Men's Groups - Mediterranean Sounds: Croatia's Mystic Voices: Klapa Sinj: Lipo Ime (2005 CD)

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A Beautiful Name

A Red Rose Has Grown

I Am Leaving My Darling

Sijavica

This Is Our Land

Mediterranean Sounds: Croatia's Mystic Voices: Klapa Sinj: Lipo Ime (2005 CD)

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"It is as if this sound emerged from the very bowels of the Earth, only to rise up and reveal the heavens. This sound sings of a timeless age when the beauty of the landscape and the trials of history combined to beget music, not unlike the symphony of human voices that celebrated the birth of harmony. But these mystical voices need neither instruments nor written music to summon the forgotten language, to commence reciting the songs to the souls of those yet unborn and to the speechless heads of stone that populate the facades of our churches. This is a sound that is unafraid of its own silences, courageous enough to test fate as its harkmonies ascend the walls of the stone cities along the sea. It is a sound that embodies the promise of a new, undiscovered, mysterious beauty from beyond the boundaries of human knowledge, a beauty that hails from the cradle of creation. That is the song that is uncoverign the threads of myth on the immemorial face of the earth in order to make an offering on the altar of history: the sound of verse and the beauty of 'Our Beautiful*.'
*"Our Beautiful" are the first two words of the Croatian national anthem, and Croatians throughout the world refer to their homeland as 'Our Beautiful.'" (Description taken from the beautiful and comprehensive liner notes, which include translations into seven different languages.)

Recorded in surround sound on October 15, 2003 in the church of the Miraculous Lady of Sinj, in Sinj, Croatia. All songs are sung in the native Croatian language, with English translations in the CD jacket.
For more information on the group, visit their web site at www.KlapaSinj.com

Technical Information:
Recorded in surround sound. This is a four-track recording, 88.2 KHz, in 24-bit technology. SACD-Super Audio CD has three levels and three versions.
1. Surround Sound 88.2 KHz 24 bits with four speakers
2. Stereo Sound 88.2 KHz 24 bits with two speakers
3. Stereo Sound 44.1 KHz 16 bits with two speakers on a regular CD player.
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Format: CD
Year Released/Length: 2007 / 31:00
Record Label: Nenad Bach Music
Style/Genre: World/Folk/ Croatian Vocal Music
Voicing:Men's ensemble
A cappella?: Yes
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Song List:
A Beautiful Name
Oh Beautiful Marija
To the Town of Sinj
An Empty Cradle on an Islet
I Am Leaving My Darling
Sijavica
I Thought to Become a Young Nun
The Stars Tell Me
A Red Rose Has Grown
This is Our Land