Xenos (band)
Xenos | |
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Origin | Zürich, Switzerland |
Genres | Romani |
Years active | 1989 | –present
Website | xenosmusic |
Xenos are an Australian Romani music ensemble with a flexible roster of three to five core members and an extended line-up.[1][2] They were formed in Zürich, Switzerland in 1989 playing Macedonian Roma music and relocated to south-eastern Australia in 1995.[3]
Their third album, Tutti Frutti, was nominated at the 2001 ARIA Awards in the category, Best World Music Album.[4][5]
Members[]
- Rob Bester – fretless electric bass, davul, bagpipes
- Anne Hildyard – lead vocals, saxophone
- Lee Hildyard – lead vocals
- Alister Price – piano accordion
- Matt De Boer – flute
- Josh Dunn – bass guitar
- Will Eager –
- Philip Griffin – guitar, conductor
- Greg Sheehan –
- Fuat Sazimanoski – drums
- Michael Karamitsos – drums
- Tunji Beier – drums
- Stephanos Elefteriadis – kemençe, drums
- Sophie Chapman – piano accordion
- Andy Busuttil –
- Christian Fotsch –
- Marem Aliev –
- Tahir Arsimov –
- Blair Greenberg –
Discography[]
- Let the Swine Loose (1991) Arc Records (CF 2222)[6]
- My Mother Said (1993)[7]
- New Moves (1997)
- Tutti Frutti (2001) – Xenos Music[8]
- Cirikli (2004)
- Florinalia (2008)
References[]
- ^ "Xenos – Gypsy Band from Australia". Xenos Official Website. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ^ "Music of gypsies is seductive". South East Advertiser. 5 September 2001.
- ^ "Xenos Tutti Frutti" (PDF). RamiroPost. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ^ "ARIA Awards – History: Winners by Year 2001: 15th Annual ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ^ List of Nominations for the 2001 ARIA Awards, Australian Associated Press (AAP), 13 September 2001
- ^ Xenos (1991), Let the Swine Loose: Dancing with Bagpipes, Arc, retrieved 9 November 2017,
Notes: Music from Macedonia, Iran, Greece, Bulgaria, Turkey
- ^ Jamieson, Ian (16 February 2001), "Wild new release from Xenos", Green Left Weekly
- ^ Burton, Kim (Winter 2001), "Music of gypsies is seductive", Songlines
External links[]
Categories:
- Australian world music groups
- Musical groups established in 1989