Heavenly!
author: Shalom Ormsby
I feel incapable of expressing how transcendently beautiful this music is. I can't imagine that angels sing any more divinely than Sonja Drakulich does, or that any musicians on heaven or earth get deeper into the musical flow than the musicians of Stellamara do. This is music from the heart, to the heart, of the highest imaginable level of creative integrity. This is one of those rare, timeless, priceless releases that gets deeper and richer the more you listen to it. Five stars aren't near enough to rate this work of refined musical art.
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author: Pier Paolo Conconi
Bellissimo!
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Haunting and danceable
author: Joy Cavender
This album is a treasure trove of haunting and magnificently danceable melodies. The songs allow for a great range of expression and are perfect for Tribal Bellydance. This cd would also make wonderful, ambient music for a party - and is bound to inspire much spontaneous dancing. This one will be definitely be in rotation on my cd player at this year's Halloween party.
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A great second album that lacks the medieval beauty of the first.
author: Antonis
Don't get me wrong. This is a great album in the ethnic field, with similarities to artists like Bulgarian Voices and other balkan acts. Considering though my tendency towards medieval elements, as they were introduced in their first (and imho better) album "Star Of The Sea", I think that "The Seven Valleys" lacks exactly this to sound truly magnificent. Many of the songs don't have the quality of their previous work, but do stand above most of the others from the same genre. Highly recommended.
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