Guest
Jrpjej performs ‘Yele Yele’ recorded at Le Guess Who? festival in TivoliVredenburg/Utrecht in 2021. Full session: Jrpjej: Timur Kodzoko — guitar, shichepshin, vocals Alan Sheugen — vocals, accordion Diana Kulova — vocals, shichepshin, percussion Zaur Nagoy, vocals (special guest) The group Jrpjej creates a sound which both feels ancient and novel. Jrpjej plays traditional Circassian and Caucasian music and try to find their own way to sound in the limits of canon. They use only acoustic instruments – shichepshin, apapshin, percussion, accordion – but original approach to melodies and songs makes the sound dense which is more typical for the metal or experimental electronic. Singer Zaur Nagoy is known for his dark and beguiling song stories and spoken word-ballads. Ored Recordings is a Russian label known for collecting and documenting field recordings of authentic traditional music “from Caucasus, Russia and the World. The group Jrpjej was their first release on Ored Recordings. The platform travels to towns, villages and mountain settlements in the regions of Kabardino-Balkaria, Adygea, Southern Dagestan and Azerbaijan in search of folk musicians. The initiatives guiding principle is articulated around field recordings. Ored exclusively uses live recordings and avoids studio recordings of traditional and local music. Celebrating the artistic potential of traditional music, the label strives to discover sounds which capture specific moments, their atmosphere and potential imperfections. This session was recorded at the Le Guess Who? festival in Utrecht in the serie Hidden Musics. International musical performances that are not usually experienced on stages or at festivals; these rich, often centuries-old musical traditions are typically ‘hidden’ in remote places throughout the world like Jrpjej. Crew: Editors: Sakti Khedoe, Melchior Huurdeman, Aad van Nieuwkerk Camera & lighting: Marijn Zurburg, Wim Adam, Ramon de Boer Sound: Marc Broer, Philip ten Brink Producer: Vivian Vrolijk Director: Martijn van der Linden Editing: Reinier Bruijne This video was recorded in TivoliVredenburg in Utrecht 2021 for VPRO Vrije Geluiden: music program made by the Dutch public broadcast organization VPRO full session: ~WO_VPRO_16778987~vrije-geluiden-sessies-jrpjej-tijdens-le-guess-who-festival-2021~.html twitter, instagram #jrpjej #oredrecordings #vrijegeluiden #folkmusic #traditionalmusic #leguesswho #caucasian
