Lolo Lovina
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | INDIE
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4 1/2 stars out of 5
Boasting members from Hungary, Romania & Brazil, Lolo Lovina are a Sydney-based multicultural sextet that specialises in energentic gypsy music with a touch of Irish & Latin flavouring.
Fronted by the authentic vocals of Romany-blooded singer Sarah Bedak-Rockliffe, the group's other not-so-secret weapons are rapid-fire violinist, Jess Randall & fluid-fingered accordionist, Leonid Beshlei. Their debut album highlights both the slow llaments & excitable foot-frenzy that have built the band's powerful live reputation. While the compressed audio production sounds a little thin, there's no doubting that Baro Love (Red Beer) is an impressive first recording from a seriously talented local group. Seth Jordon.
March 2009 edition of ABC Limelight Magazine - ABC Limelight Magazine, by Seth Jordon
Discography
'Baro Love' Released 31st January, 2009.
MGM Planet distribution date: 3rd July 2009
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Bio
With members from Ukraine, Hungary and Australia, Gypsy world fusion band Lolo Lovina draw influences from across Eastern Europe, French chanson and Tango. The band features part Australian, part Hungarian Rromani-Gypsy singer Sarah Bedak, bassist Johnny Maddox, Romanian accordionist & saxophonist Leonid Beshei, guitarist David Carr and Mark Atkins on Didgeridoo. Lolo Lovina play with a range of exceptional guests including Sam Golding on Trumpet and Sousaphone
Sydney born singer Sarah Bedák fronts the band with a truly captivating voice. Her ancestry is Budapest Romani-Gypsy (her grandfather was a well-known violinist from Budapest who played with Sandor Lakatos & The Bobe Gaspar Erno Orchestra). Sarah has just returned from an Australian Arts Council funded study tour of Serbia and Hungary where she had the opportunity to study with and collaborate with members of Kal, Boban Markovic Orkestra and Andro Drom. Sarah is a featured vocalist on Roma Kal's upcoming album, produced by Asphalt Tango Records.
Ukrainian accordionist Leonid Beshlei grew up in Bukovina and has played gypsy music & jazz across the Europe, USSR and at all the major festivals & venues in Australia.
'You have to listen to these people, this is the future of music.' Brian Eno
Planet/MGM is pleased to be distributing Lolo Lovina's debut album nationally. Musically and culturally we consider the group to be in the forefront of contemporary world music coming out of Australia. Their live performances are exciting, varied and professional with consummate performance skills from all members. ... - Graeme Regan, MGM the Planet Company, 2009
..Sydney support act Lolo Lovina deserves attention for its spirited and deservedly popular opening performance, in which Romanian Gypsy music, bluegrass and Irish folk were blended with great warmth, sometimes at hair-raising speed. ...saxophone player Leonid Beshlei (was) impressive. - Lynden Barber, The Australian,| June 04, 2009 (Brian Enos Luminous Festival, The Sydney Opera House)
With musicians from Ukrainian/Romanian, Hungarian and Brazillian backgrounds, this music is authentic to its roots and played with vigour and precision. -Bradfield Dumpleton, 2009
...There is no doubting that Baro Love? is an impressive first album from a seriously talented local band Seth Jordon, ABC Limelight Magazine, 2009
Highlights:
2010 Australian Arts Council Skills and Arts Development Grant for Sarah Bedak
Sarah Bedak is currently recording with Roma Kal for their next album.
Brian Eno?s Luminous Festival; The Opera House2009
Spiegeltent; Brisbane Festival, 2009
Radio airplay on Triple J, Radio National and live & O.B performances on ABC 702
Playing alongside Monsieur Camembert and Lulu Reinhardt, the Basement, the Factory, the Vanguard, Café Carnivale, Woodford Folk Festival, Bellingen Global Carnival, the National Multicultural Festival.
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