked - Yes - 05 - Dodje Mi Da Odem

Naked - Yes - 04 - Kuca Od Blata

Gleimim, the title of Chalaban's new album, comes from the nickname of Saïd Tichiti's hometown in Morocco, Guelmim. The city lies on the cusp of the desert and is a melting pot of Berber, Arab and African culture. The band was formed in Budapest 19 years ago and combines the traditions of the band members' homeland with music from the Carpathian Basin. 
Their new album sees a return to their African roots, with the discovery of South Moroccan musical influences which stretch even further south to the Sudan region: it is there that on the album the Moroccan guembri meets the kora from Burkina Faso and the Guinean balafon. While the lyrics talk of homesickness, spirituality, and love, the music shows traces of desert blues, afrobeat, and trance-music.
Saïd Tichiti is the best known Central European musician of Moroccan origin and has lived in Hungary since 1998. Chalaban has taken part in various musical projects, from France to Russia, Denmark, and South Morocco. At the presentation of this album, Tichiti performed on stage with his two children, both born in Hungary, with Naïm playing the violin and Emma on the cello.
Chalaban made a sold out concert at the Palace of Arts of Budapest in October, presenting the songs of the new album.

Chalaban - Gleimim - 06 - Sun Of Petra

Chalaban - Gleimim - 04 - Ash Dani

Hungarian label started in 1997, with more than 160 releases mainly of world music. Among some of the most popular Hungarian bands (Besh o droM, Kalman Balogh Gypsy Cimbalom Band), NarRator has released the albums of many international projects: the Moroccan-Hungarian Chalaban, the Spanish-Hungarian Ethnomada, the Serbian Naked, just to mention a few.

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