Mames Babegenush With Strings

Fifth album from Mames Babegenush with Strings, where they’re joined by the Nordic string quartet LiveStrings led by Norwegian cellist Live Johansson.
On the album the ensemble invites into a universe where authentic eastern European folk music is interpreted through Nordic soundscapes.

The inspiration for the album is found in eastern European folk music and Nordic classical music, and the album is an eclectic mix of eastern European folk traditions and the bands own compositions with a distinctly Nordic sound. Resulting in an album covering everything between sounds of Nordic winter melancholy to ecstatic scenes from eastern European manic weddings.

First and foremost Mames Babegenush describes themselves as a live band, and despite the music naturally is written and composed it finds it final shape while being performed in front of a live audience. This is very much the case with Mames Babegenush with Strings, as the music was recorded in front of a live studio audience, giving the album authenticity and presence.

Cover art: Paul Klee

A

Tornado Albastru

Timefei's Hora

View From A Drifting Room

The Mist

Olympia

Fundador

B

Before

Dream City (dedicated to Konsonans Retro)

Point 9

My Turkish Princess

Strannik

Podolian Prom

Mames Babegenush

Bo Rande, flügelhorn

Lukas Bjørn Rande, tenor and alto saxophone

Nicolai Kornerup, accordion

Emil Goldschmidt, clarinet

Andreas Møllerhøj, double bass

Morten Ærø, drums

Live Strings

Andrea Gyafas Brahe, violin

Lise Marie Vogel, violin

Sidsel Most, bratsch

Live Johansson, cello (except A5)

Samira Dayani, cello (A1 & A5)

String arrangements: Nicolai Kornerup