Six new albums out today!
2020-11-20 Our six new albums of Hindustani and Karnatic music from last season are up at Apple Music today! Some 14 hours of...
MAPOU – Haitian Drums and Northern Wind
Sten Källman & Sanba Zao
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C&E Newsletter – November 2020
2020-11-14 Here is our Newsletter with 7 releases on November 19-20, 2020
CE43 Sten Källman – Sanba Zao: Mapou – Haitian drums and Northern wind
2020-11-12 On November 19, 2020 we will release this Swedish-Haitian collaboration: Mapou - Haitian drums and Northern wind by Sten Källman and Sanba...
Bitter Funeral Beer – podcast
2020-10-06 A beautiful podcast episode about the Bitter Funeral Beer album.Andy tells us about the impact of the album on his life
Last concert with Beches Brew
2020-09-22 In December 2019 we did our last concert at Studio HPKSM in Gothenburg (they still have not paid us!) and it was...
Enjoy another 75 years Karaikudi Mani Iyer!
2020-09-10 On Karaikudi Mani Iyer's 75th birthday (September 11, 2020) I want to thank him again for all he did for me, among...
One song down from the Hälsingland album for copyright reasons
2020-08-19 Visa Vid Vindens Ängar is one of the songs on Göran Klinghagen's album Hälsingland. It was given a lovely english translation and...
Torkel Rasmusson får SKAP’s Hederspris
2020-06-28 "Rasmusson har gjort en livsgärning för musiken i Sverige när han balanserar mellan politik och poesi med samma stora patos. En av...
“inimitable composer and guitarist Mr Klinghagen, the writer of this extraordinary music.”
2020-05-08 "Each of the musicians plays with idiomatic elegance, and as you are seduced you will be mesmerised by it all. You will...
Ravi Bellare! 15th Puniyathithi today!
2020-04-16 It's 15 years since the demise of Pandit Ravi Bellare, the outstanding genius of tabla. Those who know about him love his...
K. Sridhar’s Todi is praised by Raul da Gama
2020-03-25 K. Sridhar's morning concert in Stockholm from 1991 recieves huge appreciation and raga Todi is given a thorough background.
Happy birthday Björn Ståbi, 80 today!
2020-02-22 Here is a video that Per and Bengan did of one of the songs they played with you a lot, Tacklåten: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0QdS4wzQjo
Congratulations for the Grammy Jonas, Lena and Mats!
2020-02-07 Jonas Knutsson, Lena Willemark and Mats Öberg recieved a Swedish Grammy for their latest album Svenska Låtar. Their first album Alla Drömmars...
Happy New Year!
2019-12-30 We are presently visiting Chennai during the season to enjoy the music and do some recordings. I created a playlist at YouTube,...
Three new Hindustani albums on Nov 1st!
2019-10-16 We are happy to release three more historically important albums.They are digital-only -please enjoy: Ustad Bale Khan and Pandit Taranath: Live in...
Hälsingland – by the lake, beside the trees
2019-10-15 On November 1st we release Göran Klinghagen's album Hälsingland, jazz music based on classical Swedish folk music songs, played with his German...
Memorial Party for Kjell Westling, autumn 2020!
2019-10-14 This coming fall ten years have passed since the incomparable musician genius and friend Kjell Westling passed.We want to honor his memory...
It’s that time of year again!
2019-10-13 ANOTHER SWEDISH CHRISTMAS – COUNTRY & EASTERNS JULSKIVA Unorthodox versions of the traditional swedish christmas songs with the Country & Eastern Party...
Final Beches Brew concert?
2019-10-13 Beches Brew is back at Studio HPKSM together with William Soovik's Grand Finale in Gothenburg on December 7 at 3 p.m. at...
beche.se is out of order
2019-08-16 Sorry to say that my private site beche.se is not functioning. I'm not receiving any assistance from the web host so it...
Extremely cheap CD’s and Beches Brew live on Saturday August 10!
2019-08-04 On Saturday August 1o Nefertiti in Gothenburg will host a pop-up record store. We will sell our Country & Eastern CD's at...
Willemark Öberg Knutsson!
2019-06-23 New highly praised album out but they are bringing their first one along as well. Tour dates below.
Solo Sissokho has left the planet
2019-05-08 We are struck with the loss of one more great musician friend. After a couple of years of ailment the great kora...
The C&E Newsletter for May 2019
2019-04-30 Here is our May Newsletter -with new address!
One more prize for Hjeltamôs!
2019-04-13 Tonight Hjeltamôs won the Dalecarlia award for best folk music! We already won the Grammy for best folk music and were nominated for...
We have lost Roland Keijser
2019-02-08 Last night Roland peacefully stopped breathing after some months of illness. Our loss is immense. The funeral will be held at Gottsunda Kyrka,...
Per and Bengan won the Grammy!
2019-02-07 Per Gudmundson och Bengan Janson won the Grammy for best Swedish folk music 2018 with Hjeltamôs (Country & Eastern CE39). Per Gudmundson och...
Two videos by Akkarai Sisters from their Swedish visit in 2018
2019-01-24 In October 2018 Akkarai Sisters visited Sweden for concerts together with the Berger Knutsson Spering Schultz group. They also did two concerts...
Tabla gurubhandu Sudhir Naringrekar has left us
2019-01-22 So sad to hear about Sudhir Naringrekar's departure from an asthma attack yesterday. One more student of Pandit Taranath has left. We...
Country & Eastern Newsletter – January 2019
2019-01-04 In case you didn't get it in the mail, here is the Country & Eastern Newsletter - January 2019
