Poum Tchack - Gypsy swing factory

A day with POUM TCHACK at LIBRA RADIO:
Thursday, 20.04.2006
One hour show with POUM TCHACK:
Thursday,20.04.2006 at 23:00 CET

I received this cd "Delirium Live" directly from the Poum Tchack (name for the pump-pompe sound of a swing guitar rhythm). The musicians are young, however they sound very experienced and what is of the greatest importance: they groove and swing like hell!
Since forming in the outskirts of Marseille in 1999 Poum Tchack's rich and varied blend of music has earned praise from as close to home as Lille and Geneva to as far afield as the Pacific island of New Caledonia and Essaouria in Morocco.
Poum Tchack's sound stems from gypsy and manouche but the six members of the band embrace a broad range of musical genres to create their own signature style. Vocals, violins, guitars, bandonion, percussions and more hint towards an"unplugged" theme but the spirit of rock'n'roll is never far away from Poum Tchack.
The group's first self-produced album was issued in 2002 and was sold in more than 6.000 copies. Their second,
"Delirium Live" (april 2005) reflects
Poum Tchack's evolution into a multi-dimensional unit that is tailor-made for live performances. Having supported acts including Jaques Higelin, Emir Kusturica, Mickey 3D, Birelli Lagrene, Titi Robin, The Ogres of Barback, CQMD, Latcho Drom and Manitas de Plata - Poum Tchack really has established a name for itself as one of the rising stars of the music scene. New projects are on the horizon for the group with the musical score for the Ladislas Starewitch movie and participation in the project "Streets"- a musical directed by Eva Doumbia - all in the pipeline.
Later on:
and here's the video of their live performance at Etnika world music festival in Maribor, Slovenia in september 06 / more at: www.etnika.si