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Release Date: 25-03-1997
Label: Erdenklang Musik
Catalog Number: EK70972
Barcode: 723091709729
Musical Style: World
Track Listing:
| Disc 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stones Near The Seven Lakes (Malioviza) | 6 | Sunny Raga |
| 2 | Ibar | 7 | Eucharist |
| 3 | Church Of Brezeh | 8 | Springs Of St. Sofia |
| 4 | Near The Fortress In Jaypur | 9 | Evening Liturgy In Bachkovo Monastery |
| 5 | Yellow Meadow Near Iskrec | 10 | Tevno Ezero (The Dark Lake) |
Description:
Bulgaria is at the crossroads of East and West and since time immemorial it has shared both sets of cultural values. As was discovered and noted by the ancient Thracians and as it is believed today by healers and yogis, there are many places of 'power' in Bulgaria.lt is here where the torches of new teachings and movements have been kindled, such as the teaching of Orpheus. On his unifying music, poetry and philosophy the foundations of the ancient Greek culture were laid. In a similar vein the Bogomil movement arose in Bulgaria 1000 years ago and then spread throughout Western Europe engendering a number of religious movements and esoteric schools of thought. Another spiritual teaching that originated in Bulgaria is that of Petar Dunov called Beinsa Duno (1864-1944). A major part of the occult practice of his school is connected with the Rila Mountains. According to his teaching, the high mountains in Bulgaria, similar to the Himalayas, are like antennae and transformers of a powerful cosmic radiance. The painter, composer and director of OM, Nikolay Ivanov, visited ten of these remarkable places. Inspired by their powerful vibrations he painted icon-like pictures and composed this music. The ten titles on this CD are dedicated to these places. In the booklet Ivanov describes in detail the mythical, cultural and geographical background of each place and its accompanying music.
Biography:
The OM band was founded in 1990 by Nikolay Ivanov as composer, with himself and instrumentalists using acoustic and electric guitars, piano, keyboards, recorder, voice, percussion, bass, keyboards, tabla, djembe, tupan, tarambuka, kaval, bag pipe, cuena, didgeridoo, berimbao and kuika. OM have toured France, Hungary, India and Nepal, where they gave a very special concert on Kala Patar summit (5545 m), below Everest, on May 15th 1996.
