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/ discography "Anticipation"
"Anticipation" is both a new direction for Dva and a return to their musical roots. Over the last 14 years Dva has traversed a variety of musical landscapes as can be heard on their previous three albums. Since the end of 2009 they have been playing purely improvised concerts. There is no discussion beforehand of where the improvisations will start or how they will finish, only an agreement at the start of each piece of what instruments they will play. This album has been recorded in exactly the same way, made possible by the almost musically telepathic rapport that they have developed. They listen closely to each other, taking either a leading or following role, weaving different modes and time signatures seamlessly together completely spontaneously. Their current instrumentation takes them both back to their roots as they are playing the instruments that they both originally studied. ..............................................................
Tunji is playing the Mridangam, Kanjira and Morsing (all South Indian percussion instruments). Started his training at the age of 8. At age 10 he debuted at the Sydney Festival with Yoruba master drummer Muraina Oyelami. At age 15 he moved to South India for 3 years intensive percussion training with T.A.S.Mani. Since then Tunji has played with some of the finest musicians in the world. His impressive musical credentials include performances with such greats as Billy Cobham, Zakir Hussain, Trilok Gurtu, Hossam Ramsey, Greg Sheehan, Kayhan Kalhoor, Georgi Petrov & Ross Daly. Tunji was musical director of the Border Crossings festival in Bayreuth Germany for 10 years and has toured extensively around Europe, North & South America, Asia & Australia. E-Mail: Tunji@tunji.org ..............................................................
Linsey is playing various clarinets - The Turkish G Clarinet and various self made Clarini’s (simple keyless clarinets in various modes and keys). For over 20 years Linsey has made an international reputation as a performer, musician-in-residence, musical director, instrument maker/inventor, and composer. A life-altering experience was an 8 month stay in Macedonia, where he studied the Gaida (Macedonian bagpipes). When he returned to Australia he founded the Multicultural Music Centre of WA and later created many multi-cultural music ensembles including the National Cross Cultural Ensemble "Slivanje". Linsey has performed all around Australia and internationally, and has recorded 22 albums. He is also well known for his solo music/performance art shows such as "The Art of Food", "Knocking on Kevin’s Door" and "Playpen" which have toured to Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, North America, Brazil and many festivals in Europe. He has also worked as a musical instrument maker for over 30 years and has designed a number of new wind instruments. E-Mail: linsey@spiderweb.com.au ..............................................................
"Some partnerships, were meant to be. Dva is unique in both instrumentation and output, Pollak having invented many of the wind instruments he plays. Beier, meanwhile, plays an array of hand-drums from Africa, India and points in between. Their combined influences -primarily the music of Eastern Europe, India and Africa - add up to a swirl of colours as they enjoy almost telepathic dialogues on self-penned or traditional compositions, which give way to thrilling improvisations. Dva is at the forefront of Australian creative music." ..............................................................
Mixed and mastered on August Friday 13th 2010 sound sculptor - Kim Cunio Tunji Beier plays Mridangam, Kanjira and Morsing ..............................................................
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listen to mp3 "Anticipation" “six four five eight six four seven eight” Moments of Optimism dva - live |
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