Diaphonica music. Nectar features eighteen earthy and ethereal Balkan and Slavic folksongs from the vocal ensemble renowned for its artistry, versatility, and mastery of the demanding techniques of traditional and contemporary Balkan, Slavic, and ...

Diaphonica Records. On the face of it, this could seem a real oddity -- an eight-piece American female vocal group singing Balkan music in a distinctly Eastern European style. But far from coming across as an appropriation of style and material, instead ...

Diaphonica CDs. These "Angels of the Steppes" bring to life rich and beautiful songs of Bulgaria, Macedonia, Russia, and the Ukraine. The women of Kitka (Keet-kuh) are based in the San Francisco Bay Area, yet come from varied ethnic backgrounds. The spirit ...

Diaphonica Records. The third CD release from internationally-renowned women's choral group KITKA, The Vine represents a further excursion into the musical traditions of Bulgaria, Russia, Hungary, Bosnia, Albania, Ukraine, Macedonia, Croatia and Georgia. This American 8-voice ensemble, based in the SF Bay ...

Diaphonica music. ABOUT KITKA Kitka, meaning "bouquet" in Bulgarian and Macedonian, began in 1979 as a grassroots group of singers from diverse ethnic and musical backgrounds who shared a passion for the stunning dissonances, asymmetric rhythms, intricate ornamentation, lush harmonies, and resonant ...

Diaphonica CDs. This collaboration between the American female choir and Ukrainian composer Mariana Sadovska builds from a base of folk texts and melodies into quite a stunning original work. There's a strong element of tradition to it, based on the story of ...

Diaphonica music. Lullabies exist all over the world, but female vocal ensemble Kitka have largely focused on those from Eastern Europe on this; after all, they specialize in the music of the region. Very beautiful it all is too, and largely pure ...