The purpose of this collection is not to classify the human voice, but rather to take the listener to a pleasant wander through the voices of the world's continents. This collection presents a great variety of vocal tone colors —acrid, nasal, murmured, suave, expressing serenity or despair— and techniques —the hoarse flamenco voices, the nasal voices of Mandingo jelimusolu, the voiced breath-intake in Siberia, the skilled glottal stops of Iranian singers, the throat songs of Kirghiz nomads, the shrill voices of elder women in New Caledonian choirs, the arty ornamentations of Arab-Andalucian songs etc. Vocal configuration is just as varied, spanning solo performances, large polyphonic formations and delicate exchanges between voice and instrument — as amongst the Roms in Romania or in Iran.
For all lovers of vocal music. Released in 2004.
