Boheme (album)
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Boheme is the Grammy Award Winning
(for Best World Music Album
) second album of the French duo Deep Forest
, released in 35 countries. It mainly sampled Eastern European gypsy songs (e.g. the Bohemians, hence the name of the album) with electronic music
. Hit singles included "Marta's Song" (featuring Márta Sebestyén
) and "Freedom Cry". The album became the duo's most successful one, selling over 4 million copies and receiving a number of Diamond, Platinum and Gold awards in 15 countries.
The song "Freedom Cry" has later caused controversy when it was revealed that the singer, Károly "Huttyán" Rostás, never received any monetary compensation from the song, and neither did his family after he died in 1986. His singing was archived by Claude Flagel, which was later sampled by Deep Forest. Flagel allegedly paid Huttyán 1500 forints for the recording. The case was later documented in a movie entitled Huttyán, released in 1996.
The Gypsy relatives did succeed to some extent to get money from Deep Forest.
Grammy Awards of 1996
The 38th Grammy Awards were held on February 28, 1996. The awards recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year. Alanis Morissette was the night's big winner, scoring four trophies, including Album of the Year.-Award winners:...
(for Best World Music Album
Grammy Award for Best World Music Album
The Grammy Award for Best World Music Album was an honor presented for twelve years to recording artists for quality albums in the world music genre at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards...
) second album of the French duo Deep Forest
Deep Forest
Deep Forest is a musical group consisting of two French musicians, Michel Sanchez and Eric Mouquet. They compose a style of world music, sometimes called ethnic electronica, mixing ethnic with electronic sounds and dance beats or chillout beats...
, released in 35 countries. It mainly sampled Eastern European gypsy songs (e.g. the Bohemians, hence the name of the album) with electronic music
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
. Hit singles included "Marta's Song" (featuring Márta Sebestyén
Márta Sebestyén
Márta Sebestyén is a Hungarian folk vocalist, as well as a composer and actress.Sebestyén's mother is a composer, and was a music student of Zoltán Kodály. Her father was an economist and author. When Sebestyén was seven years old, her father, returning from a trip to the U.S...
) and "Freedom Cry". The album became the duo's most successful one, selling over 4 million copies and receiving a number of Diamond, Platinum and Gold awards in 15 countries.
The song "Freedom Cry" has later caused controversy when it was revealed that the singer, Károly "Huttyán" Rostás, never received any monetary compensation from the song, and neither did his family after he died in 1986. His singing was archived by Claude Flagel, which was later sampled by Deep Forest. Flagel allegedly paid Huttyán 1500 forints for the recording. The case was later documented in a movie entitled Huttyán, released in 1996.
The Gypsy relatives did succeed to some extent to get money from Deep Forest.
Track listing
- "Anasthasia" – 1:48
- "Bohemian Ballet" – 5:15
- "Marta's Song" (feat. Márta Sebestyén) – 4:13
- "Gathering" – 4:39
- "Lament" – 3:09
- "Bulgarian Melody" (feat. Márta Sebestyén) – 3:09
- "Deep Folk Song" – 1:13
- "Freedom Cry" – 3:17
- "Twosome" (feat. Márta Sebestyén) – 4:06
- "Cafe Europa" – 4:17
- "Katharina" – 2:53
- "Boheme" – 4:37
- "While the Earth Sleeps" (European Edition Bonus Track) – 6:23