Good news: Money delivered to Ammasu village in Ghana! 2023-03-10 Now she has been there, see about it here! This is Amma Kyerenmaa who sings You Are So... AmmasuGhanaTracklibWest Africa
Cool Funeral Beer update 2023-03-03 On Christmas Eve 2022 we released the first of three albums in digital format, Cool Funeral Beer -... Cool Funeral BeerFuneral musicGhanaSweden
Chapter 7’s Thums Up on vinyl! 2022-11-09 The Grammy awarded Thums Up album was released by Caprice on cd (and cassette sic!) as the cd... 1988Chapter 7GrammisVinyl
Two new C&E releases on October 14 2022-10-14 Dagar Brothers Junior in a one-and-half hour long Raag Multani with the unique tabla accompaniment of Ustad Z.M.... Dagar BrothersDhrupadImprovisationSweden
Cool Funeral Beer at Stockholm and Umeå Jazz Festivals 2022-10-13 Public Rehearsal III will take place at Hörsalen, Kulturhuset, Stockholm, Sweden 7:30 p.m.on October 23, 2022. Tickets at... Cool Funeral BeerFuneral musicJazzJazz Sweden
Mapou to tour Sweden in October 2022! 2022-06-19 Mapou to tour Sweden in October 2022! 14 MAPOU premiär Musikens Hus, Göteborg med Simbi & Amanda 15... HaitiSanba ZaoSten KällmanSweden
Bahauddin’s Ahir Bhairav on vinyl! 2022-05-10 GOOD NEWS IN MAY 2022: OUR FRIEND AND COLLABORATOR DAVIDE DOMINCHINI IN ITALY HAS RELEASED A VINYL OF... DagarDhrupadHindustaniRudra veena
C&E Newsletter – March 2022 2022-03-18 READ HERE Bahauddin DagarBosse SkoglundCool Funeral BeerSampling
C&E Joins Tracklib! 2022-03-16 ARE YOU INTO SAMPLING? If so you will be happy to know that Country & Eastern has signed... Bitter Funeral BeerNight IceSamplingTracklib
Cool Funeral Beer – March 30 2022-01-27 Open Rehearsal No 2 will take place at Dieselverkstaden in Nacka, Stockholm, Sweden on March 30! MORE INFO... Bitter Funeral BeerDieselverkstanGhanaJazz Sweden
Congrats Sadanand Naimpalli – 75 years today! 2021-11-20 Sadanand Naimpalli is one of the world's leading tabla players today. He appears on 5 of our Country... HindustaniIndiaPandit Taranathtabla
Two digital albums released today! 2021-10-08 Gwalior gharana maestro Sharadchandra Arolkar accompanied by the great Ravi Bellare in a unique private concert recording of... ArolkarFaschingJazz SwedenKhyal
Kjell Westling remembered 2021-09-09 Last year ten years had passed since the incomparable musician genius and friend Kjell Westling passed.We wanted to... Kjell WestlingMusicPartySweden
Cool Funeral Beer 2021-08-09 The first public rehearsal of The Cool Funeral Beer will take place at Bellahøj friluftsscene in Copenhagen. on... Bengt BergerBitter Funeral BeerBlank FormsJonas Knutsson
Bosse Skoglund left the planet on his 85th birthday! 2021-04-11 We just lost the greatest drummer that ever was in Sweden. With perfect timing as usual Bo Skoglund... Bosse Skoglund
CE43 Mapou – Nominerad till Manifest 2020! 2021-01-14 On November 19, 2020 we will released the Swedish-Haitian collaboration Mapou - Haitian drums and Northern wind by Sten Källman... Folk musicHaitiSwedenVodou
December – Christmas music! 2020-11-30 Time to listen to our classic Christmas album I will try to put up one song a day... ChristmasChristmas PartyDecemberSweden
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!... HindustaniKarnaticMagazhi
C&E Newsletter – November 2020 2020-11-10 Here is our Newsletter with 7 releases on November 19-20, 2020 HaitiHindustaniKarnaticSweden
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... Bitter Funeral Beer BandFuneral musicGhanaSweden
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... Beches BrewJazzSweden
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... Beches Indian BrewKaraikudi Mani Iyer
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... Fola Dada
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... SKAP
“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... Fola DadaGermanyJazzSweden
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... Pandit Taranathtabla
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... HindustaniK. SridharRaga TodiSarod
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... Bengan JansonBjörn StåbiPer GudmundsonSwedish Folk Music
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... GrammisGrammySwedish Folk Music
