Hemifrån is an independent A&R, promotion and marketing company, based in the heart of Sweden, specializing in, what they call, “gut music” – The kind of music that you can feel in your gut, no matter what. Hemifran is promoting a lot of singer-songwriter, westcoast-pop, country, AOR and more. Here are featured some of their latest news – it is not all west coast, but dig into it!
Tzeitel – Drömfärden
“Drömfärden” is Tzeitels 4th album. It includes both traditional and newly composed music in equal measure, all arranged by the group itself. The new material is based on the tonality and feel of klezmer, though often inspired by other influences. More information at Hemifran.
Nina Åkerblom Nielsen – Nobody Knows This Little Rose
“Nobody Knows This Little Rose”. Emily Dickinson’s immortal poems in bittersweet musical form. 8 songs dealing with faith and doubt, transience and eternal hope, loneliness and longing. After the critically acclaimed Swedish album “Tid” (Time), Nina Åkerblom Nielsen returns to poetry set to music. More information at Hemifran.
Krilja – Sosnitsa
Krilja releases their 2nd album, “Sosnitsa : Roma Music From Russia & Eastern Europe”. With this album, Krilja highlights an aspect of the musical treasure of the Roma people which is less known than the Balkan and South East European tradition which is represented by performers such as Taraf de Haïdouks and Goran Bregovic, and they do it in their own way. More information at Hemifran.
Salamander – Jojnes Trojm
World music trio Salamander from Gotheburg, Sweden, releases its 3rd album with music from various Jewish traditions, from passionate Sephardic folk songs and somber Hasidic spirituals to joyous klezmer tunes. More information at Hemifran.