Monsieur Camembert is a five-piece Gypsy fusion band formed in Sydney, Australia in 1997. They have won three ARIA Music Awards for Best World Music Album in 2002 for Live on Stage (released in 2001), in 2003 for Absynthe and in 2005 for Monsieur Camembert.[1] The linguistic repertoire of Monsieur Camembert's music includes English, Russian, Hebrew and Yiddish.
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.jpg) Monsieur Camembert giving a workshop at the 2005 Cygnet Folk Festival | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Genres | Gypsy jazz, World |
| Years active | 1999–current |
| Labels | MGM Distribution |
| Members | Yaron Hallis Matt Ottignon Edouard Bronson Marcello Maio Julian Curwin Mark Harris |
| Website | Official website |
History
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Monsieur Camembert formed as a five-piece Gypsy fusion band in Sydney, Australia in 1997. Their first album, was the live release The Gypsy Hot Club Presents Monsieur Camembert, which featured Svetlana Bunic on accordion, Julian Curwin on lead guitar, Yaron Hallis on vocals and rhythm guitar, Michael Lira on double bass and Daniel Weltlinger on violin and was recorded at The Gypsy Hot Club.[2] Released in 1999, it is also titled, Live @ The Basement and demonstrated their styles including Gypsy swing, Greek, Hungarian-Russian gypsy, klezmer, tango and original songs.[2]
Their second album was also a live performance, Live on Stage which was released on 11 September 2001. Performing on the album were Mark Atkins on didgeridoo, Eddie Bronson on percussion, Bunic, Curwin, Shenton Gregory on violin, Hallis and Mark Szeto on bass.[3]
They have won three ARIA Music Awards for Best World Music Album (2002, 2003, 2005).[1] The linguistic repertoire of Monsieur Camembert's music includes English, Russian, Romani, Hebrew and Yiddish.
Band members
editAs of 2009:
- Yaron Hallis (Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar)
- Matt Ottignon/Edouard Bronson (Saxes/Clarinet/Flute)
- Marcello Maio (Accordion/Piano)
- Julian Curwin (Lead Guitar)
- Mark Harris (Double Bass/Vocals)
Guest artists including:
- Shenzo Gregorio (Violin)
- Vladimir Khusid (Trumpet/Flugelhorn)
- Anatoli Torjinski (5 String Cello/Balalaika)
- Daniel Weltlinger (Violin)
- Svetlana Bunic (Accordion)
- Jim Pennell (Lead Guitar)
- Stuart Vandegraaf (Saxes/Clarinet/Flute)
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Title | Album details |
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| Live @ The Basement |
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| Live on Stage |
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| Absynthe |
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| Monsieur Camembert |
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| Famous Blue Cheese - the Leonard Cohen Show |
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Awards and nominations
editARIA Music Awards
editThe ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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| 2002 | Live on Stage | Best World Music Album | Won | [4] |
| 2003 | Absynthe | Best World Music Album | Won | |
| 2005 | Monsieur Camembert | Best World Music Album | Won | |
| 2007 | Famous Blue Cheese | Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album | Nominated | [5] |
References
edit- ^ a b "ARIA Awards 2009 : History: Winners by Artist: Monsieur Camembert". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 2 December 2009.
- ^ a b "The Gypsy Hot Club presents Monsieur Camembert". Music Australia. National Library of Australia. 2 October 2009. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
- ^ Spencer, Chris; Paul McHenry; Zbig Nowara (2007) [1989]. "Monsieur Camembert". The Who's Who of Australian Rock. Moonlight Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86503-891-9. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2009. Note: [on-line] version was expanded from the 2002 edition.
- ^ ARIA Award previous winners. "ARIA Awards – Winners by Award – Best World Music Album". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ ARIA Award previous winners. "History Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 16 July 2022.