Kalaha (band) explained

Kalaha is a Danish band consisting of Emil de Waal (drums), Niclas Knudsen (guitar), Rumpistol aka Jens Berents Christiansen (synthesizer) and electronic producer Mikael Elkjær aka Spejderrobot...[1] The band takes inspiration from Afrobeat, Anatolian rock, electronic rave music and jazz improvisation.

Kalaha has collaborated with a wide range of artists from around the world including Hilal Kaya,[2] Uffe Lorenzen (Spids Nøgenhat/Baby Woodrose)[3] In 2019 they played a show together with American bass player Bill Laswell at Black Diamond during the Copenhagen Jazz Festival.[4]

Kalaha's debut album "Hahaha", released in 2014,[5] was a live recording from their first show ever as a band. Their follow-up album "Masala" (2016) received a Danish Music Award (Jazz) in the category "Special Release of the Year"[6] as well as receiving airplay by Gilles Peterson on BBC Radio 6 Music.[7] Their third album "Mandala" (2019) was also well received by the critics[8] [9] [10] [11] and highlighted as album of the year in the Danish Newspaper Information.[12] The album featured the band's first Turkish song "Çok Küstüm", which became the beginning of a long time collaboration with the Turkish singer Hilal Kaya and also secured the band some attention in Turkey.[13]

In 2020 their single "Eymen" brought Kalaha a Danish Music Award (Roots) nomination for Danish Roots Track of The Year[14] and their single "Dans Det Op feat. Uffe Lorenzen was nominated as "Song of the Year 2020" for the Danish Critics Award Steppeulven.[15]

Since their 2014 debut, Kalaha has been using Danish artist Zven Balslev as their art director.[16] Zven Balslev has also directed three of the bands music videos.[17] [18] [19]

Discography

Albums

Title[20] Label Format Year
Hahaha Rump Recordings Digital Album 2014
Masala Rump Recordings Vinyl & Digital Album 2016
Masala – Extra Spicy Rump Recordings Vinyl & Digital Album 2018
Mandala DME Vinyl & Digital Album 2019
Mystafa April Records Vinyl, CD & Digital Album 2021

Singles & EPs

Title[21] [22] Label Format Year
Quarquaba Rump Recordings Digital EP 2016
Wahwahwah Rump Recordings Digital EP 2016
Dragon Jenny (Extended Version) Rump Recordings Digital Single 2018
Mama Ngoma Rump Recordings Digital EP 2018
Çok Küstüm feat. Hilal Kaya DME Digital Single 2019
Eymen feat. Hilal Kaya DME Digital Single 2019
Eymen feat. Hilal Kaya (Junglelyd & Merlyn Silva remix feat. Huaynot) Sofa Beats Digital Single 2019
Dans Det Op feat. Uffe Lorenzen / Eymen feat. Hilal Kaya April Records 7" Vinyl 2020
Vivo April Records Digital Single 2020
Özgürüm Ben feat. Hilal Kaya DME Digital Single 2020
Hurt You Once Again feat. Hjalte RossApril Records Digital Single 2021

Awards

Won

Nominated

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Beijing Beats: J-Fever at Blue Note, Kalaha at Dada, and DJ Sodeyama at Lantern. October 11, 2017. Thebeijinger.com.
  2. Web site: Kalaha feat. Hilal Kaya – Özgürüm Ben – DMA Jazz | TV 2 Lorry. November 29, 2020. Cdn.lorry.bazo.dk.
  3. Web site: Kalaha Featuring Uffe Lorenzen – dans Det Op (2020, Vinyl). Discogs.com. 2020 .
  4. Web site: Bill Laswell & Kalaha (US/DK) | Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2019. Copenhagen Jazz Festival.
  5. News: Kalaha. Rasmus. Rygaard. Soundvenue.com.
  6. Web site: Her er årets vindere af DMA Jazz 2017. JazzDanmark. 4 December 2017 .
  7. Web site: BBC Radio 6 Music – Gilles Peterson, Gilles's Glasgow Gems. BBC.
  8. Web site: Anmeldelse: Kalaha skaber en festlig mosaik af det bedste fra alle verdner | Information . 2021-01-08 . 2020-09-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200918102230/https://www.information.dk/kultur/anmeldelse/2019/05/kalaha-skaber-festlig-mosaik-bedste-verdner . dead .
  9. Web site: ANMELDELSE: Medrivende nyt fra de danske globalister. Gaffa.dk.
  10. Web site: Kalaha - Mandala | Anmeldelse | Vinyl . 2021-01-08 . 2020-12-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201202225336/https://phonopolet.dk/2019/04/20/kalaha-mandala/ . dead .
  11. Web site: Tre nævenyttige unge gennemskuede, hvordan man vinder hver gang i Kalaha. Bandet Kalaha er sværere at regne ud. May 19, 2019. Politiken.
  12. Web site: Dansk musik i 2019: Spil nu noget andet, nogle andre, noget anderledes | Information . 2021-01-18 . 2019-12-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191220135432/https://www.information.dk/kultur/2019/12/dansk-musik-2019-spil-andet-andre-anderledes . dead .
  13. Web site: Kalaha: "Dinleyicilerimiz Türkçe anlayamıyor ama müziğe bayılıyor" . Dergy.com. 25 November 2020 . 21 October 2021.
  14. Web site: De nominerede til DMA Roots er offentliggjort. Gaffa.dk.
  15. Web site: Se alle de nominerede til prisuddelingen Steppeulven – Joyce og Ganger fører an. Christian. Wolkoff. Soundvenue.com. 11 December 2020 .
  16. Web site: RECORD COVERS — Zven Balslev . 2021-01-18 . 2021-01-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210122184309/https://rose-armadillo-rl5p.squarespace.com/work/record-covers . dead .
  17. Web site: Kalaha – Çok Küstüm (feat. Hilal Kaya). 29 March 2019 . YouTube.
  18. Web site: Kalaha – Mama Ngoma [Official Video]]. 24 October 2018 . YouTube.
  19. Web site: Kalaha – Eymen (feat. Hilal Kaya). 17 September 2019 . YouTube.
  20. Web site: Kalaha. Discogs.
  21. Web site: Rump Recordings. Rump Recordings.
  22. Web site: Dans det op, by Kalaha Featuring Uffe Lorenzen. Kalaha Featuring Uffe Lorenzen.
  23. Web site: Carl Prisen 2019 . Musikforlæggerne.dk. 21 October 2021.
  24. Web site: DMA World 2016 – Her er de nominerede. Koda.

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