Artist
Albania
Influences:
Balkan
, Mediterranean
, West European
Genres:
electronic,
balkan,
dub,
brass band,
cross over,
indie
IN THE CHARTS
ABOUT
Fanfara Tirana is surely one of the most entertaining brass band coming from the Balkans.Formed by a group of friends from the Albanian Army band who decided, in a light-hearted fashion, that it might be worthwhile to form such a band, just to see what might happen. They contacted veteran singer M° Hysni Zela and persuaded him to come out of retirement and join them, which is when the serious fun started. Taking the time-honoured tales of heroes and lovers that are the backbone of the Albanian tradition and infusing them with the pumping rhythms of the best Balkan brass styles, they have created something truly innovative yet totally representative. Already blazing new trails at home and now ready for export.After playing at Europe bigest festivals as Roskilde, Sziget, WOMAD ... selected at WOMEX 2007, TOP 20 at World Music Charts Europe with their first album, TOP Of The World for Songlines Magazine 2007 and many other goals is time for a NEW ALBUM!, their new project, "KABATRONICS". Their latest album, released by Piranha, "Albanian Wedding - a brass explosion" climbed higher and higher the World Music Charts Europe for months, but with their new studio work Fanfara Tirana has gone further on and delivered the whole album to the londoners manipulators, the brilliant minds of TransGlobal Underground.The result is a blast!
NIKO - vocal
MR WHITE - sax soprano/sax alto/clarinet
MR HAPPY - sax alto / clarinet
SKANDERBEG - sax alto / clarinet
COLONEL JAMES - trumpet
GAS GAS - trumpet
MR KEYBOARD - sax bariton / keyboards
THE PROFESSOR - tenor horn
PALOMA - tenor horn
GOLDEN BOY - tenor horn
THE BEAUTY - tuba
MARIO THE GIPSY - darbouka, percussion
THE BAD - drums
NIKO - vocal
MR WHITE - sax soprano/sax alto/clarinet
MR HAPPY - sax alto / clarinet
SKANDERBEG - sax alto / clarinet
COLONEL JAMES - trumpet
GAS GAS - trumpet
MR KEYBOARD - sax bariton / keyboards
THE PROFESSOR - tenor horn
PALOMA - tenor horn
GOLDEN BOY - tenor horn
THE BEAUTY - tuba
MARIO THE GIPSY - darbouka, percussion
THE BAD - drums