I am a butterfly by day,
a moth by night…
Born in the mountain forests, raised under the wild sky,
molded from brittle leaves. Kari Sál's music is a rencontre of
worlds at the meeting point of jazz, indie pop and Lemkos
sounds reaching her deep roots. It is the subtlety of
a butterfly, impetuousness of the wind and the vastness of
the mountains.
The Butterfly album is a personal story of a journey lasting
several years, in which bumpy, dark and winding roads
coincided with the most beautiful and colorful ones. It is
a story about searching for oneself, female strength,
maternal perseverance and artistic maturity.
The combination of the warm voice of Kari Sál, the unique
Renaissance violin of Adam Baldych, the jazz section with
the virtuoso playing of Jacob Karlzon, and spatial guitars is a
lush meadow of sounds that will awaken your inner
butterflies.
Apart from musically representing every human life’s
transformations, the album also evokes art’s lightness, grace,
and freedom, of which the butterfly is a symbol and synonym.
Singer, songwriter, and composer
Her enthusiastically received album Betesda was critically
acclaimed as one of the most interesting releases of 2017
(Marcin Kydrynski of Polish Radio 3, Adam Baruch of Jazzis)
and came second in the list of best vocal jazz albums (Adam
Dobrzynski of Polish Radio 3).
The thirty-year-old artist has collaborated with many
outstanding Polish and foreign jazz artists, as well as receiving
a commission for a new work from Arthur Rubinstein
Philharmonic in Lódz and sharing the stage with such
musicians as Verneri Pohjola, Adam Baldych, Helge Lien Trio,
Adam Sztaba, Jacob Karlzon, Pawel Tomaszewski, Adam
Klocek, as well as the Polish National Radio Symphony
Orchestra (NOSPR). Kari has given performances in Poland
and abroad (among others, at Berlin’s RadialSystem V and
the Stuttgarter Kammerorchester).
Drawing inspiration from the works of Gretchen Parlato,
Bobo Stenson, Joni Mitchell, as well as Matt Corby, Ásgeir,
and Edward Shearmur. Therefore, the artist reaches in her
work to the world of jazz, indie pop, and elements of classical,
Lemko, and world music. The eclectic character of her style
is well reflected on her debut album Betesda (pieces composed
in an abandoned church in the small Icelandic village of
Kirkjubæjarklaustur) as well as on the album Butterfly.
1Trust05:07
Music: Karina BaldychLyrics: Karina BaldychISRC: PL51Y-23-00016
2Butterfly05:29
Music: Karina BaldychLyrics: Karina BaldychISRC: PL51Y-23-00017
3Kite04:03
Music: Karina BaldychLyrics: Karina BaldychISRC: PL51Y-23-00018
4If I go away04:04
Music: Karina BaldychLyrics: Karina BaldychISRC: PL51Y-23-00096
5Closed in your words04:30
Music: Karina BaldychLyrics: Karina BaldychISRC: PL51Y-23-00020
6Angels05:00
Music: Karina BaldychLyrics: Marek Srocki/Paulina Tucka/Andrzej CzopekISRC: PL51Y-23-00021
7Green eyes03:50
Music: Karina Baldych/Adam BaldychLyrics: Karina BaldychISRC: PL51Y-23-00022
8Interlude04:18
Music: Jacob KarlzonLyrics: Karina BaldychISRC: PL51Y-23-00023
9Teodor02:55
Music: Karina BaldychLyrics: Karina BaldychISRC: PL51Y-23-00024
10Cornerstone04:19
Music: Karina BaldychLyrics: Karina BaldychISRC: PL51Y-23-00025
11I am01:38
Music: Karina Baldych/Adam BaldychLyrics: Karina BaldychISRC: PL51Y-23-00026
12Wolf04:17
Music: Karina Baldych/Adam BaldychLyrics: Karina BaldychISRC: PL51Y-23-00027
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