Happy New Year! 2019-12-30 We are presently visiting Chennai during the season to enjoy the music and do some recordings. I created... ChennaiKarnaticThe Season 2019
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... HindustaniSarodSitarSurbahar
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,... Folk musicGermanyJazzSweden
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... ChristmasChristmas PartySwedishUnorthodox
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... Beches BrewFaschingGothenburgJazz
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... beche.sebineroout of order
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... Beches BrewCD SaleGothenburgSweden
Willemark Öberg Knutsson! 2019-06-23 New highly praised album out but they are bringing their first one along as well. Tour dates below. Folk musicImprovisationJonas KnutssonMats Öberg
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... Folk musicKoraSwedishWorld Music
The C&E Newsletter for May 2019 2019-04-30 Here is our May Newsletter -with new address! Beches BrewDhrupadFolk musicJazz Sweden
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... Bengan JansonFolk musicPer GudmundsonSweden
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... Jazz SwedenRoland Keijser
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... Bengan JansonFolkmusikGrammisPer Gudmundson
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... Akkarai SistersIndiaKarnaticSweden
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... Guru-ShishyaHindustaniPandit Taranathtabla
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... Folk musicGothenburgIndiaJazz Sweden
Tabla solo by Pt Anand Badamikar from Taranath centenary celebrations 2019-01-02 In 2015 we celebrated our guru Pandit Taranath's centenary with a series of concerts. Here is gurubhandu Pandit... HindustaniPandit Taranathtabla
December is here 2018-12-01 For many years we have been having a Christmas Calendar with one song a day played from here... Christmas songsJulsånger
2018 C&E Newsletter October 2018-10-11 Here is the October Newsletter - highlights: Next week the Akkarai Sisters will be back in Sweden for... Beches BrewBerger Knutsson SperingJazz SwedenKarnatic
All about the GOTHENBURG releases on November 3 2018-09-19 The West Coast Edition of Beches Brew has been playing at Studio HPKSM in Gothenburg all of 2018.... Beches BrewGothenburgJazz SwedenRelease
All about PODUNK by Stefan Bellnäs 2018-09-14 On November 3, Stefan Bellnäs releases his first album PODUNK in his own name, at Studio HPKSM in... GothenburgRelease
Country & Eastern Newsletter for September 2018-08-31 with news about new albums, concerts and more. Find it here!
Our Amigo jazz albums 2018-08-06 Before starting the Country & Eastern label we had very good cooperation with Amigo Records in Sweden, especially... Berger Knutsson SperingChristian SperingenteliJazz Sweden
Finally, Kalavati is up! 2018-07-31 50 years and 8 days after the recording, finally you can download Ustad Zia Fariduddin Dagar's recording of... DagarDhrupadHindustaniIndia
Akkarai Sisters will be back in October 2018-07-26 We are extremely happy to have Akkarai Sisters with Jayachandra Rao and Shreesundarkumar back in October 2018 for... Akkarai SistersBerger Knutsson Spering SchultzJazzKarnatic
Good news for lovers of Hindustani music 2018-06-29 In the seventies, when the great contemporary North Indian Classical musicians started to spread their music over the... Amjad Ali KhanHindustaniK. SridharNikhil Bannerjee
Live in Frankfurt 82 on vinyl! 2018-06-25 The Italian label Black Sweat Records have licensed our Bitter Funeral Beer Band album Live in Frankfurt 82... Bitter Funeral Beer BandDon CherryGhanaWorld Music
Title video from “Hjeltamôs” (CE39) 2018-06-07 See the title tune "Hjeltamôs"and "Polska efter Monis Olle", videos by Viktor Gårdsäter with Per Gudmundson and Bengan Janson... Bengan JansonPer GudmundsonPolskaSwedish Folk Music
Country & Eastern Newsletter – June 4, 2018 2018-06-04 If you did not receive today's newsletter in the mail you find it HERE! DhrupadFolk musicIndiaSweden
Three unique Dhrupad albums from the Dagar family 2018-05-24 Country & Eastern releases three unique 50-year old Dhrupad recordings with members of the Dagar family, on June... DagarDhrupadHindustaniIndia
