» Edit Band Information
» Edit Albums
» Add a Review
» Add an Album
» Add News | The Bulgarian Voices Angelite
The Bulgarian Voices Angelite (also known as The Bulgarian Women’s Choir Angelite or simply Angelite) is among the most
renowned ensembles in the categories of Balkan and Bulgarian folk music.
This women’s choir has performed practically everywhere: on the Red Square in Moscow, at the award ceremony of the Nobel
Peace Prize in Stockholm and at the Vatican. The cryptic, mysterious, perhaps even somewhat mystical quality that
characterises the choir’s sound arises primarily from the singers’ preference for a second voice which is maintained a slight
interval to the leading melo ...read more
The Bulgarian Voices Angelite (also known as The Bulgarian Women’s Choir Angelite or simply Angelite) is among the most
renowned ensembles in the categories of Balkan and Bulgarian folk music.
This women’s choir has performed practically everywhere: on the Red Square in Moscow, at the award ceremony of the Nobel
Peace Prize in Stockholm and at the Vatican. The cryptic, mysterious, perhaps even somewhat mystical quality that
characterises the choir’s sound arises primarily from the singers’ preference for a second voice which is maintained a slight
interval to the leading melody.
This results in a kind of nearly-dissonant friction as well as a great radiant power, as of an unfolded colour spectrum: The
singers’ voices fan out into a colourfully glowing sound palette that plays with overtone resonance. As a result, “Angelite” offers
something that goes far beyond common folk music: It is the artful and skilful enhancement of traditional elements to form a
style which - despite its a great affinity with the folklore of Bulgaria - can be considered a category of its own. On the one hand
it possesses an “authentic” sound, i.e. preserves the heritage; on the other hand it has advanced into the sphere of art music. « hide |
Similar Bands: Huun-Huur-Tu, Le Mystere Des Voix Bulgares Contributors: YankeeDudel,
|
