Field recordings and historical recordings by Jan Kruit and Maxim Chapochnikov.
Polyphonic singing from Sardinia, Bulgaria and Georgia.
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1- Sardinia.
The ensemble Cuncordu e Tenore de Orosei takes first place in the broad spectrum of traditional Sardinian music. Their repertoire takes two particular vocal forms: ancestral pastoral songs called “Concordu” (or Gotzos), and songs that celebrate the Passion of Christ, the “Tenore”.
CD. ‘Novaera’, van het ensemble Cuncordu e Tenore de Orosei, (2015). Label: Buda Records/Xango music distribution, code: 4737042. Video
2- Bulgaria.
The Sofia Singers interpret songs in Bulgarian polyphonic, found in classical and folk music of Eastern European countries. Through their old roots, before BC, the choir interprets Western Christmas songs.
CD. Chants de Noël of the Sofia Singers, Les Voix Bulgares (1996). Label: Frémeaux & Associés, code : FA406.
3- Georga.
The Rustavi Ensemble is a Georgian folk music ensemble, founded in 1968. Songs in polyphonic vocals and rich voices are characteristic for the Rustavi choir. The ensemble shatters the ethnic borders of regional styles, while performing ethnographically authentic music from all parts of Georgia.
CD. Georgian Songs of the Ensemble Rustavi (2007). Video
