Vol. IX: Music for Cello and Nyckelharpa

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Stunning Limited Edition Cassette Albums with On Body Printing, Screen Printed Display Boxes, O Card and Four Amazing Art Prints by Ambar Sethi.

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1.	Side A: The Angel of History 04:30	buy track
2.	Side A: Who Can Sail? 02:43	buy track
3.	Side A: Samphire I 01:42	buy track
4.	Side A: Samphire II 08:02	buy track
5.	Side A: Balanescu meets Bach 03:08	buy track
6.	Side A: Jig 02:25	buy track
7.	Side A: Abbotts Bromley Horn Dance 06:16	buy track
8.	Side B: Bach Solo Violin Sonata I Adagio 04:38	buy track
9.	Side B: Bach Solo Violin Sonata I Fugue 09:38	buy track
10.	Side B: Bach Solo Violin Sonata I Siciliana 03:44	buy track
11.	Side B: Bach Solo Violin Sonata I Presto 07:28	buy track

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Music for Cello and Nyckelharpa, benjin’s 9th solo album, is a musical conversation between the cello and its lesser-known cousin, the nyckelharpa. Translated into English as a ‘keyed fiddle’ or literally a ‘key harp’, the nyckelharpa is a bowed instrument with three melody strings, one drone and twelve sympathetic strings (which give it its unique ethereal sound). The left hand operates three (or four) separate rows of keys which then press directly onto the strings and change the notes. This keyed mechanism means that all ornamentation on the ‘harpa’ is without vibrato and imbued with a distinct percussive aesthetic.

Over the last two centuries, the nyckelharpa has been primarily upheld as the national instrument of Sweden where it is generally played in a variety of folk-dance music contexts. However, from decorative carvings found on the entrances to 14th Century churches in Lower Saxony, through to fresco paintings adorning halls in Renaissance Siena, traces of premodern iterations of the keyed fiddle can be found across Europe. Given this pan-European lineage, the music contained in this release seeks to expand our ideas of the nyckelharpa and to reach beyond discrete national boundaries or repertoires.

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released September 30, 2022

Artwork: Ambar Sethi

Design: Carlos Perea-Milla

All music arranged, performed, and produced by Benjin.

Full Respect, Solidarity and Love to Carlos Perea-Milla (CanigouRecords), Ambar and the Matthis-Utas-Akter Collective.

Find more about Canigou records at canigourecords.bandcamp.com

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benjin London, UK

benjin is a multi instrumentalist who has toured and recorded with a number of experimental ensembles over the last 15 years. His solo compositions use classical guitar, cello, harp, clarinet, vocals, nyckelharpa, field recordings and found sounds. Aside from regular concert performances, benjin's music has been featured on BBC Radio 6 Music, Radio 3 and at the TATE Galleries. ... more

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