QUARTET BULGARia SLAVEÏ
WOMEN BULGARIAN VOICES, SACRED AND SECULAR POLYPHONIES
SLAVEI means "nightingale" in Bulgarian language and we understand the choice of this word when we listen to this great voices that combine clarity to emotion, strength of bulgarian tradition. The female quatuor SLAVEI represents an exceptionnal group for popular bulgarian songs. The 4 singers are former soloists of the Philippe Koutev famous ensembles : Mysteries of Bulgarian Voices and Angelite.
Their repertoire comes from orthodox religious songs from Eastern Europe (usually only sung by men),
and from traditionnal secular songs. Four great women, four magnifical voices, a perfect skill of a difficult and specific vocal technique, a unique repertoire as it takes in traditionnel secular songs, but also in orthodox songs from XIVe to XXe century, usually dedicated to men. To hear these two genres, sung by divine voices, side by side, is a profoundly moving and fascinating experience.
“Like a sunrise, they light up the space they occupy” (Emmanuel Pouquet).
These great voices reflect all the differents faces of the rich bulgarian land expression. |
