East Meets West Duo, Kamancello | All in a Day with Alan Neal CBC, Ottawa
“We talk to the musical duo, which is made up of Shahriyar Jamshidi on the Kurdish Kamanche and Raphael Weinroth-Browne on cello. They are playing tonight at Red Bird Live.”
AUSTRA, LE GRAND CHAMBOULEMENT
Encore une fois, ça a été le résultat de deux incroyables instrumentistes et d’improvisateurs tellement créatifs.
Kamancello: Of Shadows – Kamancello | Textura
There are many things that make Kamancello’s music appealing, its propulsive drive for one.
Kamancello – Of Shadows | The Offering Magazine
Featuring a collaboration between Kurdish kamanche (four-string Persian spike-fiddle) player Shahriyar Jamshidi and renowned cellist Raphael Weinroth-Browne, Kamancello present the new album “Of Shadows” which was recorded live and all the pieces were improvised in one take.
Kamancello – Of Shadows | Metal Fan (Dutch)
In The Rider (neo-barok) communiceren de instrumenten met elkaar en sluiten de bijdragen van de heren zeer fraai op elkaar aan. Dat communiceren komt in meerdere tracks terug, zoals in Dance Of Shadows.
Of Shadows – Kamancello | Canuckistan Music
For the third time, Kamancello presents its wide-ranging cultural exchange connecting East and West.
KAMANCELLO – OF SHADOWS | Via Omega Magazine
So, today we want to present you with a classical but at the same time modern, completely instrumental piece of music created by two musicians out of the ordinary.
[Music] Kamancello – Of Shadows | A Miscellany Of Tasteful Music
It might even be a bit darker, a touch more Western-leaning, but cinematic in scope, and so wonderfully well-recorded.
Kamancello – Of Shadows | METAL BANDCAMP
The fact that these improvised pieces stand as fully realized compositions–sometimes much more so than songs
The review on Of Shadows | Miedzy Uchem A Mozgiem (Polish)
“If you are looking for emotion and pure beauty in music, regardless of genre, this album is for you.”
Of Shadows by Kamancello | Bluesbuuny
Computers don’t do synergy. They do beat perfect and they do all sorts of clever sonic processing, but they don’t do synergy.
Kemaçe û cello bi Kemancello gihiştin hev | Yeni Ozgur Politika (Kurdish)
Adaptasyona muzîka ji Rojhilatê Kurdistanê dikin û pê re jî muzîka klasîk jî adapte dikin. Tenê du sazên wan hene: Kemaçeya Rojhilatê Kurdistanê û cello (çelo).
Voyage was included in Textura’s top 10 releases of 2019 | Textura
2019 TOP 10s & 20s 05. Kamancello: Kamancello II: Voyage (Kamancello)
Kamancello – Kamancello II – Voyage | The Proge Space
When reviewing an album, for me second parts are usually more difficult to write about than the first ones. The shadow of the predecessor is always present, and if the first one was an awesome album, the second can be a tough mountain to climb.
kamancello II: Voyage – Monthly Spins: June 2019 | Part-time Audiophile
On album no. 2 things go just about the same as last time and their first improvisations were astounding.
Kamancello: Kamancello II: Voyage | Textura
It would be hard to imagine any endeavour better serving their individual and collective strengths than Kamancello,
Kamancello – Kamancello II: Voyage, CD Review | Metal1.info
Wenn sich nun zwei so begnadete, erfahrene Musiker zusammenfinden und feststellen, dass sie das gleiche Ziel verfolgen, nämlich die Musik grenz-
Kamancello – II: Voyage, Review | Can This Even Be Called Music
“Improvisational music is a high-risk, high-reward strategy: the risk is that there are moments where the performance can feel directionless
Kamancello II: Voyage – Shahriyar Jamshidi; Raphael Weinroth-Browne | the Whole Note Magazine
”Improvisation is undoubtedly present in abundance here, but there are also well-developed modal frameworks and formal structures at work too.
