Bury Me Standing

[sabrinamari]

““Ederlezi” isn’t just world music. It’s not new-world music. It’s basically the music of all worlds and all times, mashed up into one and presented to the listener in song that draws on all elements equally to create a singular experience. ”

— C.D. Di Guardia, Boston Band Crush

This is an excellent description of "Bury Me Standing," a band I saw perform live at the Steampunk World's Fair. I walked by intending to stop and listen for a moment, and then quietly drift away.

But their eerie, electrifying mix of Serbian and Turkish lyrics and brash, quirky style of percussion sucked me into staying through the entire show.

If you go here, you can listen to (and download) some of their music for free and check out where they're performing next:

http://www.reverbnation.com/burymestanding

Two videos - one showcasing their percussion, and the other their vocalist:

Percussion

Vocalist

Comments

[badseed1980.livejournal.com]

I'll have to give these a listen at home. I love Turkish music!

[wgseligman.livejournal.com]

They are good! I downloaded their available songs... and would cheerfully have paid for them if there were some means available on their site.

[onyxtwilight.livejournal.com]

Ooo, I really like the second one. Shades of Ofra Haza, may she rest in peace.

[sabrinamari.livejournal.com]

She died?

[onyxtwilight.livejournal.com]

Eleven years ago, now. AIDS-related pneumonia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ofra_Haza#Death