FABULOUS!
author: Yvonne
I heard this group at last years' EEFC Balkan camp and was blown away--they even serenaded me to sleep on the last night! What GLORIOUS voices, what WONDERFUL arrangements---and they are here in the States!!! We must CHERISH them!
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author: Bekah
I first heard Black Sea Hotel at the annual wassail at Breezy Hill Orchard last year, where they sung underneath the biggest, oldest apple tree, which was all lit up with candles. Their haunting voices were the perfect accompaniment. So of course I had to get their album, and it's everything that performance was! Also, another great show last Saturday night at the Balkan Shout Out. They are one of the best examples of vocal polyphony out there, and one of Balkan music's rising stars.
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Black Sea Hotel
author: Kristi Paxton
Since I'm bored with most of the music that comes out- I'm pleasantly surprised with Black Sea Hotel. Even if you just look at the logistics of creating an unaccompanied, perfectly-pitched CD, it's amazing. Add to that the close attention to dynamics (mostly missing in CDs today),and you have a good listen. You can tell the artists have bought into their style. Sit down and let them take you away to another place and time.
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author: Melinda
I heard Black Sea Hotel perform at a house concert and was blown away. The album is just as intensely stunning. Complex melodies; tight, dissonant harmonies; energy and emotion throughout.
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