Kalaha (band)
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[20]
| Title | 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[20][21][22]
| Title | 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 Ross | April Records | Digital Single | 2021 |
Awards
Won
- 2017, Danish Music Awards – Jazz. Category: Special Release of the Year for the album "Masala"[6]
- 2019, Carl Prisen. Category: Roots Composer of the Year for the EP "Mama Ngoma"[23]
Nominated
- 2017, Danish Music Awards – World. Category: Danish World composer of the year; Niclas Knudsen, Emil De Waal, Spejderrobot og Rumpistol (Kalaha) – ‘’Quarquaba EP’[24]
- 2020, Danish Music Awards – Roots. Category: Danish Roots Track of the Year for "Eymen"[14]
- 2021, Steppeulven. Category: Track of the year for "Dans det op" featuring Uffe Lorentzen.[15]
External links
References
- ↑ "Beijing Beats: J-Fever at Blue Note, Kalaha at Dada, and DJ Sodeyama at Lantern". www.thebeijinger.com. October 11, 2017.
- ↑ "Kalaha feat. Hilal Kaya - Özgürüm Ben - DMA Jazz | TV 2 Lorry". November 29, 2020 – via www.tv2lorry.dk.
- ↑ https://www.discogs.com/Kalaha-Featuring-Uffe-Lorenzen-Dans-det-op/release/14953835
- ↑ "Bill Laswell & Kalaha (US/DK) | Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2019". Copenhagen Jazz Festival.
- ↑ Rygaard, Rasmus. "Kalaha". SOUNDVENUE.COM.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Her er årets vindere af DMA Jazz 2017". JazzDanmark. Archived from the original on 2019-02-04. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
- ↑ "BBC Radio 6 Music - Gilles Peterson, Gilles's Glasgow Gems". BBC.
- ↑ https://www.information.dk/kultur/anmeldelse/2019/05/kalaha-skaber-festlig-mosaik-bedste-verdner
- ↑ "ANMELDELSE: Medrivende nyt fra de danske globalister". gaffa.dk.
- ↑ "Archived Copy". Archived from the original on 2020-12-02. Retrieved 2021-01-23.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
- ↑ "Tre nævenyttige unge gennemskuede, hvordan man vinder hver gang i Kalaha. Bandet Kalaha er sværere at regne ud". Politiken. May 19, 2019.
- ↑ https://www.information.dk/kultur/2019/12/dansk-musik-2019-spil-andet-andre-anderledes
- ↑ "Kalaha: "Dinleyicilerimiz Türkçe anlayamıyor ama müziğe bayılıyor" | Dergy".
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 "De nominerede til DMA Roots er offentliggjort". gaffa.dk.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Wolkoff, Christian. "Se alle de nominerede til prisuddelingen Steppeulven – Joyce og Ganger fører an". SOUNDVENUE.COM.
- ↑ "Archived Copy". Archived from the original on 2021-01-22. Retrieved 2021-01-23.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
- ↑ "Kalaha - Çok Küstüm (feat. Hilal Kaya)" – via www.youtube.com.
- ↑ "Kalaha - Mama Ngoma [Official Video]" – via www.youtube.com.
- ↑ "Kalaha - Eymen (feat. Hilal Kaya)" – via www.youtube.com.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 "Kalaha". Discogs.
- ↑ "Rump Recordings". Rump Recordings.
- ↑ "Dans det op, by Kalaha Featuring Uffe Lorenzen". Kalaha Featuring Uffe Lorenzen.
- ↑ "Carl Prisen 2019 – Musikforlæggerne". Archived from the original on 2021-01-25. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
- ↑ "DMA World 2016 - Her er de nominerede". Koda.
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