Andrea Gerak & Cambridge - Rorogwela (Sunset Mix)

Hungarian singer Andrea Gerak (Gerák Andrea) and Spanish composer Ángel Orós (also known as Cambridge 2003) present a song originated from Oceania, the famous Rorogwela.

The melody was made well known in Sweet Lullaby, the probably most recognized song of Deep Forest, which counts as a ground breaking piece in creating the World Music genre, and is a widely adored success track, since 15 years. Their first version was followed by several remixes and Jan Garbarek also fell in love with the theme and made a jazzy saxophone piece out of it, the Pygmy Lullaby.

Read more about the song:
http://agerak.blogspot.com/2007/04/andrea-gerak-sings-rorogwela.html

Credits
Theme: traditional Baegu song from Malaita (Solomon Islands), sung by Afunakwa, recorded by Hugo Zemp in 1968, released on the Fataleka and baegu Music of Malaita CD by UNESCO.
Arrangement, all instruments: Angel Oros (Cambridge 2003)
Vocals: Andrea Gerak
Photos: Andrea Gerak
Sifah (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sifah)
Wajanek (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wajanpl)

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If you have an idea of making a fancier video to this song (you know: Andrea walking under the palm trees in beautiful dresses, enjoying the Pacific sunset and all that), don't hesitate to contact.

Also, if you want to use the song for any other projects.

http://www.andreagerak.com

Category:

Music

Tags:

• world
• music
• andrea
• zene
• gerak
• fusion
• sweet
• lullaby
• cambridge
• electronica
• deep
• forest
• rorogwela
• solomon
• islands
• hungarian

[TimrousBeasty]

I absolutely love the vocals, but is there a version without the annoying remix going on around it?

[AndreaGerak]

@TimrousBeasty

Hi, I am glad you like it :-)

Yes, there is an acapella recording, only the voice on my website (can't put links here but if you search for my name, you will find it, then go to Listen to Andrea, then Acapella.)

Enjoy :-)

[oifena]

tis song was recorded in 1968, among other songs from the region of Baegu and Fateleka in North Malaita by a french anthropologist. I have heard the originals, the copies of these originals if im correct can be located at the Honiara National Museum, Solomon Islands. A copy of this song was taken to Europe in the late 80s or early 90s, and it came out later as a hit number by Deep forest,...

[AndreaGerak]

Thanks for your input! The credits are also mentioned in the info of this video.

[0timide]

nice try andrea for some one who doesnt speak the language! confused by the words until realised wasn't the original. Huge props for the perfect nuances - iam a native speaker of the language but iam challenged singing this style.

[AndreaGerak]

Thank you Otimide, I am glad to hear this from a native speaker!

[65denikat]

I'm not fan on this remix either, Andrea. The pop music just doesn't seem to fit a lullaby. The acapella version is so much more beautiful and does your voice and the song justice... I really enjoy listening to that, thank you so much!

[EsotericOccultist]

Beautiful!!

[strugglingman1]

wow...thank u indeed for a wonderful remix...makes our native Baegu lullaby fly high forever...beautiful vocal too...

[dg2ko]

Yes ! A great voice ! Listen to her a capella ...

But this is a great POP Mix, too !

vy 73 from Germany !

[MyannaErDejlig]

Very good.

[singerLakshmi]

beautiful seens i would love acomment from you

[SuniPetri]

Hello Andrea, thank you for performing this song, it is very beautiful. Greets from Suni