- Shantel
Shantel, real name Stefan Hantel (born in Frankfurt
January 1 ,1968 ), is a German producer and DJ, known for his work with gypsy brass orchestras, DJing and remixing traditional Balkan music with electronic beats. He is a descendant of the refugeeBukovina Germans.Shantel began his DJ career in
Frankfurt ,Germany , and was inspired by the audience reaction to gypsy brass bands such asFanfare Ciocărlia and trumpeterBoban Marković to infuse electronically-tweaked Balkan gypsy music into his DJ set. He released two compilations of his popular DJ night, Bucovina Club, on his own Essay label, which won the Club Global award in the 2006BBC Radio 3 Awards for World Music. He was one of several DJs to remix recordings ofTaraful Haiducilor andKočani Orkestar on the "Electric Gypsyland" compilations fromBelgium 'sCrammed Discs label, and released his next album on that label. He gained popularity in Turkey after recorded clip of 'Disco Partizani' in Istanbul.Cartwright, Garth: [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/worldmusic/a4wm2006/a4wm_shantel.shtml Awards for World Music 2006 - DJ Shantel] ,BBC Radio 3 .] Shantel's 2007 album "Disko Partizani" departed somewhat from thetechno sound of Bucovina Club, concentrating more on the music'sBalkan roots. [Jackman, Robert: [http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/release/bbvr/ Review: Disko Partizani] ,British Broadcasting Corporation ,24 September 2007 .]References
External links
* [http://www.bucovina.de/ Bucovina Club - DJ Shantel official website]
* [http://music.msn.com/artist/?artist=16242230&menu=bio Shantel on MSN Music]
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