Predawn Prayer - Fajr - Namazi i Sabahut - Предрассветная Молитва
Arrangement for voice and theremin of a theme from a piece named "A day in Skopje"
Where here the islamic predawn prayers from the muezzins are encircling the town of Skopje Macedonia a summer morning in 2018.  

Voice - Elene Gvritishvili, theremin - Peter Termen
Recorded 3rd of June 2022 in Aleksandrinsky theatre, Saint Petersburg Russia, under direction of film director Lilia Timirzyanova

Fajr - Predawn Prayer - A day in Skopje

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JUST ENSEMBLE   Ригель Винская - Просто Красивая Женская Музыка   EPICENTROOM

Reminiscin'

perf. by Bang on a Can All-Stars live at Korzo Theater in The Hague, The Netherlands.

"Horo" (Хоро) is a Bulgarian word for national dance. There are many different types of dances with variety of time signatures, scales, tempo,  instrumentation etc. but there is always one thing in common -- the dancing is about constant tension and acceleration of the tempo in order to leave the participants in it breathless at its end.
In this "Horo" the electric guitar imitates the national bagpipe and the percussion set up (the two sided drum) is an essential imitation of  a Bulgarian bass drum called Tupan (Тъпан). In addition there is а sampled bagpipe sound for the keyboard part.
Dancing in Bulgaria is much more than a row of complicated moves, it reflects character and devotion to a purifying rhythm.

HORO

Conceptual record based on 7 letters exchanged between Sainkho and her beloved father who died in 1992. Sainko accompanied by the Kieloor Entartet.

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Kleloor Entartet are:

Joelle Leandre / bass
Sten Sandell / piano, voice
Mats Gustafsson / baritone saxophone
Mathias Kielholz / guitar
Lucas N. Niggle / percussion

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Letters 1, 2, 6, 7 recorded live at Moods Jazz Club, Zurich, 12.12.92 
Letters 3, 5 recorded live at the Solo Festival, Stockholm, 6-7.11.92 
Letter 4 recorded live at Andra Bocker & Skivor, Stockholm, 9.11.92

Letters

LR190 - Sainkho Namchylak - "Letter 5" from "Letters"

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Folklore collector and interpretator

Fajr - Predawn Prayer - A day in Skopje

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