Pulifunie Music Cd

I Muvrini - Pulifunie

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Pulifunie      Artist : I Muvrini      List Price : $16.98 USD        ProductGroup: Music      Release Date : 2003-04-22      Studio : Higher Octave      Label : Higher Octave      Avg. Customer Rating : (1 reviews)

Reviews     Editorial Reviews for Pulifunie Audio Cd      Amazon.com      No matter the origins, choral music can connect on the most basic of levels. Perhaps that?s because we all share the instrument of voice; or perhaps it?s the religious traditions that many of us grew up with. The Corsican a capella nonet I Muvrini hit listeners with rich polyphonic melodies and harmonies that gracefully spiral upwards, resonating together in a way that needs little translation. Like a hip church choir from the 16th century with a Middle Eastern influence, the men?s group covers the sacred and the secular on Pulifunie (which translates as polyphony)--the group is at its best on the vocal-only traditionals, but two of the three originals have ambient accompaniment that works pretty well. A far cry from the ominous-sounding Gregorian chant, the music on the group?s second effort for Higher Octave is as weird and wonderful as the first, possessing the same kind of ancient-but-modern beauty as Enya, Sheila Chandra, or Lisa Gerrard. --Tad Hendrickson