(((O))) REVIEW: KAMANCELLO – KAMANCELLO II: VOYAGE | Echoes And Dust
“While listening to the album, I couldn’t help but be in awe. To think that this album was recorded live and completely improvised is quite an accomplishment and a testament to both Raphael and Shahriyar’s musicianship.
Kamancello – II: Voyage | The Sound Not The Word
Before we go too far, can we take a moment to appreciate the gorgeous artwork?
Kamancello II: Voyage by Kamancello | BluesBunny
The compositions – it seems inappropriate to describe them as songs – draw strongly on the eloquent discipline of classical music and,
‘East meets west’ musical duo improvs with Windsor Symphony Orchestra | CBC Windsor
It’s not the start of a joke, it’s what Windsor Symphony Orchestra maestro Robert Franz is calling “amazing.” Canadian ‘Duo Kamancello’
De Volkskrant Magazine Review | Kamancello’s Concert at Cello Biennale
The online review about Kamancello’s concert in Cello Biennale, Amsterdam has been published by De Volkskrant Magazine in Dutch.
NEW SOUNDS – World Music: Arab, Persian, Indian Collaborations
Listen to world music tied to Arab, Persian, or Indian music, but with Western classical music instruments – cello, double bass – and Scandinavian folk instruments.
CBC – Big City, Small World | 99.1 FM
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Blast Toronto-Kamancello
“Simply puts, those two musicians play very well together. They are in the early stages of their career and are truly top musicians that Toronto should embrace.”
Kamancello explores a new duo dimension | Music Works Magazine
Kamancello Explores a new duo Dimension “The two musicians have obvious chemistry; their improvisations are nearly seamless.
Audio Stream – Monthly Spins: Best Albums of 2017
What a year. We again have so many remarkable artists putting out such astounding work.
Sputnik Music-Kamancello
“Kamancello offers a chance for the super-duo (Jamshidi having performed worldwide since 1990, while Weinroth-Browne has more recently risen to prominence)
Kamancello debut album- Kamancello review | Textura
“All six pieces naturally share certain properties, yet there are differences, too. Particularly affecting are “Ascent,” whose every supplicating pore exudes yearning,
The Prog Space | Kamancello
“This album is a celebration of music, of life and creation. Whether you’re into chamber instrumental music or not,
Kamancello ~ S/T
“Perhaps the biggest surprise (although not to Constellation fans) is that the duo hails from Canada. As such, they represent even greater beliefs:
Kamancello | Exclaim Magazine
“Canadian duo Kamancello’s debut album captures a dynamic musical conversation between two extremely talented and expressive performers.” Shahriyar Jamshidi plays exquisitely articulated kamanche (an Iranian bowed string instrument) with, against and around Raphael Weinroth-Browne’s muscular, precise cello work. Their East-meets-West sound contrasts and complements in consistently exciting ways, with neither player overshadowing or overstepping the […]
Kamancello – Kamancello | Can This Even Be Called Music
”Improvisation is the cauldron in which most great music is born, but for most musical acts it is just the beginning of the composing process.
Gig Pick: Kamancello album release at Pressed – 10.12.17 | APT 613
“Their work often begins with a free, non-rhythmic exchange, which progresses into a rhythmic pulse.
Album, Single and EP Reviews | Blues Bunny
Now here’s one for mature musical tastes. Kamancello are Shahriyar Jamshidi on the kamanche and Raphael Weinroth-Browne on the cello and their self-titled album
In conversation with Kamancello | La Villa Strangiato
“Cellist Raphael Weinroth-Browne and kamanche player Shahriyar Jamshidi discuss their musical inspiration and collaboration prior to Kamancello’s
Kamancello Duo | ludwig-van Toronto
You may not have heard of East-Meets-West Duo: Shahriyar Jamshidi (kamanche) and Raphael Weinroth-Browne (cello), but you should.