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FEATURES THAT BRILLIANT CAST OF PERFORMERS...The Bulgarian Voices "Angelite" They transform sounds into strange vocal colors, almost like something beyond the human voice. One listener imagines he has heard a world of sounds from archaic times, another one "the marriage of the avant-garde and the Middle Ages". "Fly, Fly My Sadness" is the result of a collaboration between The Bulgarian Voices "Angelite"(who no longer perform under the French name) and Huun-Huur-Tu, an ensemble of overtone- and throat-singers from Tuva. Both descendents of ancient Turkish tribes, the Bulgarians and the Tuvans manage with this piece of music to create a most impressive alliance between two distinctly different musical styles and cultures which have never collaborated before. Huun-Huur-Tu If you were to journey to the geographical center of Asia you would reach Tuva, an autonomous republic on the Russian-Mongolian border. This is the home of Huun-Huur-Tu, a group of fascinating overtone- and throat-singers whose language can be traced from Turkish and whose culture reflects many similarities to that of Mongolia. Tuvan throat-singers produce up to three notes simultaneously by selectively amplifying harmonics naturally present in their voices. Mikhail Alperin This Russian pianist was born in the Ukraine and grew up in Moldavia. He was part of the Moscow avant-garde scene for a number of years and then settled in Oslo, Norway. With the Moscow Art Trio he creates a unique fusion of jazz and Russian folk music aided by Sergey Starostin, who combines an amazing voice with an extensive knowledge of Russian musical tradition. Alperin's arrangement of "Prayer" combines the central Asian technique of overtone-singing with a traditional Russian choir and the remarkable talent of Sergey Starostin. Hamlet Gonashvili Ten years after the Georgian singer's tragic and premature death, this recording featuring him as a soloist is a rare discovery. A solo vocalist and permanent member of the well-known Georgian Rustavi Choir, Gonashvili was famous as a brilliant performer and influential teacher. Sarband The name of this medieval music ensemble derives from Persian and Arabic and refers to an improvised coupling of two parts within a musical suite. Under the direction of Vladimir Ivanoff, Sarband celebrates the symbiotic relationship between East and West. Concerned that religious, economic, cultural and political differences between the East and West play such a predominant role in the world community, Sarband endeavors to show that music has always served as a form of communication between people of different cultures and a source for mutual recognition and respect, and that it can continue to accomplish this mission today. Trinovox In 1991, three Florentine composers -- Francesco Ronchetti, Riccardo Pucci-Rivola and Julian Spizz -- united to form Trinovox in order to explore new ways of composing, arranging and performing. Using poetry culled from the past 3,000 years and from all over the world, and working in seven different languages, the group creates unique, multicultural compositions intergrating their unaccompanied singing voices and electronic devices which alter, vary and transform them. Earborn An audio-play incorporating material on such concepts as "descending angels" and the "singing of the soul" to form a myth about the origin of mankind. Conceived by the Korean writer and performance artist Grace Yoon, and German musician Roman Bunka, and realized with Trinovox, Dutch avant-garde singer Greetje Bijma, and Tuvan throat singer Albert Kuvezin. A production of the Bayrischer Rundfunk, Munich. Tam'Echo'Tam Based in Brussels, Belgium, this a cappella group boasts members from French, Guyanese, Morrocan and Zairese backgrounds. Their repertoire of complex yet flowing vocal arrangements contains elements ranging far and wide from gospel, jazz and African roots music to French chanson and American folk-bop.
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