Traditional Music of Slovenia

by Traditional Music Of Slovenia /

Overview

Bordered by Italy, Austria, Hungary, Croatia and the Adriatic Sea, the tiny nation of Slovenia is home to cultural traditions that reflect the extraordinary diversity of the region and include influences from Istria, Austria and Germany. Released in 2007, ARC's collection Traditional Music of Slovenia combines lovely a cappella harmonies (Vokalna Skupina Lan and Kresnice) and intimate vocals (Klarisa M. Jovanovic) with folk ensembles ranging from the at times Irish-sounding Brina and the friendly multi-instrumental Katalena to full-fledged Tamboura (Tamburasi) groups Vodomec, Tamburasi Kud "Oton Zupancic" Gradac and Viniski Tamburasi . By far the most unusual selection is track four, a wackily humorous instrumental by Franc Sutej-Jazo that defies adequate description. While a more in-depth examination of Slovenian music would include polkas, waltzes, chamber music, avant-garde experimentation, jazz, techno, and rock, this folksy little package is highly recommended as an introduction to this richly endowed portion of the former Yugoslavia. ~ arwulf arwulf

Product Details

Release Date:	08/14/2007
Label:	Arc Music
UPC:	0743037207522
Rank:	141268

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Katalena   Primary Artist
Brina   Primary Artist
Kresnice   Primary Artist
Viniski Tamburasi   Primary Artist
Franc Sutej-Jazo   Primary Artist
Tamburasi Kud "Oton Zupancic" Gradac   Primary Artist
Vodomec   Primary Artist
Vokalna Skupina Lan   Primary Artist
Klarisa M. Jovanovic & Veno Dolenc   Primary Artist
Polona Janezic   Keyboards,Vocals (Background)
Jelena Zdrale   Violin
Vesna Zornik   Vocals
Tibor Mihelic   Bass,Vocals (Background)
Nino De Gleria   Double Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Blaz Celarec   Percussion
Brina Vogelnik   Vocals
Drago Ivanusa   Accordion
Robert Rebolj   Drums,Percussion
Luka Ropret   Guitar
Bostjan Narat   Vocals (Background),Mandolin,Guitar

Technical Credits

Jelena Zdrale   Arranger,Composer
A. Azarkevitch   Arranger
Ute Entwistle   Translation
Bruno Ravnikar   Arranger
V. Dolenc   Arranger
Alex Stokes   Cover Design
Nino De Gleria   Arranger,Composer
Blaz Celarec   Arranger
Brina Vogelnik   Arranger,Composer
Julij Zornik   Engineer
Luka Ropret   Arranger
Jeannine Blanpain   Translation
Drago Ivanusa   Arranger
Bostjan Narat   Arranger
Barbara Papadopoulos   Layout Design,Typesetting
Katalena   Arranger
Traditional   Composer
Diz Heller   Mastering,Liner Notes