LéLé Mam Seven
women, seven individual voices blending to one unique sound,
performing songs from many cultures. Included on the first
CD of this powerful ensemble are songs from Afghanistan,
Turkey, Bosnia and Sephardic songs from Spain and Eastern
Europe.Traditionals and original arrangements are sung a capella, sometimes accompanied by percussion. Price: € 20.00 
www.lelemam.nl
listen: Si Veriash La Rana
Vrouwvolk en Gospodar Balkan,
Yiddish, and Spanish folksongs. Vocal ensemble Vrouwvolk
and the instrumental ensemble Gospodar (Fred Abbingh (accordion),
Marten Scheffer (tambura), Monique Lansdorp (violin), and
Henrik Holm (contrabass)). € 10.00listen: Gjura
Canto General Poems
of the great Pablo Neruda set to music by Mikis Theodorakis.
Performed by the chamber choir Good Company under the direction
of Laura Hassler. Soloists: Jacqueline Castro (alto) and
Jeroen Doedens (baritone). € 10.00
Oughta be a woman Vrouwvolk
with Gospodar (Fred Abbingh (accordion), Marten Scheffer
(tambura), Monique Lansdorp (violin), and Henrik Holm (contrabass))
and Zuhal Gezik (saz) perform songs from around the world.
Sephardic and Bulgarian songs along with Armenian, Macedonian
and South American works. € 10.00listen: Oughta be a woman
Songs for Srebrenica
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out in December 2001 as a result of project “Songs
for Srebrenica.” In the Netherlands and Tuzla, Vrouwvolk
sang both Bosnian poet Mak Dizdar's poems set to music and
traditional Bosnian songs for the women of Srebrenica. A
songbook with the music and lyrics were released with the
CD. € 15.00
The
colorful choir Mihira, comprised of women from many different
nationalities, sings traditional children’s songs
from all around the world for children of all ages. The
CD and songbook are part of an educational project initiated
by Art education North-Holland in collaboration with Muselaer,
SKV Noord-Kennmerland and SKV West-Friesland. CD: €
10.00 - Songbook: € 5.00
The
powerful oratorio from Chatsjatur Avedisian, written in
memory of the victims of the Armenian genocide in 1905,
adapted by Fred Abbingh. CD: € 10.00
Live
recording of a concert by Vrouwvolk in the church in Grootschermer,
North-Holland on December 21, 2002. Folksongs from Turkey,
Albania, and Bosnia-Herzegovina. 
The
Regional Youth Orchestra from the Alkmaar music school Artiance
together with the saz ensemble from the Aslan Music Center
in Amsterdam play the Weast suite. The orchestras are under
the direction of Otto de Jong and Zuhal Gezik, respectively.
Adaptation and arrangement: Otto de Jong.