Various Artists / Hungarian Noir
Album: Hungarian Noir   Collection:World
Artist:Various Artists   Added:May 2016
Label:Piranha Musik  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2016-06-06 Pull Date: 2016-08-08 Charts: Reggae/World
Week Ending: Jul 31 Jul 24 Jul 17 Jul 10 Jul 3 Jun 26 Jun 19 Jun 12
Airplays: 1 2 1 2 3 1 2 1

Recent Airplay
1. Nov 02, 2017: Melange
Szormoru Vasarnap
4. Jul 28, 2016: Melange
Triste Domingo
2. Jul 27, 2017: melange
Triste Domingo
5. Jul 23, 2016: Music Casserole
Domingo Sombrio, Triste Domingo, Szormoru Vasarnap
3. Dec 29, 2016: Melange
Szormoru Vasarnap, Triste Domingo
6. Jul 21, 2016: Melange
Szormoru Vasarnap, Triste Domingo

Album Review
Margy Kahn
Reviewed 2016-05-30
High concept compilation of modern and classic takes by various artists on a Hungarian song originally composed in the 1930's that supposedly drove a lot of people to commit suicide. It was banned by the BBC until 2002. The film “Gloomy Sunday” documents this. Recorded in Germany, “Hungarian Noir” features a melange of languages, styles, and accents; reminiscent of one of my favorite CD's from the 80's, “Red Hot + Blue” – a modern take on Cole Porter by all sorts of interesting artists

No FCC violations; favorite tracks 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11

1- 4:04 – “Gloomy Sunday” Cuban a capella group “Vocal Sampling” leads off; pleasant, contemplative melody with romantic and death-obsessed lyrics

2- 2:58- African Portuguese version from Mozambique (“Domingo Sombrio”) with nice beat and male and female singers trading lines, segues into English

*3- 4:03 – nice instrumental intro to samba version; seductive voice by Matuto, blues band from NYC

4- 3:02 – “Triste Domingo” – mambo version with upbeat Latin Jazz rhythms; satin-y horns

*5- 4:23 – orchestral and synth background for Polish version with superstar Kayah; fantastic

*6- 3:45 – Brazilian hiphop version in Portuguese, very interesting; nice instrumental outro

7- 3:26 –English lyrics by Cuban Glenda Lopez in charanga rhythm

*8-4:24 – Argentine Chango Spasiuk instrumental tango version; bandoneon segues to guitar to violin; heartbreaking

**9—3:53 – Bambarabanda from Colombia with beautiful strings and Spanish lyrics; captivating; segues to folkloric hiphop – amazing

**10- 4:38 –incredible cimbalom version by two masters of the Hungarian dulcimer, all instrumental

*11-3:14 – classic Billie Holiday version of the song

12—3:10 – classic first vocal recording in Hungarian

Track Listing
 ArtistTrack Name
1. Vocal Sampling Gloomy Sunday
2. Wazimbo Feat, Kakana Domingo Sombrio
3. Matuto Gloomy Sunday
4. Manolito Simonet Y Su Trabuco Triste Domingo
5. Kayah Czarna Niedziela
6. Gog Feat, Pianola Travessia
7. Glenda Lopez Gloomy Sunday
8. Chango Spasiuk Triste Domingo
9. Bambarabanda Triste Domingo
10. Cimbalomduo Szormoru Vasarnap
11. Billie Holiday Gloomy Sunday
12. Pal Kalmar Szormoru Vasarnap