Hungarian Noir
Various Artists
World
| May 2016
Reviews
Margy Kahn
Reviewed 2016-05-30
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
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
Recent airplay
Szormoru Vasarnap
Melange — Nov 02, 2017
Triste Domingo
melange — Jul 27, 2017
Szormoru Vasarnap, Triste Domingo
Melange — Dec 29, 2016
Triste Domingo
Melange — Jul 28, 2016
Domingo Sombrio, Triste Domingo, Szormoru Vasarnap
Music Casserole — Jul 23, 2016
Szormoru Vasarnap, Triste Domingo
Melange — Jul 21, 2016
Charting
2016-06-06 — 2016-08-08
Reggae/World
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Jul 31 | 1 |
| Jul 24 | 2 |
| Jul 17 | 1 |
| Jul 10 | 2 |
| Jul 3 | 3 |
| Jun 26 | 1 |
| Jun 19 | 2 |
| Jun 12 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Gloomy Sunday | ||
| 2. | Domingo Sombrio | ||
| 3. | Gloomy Sunday | ||
| 4. | Triste Domingo | ||
| 5. | Czarna Niedziela | ||
| 6. | Travessia | ||
| 7. | Gloomy Sunday | ||
| 8. | Triste Domingo | ||
| 9. | Triste Domingo | ||
| 10. | Szormoru Vasarnap | ||
| 11. | Gloomy Sunday | ||
| 12. | Szormoru Vasarnap |