Monsieur Camembert
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Monsieur Camembert is a five-piece Gypsy fusion band from Sydney, Australia. They have won three ARIA Music Awards for Best World Music Album. The linguistic repertoire of Monsieur Camembert's music includes English, Russian, Hebrew and Yiddish.
[edit] Band members
As of 2005, Monsieur Camembert consists of:
- Yaron Hallis (Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar)
- Matt Ottignon/Edouard Bronson (Saxes/Clarinet/Flute)
- Marcello Maio (Accordion/Piano)
- Santiago (Lead Guitar)
- Mark Harris (Double Bass)
featuring other guest artists including:
- Shenzo Gregorio (Violin)
- Vladimir Khusid (Trumpet/Flugelhorn)
- Anatoli Torjinski (5 String Cello/Balalaika)
- Daniel Weltlinger (Violin)
- Svetlana Bunic (Accordion)
- Julian Curwin (Lead Guitar)
- Stuart Vandegraaf (Saxes/Clarinet/Flute)
[edit] Discography
- Live @ The Basement (1999)
- Live on Stage (2001) - Winner of 2002 ARIA Award for Best World Music Album
- Absynthe (2003) - Winner of 2003 ARIA Award for Best World Music Album
- Monsieur Camembert (2005) - Winner of 2005 ARIA Award for Best World Music Album
- Famous Blue Cheese - the Leonard Cohen Show (2007) - 2CD set