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Ensemble circassien de Jordanie
9+ albums
jordanCircassianfolktraditionallezginka
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A country called Circassia, which no longer exists… The Circassian diaspora is all the more fiercely attached to its culture. Their traditional music is an invitation to dance and to wide-ranging cavalcades. This music is both melancholy and joyful and is produced by virtuoso musicians whose quality and precision belong to the sphere of classical music. This album is composed of melodies some of which date back more than 600 years. Dance predominates and so does the accordion. The tempo is often inspired by the paces of the horse, which forms such an intimate part of the culture of the Tcherkess, who are renowned horsemen and warriors. The musicians of the Jordanian Circassian Ensemble remain closely attached to their culture and are keen to preserve the purity of their art. Although the tunes on this CD are virtually a hundred percent Circassian, the group also plays Jordano-Circassian tunes because the musicians have absorbed local sounds with the passage of time. It is poetic justice that, nowadays, the Circassians of Jordan are sending back to their native land that part of their musical culture that had practically disappeared from their Caucasian motherland because of the dramatic sequence of events during the past centuries. Muhannad Nasip, accordion (Pshina) Mohammad Apesh, accordion (Pshina) Mohammad Anfouqa, percussions (Baraban) Mahmoud Bishmaph, strings (Apa-Pshina) Ehab Jankhot, percussions (Pkhachach) Blan Jalouqa, accordion (Pshina) & flute Maen Nakhwa, pe
