Post by Dick Glasgow on Oct 13, 2007 11:19:48 GMT 1
This great band, STriCat, has been nominated for the people's choice award from the Beyond Magazine:
Who is the most promising world music group in the Netherlands?
The band is:
Gijs Levelt - trumpet
Theo van Tol - accordion
Bokkie Vink - cymbalom
You can support STriCat & help promote the Cymbalom too, by voting for them here:
Vote here for STriCat“This trio of cymbalom player Bokkie Vink with AKB (Amsterdam Klezmer Band) veterans Gijs Levelt and Theo van Tol on trumpet and accordion took Romanian Gypsy music under their loving wings, with a few excursions to Bulgaria.
While showing a definite respect for tradition, these men cannot be accused of piety.
Smooth Balkan swing is smilingly complemented with sharp hard bop interventions on trumpet or staccato riffs borrowed from James Brown.
The performance was precise and contagious; especially impressive were the breathtaking precision salvos from Van Tol's accordion.”
While showing a definite respect for tradition, these men cannot be accused of piety.
Smooth Balkan swing is smilingly complemented with sharp hard bop interventions on trumpet or staccato riffs borrowed from James Brown.
The performance was precise and contagious; especially impressive were the breathtaking precision salvos from Van Tol's accordion.”
Check out them & their music here:
STriCat - MySpaceOr visit their website, here:
STriCat - Website