- Accordion Tribe
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Name = Accordion Tribe
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Origin =Ghent ,Belgium
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Years_active = 1995–present
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Current_members =Bratko Bibič Lars Hollmer Maria Kalaniemi Guy Klucevsek
Otto Lechner
Past_members =Accordion Tribe are an international
accordion group featuringBratko Bibič (Slovenia),Lars Hollmer (Sweden),Maria Kalaniemi (Finland),Guy Klucevsek (USA/Slovenia) and Otto Lechner (Austria). They have recorded three albums, have toured Europe several times and played in Victoriaville (QC) Canada in 1998.In 2006 the third Accordion Tribe album, "Lunghorn Twist", recorded in Uppsala at Lars Hollmer's Chickenhouse studios was picked in Songlines Magazine "Top of the World" chart.
Biography
In
Ghent ,Belgium in May 1996, five internationally respected accordionists convened to form an ensemble that would explore the use of the instrument in different cultures and musical contexts. They rehearsed for three days and performed inVooruit , following it with a three-week European tour. Their performances were recorded, and a self-titled album was culled from the results.In 1998, Klucevsek put together Accordion Tribe II, with
Alan Bern ,Amy Denio , andPauline Oliveros , again touring Europe and prompting areunion of the original ensemble.Discography
*"Accordion Tribe" (1997)
*"Sea of Reeds" (2002)
*"Lunghorn Twist" (2006)Film
"Accordion Tribe - Music Travels" is a German-language
documentary film about the band, produced by Maximage of Switzerland and written and directed by Stefan Schwietert. It premiered in January 2004. In 2005 it won the Swiss Film Prize for the Best Documentary, as well as the documentary film prize at the Würzburg International Filmweekend. The film features the life of the band on the road and in concert, as well as exploring each individual member in their homelands.External links
*Allmusicguide|id=11:j9fpxqwkldse
*imdb title|id=0432386|title=Accordion Tribe
* [http://hoedown.com/main.site?action=siteupdate/view&id=5 Accordion Tribe homepage]
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