Нэсрэн Чилар - Хэхэс Къафэжьхэр

ГОС Оркестр - Абхазский Перепляс

Apsny tunes dance Sharatyn

Disclaimer: We are releasing this album to show our support for our friends and some of the key figures behind Jrpjej's distinctive sound - Diana Kulova and Alan Sheudzhen. Everything is going well for them - they recently welcomed a beautiful daughter. With this release, we want to share in their joy and celebrate the years of collaboration, the countless miles traveled, and the heaps of inappropriate humor (coming from us). Below, we've provided Diana and Alan's contact details - feel free to send them your best wishes.

Back in 2021, when the coronavirus pandemic lseemed like the worst nightmare, casting a shadow over life, Ored Recordings, alongside Jrpjej and Zaur Nagoev, embarked on their inaugural international tour to the Netherlands.

Today, we look back on that period as one of the brightest chapters in the label's and the band's history - a time of voyages, strolls, responsive audience, and the genuine delight of provincial Circassians who ventured on an actual European tour.

Yet, reminiscing about all the meticulous groundwork with documents and logistics, it wasn't the simplest of journeys.

More:https://oredrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/katzwijm-sessions

08 Nabgiş Zefakue

Abkhazian folk dance, Apsny Apsua.

Garmon: Emre KUYUMCU
Recording: Ferhat UZUNBAŞ
Panduri, Arrangement: Genar TUNCER

Аҧсны Аҧсуа (w/ Emre Kuyumcu)

Nalmes Pshinawaxer P2

Абзагу, Радица, Сарида - Цвижба - Абхазское Попурри

Music I recorded for Jeep dance troupe. Jerash festival 2017

Qafe Dance-Jeel Jerash Festival 2017-Blan Jalouqa

Шаратын Ансамбль -Абхазский Крестьянский Танец

Sharatin - Dance Of The Abkhazian Villagers

A whole new collection of Adyghean and Abkhazian melodies is out, meaning the Caucasian Musical Olymp is bestowed with a new resident - His name Aslan Dudarov. The first album, which Aslan named Guhatl’ ("Гухэлъ" -"in Heart") showed the author as a talented executor and unordinary arranger, who is never afraid to open up his heart and soul to speak through the language of national harmonika.

Aslan was born and brought up in Nalchik. With his sense of humour and open smile, he is distinguished for his love to his people and culture. Adyghean etiquette for Aslan - a norm of life, and music -the life itself.

Rich folklore, heroic epos and music accompanied Circassian history throughout centuries. And the spirit of ancestors has not disappeared- Aslan has turned all his the talents to revive it in full.

"The gene of creativity" lives in Aslan by right of succession. His grandfather, Hauti Dudarov, studied music in reknown Leningrad Conservatory, though has remained in literature encyclopedias as a famous circassian native language writer, journalist, one of the founders of satire and humour in the Kabardian literature. Aslan's Aunt - Zarema Dudar -a designer residing in Italy, his mum - Fatima Dudarova-a journalist, working in Nalchik.

Aslan has chosen musical path, having graduated from Kabardino-Balkarian Art School, majoring in folk instruments, namely, harmonica and accordeon. For a short period, Aslan worked with such famous dance groups as "Bjamiy" and "Kabardinka". Later he moved to Moscow where he became an acomponist for the dance group "Adygi" in Moscow Adyghe Culture Hase (Association).

In 2001 Aslan made up his mind to work on his own album of Circassian music. His aspirations were supported by many successful Circassians: famous lawyer Albert Kazharov, Arsen Kanokov, Murat Isakov, Muharbiy Cherkesov, Albert Nazranov.

The project has drown a great number of participants and assistants. Professionalism of the music performers- Anzor and Murat Uvizh, Zuber Ivazov, Zaur Chilov, Lebanese Circassian Blyanighap'tsa Nart, supported by many marvelous voices of Kabarda are impressing. Album cover belong to the brush of the talented Kabardian artist - Murat Dishech, Italy. Album Design - the merit of a Syrian Circassian- Yerokua Bishar.

French writer Romain Rolland named music "song of centuries and a flower of history". One after another, Aslan's soundtracks take up back to ancient legends and tunes, heard in childhood from grandmothers.

Here invincible warrior Sosruko competes in power and dexterity with others narts, dancing on traditional Circassian tri-table – "ane аIнэ". Here Tlepsh, the master of iron, beating hammers over anvil … And light-handed Adiyuh runs down the river that echos her sad songs. And here the god of woods Mezitha blesses Badinokua to furtunate hunting.Instrumental folk tunes are echoed with music of the nature - the bird's trills, wispers of the river. Even formerly known melodies in Aslan's execution begin to sound in a whole new way, causing new associations,bringing up new images.

In total 15 compositions are presented in the album. Aslan, as a true collector of musical folklore, has addressed melodies of various tribes: from Mozdogu (Mezdegu) Kabardians to Black Sea Adygheans, not overlooking Turkish emigrants: former soloist of ensemble  "Kabardinka" Bitok Anzor brought original Shapsoughian Udge Hurashe (Шапсугский удж "Хъурашэ")  and Abazehian Lapelef ("Лъапэлъэф")  from Turkey to Aslan, back to homeland.

We must note that Aslan's musical "know-how" is in a way a tour into the history of Circassian musical performance.
   
For instance, the epigraph to the composition "Udge Hesh" ("Удж хэш") is the original music of the famous Kuratsa Chashirgh, whose accordion is exhibited in the Folklore Museum of Kabardino-Balkaria.

Guhel Pþinale

kavkazmusic

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