I know, I know. An a cappella sextet that dresses in pseudo-clerical garb and sings ancient traditional religious folk songs in Estonian, interweaving them with early Renaissance polyphony, may not sound like a recipe for a great party. And indeed, Heinavanker (an Estonian word than means "haywain") will never convince anyone to get his or her booty out onto the dancefloor. But if, instead, you'd like to hear some of the most ethereally lovely singing you've ever encountered in your life, then go to the considerable trouble required to track down one of the group's recordings. I recommend Loomiselaul ("The Creations"), which seems only to be available directly from the distributor Qualiton (http://tinyurl.com/m29dmg). To get a hint of what the group sounds like, check out the sample audio clips at http://www.heinavanker.ee. You won't regret it.
2 comments:
Very nice.
Reminds me a little of Chanticleer, one of my favorites.
I've got a couple of obscure Chanticleer albums from before they made it onto a major label, if you want to borrow. One's a Christmas album, I think the other one is Josquin.
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