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Elina Duni

Albanian jazz singer and composer

Elina Duni (born 10 March , Tirana, Albania) is a Swiss-Albanian jazz singer and composer. She left Albania at the age of ten to live and study in Geneva, Switzerland.[1] She went on to study singing, composition and teaching at the University of the Arts Bern,[2] but from onwards Albanian folk music became a prime influence. At this moment, in , she formed a quartet under her own name with the Swiss jazz pianist Colin Vallon, bassist Patrice Moret and drummer Norbert Pfammatter. In a review, John Fordham concluded that "This quartet definitely sounds like rising star material for ECM."[3] After two albums – Baresha () and Lume Lume () – on Meta Records, the quartet went on to record for ECM in , with Matanë Malit (Beyond the Mountain) and in , Dallëndyshe (Swallow). In , she released her first album as a singer-songwriter in Kosovo and Albania, entitled Muza e Zezë (The Black Muse). In , she was nominated to receive the annual Swiss Music Prize and in she released the album Partir, a solo programme in which she accompanies herself on piano, acoustic guitar and percussion. The album features traditional folksong from across the globe, sung in 9 different languages.[4][5]

Duni lives in Zurich, Switzerland, and collaborates with British guitarist Rob Luft, with whom she has released two albums on ECM Records. The album Lost Ships comprises six Duni/Luft originals and six interpretations. Sidemen are Matthieu Michel on flugelhorn and multi-instrumentalist Fred Thomas on piano and percussion,.[6] Their sophomore collaborative album A Time To Remember was awarded Jazz Album Of The Month in The Guardian newspaper, with John Fordham describing it as a sonically "delicate yet diamond bright" listening experience.[7]

Discography

  • - Baresha
  • - Lume, Lume
  • - Matanë Malit[8]
  • - Muza e zezë (The Black Muse)
  • - Dallëndyshe
  • - Partir
  • - Aksham
  • - Lost Ships (with Rob Luft)
  • - A Time To Remember (with Rob Luft)

References

  1. ^Andina, Michele. "Jazz as a cultural bridge". . Retrieved 29 May
  2. ^Jurek, Thom. "Elina Duni". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 February
  3. ^Fordham, John (20 December ). "Elina Duni Quartet – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 May
  4. ^"Partir: Elina Duni". ECM Records. Retrieved 23 February
  5. ^Bouchard, Fred (July ). "Elina Duni: Partir". Down Beat. Vol.&#;85, no.&#;7. p.&#;
  6. ^Arnett, John (). "Elina Duni, Rob Luft – 'Lost Ships' Review". . Retrieved
  7. ^Fordham, John (). "Elina Duni: A Time to Remember review – a unique voice in jazz". The Guardian. ISSN&#; Retrieved
  8. ^"Elina Duni: Love, Lust And Albanian Folk Songs". . Retrieved 29 May

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