MARACA - ZIMBOVA - KRVAVÉ BALADY / BLOODY BALLADS (2005)

1. Boleráz

2. Sedí Janoško

3. Vím já jeden hájíček

4. Šla Anička do hájíčka

5. Už slunéčko zašlo

6. Zimbova

7. Ej šandári, šandári

8. Na zelených lukách

9. A tam dolu

10. Išlo sa dievča

11. Výše Nových zámků

12. Išlo dievča pre vodu

13. Keď som šel pres zelený les

14. Ej, padá, padá

Zimbova:

Marta Vávrová vocal, Martin Bakyta ac. guitar, Gabriela Vermelho (Maraca) vocal, viola, violin, Petr Filák (Maraca) el.guitar, ac. guitar, Aleš Obkráčil (Maraca) bassguitar, doublebass

Maraca:

Tomáš Rohleder drums, Pimpa cello, Radek Bednařík saxophone, František Slavík trumpet, Robert Prokop sampler

guests: Krista Hallová English horn, Jan Meisl bajan, Saša Kunert tuba

Maraca's previous record was a great success that has yielded the nomination for the "Czech Music Awards - Best Records of Alternative" and many other nominations. For the new record entitled Murder Ballads, Maraca members teamed up with the Zimbova project to create a project unprecedented in Moravian world music. Two fabulously energetic vocals of Marta Vávrová and Gabriela Vermelho tell stories of unfulfilled loves, rapes, murders, kidnaps and betrayals, reaching as far back as the 16th century. The ballads are arranged under a strong influence of Maraca, as a result of which originally folk songs take Latin, jazz or rock moods and reveal hidden harmonies of Moravian and Silesian melodies. Maraca once again shaped its inspiration in a non-traditional way that will touch every sensitive listener.

(Indies 2005)