Daniel Weltlinger - Koblenz: A Tribute to The Family Reinhardt (2014)

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Daniel Weltlinger - Koblenz: A Tribute to The Family Reinhardt (2014)

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Sequel to 'Souvenirs' and a tribute to the life and times of Django Reinhardt, the Reinhardt family in Koblenz, Germany as well as the story of Sinti and Roma in Europe.

All songs are the original compositions of Daniel Weltlinger, with additional harmonies composed by Ian Date. Horn and String arrangements by Daniel Pliner (tracks 7-9). Daniel Weltlinger would like to thank BNP Paribas Australia and the BNP Paribas Foundation for their kind generosity in funding this recording project. This recording is dedicated to the life and times of Django Reinhardt (1910-1953) and to the entire Reinhardt family from Koblenz in particular Lulo Reinhardt and the late Bawo Reinhardt (1941-2013). This is a recording also dedicated to reaching an understanding of the complexity of history and circumstance that affects many people from around the world, in particular those from a Jewish or Sinti/Roma background. It is a prayer for peace.

Australian born Daniel Weltlinger, has collaborated with musicians all over the world. Regarded by many as one of the world's leading violinists and composers, he is very deeply inspired by the music of French-Manouche composer, Django Reinhardt.

In 2011, Daniel released a beautiful centenary tribute CD of Django Reinhardt's music, 'Souvenirs'. Since then he has lived and worked in Europe, strengthening his ties with the Reinhardt family who he has been close to since he first annually started visiting Europe in 2004. Daniel regularly performs in ensembles with guitarist Lulo Reinhardt and Yiddish singer Karsten Troyke amongst many others, as well as fronts two of his own ensembles 'Zohar's Nigun' and 'The Asthmatix'. Koblenz is the first in a series of sequels to Souvenirs, and is proudly sponsored by French multinational Bank, BNP Paribas in Australia. The album consists entirely of original compositions with a multilayered storyline that commemorates the life and times of Django Reinhardt, the Reinhardt family based in Koblenz, the story of Sinti and Roma in Europe, as well as referencing Daniel's multi-national European family heritage and the Yiddish language which originates from the Rhineland region in Germany where Koblenz is located.