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Aloukie (1999)
Zulya's second release Aloukie
awarded World Music Album of the
Year 2000 in Australia continues to enjoy high acclaim.
Following the success of her debut album Journey of Voice
in 1997 which has taken her touring nationwide and made her
ABC Radio National favourite, in
this yet another exciting creative project Zulya brought
us the songs from her Tatar heritage
Critics said: "..There's a
lot to enjoy here, and I suspect I'll be returning to it again
and again", Simon Broughton, Songlines.
"Some music seems as wise as the Earth itself… Majestic, beautiful,
thank you", Rockin' Lachlan, Getout Magazine. |
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In Aloukie Zulya centers vocally on the hauntingly
beautiful Tatar singing style, she grew up around in the heart
of Russia. It is a sound originating somewhere in between Eastern
Europe and Far East, that musicologists call "a bridge between
Mongolian and Hungarian music".
Zulya presents the traditional songs and the original compositions
in a unique cross-cultural interpretation, celebrating the musical
diversity she has experienced in the years of living in Australia.
She says "Having settled here I realised the
importance of not only sharing one's culture but also creating
a unique Australian culture."
Featuring a host of talented musicians she has arranged the
songs using instruments as varied as didgeridoo, tabla, kora,
double bass, bassoon, talking drum, thumb piano, flugel horn
and piano accordion among others.
Aloukie means a soulful song, that invokes memories
of home. Zulya's crystalline voice shares the richness and strength
of her culture whilst making a distinct new Australian sound.
Track listing:
1 Saginou / Yearning 4.17
2 Sahralarda / In the woods 5.52
3 Onyta almym / I can't forget 4.57
4 Atikaemneng oenda / At my father's 3.29
5 Tugan il / Homeland 4.10
6 Hairan bulam / In amazement 5.11
7 Ai bolubolum / Nightingale 3.12
8 Hadicha abiem / Grandmother Hadicha 2.47
9 Kubalegem / Butterfly 1.43
10 Minem donyada / In my world 3.21
11 Sarman / Sarman River 3.22
12 Bishek jyry / Lullaby 3.10
13 Aloukie 5.15
All songs traditional, except 1, 6, 8, 10 by Zulya. All songs arranged by Zulya, Mal Webb and Martin Tucker, except 12 by Nino Tsitsishvili and Joseph Jordania. Recorded at Chez Mal Dipthong Studio, Melbourne, by Mal Webb. Mixed by Mal Webb and Siiri Metsar. Mastered by Martin Pullan at Edensound Mastering, Melbourne. Photography by Zulya, James Barker and Steven Wilkinson.
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Several tracks from Aloukie have been featured on various
compilation albums including American World Music label Putumayo's "Music
from the Tea Lands".
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