Mandala, by Kalaha

Mandala

by Kalaha

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1.	Mama Mandala 03:25	buy track
2.	Dakke 04:01	buy track
3.	Cape Star 04:56	buy track
4.	I Want To Sing 04:16	buy track
5.	Dragon Jenny 04:34	buy track
6.	Çok Küstüm 03:51	buy track
7.	Wubbit 05:12	buy track
8.	Malaika 03:28	buy track
9.	Bedtime 03:18	buy track
10.	Mama Ngoma 03:52	buy track
11.	Dragon Jenny (SidiRum Remix) 06:13	buy track
12.	Mama Ngoma (Bluetech Remix) 05:45	buy track

about

The devil-may-care globalists are back with a boundary-shattering party album.

When Kalaha embark on their musical journey, the sounds crackle, bubble and crunch, so no one really knows if it’s Malinese desert rock played by nomadic tribes of Denmark’s migrating dune Råbjerg Mile, world music from your older brother’s old Amiga or an Iranian wedding party, celebrating a marriage between Daft Punk and Chick Corea – with Ali Farka Touré as the Master of Ceremonies.

In recent years Kalaha have put themselves in the pole position when it comes to total genre boundary demolition, and the group mercilessly merge their personal artistic expression with musical impressions from around the globe. The listener is catapulted through fiercely kaleidoscopic party music; at one moment grooving at an electronic street party and throwing themselves into a euphoric tribal dance the next.
And in the middle of all this partying one senses a pensive approach to the sound of a globalized world. There’s no doubt that Kalaha’s music is the kind that shouts you in the face, commanding you to loosen your tie and join the dance, but when you listen carefully, there’s also a quiet whisper in there, asking you to think of the world as a playground, and you’re invited to join Kalaha in their musical jungle gym.
The view from the top offers a veritable firework display of sound, playfulness and philanthropic electro-ethno-jazz.

The Kalaha crew are seasoned musicians that have covered a lot of ground in Denmark’s musical landscape:
Emil de Waal (drums, electronics)
Niclas Knudsen (guitar, talk box)
Jens Berents ‘Rumpistol’ Christiansen (keyboards, electronics)
Mikael ‘Spejderrobot’ Elkjær (computer, electronics)

The album "Mandala" gives you the sound of Kalaha as we’ve previously heard it on their two preceding albums - the live album “Hahaha” and the Danish Music Award-winning “Masala” – and from the many concerts the band has played all over the world since their debut at the Strøm Festival in 2013, but with the added dimension that Kalaha have invited the whole world in during the recording of “Mandala”. Not just because of the eclectic mix of genres and global inspiration, but also in a literal sense. The album is teeming with guest vocalists and musicians, who, along with the group themselves, raise the roof on the party even further.
Among the guests on the album are Mamadou Sene from Senegal, Music Group NaMu from Korea and Danish-Turkish musicians Orhan Özgür Turan and Hilal Kaya. All the guests help nuance and spice up Kalaha’s sound universe which is already a broad mix of styles and sounds.

credits

released April 26, 2019

All titles composed, arranged and produced by Kalaha, except:
Dragon Jenny (SidiRum Remix) produced by Nico Bruschi.
Mama Ngoma (Bluetech Remix) produced by Evan Bartholomew.

Lyrics for Mama Mandala by Mamadou Sene and for Çok Küstüm by Orhan Özgür Turan.
Mixed by Spejderrobot except Malaika, Dragon Jenny & Cape Star by Spejderrobot and Rumpistol.
Mastered by Antony Ryan - RedRedPaw Mastering.
LP/cover-layout by Zven Balslev.

Kalaha:
Jens “Rumpistol” Berents Christiansen: keyboards, programming and electronics
Niclas Knudsen: guitars and talkbox
Mikael “Spejderrobot” Elkjær: programming and electronics
Emil de Waal: drums, percussion, flute, programming and electronics

Guest artists:
Mama Mandala - Mamadou Sene: vocals
Dakke - Music Group NaMu: janggu, jing and vocals
I Want to Sing - Mikkel Riber: bass and unidentified guy from Shenzhen: vocals
Dragon Jenny - Flemming Muus: fretless bass
Çok Küstüm - Orhan Özgür Turan: saz and vocals and Hilal Kaya: vocals
Wubitt and Malaika - Louis Winding Børresen: bass

This album was made possible with financial support from DJBFA – Composer and Songwriters’ Production Pool and Koda’s Cultural Funds, Danish Conductors Association, The Danish Arts Foundation and Danish Artists Union.

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about

Rump Recordings Copenhagen, Denmark

Rump Recordings was founded by Jens Berents Christiansen in Copenhagen in 2003 with an aim to release uncompromising electronic and electro-acoustic music.
The label does not attempt to focus solely on one genre but prefers to zoom in on the un-categorizable fields that emerge when artists start to experiment and push the existing boundaries of music. ... more

shows

Apr 26

Richter

Gladsaxe, Denmark
May 8

Musikhuset Aarhus, Lille Sal

Aarhus, Denmark
May 18

Strandhotellet

Allinge, Denmark
May 25

Frølageret

Odense, Denmark

discography

There There (Sieren Remix)

Jun 2021
(There is no) There There

Jun 2020
Mandala

Apr 2019
Mama Ngoma

Oct 2018
Rumpistol - 15th Anniversary Edition

Sep 2018
Dragon Jenny

May 2018
Masala - Extra Spicy

Mar 2018
Drops Remixes

Jan 2018
Drops

Aug 2017
Masala

Dec 2016
Wahwahwah EP

Sep 2016
Quarquaba EP

Feb 2016
Eyes Open Wide

Jan 2016
Diamonds EP

Feb 2015
Hahaha

Sep 2014
Away Rmxs

Jun 2014
Jolly EP

Apr 2014
Away

Feb 2014
Asleep

Nov 2013
It's Everywhere EP

Jul 2013
Floating Remixes

Apr 2013
Mørk EP (Special Edition)

Mar 2012
Limousine To The Guillotine

Aug 2011
Talk To You EP

May 2011
B Remixes

Jan 2011
B

Oct 2010
Browen

Mar 2010
Sylt Remixes

Jul 2009
Dynamo

Oct 2008
Svartbag

May 2008
Snöleoparden

Mar 2008
Sylt

Nov 2007
Interfoliere EP

Jun 2007
Badun

Mar 2007
God / Fly

Feb 2007
Tempo EP

Jan 2007
IDHAX

Oct 2006
Mere Rum (Special Edition)

Nov 2005
Welcome

Oct 2005
Rump Comp Volume One

Nov 2004
Rumpistol

Jul 2003

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