#2161: Program #2161

New Sounds | May 24, 2010

Unusual vocal works from far-flung locations take center stage on this edition of New Sounds. The Bulgarian Women's Choir is steeped in a sound world that was born somewhere between the medieval Byzantine church and the Eastern European mountains, where the origins of Western musical scales developed. No less unusual is the female-led Finnish ensemble Värttinä, which is known for its trademark speed-singing. Also, hear folk songs of the Dong people of China, and music by English composer Jocelyn Pook.

PROGRAM #2161 Global Voices (First aired on Wednesday, 6/4/03)

ARTIST(S)	RECORDING	CUT(S)	SOURCE
Le Mystere des Voix Bulgares	Melody, Rhythm & Harmony	Kalimankou Denkou [5:00]	Mesa #R2-79058 Available for purchase at Amazon.com*
Jocelyn Pook	Private recording	Essential Ingredients [4:30]	Not commercially available. Info about Pook's music is online at www.jocelynpook.com
Värttinä	Vihma	Kylan Kävijä [4:00]	Wicklow/BMG #63262** www.wicklowrecords.com
Le Mystere des Voix Bulgares	Vol. 2	Dragana I Slavei [3:00]	Nonesuch #79201** www.nonesuch.com*
Dong Folk Songs	People And Nature In Harmony	Cicadas Are Crying [4:00]	www.ffmm.com/ecd To order, write to service@ffmm.com
Meredith Monk	Dolmen Music	Dolmen Music, excerpt [9:30]	ECM #1197 www.ecmrecords.com
Albania	Vocal And Instrumental Polyphony	Legend of the Walled-In Women [5:00]	Chant du Monde #274 897. Out of print.
Tenores di Bitti	S'amore 'e mama	Lamentu [5:00]	Real World #62362 www.realworld.co.uk
Bo Holton & Ars Nova	Orfeo	Orfeo-fragmenter, #2 [4:30]	Ex Libris #30055. Check Ars Nova's site to order the CD www.arsnova.dk/eng
Lisa Gerrard	Mirror Pool	Celon, excerpt [1:00]	4AD #5009. Available for purchase at Amazon.com*

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