Incredible reviews of C&E-stuff and more from Raul da Gama 2018-05-01 Raul da Gama has been writing fantastic reviews of a lot of the stuff we are doing. It's... Beches BrewIndiaJazz SwedenWest Africa
On K. Shivakumar’s 6th death anniversary 2018-04-22 listen to Bhairavi with Swamy Haridhos from the album Classical Bhajans. He is accompanied by Shivakumar on violin, Muthunathesa... IndiaKarnatic
Interview with the C&E artistic advisor 2018-04-02 Todo Mundo just published an interview with Bengt Berger. Bengt BergerGhanaIndiaSweden
Country & Eastern Newsletter – January 2018: Beches Brew in Gothenburg/Coming releases 2018-01-18 The Newsletter in English / Nyhetsbrevet på svenska / Read about our coming releases and Beches Brew every Saturday afternoon from... Beches BrewContemporaryGothenburgJazz Sweden
Sadanand Naimpalli’s new solo tabla album praised by Zakir, Anindo, Swapan and Suresh 2018-01-14 Country & Eastern is very happy to present Sadanand Naimpalli's groundbreaking album Maha Taal Yaag where he plays... HindustaniIndiaPandit Taranathtabla
Here are all our Indian albums 2018-01-01 Happy New Year! As we have gotten quite a number of Indian music rasikas to follow us lately,... DhrupadHindustaniIndiaKarnatic
Today our Christmas Calendar for 2017 ends! 2017-12-26 So, today you can hear the last 11 seconds with the Country & Eastern Party Band for 2017... Christmas PartyJonas KnutssonKjell WestlingMats Öberg
December 25: “Den Där Jävla Fru Söderström”, the Party Band says Goodbye 2017-12-25 Christmas day is here, we say goodbye. The Party Band is Kjell Westling, Lars Almqvist, Jonas Knutsson, Mats... ChristmasSwedish
December 24: “When you wish upon a star” w Lena Willemark 2017-12-24 Om Du vill så kan Du höra "Ser Du stjärnan i det blå" med Lena Willemark istället för... ChristmasSwedish
December 23 Tomten w Niklas Rådström 2017-12-23 There is a classic Swedish Christmas poem, "Tomten" by Viktor Rydberg. For this occasion literary giant Niklas Rådström... ChristmasSwedish
December 22 – O Helga Natt w the Party Band 2017-12-22 Towards the end of the recording day, trumpetist Lars Almqvist gave the Party Band new energy in our... ChristmasSwedish
December 21 Julvisa w Monika Söderberg and Mats Öberg 2017-12-21 Bernt Staafs Julvisa with Monika Söderberg and Mats Öberg. [caption id="attachment_6263" align="aligncenter" width="520"] Mats Öberg, Per Sjöberg[/caption] Most... ChristmasSwedish
December 20: Morsgrisar är vi allihopa w Ale Möller & the Party Band 2017-12-20 Morsgrisar är vi allihopa (we are all motherfuckers?) sings Ale Möller with the Party Band in a 7-beat... ChristmasSwedish
December 19: Tomtegubben hade snuva w Lars-Göran Persson 2017-12-19 Here is a slightly carribean version of Tomtegubben hade snuva w Lars-Göran Persson, the female choir and the... ChristmasSwedish
December 18: Tre pepparkaksgubbar w Mamadou Sene 2017-12-18 Today a big favorite, Mamadou Sene w Ale Möller, Lars-Göran Persson, Nicolai Dunger and the Party Band in... ChristmasSwedish
December 17: Du Talar Genom Mig w Nicolai Dunger 2017-12-17 Today, listen to Nicolai Dunger at his very best in his own "Du Talar Genom Mig" [caption id="attachment_6221"... ChristmasSwedish
No Grammy for Country & Eastern – but………………. 2017-12-16 Two of our albums are on this year's 10 best albums by our favourite (of course!) Swedish music... Beches BrewBengt BergerGhanaKarnatic
December 16: Mössens Julafton w Monika Söderberg, choir and band 2017-12-16 Today pure happiness w Monika, the Party Band and choir in Mössens Julafton. [caption id="attachment_6211" align="aligncenter" width="520"] Ulrika... ChristmasSwedish
December 15: Last Christmas w Karin Inde 2017-12-15 Here is a modern Christmas classic with Karin Inde and the Party Band, [caption id="attachment_6200" align="aligncenter" width="520"] Karin... Bengt BergerChristmasJonas KnutssonKjell Westling
December 14: Christmas medley 2 with the Party Band 2017-12-14 The second Christmas medley with The Party Band headed here by Mats Öberg and his Moog sound. [caption... Bengt BergerChristmasJonas KnutssonKjell Westling
December 13: Luciasången w Lars Almqvist and Per Sjöberg 2017-12-13 Today it's Lucia so here is the traditional Lucia song but with an complementing text by and with... ChristmasSwedish
