02-09-2016, 23:40
The Idan Raichel Project Quarter to Six. Actually, I listen to his stuff regularly â find it hugely fulfilling and comforting listening, and yet I donât understand a word theyâre singing. The very first time I heard his music, it struck a profoundly resonant chord â probably some deep seated genetic roots connection.
On this release there are two particularly beautiful songs for me (and neither of them are Hebrew, but that is the nature of Idan Riachel â heâs a wonderfully expansive and inclusionary creature, and the fusion works so beautifully!). The first, from Mali with Vieux Farka Touré - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaCpc7osbek
And the second, with the counter tenor phenomenon that is Andreas Scholl singing âIn Stiller Nachtâ â two completely diverse offerings on one release; fantastic!
[video=youtube;mkMQg6l81mI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkMQg6l81mI[/video]
On this release there are two particularly beautiful songs for me (and neither of them are Hebrew, but that is the nature of Idan Riachel â heâs a wonderfully expansive and inclusionary creature, and the fusion works so beautifully!). The first, from Mali with Vieux Farka Touré - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaCpc7osbek
And the second, with the counter tenor phenomenon that is Andreas Scholl singing âIn Stiller Nachtâ â two completely diverse offerings on one release; fantastic!
[video=youtube;mkMQg6l81mI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkMQg6l81mI[/video]
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