Roman Bunka
Encyclopedia
Roman Bunka is a German guitarist and composer.His second instrument is the Arabic Oud
. He is known for his work with Embryo, Fathy Salama
, Mal Waldron
, Dissidenten
, Trilok Gurtu, Charlie Mariano
, Mohamed Mounir
and Malachi Favors
.
Roman Bunka lives in Munich
.
Oud
The oud is a pear-shaped stringed instrument commonly used in North African and Middle Eastern music. The modern oud and the European lute both descend from a common ancestor via diverging paths...
. He is known for his work with Embryo, Fathy Salama
Fathy Salama
Fathy Salama is an Egyptian musician who was born in Cairo, Egypt. He grew up listening to the radio, which played artists who placed a deep influence upon him, his childhood influences were musicians Umm Kulthum, Mohammed Abdel Wahab and Farid El Atrache....
, Mal Waldron
Mal Waldron
Malcolm Earl Waldron was an American jazz and world music pianist and composer, born in New York City.Like his contemporaries, Waldron's roots lie chiefly in the hard bop and post-bop genres of the New York club scene of the 1950s; but with time, he gravitated more towards free jazz and composition...
, Dissidenten
Dissidenten
Dissidenten are a German rock band known for their collaborations with Middle Eastern, African and Indian musicians and the main protagonists of what the New York Times described in the 1980s as "world beat movement, led by groups like Dissidenten...."...
, Trilok Gurtu, Charlie Mariano
Charlie Mariano
Carmine Ugo Mariano was an American jazz alto saxophonist. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts and died in Cologne, Germany.-Biography:Mariano was the son of Italian immigrants....
, Mohamed Mounir
Mohamed Mounir
Mohamed Mounir is a popular Egyptian singer and actor. He is one of the best-known musicians, both in Egypt and throughout the Middle East, with a musical career spanning more than three decades. He incorporates various genres into his music, including classical Arabic Music, Nubian music, blues,...
and Malachi Favors
Malachi Favors
Malachi Favors was a noted American jazz bassist best known for his work with the Art Ensemble of Chicago.-Biography:...
.
Roman Bunka lives in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
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Awards
- 1993 BBC Prix Futura for Tunguska Guska
- 1995 German Critics Poll Winner for Color me Cairo with Malachi FavorsMalachi FavorsMalachi Favors was a noted American jazz bassist best known for his work with the Art Ensemble of Chicago.-Biography:...
Discography
- 1973 We keep on with Embryo
- 1975 Surfin with Embryo
- 1976 Bad Heads,Bad Cats with Embryo and Charlie Mariano
- 1980 Reise (CD) with Embryo (Schneeball)
- 1980 Dein Kopf ist ein schlafendes Auto
- 1989 Mohamed Mounir with Mohamed MounirMohamed MounirMohamed Mounir is a popular Egyptian singer and actor. He is one of the best-known musicians, both in Egypt and throughout the Middle East, with a musical career spanning more than three decades. He incorporates various genres into his music, including classical Arabic Music, Nubian music, blues,...
- 1990 Germanistan with Dissidenten
- 1992 Malik a Taksim with Abdo Dagir (Enja)
- 1992 From Spain to Spain with VoxVoxVox is Latin for Voice. It may refer to:* Vocals, a common abbreviation, especially in pro audio-Music:* "Vox" , a song by Sarah McLachlan* Vox Records, an American record label* Vox Records , a German record label...
- 1993 The Jungle Book with DissidentenDissidentenDissidenten are a German rock band known for their collaborations with Middle Eastern, African and Indian musicians and the main protagonists of what the New York Times described in the 1980s as "world beat movement, led by groups like Dissidenten...."...
(Exil) - 1995 Color me Cairo with Malachi Favors and Fathy Salama (Enja)
- 1997 Enshaallah with Rahala (united One Rec.)
- 2008 Freedom in Music with Embryo
- 2010 Abadan with Hammond Schneider
- 2010 40 (2CD) with Embryo (TrikontTrikontThe leftist publishing house Trikont was founded in 1967 in Munich. The name "Trikont" means "three continents", in German a not very common synonym for Third World Countries....
)
Filmography (as composer)
- 1995 Halfmoon by Paul BowlesPaul BowlesPaul Frederic Bowles was an American expatriate composer, author, and translator.Following a cultured middle-class upbringing in New York City, during which he displayed a talent for music and writing, Bowles pursued his education at the University of Virginia before making various trips to Paris...
- 1998 Am I Beautiful ?(Bin ich schön ?) by Doris DörrieDoris DörrieDoris Dörrie is a German film director, producer and author.-Life and work:Dörrie completed her secondary education at a humanist Gymnasium. In 1973 she began a two-year attendance in film studies, in the drama department of the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California. She then studied...
External links
- Roman Bunka.de - Official Website
- CD Review with Uli TrepteUli TrepteUli Trepte was a German musician best known for his collaborations with various influential Krautrock bands in the early 1970s.-Early career:...
- Roman Bunka biography and discography at World Music Central