Except from audio track composed with Werner Durand and using his self-built wind instruments

Agana Song Excerpt

An Homage to Alain Daniélou for dhrupad singing with various resonators (Amelia Cuni) self-built wind instruments (Werner Durand), indian percussion (Federico Sanesi & Ray Kaczynski) and samples of historical recordings by Indian singers. Futurist Text by Ardengo Soffici from ARCOBALENO (1915).
Live performance at Musiksalon Berlin celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the foundation of the Intl. Institute for Traditional Music by A. Daniélou.
Project for transtraditional Music in the Ethnological  Museum Berlin, November 2013


Hiss (mastered noise)

composition based on Hindustani raga-s by Amelia Cuni, drones and recording by Werner Durand, released in a compilation with '' Il libro della voce'' an Italian book (AUDITORIUM, Milano, 2010) including interviews to internationally known singers of experimental music. Italian verses by Arturo Onofri, 1907.

per confondersi nella natura

last track of the CD ''Ashtayama-Song of Hours'', on Amiata Records, Florence 2000, based on Raag Malkauns, only voice and digital delays by A.Cuni and W.Durand

Eight Yama  Deep Night

live recording at the Berlin Indian Embassy in 2008. Amelia Cuni:composition (set to Raag HINDOL, Taal JHAPTAL, voice, tanpura; Federico Sanesi: tabla

Devino Amor in Jhaptal

a demo of Amelia Cuni singing dhrupad and Maria Jonas singing Hildegard of Bingen with Werner Durand creating the drones with digital delays. Recorded in  2007, was followed by several memorable performances of this trio in which East and West, ancient and Experimental meet in a timeless setting.

Raga Verde

WACH TRIO
Amelia Cuni, vocals
Catherine Christer Hennix, vocals
Werner Durand, invented wind-instruments, drones, sound design
This music is growing out of :
Amelia's dhrupad singing and her collaborations in new music
C.C.Hennix's vocal drones and her studies with LaMonte Young
Werner's life-long commitment to experimental music and minimalism


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