Andrea Gerak: What's new?

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Andrea Gerak and Cambridge 2003 present 2 versions of the famous Rorogwela song
Rorogwela Blue Beach mix Rorogwela Sunset mix

Live recording of Andrea's performance at a Christmas concert is available on YouTube
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Andrea Gerak sings the beautiful Hungarian folk song Ne aludj el - Don't Fall Asleep in her a cappella arrangement, illustrated with her own pictures
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Andrea Gerak & Barozda performed for the Brugges Festival of World Music on 12/November/2006.
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Sobre Las Aireadas Olas, a Spanish New Age and World Music blog recommends Andrea Gerak with these words:

"The Hungarian voice that will keep one excited. Without fear, she experiments with traditional subjects, mainly with those coming from her country, approaching them from different angles. Nothing resists her; neither new age, nor world fusion, nor a cappella interpretations...

Without a doubt, if you like folk music as well as experimental tunes, Andrea Gerak will capture you with her hipnotic vision of music..."

You can now listen to Andrea Gerak on Last FM, the world's largest social music platform. Listen to Andrea's songs on different radio stations of the site (like World Music, Hungarian), get interactive, connect up with listeners of similar music taste as yours, create playlists, show your favorite songs to the world. You can even say hello to Andrea Gerak and she will personally answer to you!

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Short summary of what happened in Andrea's career and life last year

Gabor Kovacs, owner of the internationally reknown podcast, recorded his podcast "1 on 18 December 2005. For this anniversary edition, all the music is chosen by listeners. Track #2 is the beautiful Arva az a madar
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Concert review: Andrea Gerak & Barozda at Brugges Festival of World Music, November 2006

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Free download of the song 'Nincsen a világon' (Minimal-Art remix)

A rarity in the huge international music store: a cappella Hungarian folk songs... After Marta Sebestyen, songs from Andrea Gerak on iTunes. Now there is no border for Little Birdie! You can listen to her singing on your computer or wherever you go with your iPod: walk in the forest or in the park, by the lake or the sea, relaxing on the train or in your hotel room... you will have a mate, the Madárka, madárka
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Brugges Festival of World Music is for lovers of good quality world music, this statement can be taken as granted. The Stadsschouwburg and the Biekorf in Brugge will be the warm nests for ten great acts. The festival is focusing on acoustic performances and addresses public that gladly appreciates live music.

The Barozda, accompaniment group of Andrea Gerak for this occasion, are three musicians who interpret traditional music from Hungary and Trasylvania. Exactly these months, the band is celebrating their 30th anniversary! Brugges Festival will be a great moment for them to party. They have played at appalling many festivals and are regularly on radio and TV.

Andrea & the Barozda guys are expected to surprise Brugges' audience with their performance - they will, no doubt!

Brugges Festival, 10,11,12 November 2006
Programme
Friday 10/11/06 Stadsschouwburg
20.00 Aranis + Troissoeur (Flanders), Bratsch (France)

Saturday 11/11/06 The Biekorf
11.30 Myrddin (Flanders)
15.30 Aurélia (Walloon)
Stadsschouwburg
20.00 Cuarteto Cedron (Argentina), June Tabor & Band (UK)

Sunday 12/11/06 The Biekorf
11.30 Daithi Rua (Ireland),
15.30 Andrea Gerak & Barozda (Hungary)
Stadsschouwburg
20.00u. Rafael de Carmen (Spain), Babis Tsertos & Kompania (Greece)

Tickets: TiNCK, In&Uit, or 0032 (0)50 44.30.60
Internet site: www.bruggesfestival.be

Two-page interview in the special summer edition of KÖZÉLET, Kazincbarcika's weekly magazin

Madarka, madarka, the Little Birdie is flying all over the world - have her sing also for you and for your friends!

One CD costs $12, but if you buy more than one, it is $8.38 which means 30% off. Simply buy 10! We know that it's in the middle of the summer and you need all your money for the holiday... So why don't you sell this CD to your friends for $12 and make some extra pocket money?

"Truly a solo record as Gerak takes front and center for a collection of Hungarian folk songs that feature just her voice. That’s it. Where does that leave the rest of the non-Hungarian speaking world in relation to this record? If you want to hear a pure voice in it’s highest state and just enjoy the ride, the lyricism in Gerak’s presentation will be enough to carry the day. A unique experience that many try to capture and fall short, this is the blue print for how to make such a difficult project look easy."
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Learn about Andrea Gerak as a photographer! Not only a talented singer & dancer, but she also has a good sense for taking pictures.
See a selection of photos taken by Andrea, in the Photo Gallery or in her Photoblog

The Little Birdie is flying again!! With new feathers, it is taking off again to wing the air, across the world.

Madárka, madárka (Little Birdie)
Andrea's first album with haunting folk songs from various regions of the historical Hungary has been sold out and now is here again, in a new, pretty design.

What people say:

"When I listened to your songs, I got into such a good mood! Boy, this is what people need!" - Ákos Kunfalvy, poet
"I like to listen to your songs VERY much" - Anders Miolin guitar virtuoso
"I am totally convinced about your professionalism." - Sándor Fekete-Kiss composer

The first edition of the album was cherished by the general listener who came back to buy one or two more other copies, as well as by artists seeking for inspiration.

Sándor Fekete-Kiss fell in love with the opening track and asked Andrea to perform the song for the 2003 Symmetry Festival Budapest closing concert. There was born the 17-minute piece Madárka, madárka (Little Birdie) which closes Andrea's New Age album Árva az a madár (Lonely Is The Bird) applying the composer's unique technique, a new meditative concert form.
Effi Shoshani Israeli composer used the a cappella Madarka, madarka CD as raw material for two songs. Track #4 gave the base for Gyöngyvirág (Lily Of The Valley) and track #13 can be heard as lead vocal in Andrea's probably most famous one: the title song of Árva az a madár (Lonely Is The Bird)
Available from the 20th of June.

Price: 10.- EUR / 12.- USD + shipping

Release special: ORDER NOW and get a free MP3 song from the New Age album Árva az a madár (Lonely Is The Bird)

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Check out my brand new and not so new blogs:

ANDREA GERAK - My music blog with news, releases, reviews, interviews, etc. Get the latest updates!
ANDREA'S STORIES - Stories, thoughts, poems and other random writings, bits & pieces of my life
GERÁK ANDREA - My music blog in Hungarian with news, releases, reviews, interviews, etc. Get the latest updates!
GERÁK ANDREA - Another one in Hungarian
HUNGARIAN FOLK MUSIC - If you want to know more about Hungarian folk music than "tschardasch" - this is the right place for you. Resources on Hungarian folk music of the past and of the present
TRAVEL PICTURES - Come with me on the road!

A fresh, "poppy" song for the Spring

Andrea's song opens the English podcast Következőnél kiszállunk
What does the title mean? You have to listen to find it out!

Every Thursday evening the Podcast of MySpace features at least 10 new songs. The latest one is TecKnowTronnycaa Volume 1, a techno/electronica set with the best songs that could be found on MySpace in this genre.

Last song, the cherry on the cake is:

Don't Fall Asleep

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