Shantel
Shantel | |
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 Shantel in Wrocław, 2022 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Stefan Hantel |
| Born | 2 March 1968 Mannheim, West Germany |
| Genres | Trip hop[1] |
Stefan Hantel, better known by his stage name Shantel (born 2 March 1968), is a German
Balkan music
with electronic beats.
Background and early life
Shantel is of Greek descent on his paternal side.[2] His maternal grandparents were Ukrainian Jews from Chernivtsi.[3]
Career
Shantel began his DJ career in Frankfurt, Germany, and was inspired by the audience reaction to Romani brass bands such as
Balkan roots.[5] The album was awarded Platinum award in Turkey by Mü-Yap in 2008[6] and 2009.[7] In 2011 he released an album with Oz Almog named Kosher Nostra Jewish Gangsters Greatest Hits. This album is a wild mix of Swing, Jazz, Twist, Charleston
and Yiddish songs and Ballads.
Discography
Albums
- Club Guerilla (1995)
- Auto Jumps & Remixes (1997)
- Higher than the Funk (1998)
- Great Delay (2001)
- Bucovina Club Vol. 2 (2005)
- Bucovina Club (2006)
- Disko Partizani (2007)
- Planet Paprika (2009)
- Anarchy + Romance (2013)
- The Mojo Club Session (2014)
- Viva Diaspora (11th of Sept. 2015)
- Mētrópolis (2023)
EPs and participations
- Super Mandarine (1994)
- EP (1997)
- No. 2 (1997)
- "II" EP (1998)
- Oh So Lovely EP (1998)
- Oh So Lovely Remixes (1998)
- Backwood (2001)
- Inside (2001)
- Bucovina (2003)
- Disko (2003)
- Gypsy Beats and Balkan Bangers (2006)
- Disko Partizani Remixes (2008)
- Kosher Nostra Jewish Gangsters Greatest Hits (2011)
References
- ^ Bush, John. "Shantel – Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ^ Beyer, Carsten (17 February 2015). "Ein Lied für Griechenlands verlorene Jugend". Deutschlandfunk Kultur (in German). Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ISBN 978-0-59534-899-2.
- ^ Cartwright, Garth: Awards for World Music 2006 - DJ Shantel, BBC Radio 3.
- British Broadcasting Corporation, 24 September 2007.
- ^ "2008 Mü-Yap Müzik Endüstrisi Ödülleri" (in Turkish). Mü-Yap. Archived from the original on 9 November 2011.
- ^ "2009 Mü-Yap Müzik Endüstrisi Ödülleri" (in Turkish). Mü-Yap. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shantel.
- Bucovina Club - Shantel official website
- Shantel on MSN Music
- Shantel page on the Crammed Discs website
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