The album 'BAHAR' (LM020) by Makis Ablianitis was released in December 2000 and it immediately became a great success. Ablianitis was invited at the 'Ethnic & Jazz Festival' ( Athens ) in the spring of 2001 to perform 'BAHAR'. And therefore, the opportunity for Ablianitis' group to be formed was presented. 'BAHAR' crossed the borders and became known worldwide. The French company 'George V Records' included the piece "Love Secret" in the collection of "BUDDHA BAR" for the 40 th anniversary of Amnesty International. Three more record companies ( Stereo Deluxe, Kriztal, 4 Fun Music) have asked for pieces from 'BAHAR' to be included in their collections. Ablianitis' group appeared in Constantinople in the spring of 2002 and in the summer of the same year it participated in the festival of Ohride and a month later at the "New Age & World Music Festival" at Skopje . The following spring the group performed for the second time for the audience of Constantinople that had supported "BAHAR" so fanatically.
After all these live performances there was a new inspiration in the music of "BAHAR". The direct communication with the audience, the chemistry among the members of the group but also the musicians' improvisational mood has created a new, completely different and very interesting version of 'BAHAR'. Yet, it's not just about the already known pieces. Ablianitis has written new pieces especially for his concerts, and has rearranged the pieces of other musicians (Imaginary Traveller/ Brian Keane). Therefore, the material of the live recordings of 'BAHAR' is now completely different from that of the original record.
This new version of 'BAHAR' is now released by LIBRA MUSIC with the title 'BAHAR LIVE, under the sky' (LM035).
The musicians of the group are playing a significant role in 'BAHAR LIVE': The Armenian Tigran Sarkissian, the great musician of wind instruments, is playing the sevi, the duduk and the bagpipe and adds emotion to the music · The Egyptian Mohamed Arafa plays the darabuk and with his virtuosity he enraptures both the audience and the musicians · Fotis Milonas is playing the flute and the drumsticks and is spreading warm into space · Vassilis Pousseos in the drums is offering a polyrhythmic dimension and is filling the space with his plethoric playing · Giannis Papagiannoulis with his percussion adds colour and motion to the pieces · Dimitris Papanikou is playing the bass and is creating the space that unites the whole group.
1. Bahar 6:41
2. Under the sky 5:10
3. Love Secret 7:03
4. Hand Built 6:32
5. Dhaulagiri 5:42
6. Eternal Song 4:06
7. River 4:15
8. Sun Walk 7:26
9. Wood Steel Air 6:00
10 . Masala 5:44
11. Seabird 7:06
12. Imaginary Traveller , comp. by Brian Keane 7:26
13. Balloon Traveller 5:52
All tracks composed (except track 12), arranged and produced by Makis Ablianitis
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