Скачать или смотреть Vartra - Jo Čerà (Official Audio)

Vartra's first album Lună nuoă is heavily inspired by the cultural heritage of the Vlach ethnic minority in Eastern Serbia. The band composed the song “Flori” inspired by the base melody from the recorded Wallachian ritual singing that took place in the municipality of Majdanpek in the morning of the holiday “Cveti” (recorded by ethnologist Paun Es Durlić). The holiday “Cveti” traditionally celebrates the beginning of the spring. The song Primovara (eng. Spring) depicts the dawn of the holiday “Cveti” before the ritual performance is about to take place. The lyrics of the song Lună nuoă are part of the Vlach oral lore as well, as one of the incantations for health, sung to the new moon. Other songs include fragments of Vlach oral lore (Roša and Jo Čero), or of Serbian incantations (Mrza, Razija). Žal (Mojot Dom) is inspired by transcendental experiences and written by Ivana Stošić (Macedonian language).

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Recorded in May 2017 Belgrade

Original music Written by : Siniša Gavric, Aleksandra Stošić and Ivana Stošić

Album Cover Design by: Andjela Vujić
Mastering by: Mono Studio Belgrade 2020

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Vartra is a collective of artists and artisans dedicated to the reenactment of pagan, tribal Slavic and other traditions from the Balkan area. Through music, incantations, ritual dance and craftsmanship, we strive bring back ancient Slavic traditions and sentiment to the modern viewer. We believe in the importance of ancient roots that permeate our society to its core and want to inspire those around us to seek those roots themselves. Our music is a unique mix of shamanic drumming, Slavic and oriental Melos with modern influences performed with ethnic female vocals and on a variety of instruments – from didgeridoo, handcrafted drums and rattles to electric guitar and violin.

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