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This wasn't really intended to become an album - that it has is the result of fortunate circumstances and the musicians' desire to let a wider audience enjoy the magic result of the spontaneous coming together of unaccompanied vocal music from Russia and Bulgaria.
The background: the Bulgarian Voices Angelite choir went on a long concert tour with Sergey Starostin and Mikhail Alperin of the Moscow Art Trio. Spending plenty of time in each other's company, they - inevitably perhaps - started to experiment with singing together, each contributing material from their own traditional background. They were so pleased with the intensity and beauty of the result that they felt it should be heard outside of hotel and dressing rooms. At the Edinburgh Festival in 1999, the opportunity arose to make a recording in Grey Friar's church. And here it is.
The album presents pure unadulterated vocal music, beautiful and deeply relaxing, almost meditative. Perhaps to increase this effect on the listener, it includes about 9 minutes of trailing silence - to stop you rushing back to your stressful lives after diving into this sea of calm.
A journey well worth taking. The only minor criticism is that it is so short. It will leave you wishing for more.
Anja Beinroth
01. At Night
02. Travelling Tatars
03. Sun Prayer
04. Sergey's Ballad
05. I Was Fooling the Turkish
06. Not the Last One
Sergey Starostin (Vocals)
Nadia Vladimirova (Vocals)
Sonia Iovkova (Vocals)
Tatiana Douparinova (Vocals)
Youlia Koleva (Vocals)
Link
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This is the first recording by a band that has been both popular and successful in Hungary for several years now. It offers a cross-section of current Bulgarian folk music culture, revealing the variety, the special rhythms, the exotic melodies and the lyricism of the folk songs. Their singer, the Bulgarian Róza Bancseva’s extraordinary singing style, characteristic voice quality and the unmatchable strength of her personality provide an amazing experience.
As an added bonus guesting on the recording are the three singers from Vándor Vokál.
01.Krivo Horo (North Bulgaria)
02.Chekuryankino Horo (North Bulgaria)
03.Pravo Horo (Shope)
04.Dei Gidi (Pirini)
05.Kraidounavska Ruchenista (North Bulgaria)
06.Momino Horo (North Bulgaria)
07.Stoina (Shope)
08.Stoyana (Shope)
09.Dospatsko Horo (Rhodophes)
10.Gankino Horo (North Bulgaria)
11.Bavno Horo (Macedonia)
12.Daicsevo Horo (Shope)
13.Bouchimish (Thrace)
14.Sokol Mi (Pirin)
15.Na Purt (North Bulgaria)
Róza Bancseva - vocal
Pál Kaibinger - double bass
László Garamvölgyi - tambura
Sándor Bertalan - clarinet, flute
Szlobodán Wertetics - accordion
Géza Orczi - drums, tambura
Guests:
Jannisz Szertaridisz - derbouka
VÁNDOR VOKÁL:
Kata Izsák - vocal
Szilvia Bognár - vocal
Tünde Farkas - vocal
Link
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