A few days after the end of the Bible we are heavily involved in the Bucky Dome at Skeppsholmen opening on may 17 with inauguration, re-release on cd and vinyl of Don Cherry’s old double album Organic Music on the Caprice label. Release concert with the Organic Music Band. Plus release of the new Neneh Cherry & The Thing album with a live performance as well. It starts at 2.30 pm, here is your invitation, and the program for the summer will be found there as well. The Dome will be open daily during the summer and there will be lots and lots of music, most of it free for all.

On the 19th, The Organic Music Band will give a concert with David and Eagle-Eye Cherry and Jeanpiero Pramagiore at 7 pm.

On may 22 at 5 pm C&E have a grand release party of our new 6(!) albums with Iskra, Westling-Keijser-Berger, Elias Krantz and TWO legendary tabla albums. Live music by Iskra, Keijser/Berger. DJ Elias Krantz.

On may 29 Berger-Knutsson-Spering with guests will start a workshop around Don Cherry’s music to be held each tuesday at 5 pm during june and august. Feel free to come and join us to learn or teach Cherry music.

We will try to keep the program updated on the right

Here you find pdf:s in swedish and english with all details:

Niklas Rådström took on the task to dramatize the whole Bible and it was performed by the big ensemble at Göteborgs Stadsteater directed by Stefan Metz. The music was played by The Three Wise Men (a subsidiary of Beches Brew), Göran Klinghagen (S.I.A.), Stefan Bellnäs (S.I.A.) and Bengt Berger. 

Buy Tody Motmot single from the album at Klicktrack or get it:

MP3 of Tody Motmot from the Night Ice album.

MP3 of Tody Motmot Remix by Pistol Disco

The album got a good review in Dagens Nyheter and an excellent write up in Sonic Magazine (both swedish) where one song is included on their sampler.

Ravi proves to the audience that even after having been away from practice for more than twenty years, his hands and memory are in full form. To the layman this recording will be a treat to listen to, for the aspiring student it will be a life long pursuit to master the art and play it the way Ravi Bellare plays it in this incredible intimate solo recital.

Apart from being a celebration of their great grand guru, the occasion was further enhanced by the fact that the twins had not played together for several years, so there were many tabla players in the audience. Their duets were always regarded as the finest and the twins admired by great masters like Ustad Ahmedjan Thirakwa & Ustad Shamsuddin Khan. in this crystal clear recording you will hear rare compositions from the Farukhabad, Delhi, Ajrada and Banaras gharanas (various tabla traditions) played extemporaneously. Their guru Pandit Taranath Rao referred to Ravi & Shashi as the Ajanta & Ellora caves. he said that their knowledge of the art of playing tabla was so deep that the comparison was most fitting for the twins. Every time you hear this recording it will seem like the first. 

Their duets were always regarded as the finest and the twins admired by great masters like Ustad Ahmedjan Thirakwa & Ustad Shamsuddin Khan. Their guru Pandit Taranath Rao referred to Ravi & Shashi as the Ajanta & Ellora caves. he said that their knowledge of the art of playing tabla was so deep that the comparison was most fitting for the twins. Every time you hear these recordings it will seem like the first. 

When the recordings that we release were done the twins had not played together for several years so their appearance in Bombay at the Punyathiti for their grand Guru Shamsuddin Khan were eagerly anticipated by many, especially tabla players.

A few days after the duet, Ravibhai accompanied the great khyal singer Arolkar in a private concert and on this occasion he played a faboulous tabla solo where he also demonstrated the art of peshkar in a fascinating way. This recording is released in digital-only format.

Apart from giving regular concerts, ISKRA also produced workshops for children and adults. The group gave many performances for radio and TV, and released four LP albums and one CD.

In the autumn of 2003 original ISKRA members Jörgen Adolfsson, Tuomo Haapala, Sune Spångberg and Arvid Uggla reunited at Café Aguéli in Stockholm for a spontaneous casual concert. The music was recorded and is now released on this Country & Eastern CD.

Tjernbergs last album “Inside Information” showcased his compositions for a large assembly of Swedens finest jazz musicians, including Bobo Stenson and Bernt Rosengren. On “Music Is My Salvation” – his 12th solo outing – he continues to write in the large format while the expanding the instrumentation into chamber territory with harp, strings and multiple woodwinds. The latter was mostly handled by the brilliant multi-instrumentalist Kjell Westling, who tragically passed away shortly after the recording. Tjernberg calls Westling “one of the music worlds hidden treasures” who among the many instruments he so masterfully played (piano, violin. brass instruments etc:) here shines on saxophones, flutes, clarinets and Spanish lute.