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Celtic music. Sitio al margen show in this article many reviews on the album "Awen", by the celtic band of Argentina "Bran". You can also find seconds of Real Audio about this album. From our editorial staff.
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"Mellotron"
Magazine The celtic musical background in Argentina is very odd. The large number of inhabitants descendant from celtic communities make us to believe in a certain musical interest as an essential part of their artistry in our country. The main trouble is the lack of several celtic recordings, considering the great local success of this music and in the whole world. Only the tape of Poitín, band that issued on 1989 the first release of celtic music ever done in Argentina ; the live album of the festival Keltoi ; the three albums of the galician band Xeito Novo (only two of them are issued on Cd); and the forthcoming album of The Shepherds (irish pub songs), are examples of local productions related to this wonderful music. Due to a proposal of recording a Celtic Harp solo album done to the composer Eliseo Mauas Pinto, he decides to line-up a band with Maurico Ceballos, Sergio Gonzalez, Xandru Reguera, and Iñaki Antolin. Under the name of Bran this band renders on their first album Awen, eleven fine tracks being five of them original compositions. Since the existance of a large extent of celtic tunes and songs, renowned bands very often record the same usual titles; this is not the case for Awen, which it's outsanding for the creativity developed. Performing a great variety of instruments, such as fiddle, guitars, flutes, keyboards, whistles, mandolin, mandola, organic and digital percussions, mountain dulcimer, bagpipes, gaelic harps, and vocals among others, the band offers on this album large suites, structure alike with progressive rock which joins short passages within a same track ( in the Genesis style of Supper's Ready ). But we may find more links of this style in musicians such as Anthony Philips on his Private Parts works, or like Mike Olfield on his album Voyager or Ommadawn, since there are some arrangementes on electric guitars that render a contemporary climax to the album´s proposal. Magic, beauty, dreamy passages, all these are envolved on Awen, with the collaboration of some members of Xeito Novo, and the traditional galician singers of Xoldra, among others. For those lovers of the subtle and timeless beauty of celtic music, this album shall securily become a historical reference of the contemporary releases in Argentina. Further information: andresvalle@interlink.com.ar
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"MARCO POLO"
Magazine Even though the large number of descendants from celtic people in our country, few are the releases done by local artists. This magnificent album is one of the most important launchings of the celtic musical history in Argentina. The band lined-up by Eliseo Mauas Pinto, Sergio Gonzalez, Mauricio Ceballos, Xandru Reguera, and Iñaki Antolin, have produced an unique album, magical and sustantial, with many original compositions and arrangements, conveying a more distinctive proposal to Bran's own. A forthcoming classic album of Celtic music in Argentina. Further information: college@asatej.com.ar
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"CELTIC NEWS" Magazine Through their arrangements,
the band tries to unveil and reflect both the marvel and tragedy of
a still-vivid Celtic history. This is music born of Argentinian soil
that tries to capture some of the symbollism of clan marches, airs,
dances, and songs of the scattered Celtic peoples. The band´s sound
combines the harmonic dimension of the Gaelic harp, the rythmic pulse
of assorted percussions, the weaving counterpoint of fretted instruments,
the lilting melodies of fiddle and flutes, plus the undeniable Celtic
feel of the songs. Further information: celticba@interlsat.com 5
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