Transoriental Orchestra

Transoriental Orchestra is a studio album by Polish singer Kayah, released in 2013 by Kayax.

Transoriental Orchestra
Studio album by
Released5 November 2013[1]
RecordedMarch–August 2013
GenreWorld
Length1:01:36
Language
LabelKayax
ProducerAtanas Valkov
Kayah chronology
Panienki z temperamentem
(2010)
Transoriental Orchestra
(2013)
Gdy pada śnieg
(2016)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Europopmusic[2]

Background edit

The album was inspired by Kayah's performance at the 9th Festival of Jewish Culture in Warsaw in 2012, during which she presented traditional Sephardi and Ashkenazi Jewish songs from different regions of Europe and the Middle East, performed in a range of languages.[3] She collaborated with Bulgarian composer Atanas Valkov and various musicians of Polish, Ukrainian and Persian origins, with whom she went on to record the songs for an album.[4] It was released on Kayah's birthday in 2013. Disc 2 includes first three songs recorded with Polish lyrics written by Kayah, a remix of "El Eliyahu", and "Kicy bidy i bokha", de facto not a Jewish song, which promoted the film Papusza.[5] The album was supported by the songs "Rebeka", serviced to Polish radio as a single,[6] and "Kondja Mia, Kondja Mia", accompanied by a music video filmed in Tel Aviv.[7] Kayah went on to tour the material in Poland, Israel and Spain, among others.[8]

Transoriental Orchestra received favourable reviews[9] and was nominated to the Fryderyk award for the Album of the Year.[10] In 2014, it was certified platinum in Poland for selling over 30,000 copies.

Track listing edit

CD 1
  1. "Kondja Mia, Kondja Mia" – 3:19
  2. "Aman Minush" – 4:47
  3. "De Edad de Kinze Anyos" – 5:10
  4. "Lamma Bada" – 3:39
  5. "Hava Nagila" – 2:27
  6. "El Eliyahu" – 3:37
  7. "Transoriental" – 3:15
  8. "Ajde Jano" – 5:17
  9. "Rebeka" – 4:42
  10. "Jidisze Mame" – 3:48
  11. "Warszawo ma" – 2:04
CD 2
  1. "Muszlo moja" – 3:19
  2. "Nie ma mnie już i cóż" – 4:44
  3. "Nie ma dat" – 5:09
  4. "El Eliyahu" (Remix) – 3:34
  5. "Kicy bidy i bokha" – 2:52

Charts edit

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[11] 47

Certifications edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Poland (ZPAV)[12] Platinum 30,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References edit

  1. ^ "Kayah - Transoriental Orchestra" (in Polish). Interia.pl. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
  2. ^ "Kayah". Europopmusic. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  3. ^ "Kayah: o płycie "Transoriental Orchestra" cz. 1 (Czwórka)" (in Polish). YouTube. 2013-11-27. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
  4. ^ "Kayah - Transoriental Orchestra - premiera!" (in Polish). kayax.pl. 2013-11-05. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  5. ^ "Transorientalna Kayah śpiewa po romsku. Zobacz teledysk do "Papuszy"" (in Polish). wyborcza.pl. 2013-10-30. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
  6. ^ Łukasz Jaćkiewicz (2013-10-31). "Nowy singiel: Kayah – Rebeka" (in Polish). allaboutmusic.pl. Archived from the original on 2018-01-14. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  7. ^ "Kayah - Kondja Mia, Kondja Mia (Official Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
  8. ^ "Kayah & Transoriental Orchestra – koncert finałowy" (in Polish). lublin.pl. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
  9. ^ "Kayah: o płycie "Transoriental Orchestra" cz. 2 (Czwórka)" (in Polish). YouTube. 2013-11-27. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
  10. ^ "Fryderyk 2014" (in Polish). fryderyki.pl. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  11. ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry.
  12. ^ "Wyróżnienia – Platynowe płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2014 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry.

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