December 12: White Christmas w Ulrika Murray and the Party Band 2017-12-12 White Christmas w Ulrika Murray and the Party Band All songs in the christmas calendar are from our... Bengt BergerChristmasJonas KnutssonKjell Westling
December 11: Nu är det Jul igen w Gunnel Mauritzson and Ale Möller 2017-12-11 For once The Party Band is not taking part, leaving Gunnel and Ale alone for this song. [caption... Ale MöllerChristmasChristmas PartySwedish
December 10: Aaguner Parash Moni Chowao Pranee w Shipra Nandy 2017-12-10 Today Christmas music from India, "Aaguner Parash Moni Chowao Pranee" by Rabindranath Tagore sung by Shipra Nandy [caption... ChristmasChristmas PartyJonas KnutssonKjell Westling
December 9: Father Christmas has a Master Plan 2017-12-09 The Party Band plays! [caption id="attachment_6054" align="alignnone" width="520"] Mats Öberg, Per Sjöberg, Bengt Berger, Sigge Krantz, Jonas Knutsson,... Bengt BergerChristmasChristmas PartyJonas Knutsson
December 8: Sjömansjul på Hawai w Kaya Ålander 2017-12-08 Kaya Ålander sings an old classic, "Sjömansjul på Hawaii" Theremin solo in "Hawaiian" style by Mats Öberg [caption... ChristmasChristmas PartyKjell WestlingMats Öberg
December 7: Tomtarnas Julnatt w Marie Selander 2017-12-07 Marie Selander gives us her version of Tomtarnas Julnatt, better known as Tipp-Tapp with The Country & Eastern... ChristmasChristmas PartyMarie Selander
December 6: Nisse-Polka w Mirja Mäkelä 2017-12-06 Mirja Mäkelä sings a Finnish Christmas song, Nisse-Polka, with The Country & Eastern Party Band, but since Mirja... and then I recorded the voice on top of it in Finland. Great sessionChristmasChristmas Partyhärlig skiva
December 5: Julklapp w Torkel Rasmusson 2017-12-05 On december 5, Torkel Rasmusson sings his own "Julklapp" accompanied by various singers (here Nicolai Dunger, Per Sjöberg,... ChristmasChristmas PartyOlle Persson
December 4: Det är en ros utsprungen w Sofia Berg-Böhm 2017-12-04 On december 4, Sofia Berg-Böhm sings "Det är en ros utsprungen" with voices (here David Park, LGP, Monika Söderberg,... ChristmasChristmas PartyOlle Persson
December 3: Hosianna w Olle Persson 2017-12-03 On december 3, baritone Olle Persson sings "Hosianna" accompanied by various singers (here Nicolai Dunger, Per Sjöberg, Torkel... ChristmasChristmas PartyOlle Persson
December 2: Bereden Väg för Herran w Sofia Jernberg and Lina Nyberg 2017-12-02 On december 2, Sofia Jernberg and Lina Nyberg sing "Bereden Väg för Herran" accompanied by The Party Band, Lars Almqvist, Bengt... ChristmasChristmas PartyLina NybergSofia Jernberg
Here is our Christmas Calendar, a new song every Day 2017-12-01 On december 1, The Party Band, Lars Almqvist, Bengt Berger, Jonas Knutsson, Per Sjöberg, Kjell Westling and Mats Öberg plays a Christmas Medley, Partybandets Julpotpurri,... ChristmasChristmas PartyKjell Westling
ONE CHRISTMAS SONG A DAY FROM DECEMBER 1 2017-11-30 The tradition continues: MERRY CHRISTMAS! From December 1 and all thru Christmas you will hear one new Christmas song... ChristmasChristmas PartySweden
C&E Newsletter – November 2017 2017-11-22 Info about three days at Plugged Records this week - Nicolai Dunger concert dates - The most recent... Beches BrewBerger Knutsson SperingChristmasGuru-Shishya
Berger Knutsson Spering Schultz in Korea 2017-10-14 In October 2017 we toured South Korea, playing at the Sejong Festival and in various jazz clubs in... Berger Knutsson Spering SchultzP'ansoriSouth KoreaSweden
“Praise Drumming” w Bitter Funeral Beer Band suddenly on CD! 2017-10-02 A knock on my door and suddenly two boxes arrived from Dragon Records with the CD release of... GhanaJazz SwedenWest AfricaWorld Music
C&E Newsletter – October 2017 2017-10-02 Here is our newsletter with live events during the fall and good respons to our August releases Beches Indian BrewBerger Knutsson Spering SchultzNicolai DungerThomas Gustafsson
Our 2017 releases are out! 2017-08-24 Animated GIF, click it, it works. Beches BrewIndiaKarnaticSweden
“Dagar, Djur” – video from Beches Indian Brew 2017-08-23 Here is the centre piece from the album Beches Indian Brew, "Dagar, Djur" by Bengt Berger, released on... Akkarai SistersBeches BrewKarnaticSwedish
First video from the Beches Indian Brew album 2017-08-09 Here is a relaxed version of "Congo Square" from the recording of Beches Indian Brew, filmed at Kulturhuset... Beches BrewIndiaJazzSweden