Ross Daly: 5 Albums 1995 - 2017

 

Ross Daly (born 29 September 1952) is a world musician who specializes in the Cretan lyra.

Although of Irish descent, he has been living on the island of Crete for over 35 years. In 1990, Daly designed a new type of Cretan lyra that incorporates elements of raki, the byzantine lyra, and the Indian sarangi. The result was a lyra with three playing strings of 29 cm in length (the same as the standard Cretan lyra), and 18 sympathetic strings which resonate on Indian-styled jawari bridges (the number of sympathetic strings was later increased to 22). 
                        

Ross Daly has traveled the world, mainly in the Middle East, Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent, studying various forms of local music traditions. In 1982 he established an

educational institution called Labyrinth Musical Workshop, which  since 2002 is situated in the village of Houdetsi, on the island of Crete.  Seminars and "master-classes" are conducted every year at Labyrinth with some of the greatest teachers of traditional music from around the world. It is a meeting point for musicians and students and is recognized as the leading institution in Greece today, in the field of education of modal and traditional music in general.
                      

Daly has released more than 35 albums of his own compositions and of his own arrangements of

traditional melodies collected during his travels. Ross Daly is the originator of the term Contemporary Modal Music, which refers to contemporary compositional works which draw their influences and inspiration from the broader world of Modal musical traditions which are found primarily (although not exclusively) in the vast geographical region between Western Africa and Western China.
                   

Although of Irish descent, Ross Daly has been living the past 35 years on the island of Crete in Greece. He is a recognized expert on the island’s rich musical tradition. He is also well respected

for his ability to bring artists of seemingly unrelated traditions together in collaborations of unique quality and depth. After many years of intensive training in a variety of musical traditions, Daly turned his attention to composition drawing heavily on all of the knowledge which he acquired during his long apprenticeships. Crete still provides a base for his personal and musical research as he continues travelling to perform his music. Today, Ross Daly continues performing whilst directing the Musical Workshop “Labyrinth” in the village of Houdetsi on Crete, which he founded in 1982.
                           

   01.  ROSS DALY & DJAMSHID CHEMIRANI - An - Ki 1995

                       

Djamchid Chemirani was born in Tehran in 1942. he has studied the zarb, also called the tombak, since the age of eight. His teacher was Hossein Tehrani. Under Tehrani's demanding tutelage, Chemirani made rapid progress and soon became a brilliant player. Since his arrival in Paris in 1961 he has taught at the Centre d'Etudes de Musique Orientale in the Paris Sorbonne Institut de Musicologie. He has performed with eminent Iranian musicians Dariush Safvat, Daryush Talai and Madjid Kiani.
                

Ross Daly & Djamshid Chemirani – An - Ki
Label: Oriente Musik – RIEN CD 03
Format: CD, Album 
Country: Germany
Released: 1995
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Fusion

TRACKS

                

01. Marmarygi   15:21
Composed By – Ross Daly
02. Al Tair   9:30
Composed By – Ross Daly
03. Lenio: Yagcilar Zeybegi & Bam (Traditional Asia Minor)   17:37
Arranged By – Ross Daly
Music By – Traditional
04. Pervane (Traditional Irish)   12:51
Arranged By – Ross Daly
Music By – Traditional

LINE - UP

Djamshid Chemirani - Goblet Drum [Zarb] 
Kostas Drygiannakis - Instruments [Electronic]  
Sokratis Sinopoulos - Kemenche 
Ross Daly - Strings [Cretan Lyra, Rebab, Bouzouki, Saz, Kemencello, Tanpura, African Harps], Producer, Mixed By  

NOTES

Recorded at studio Thita, Greece in 1992 by D. Xenikakis

Flac Size: 291 MB

02.  ROSS DALY - ΣΥΝΑΥΓΕΙΑ (SYNAVGEIA) 1998

              

Συναύγια (Synavgia) is a work by Ross Daly that combines Eastern and Western musical traditions. It can be found as a recorded album and has also been performed in concerts, such as at the Thessaloniki Concert Hall. Synavgeia includes music that relies firmly on two conflicting traditions, the West and the East, to achieve their successful synthesis. It is not a new look at the past, but a contemporary musical creation that unfolds the thread of continuity with tradition. Ross Daly's music (lyra, saz, oud, lute, rabab, kemanche) speaks a language that is both primordial and pioneering in the soul of the listener.
It leads him along the forgotten paths revealed by the communion in a pulsating land. The Chemirani Trio (zarb, bendir, udu, daff) touch the membrane with their fingers and vibrate the earth. And Rufus Cappadocia (cello) and Giorgos Symeonidis (ney) add their own version to this mystical ritual.
                         

