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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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

Country & Eastern Newsletter – June 4, 2018

2018-06-04 If you did not receive today's newsletter in the mail you find it HERE!

Evening at Pekkosgården finally streaming

2017-02-09 Because of various complications our great album Evening at Pekkosgården 1988 (CE33) with Päkkos Gustaf and Ellika Frisell has...

Our 2015 albums – Now via streaming

2016-09-04 One year has passed so now we make our 2015 releases available via streaming media. Last years albums...

Huge update of the Country & Eastern site!

2016-08-31 There might still be some minor problems and some photos and stuff are not uploaded yet, but basically...

Jonas Knutsson, saxophones

2016-05-03 Jonas Knutsson, saxophones “Knutsson is also one of the most expressive saxophonists playing today. Combine this with his flawless...

“Ethereal beauty Thomas Tidholm, Jonas Knutsson: Orsa By Night”

2015-12-07 Raul da Gama gives us one more incredibly well written review of our album Orsa at Night with...

“Ammasu – an anthropological narrative” is back, as are the photos!

2015-08-20 The Ammasu story, narrated by Prudence Woodford-Berger as well as the slide shows with photos from Ammasu, Ghana...

Peter Sjöblom om våra senaste två skivor

2015-06-11 In "Tidningen Kulturen" you will find the most inspired music critique (if you read swedish): Det är i...

ORSA BY NIGHT – Tidholm-Knutsson on C&E

2015-05-27 Thomas Tidholm and Jonas Knutsson are working on a duo album with music and some text. We hope...

Next release on May 20: Päkkos Gustaf and Ellika Frisell – Evening at Pekkosgården 1988

2015-05-08 Here is a video of music from our next album, Pekkos Pers Brudmarsch, filmed at Pekkosgården in 1998...

Secret plans are being made – to be revealed later

2015-02-12 Our favorite photographer Viktor Gårdsäter caught Jonas Knutsson, Mr C&E and Thomas Tidholm yesterday, in the act of...

C&E on Soundcloud

2014-08-13 We have updated our Soundcloud site with free samples from all later releases. Try it when in need...

Country & Eastern on iTunes

2014-07-14 We have had a lot of problems getting correct titles and artists on iTunes for our productions but...

Songlines: NOW is one of the best albums of the last 6 months!

2014-07-07 Next chance to hear Ellika Solo Rafael is at Stockholm Folk Festival on August 8. If you can't...

Ellika Frisell, new member of The Royal Swedish Academy of Music

2014-05-15 Congratulations Ellika Frisell, new member of The Royal Swedish Academy of Music. Hear her NOW

Our Newsletters – March 2014

2014-03-19 Here you find our newsletter in english and swedish

Two videos with Ellika Solo Rafael

2014-02-28 Folk Music Group of the Year – Ellika Solo Rafael gives you Dolo/Porque Se Fue and Sanka/Virrvals from...

Ellika Solo Rafael wins “Folk Music Group of the Year”!

2014-02-21 In Umeå tonight they have a fair chance of being voted Folk Music of the Year". Let's hope...

Did Lena Willemark, Jonas Knutsson and Mats Öberg win a grammy on feb 19?

2014-02-16 Our album Alla Drömmars Sång with Lena Willemark , Jonas Knutsson and Mats Öberg (photo above by Viktor Gårdsäter) was nominated...

Much praise for NOW

2013-11-07 "The Ellika, Solo, Rafael album has been awarded Songlines' 'Top of the World' in our Jan/Feb issue (on sale 6th Dec)"...

On Wednesday September 11 at 8 pm: Release/concert/party at Mosebacke

2013-09-09 Mexican master percussionist Rafael Sida has joined swedish-senegalese duo Ellika and Solo for the brilliant new album NOW....

Our new albums are in the mail today!

2013-08-07 Here is a link to the newsletter:

Lena, Jonas and Mats: release concerts this week

2013-03-11 Tuesday march 12 at 7 p.m. at Orionteatern, StockholmWednesday march 13 at 7 p.m. at Oktoberteatern, SödertäljeThursday march...

Alla Drömmars Sång (Song of Dreams) – Willemark Öberg Knutsson

2013-02-16 Says Ale Möller: "On this cd you hear some of the musicians I have played with most of...

Country & Eastern News – may 2012

2012-05-10 Hectic days for Country & Eastern: A few days after the end of the Bible we are heavily...

New Country & Eastern releases may 22: The Vedbod Tapes and More Vedbod Tapes

2012-05-04 In a “vedbod” (woodshed in swedish) in the swedish countryside three young instrumentalists from the progressive music movement...

Listen to our Christmas songs – here and now!

2011-12-01 Get it here, on cd and digital

Haci Tekbilek is artist of the year!

2011-06-17 Out of three nominees for Artist of the Year, we had two from the C&E label with releases...

Haci Tekbilek OR Jonas Knutsson for Artist of the Year?

2011-04-01 As you might know their releases on Country & Eastern were nominated for the Grammy (Jonas for Blåslåtar) and...

Jonas Knutsson: Blåslåtar – CE16

2011-03-15 Sopranino, soprano, alto and baritone saxophones, Jonas Knutsson Recorded and mixed by Janne Hansson. Mastered by Claes Persson,...

Haci Tekbilek: Türlü – CE15

2011-03-13 Here is a page about Haci and about Türlü Download the press kit on the right.

Grammy nomination for “Blåslåtar”

2011-03-12 Swedish saxophone maestro Jonas Knutsson has along all his other musical projects in jazz and world music studied...