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Voices On The Eastern Wind by Kitka
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fave it Traditional Folk | Eastern European
17 tracks | 57 minutes
Released Jun 2007
on Diaphonica
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 00:43 The Eastern Wind lyrics BUY MP3 00:43 The Eastern Wind lyrics "GIFT MP3" 00:43 The Eastern Wind
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:07 Tikho nad Richkoyu (Ukraine) lyrics BUY MP3 05:07 Tikho nad Richkoyu (Ukraine) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:07 Tikho nad Richkoyu (Ukraine)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:31 Duynel Idi ut Oftcetya (Bulgaria) lyrics BUY MP3 03:31 Duynel Idi ut Oftcetya (Bulgaria) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:31 Duynel Idi ut Oftcetya (Bulgaria)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:31 Moma Bega Prez Livade (Bulgaria) lyrics BUY MP3 03:31 Moma Bega Prez Livade (Bulgaria) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:31 Moma Bega Prez Livade (Bulgaria)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:07 Bratets Kosi (Croatia) lyrics BUY MP3 02:07 Bratets Kosi (Croatia) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:07 Bratets Kosi (Croatia)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:22 Haydutin Stuyan (Bulgaria) lyrics BUY MP3 02:22 Haydutin Stuyan (Bulgaria) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:22 Haydutin Stuyan (Bulgaria)
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 01:31 Dimyaninka (Bulgaria) lyrics BUY MP3 01:31 Dimyaninka (Bulgaria) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 01:31 Dimyaninka (Bulgaria)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:33 Son Mi Doyde (Bulgaria) lyrics BUY MP3 04:33 Son Mi Doyde (Bulgaria) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:33 Son Mi Doyde (Bulgaria)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:27 V Serykh Sumerkakh (Russia) lyrics BUY MP3 03:27 V Serykh Sumerkakh (Russia) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:27 V Serykh Sumerkakh (Russia)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:03 Zaspala Li Si Yagodo (Bulgaria) lyrics BUY MP3 03:03 Zaspala Li Si Yagodo (Bulgaria) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:03 Zaspala Li Si Yagodo (Bulgaria)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:44 Na Pat Yodam (Bulgaria) lyrics BUY MP3 04:44 Na Pat Yodam (Bulgaria) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:44 Na Pat Yodam (Bulgaria)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:34 Pustono Ludo I Mlado (Bulgaria) lyrics BUY MP3 05:34 Pustono Ludo I Mlado (Bulgaria) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:34 Pustono Ludo I Mlado (Bulgaria)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:24 Ya Ti Postilam (Bulgaria) lyrics BUY MP3 04:24 Ya Ti Postilam (Bulgaria) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:24 Ya Ti Postilam (Bulgaria)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:50 Ay Mori Milke (Macedonia) lyrics BUY MP3 02:50 Ay Mori Milke (Macedonia) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:50 Ay Mori Milke (Macedonia)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:01 Yofcharche Mlado (Bulgaria) lyrics BUY MP3 04:01 Yofcharche Mlado (Bulgaria) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:01 Yofcharche Mlado (Bulgaria)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:23 Vetar Vee (USA) lyrics BUY MP3 03:23 Vetar Vee (USA) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:23 Vetar Vee (USA)
These songs were gathered from a wide variety of sources including ethnographic recordings hile doing field research in Eastern Europe, transcriptions of recordings and modern Balkan composers' interpretations.
Editorial review
These "Angels of the Steppes" bring to life rich and beautiful songs of Bulgaria, Macedonia, Russia, and the Ukraine. The women of Kitka (Keet-kuh) are based in the San Francisco Bay Area, yet come from varied ethnic backgrounds. The spirit and beauty with which they sing transports you to the villages of older cultures and traditions with a feeling of the immediacy and drama of life uncomplicated by faxes and cellular phones. They sing of rivers and enchanted forests; of rushing to meet your sweetheart at the village working-bee; of helping a woman decide between the marriage proposals of a swineherd and an ox-cart driver. The ten singers use vocals almost exclusively; a gaida (Bulgarian bagpipe) is used on one cut; cello and cymbalom on another, and a third track has the accent of dumbek. Excellent in arrangement and harmony, Voices on the Eastern Wind will delight fans of all vocal traditions. ~ Backroads Music/Heartbeats, All Music Guide
Bio / Background
Rapturous and subtle--the layered singing varies from earthly harmonies to pristine heavenly sonorities.” --Dirty Linen Magazine
“Sends listeners into a trance with free-form fantasias of lush, sinuous, and dissonant contrapuntal lines.” --Sing Out! Magazine
The songs on Voices on The Eastern Wind were gathered from a wide variety of sources including ethnographic recordings collected by KITKA members while doing field research in Eastern Europe, transcriptions of recordings made by Eastern European folk artists and ensembles, modern Balkan composers' interpretations of folk melodies and original compositions and arrangements by Director Bon Brown.
Average Customer Review:
as onePeji wrote on June 12, 2008
amazing voices that mesh together wonderfully