Medna Roso (Vinyle - Édition Or) / PJEV - Kit Downes - Hayden Chishom

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Introduction - Listaj goro ne žali be’ara - Interlude I - Ova brda i puste doline - Interlude II - Što si setna, nevesela - Oj djevojko, janje umiljato - Interlude III - Medna roso, gdje si zimovala - Interlude IV - Od kad seke nismo zapjevale - Interlude V - Službu služi Viden dobar junak - Interlude VI / "Introduction" and "Interlude" composed by Kit Downes and Hayden Chisholm Medna Roso is a testament to transcendent musical communion. This particular recording features BBC Jazz Award winner and Mercury-nominated solo artist Kit Downes on organ, New Zealand saxophonist Hayden Chisholm – known for his distinct microtonal tuning system – on alto saxophone, shruti box, analog synth, overtone singing and the voices of PJEV, an a cappella female vocal quintet from Zagreb who preserve and cherish traditional vocal music from Serbia, Croatia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The stars began to align when PJEV’s director, Jovana Lukic, opportunely crossed paths with Chisholm, who now lives in Zagreb, in a kafana – a smoking, music-playing restaurant – in Dorćol, an old neighbourhood in Belgrade, Serbia, whose Turkish name of Dort-yol translates as crossroads. “You don’t just meet people like him every day, especially not in Belgrade. He is a true artist and lover of life, so I was truly inspired by that encounter, too,” says Lukic.” Chisholm was deeply moved by PJEV’s rich preservation of a particular form of Balkan a cappella singing, which enchanted him when he moved to Belgrade in 2016. Soon after, PJEV and Chisholm began to experiment, gradually learning more about each other’s songs and performance styles.