Ross Daly – Συναύγεια
Label: Libra Music – LM019-2
Format: CD, Album
Country: Greece
Released: 1999
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Fusion

TRACKS

               

            
01. Synavgeia Part I    28:58
02. Synavgeia Part II    11:58
03. Synavgeia Part III    12:38

LINE - UP

Rufus Cappadocia - Cello 
Djamchid Chemirani - Goblet Drum [Zarb]  
Keyvan Chemirani - Goblet Drum [Zarb], Bendir, Udu 
Bidjan Chemirani - Goblet Drum [Zarb], Drum [Daff]  
Ross Daly - Lyre [Lyra], Baglama [Saz], Rabab, Kemenche [Kemanche], Oud, Lute [Laouto] 
Giorgos Symeonidis - Ney 

NOTES

Recorded at studio "Aeolia", Athens. (September 1998 - September 1999). 

Flac Size: 290 MB

03. BIJAN CHEMIRANI & ROSS DALY - GULISTAN = JARDIN DES ROSES = ROSE GARDEN

                            

Bijan Chemirani: In 1988, the Chemirani Trio (Bijan, Keyvan and Jamshid) was born and their special chemistry and peerless virtuosity has popularised the zarb. Bijan Chemirani began studying zarb early on with his father Djamchid and his brother Keyvan. He also plays the daf, riqq, and cajon. He has issued an album, Gulistan:Rose Garden along with Ross Daly. 

                   

Bijan Chemirani With Ross Daly – Gulistan = Jardin Des Roses = Rose Garden
Label: l'empreinte digitale – ED 13139
Format: CD, Album, Slipcase
Country: France
Released: 2002
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Persian Classical, Folk, Fusion

TRACKS

                      

01. Liqa   5:06
Cittern [Cetera], Oud, Rebec, Composed By – Henri Agnel
Daf, Cajón [Cajon], Udu, Kemenche [Kamantché], Tambourine [Tambourin], Composed By – Bijan Chemirani
02. Makrinitsa   7:56
Daf – Bijan Chemirani
Goblet Drum [Zarb] – Djamchid Chemirani
Lira [Lyra], Composed By – Ross Daly
03. Taksim Laouto   1:23
Laouto, Composed By – Socrates Sinopoulos
04. Socratako   3:45
Goblet Drum [Zarb] – Bijan Chemirani
Laouto, Composed By – Socrates Sinopoulos
Udu – Keyvan Chemirani
05. Taksim Robab   3:33
Rebab [Robab], Composed By – Ross Daly
06. Naom Gaffani   5:50
Goblet Drum [Zarb] – Bijan Chemirani
Music By – traditionnel du Soudan
Rebab [Robab] – Ross Daly
Udu – Keyvan Chemirani
07. Taksim Duduk   1:23
Duduk, Composed By – Tigran Sarkissian
08. Zeimbeki   5:18
Baglama [Saz], Laouto, Composed By – Ross Daly
Daf – Bijan Chemirani
Duduk – Tigran Sarkissian
Goblet Drum [Zarb] – Keyvan Chemirani
Kemenche [Kemençe] – Socrates Sinopoulos
09. Tarigh   6:02
Baglama [Saz] – Ross Daly
Daf – Keyvan Chemirani
Goblet Drum [Zarb] – Bijan Chemirani
10. Gardesh   3:46
Daf – Keyvan Chemirani
Daf, Daf [Reqq], Goblet Drum [Darbouka] – Bijan Chemirani
Kemenche [Kemençe] – Socrates Sinopoulos
Music By – traditionnel grec
11. Syrto   8:11
Daf – Bijan Chemirani
Laouto [2e Laouto] – Socrates Sinopoulos
Lira [Lyra], Laouto – Ross Daly
Music By – traditionnel crétois
12. Taksim Cistre   1:47
Cittern [Cistre], Composed By – Henri Agnel
13. Sento D'amor La Fiamma   3:34
Cittern [Cistre] – Henri Agnel
Goblet Drum [Zarb] – Bijan Chemirani
Music By [Estampille Italienne Du XIVe Siècle] – anonyme
14. Gulistan   4:11
Percussion [Percussions], Strings [Cordes], Kemenche [Kamantché], Voice [Voix], Composed By – Bijan Chemirani
Voice [Voix] – Manu Théron

LINE - UP

Bijan Chemirani - Art Direction, Kemenche, Percussion [Daf, Riqq, Zarb, Tambourine, Darbouka, Cajon], Udu 
Henri Agnel - Cittern, Rebec, Oud 
Keyvan Chemirani - Daf, Goblet Drum [Zarb], Udu  
Tigran Sarkissian - Duduk  
Djamchid Chemirani - Goblet Drum [Zarb]  
Ross Daly - Instruments [Cretan Lyra, Rebab, Saz, Laouto]  
Socratis Sinopoulos - Kemenche, Lute [Laouto] 

Flac Size: 384 MB

04.  ROSS DALY - THE OTHER SIDE 2014

                      

"Where does music come from?" He answered, "doesn't everybody have an other side to themselves which they don't really know? Music comes from there..."
The other side...
Everything has a form, everything has a meaning. On the other side, everything has nothing and nothing is everything…
The other side
Music, a thousand year journey in a single lifespan...
                   

