SKU: M7.ELLI-3570
Musik aus
Osteuropa. Composed
by V.A. 3 CDs. 3 CDs with
72-page booklet. Duration
185'. Intuition #ELLI
3570. Published by
Intuition (M7.ELLI-3570).
ISBN 9781559614580.
UPC:
052296357023.
The
end of the Cold War and
the dissolution of the
Soviet Bloc has opened a
floodgate of
communication with the
nations of Eastern
Europe, allowing access
to their long sequestered
heritage of music and
culture. This collection
ranges from ethereal
church chorales to earthy
peasant dances to modern
fusions with Western
rock, pop and jazz. The
instrumentation includes
fiddles and accordions,
brass bands and bagpipes,
cimbaloms and
utogaardons, jew's-harps
and hurdy-gurdies, with
vocals that range from
the sensual to the
sublime. Accompanying
''Unblocked's'' three CDs
are essays on Eastern
Europe's tangled web of
languages, tribes and
religions, as well as
photos and extensive
track notes. ''Unblocked
documents diversity and
the survival of local
forms against the
pressures of
homoginazation and
globalization.'' [NY
Times].