Irfan - Irfan
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Artist: IrfanEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2007-07-16
Music Label: Dancing Ferret
Soundtracks:
- Monsalvato
- Salome
- Elena (Based On A Motive Of A Traditional Bulgarian Song)
- Return To Eden
- Otkrovenie
- Gospodi Pomilui (Anonymous Bulgarian 13th Century)
- Peregrinatio
- Outremer
- Santa Maria (Lyrics Taken From Cantigas De Santa Maria, 13th Century, Spain)
Music reviews of Irfan
Music Review: Awesome Bulgarian Folk-Inspired Heavenly Voices Album
Rating: 5 Stars
About the Band:
Founded in 2001, Irfan is a Bulgarian heavenly voices / neo-classical band that makes extensive use of a mix of male and female vocals in addition to a host of an assortment of traditional and modern non-electronic instruments including tapan, santoor, ghaida, kaval, duduk, and zurna. Though Irfan is (and justly so) compared to Dead Can Dance, Irfan stands on its own.
The songs are inspired by local Bulgarian and medieval European influences. As one reviewer accurately described: Bulgaria itself is at the cross roads of Europe and the Middle East, and this is really best described the band as well. Irfan prides itself on exploring its own local musical heritage. Many Irfan songs are choral in nature: featuring multiple ghostly male and female vocals. The focus on the band isn't on an individual or two people or even the lyrics of the vocals, but rather the entirety of the music created by the rather large ensemble of artists.
About the Album:
Irfan is the band's first (and at present only) release, though a few songs not included on the release are available on other compilation records. Approximately 50 minutes in length, divided into an 11-minute long opening track followed by 8 tracks that range between 2 and 7 minutes, the album can be easily used to spin for a radio show or at a dance club.
I bought the album months ago after multiple times of amazon recommending it to me, and it has been on my top playlist since. It is hard for me to really suggest that there are just a few stand out tracks, as I honestly enjoy listening to the album start to finish at home, at work, and during my commute between the two. I find the tribal beats and chants to be relaxing. That said, since amazon has provided samples for you to listen to, I'm going to recommend the samples that I feel best fit the album (sometimes amazon's samples cut off interesting parts of tracks).
Recommended Tracks:
- Otkrovenie (female fronted vox)
- Santa Maria (female fronted vox)
- Return to Eden (male and female vox)
Similar Artists:
- Impressions of Winter
- Das Zeichen
- Saraband
- Love Is Colder Than Death
- Moon Far Away
- Dead Can Dance
- Vas
In closing, if you find yourself always looking for bands similar to Dead Can Dance, please hunt down some of the bands I've listed above. Though the heavenly voices genre is not as prolific as many other forms of music, there really are a number of fantastic bands waiting to be (re)discovered! I'm eagerly awaiting their next release! Enjoy! :)
Description of Irfan
Through exotic and strong male and female vocals, we are given a glimpse into traditional Bulgarian songs like ?Elena,? Russian Orthodox pieces such as ?Gospodi Pomilui? that date back to the 13th century, and ?Santa Maria? which draws its lyrics from the Spanish piece ?Cantigas de Santa Maria? from the 1200s. Even Irfan?s original compositions have an otherworldly quality to them, suggesting a time and place long forgotten, but thanks to their music, easily remembered.Alternative Rock CDs
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