Ross Daly – The Other Side
Label: Not On Label – none
Format: CD, Album
Country: Greece
Released: Aug 2014
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk

TRACKS

                   

01. Askefza Saz Semai / Ασκεφζά Σαζ Σεμάι    6:20
02. Earpigon / Εαρπηγών    5:22
03. Isios Choros / Ίσιος χορός    8:21
04. Khammaj Syrtos / Κομμάτζ Συρτός    11:01
05. Kontylies & Sousta / Κοντυλιές & Σούστα    8:23
06. Bayati Shiraz Tasnif / Μπαγιάτι Σιράζ Τασνίφ    14:38
07. Neveser / Νεβεσέρ    2:48
08. Synkathistos / Συγκαθιστός    5:00
09. Makrinitsa / Μακρινίτσα    5:39

LINE - UP

Ross Daly: lyra, tarhu, saz, rabab
Kelly Thoma: lyra
Giorgis Manolakis: laouto
Zohar Fresco: percussion
Miles Jay: bass
Pedram Khavarzamini: tombak
Araz Salek: tar
Efrén López Sanz: hurdy gurdy
Christos Barbas: ney
Nikolas Palaiologos: ud, cura saz

Flac Size: 438 MB

05. ROSS DALY & KELLY THOMA 2017

                   

Kelly Thoma: Greek Lyre player born in Piraeus in 1978.
Since 1995, she has been studying the lyra with Ross Daly and three years later started travelling with him and his group, “Labyrinth”, participating in concerts in Europe, Asia, Australia and the U.S. She has taken part in many projects with musicians from various different traditions from other countries.
                 

Ross Daly, Kelly Thoma – Lunar
Label: Not On Label (Ross Daly Self-released) – none
Format: 2 x CDr, Album
Country: Greece
Released: Oct 24, 2017
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: World, Folk, Fusion
    
CD1.

                 

01. Lunar = Λούναρ   4:44
Bendir, Cymbal – Saam Schlamminger
Composed By, Rabab [Afghan Rabab], Kemenche [Tarhu], Rabab [Bass Rabab], Kemenche [Lyra], Bendir – Ross Daly
Kemenche [Soprano Lyra] – Kelly Thoma
02. Nishakara = Νισακάρα   8:42
Bendir – Saam Schlamminger
Composed By, Rabab [Afghan Rabab], Rabab [Bass Rabab], Kemenche [Tarhu], Bendir, Tambura [Tanpura] – Ross Daly
Kemenche [Soprano Lyra] – Kelly Thoma
03. Mahzarin = Μαχζαρίν   11:59
Bendir – Saam Schlamminger
Composed By, Baglama [Saz] – Ross Daly
Kemenche [Soprano Lyra] – Kelly Thoma
04. Anigma = Άνοιγμα   3:39
Bendir – Marija Katsouna
Composed By, Kemenche [Tarhu] – Ross Daly
Kemenche [Soprano Lyra] – Kelly Thoma
05. Hecate = Εκάτη   7:32
Bendir, Cymbal – Saam Schlamminger
Composed By, Kemenche [Tarhu] – Ross Daly
Kemenche [Soprano Lyra] – Kelly Thoma
06. Kontylies Of Messara = Μεσσαρίτικες Κοντυλιές   5:19
Bendir – Saam Schlamminger
Kemenche [Lyra] – Kelly Thoma, Ross Daly
07. Mirza = Μιρζά   9:13
Bendir – Marija Katsouna
Composed By, Kemenche [Lyra] – Ross Daly
Kemenche [Lyra] – Kelly Thoma

CD2.

              

01. Altan = Αλτάν   8:10
Composed By, Baglama [Sazes], Bendir – Ross Daly
Kemenche [Soprano Lyra] – Kelly Thoma
02. Chandrakala = Τσαντρακάλα   7:48
Bendir, Cymbal – Saam Schlamminger
Composed By, Kemenche [Lyra], Rabab [Afghan Rabab] – Ross Daly
Kemenche [Soprano Lyra] – Kelly Thoma
03. Aylin = Αηλίν   11:39
Bendir – Saam Schlamminger
Composed By, Rabab [Afghan Rabab], Kemenche [Lyra], Kemenche [Tarhu] – Ross Daly
Kemenche [Lyra] – Kelly Thoma
04. Dilkeside Saz Semâi = Ντιλκεσιντέ Σαζ Σεμάι   7:05
Bendir – Zohar Fresco
Composed By, Kemenche [Tarhu] – Ross Daly
Kemenche [Soprano Lyra] – Kelly Thoma
05. Çoban = Τζομπάν   4:18
Baglama [Saz] – Ross Daly
Bendir – Saam Schlamminger
Composed By – Talip Özkan
Kemenche [Soprano Lyra] – Kelly Thoma
06. Mehrangarh = Μεχράνγκαρ   15:06
Bendir, Cymbal – Saam Schlamminger
Kemenche [Lyra], Kemenche [Soprano Lyra] – Kelly Thoma
Rabab [Afghan Rabab], Rabab [Bass Rabab], Kemenche [Tarhu] – Ross Daly

CD1 + CD2 Flac Size: 648 MB

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