Ana Roxanne - Poem 1 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Piae Cantiones (Spiritual Songs), the first Finnish music ever to be printed, was published in Greifswald in 1582. Although many of the texts are on religious themes, the Piae Cantiones songs are not hymns. They represent a varied repertoire sung as extra-curricular entertainment for students. Styles range from the lively dance-rhythms and catchy refrains of InchGaudeteInch and the cool renaissance counterpoint of InchJesu dulcis memoriaInch to the austere restraint of chant-like melody in InchAngelus emittitur.Inch Andrew Lawrence-King, who has been playing alongside Jordi Savall for decades, conducts the Utopia Chamber Choir in this vivid tribute to Finnish music. Album Tracks 1. Divinum Mysterium 2. Iucundare a 3 3. Iucundare a 4 4. Congaudeat Turba Fidelium 5. Angelus Emittitur 6. Paranymphus Adiens 7. Laus Virginis Nati Sonat 8. Personent Hodie 9. Zachæus Arboris Ascendit 10. Verbum Caro Factus Est 11. In Dulci Iubilo 12. Tempus Adest Floridum 13. Psallat Fidelis Concio 14. Psallat Scholarum Concio 15. O Quam Mundum 16. Ramus Virens Olivarum 17. Dies Est Læticiæ 18. Gaudete 19. Cedit Hiems Eminus 20. Omnis Mundus Iucundetur 21. Iesu Dulcis Memoria 22. Resonet in Laudibus 23. Puer Natus in Bethlehem

Album Tracks 1. I. Las Trenzas de Mi Abuela 2. II. Los Bigotes de Mi Abuelo 3. III. ?Y Pare a Esa Mula 4. Coatl 5. I. Jazzeto 6. II. Nocturno 7. III. Antillana 8. IV. Revoltillo 9. I. de Sesos 10. II. de Tripa 11. III. de Moronga 12. I. Danza Nortena 13. II. Cancion Ranchera 14. III. Corrido Rondo 15. Puerto Progreso 16. Fuga Del Chafirete, Catetica 17. Huapango (Arr. for Saxophone Quartet)

For fans of Roxanne Potvin, the Juno award nominated Montreal based singer/songwriter, two years might seem like an unbearably long time between albums, but just one spin through the songs on 'Play' will be more than enough to convince them that it's been worth the wait. Back in 2009, after wailing around the blues for her past four albums - a journey that saw her work with luminaries such as Colin Linden, John Hiatt and Bruce Cockburn and tour with Sue Foley and Deborah Coleman - Roxanne decided it was time to pull back and reassess what she'd been doing. She explains, InchI'd left Toronto, my record company, manager and I had parted ways and I was truly starting again. I'd moved back to Montreal to be closer to my family and began to accept the fact that I had no clue what I was going to do.Inch At first, she felt boxed in by her own expectations, but once she managed to shake free of them and started to enjoy playing music for the simple joy of it again, magical things began to happen. InchWhen I started out, I was heavily influenced by blues, soul and R and B and that was reflected on my first two albums. The third album started showing shifts in direction as I explored further. I love listening to that kind of music, but if I was still only writing blues based songs, I wouldn't be honest with myself because that's not exclusively where I'm at anymore. Writing for this album gave me confidence to do something different.Inch Potvin continues, InchI had been listening to all different types of music and learning to approach writing as a discipline. I found myself going back to the Beatles and Beck. They were so great at writing songs like 'Happiness is a warm Gun' with bizarre imagery and word associations.Inch Taking a cue from these artists, the cinematic film noir narrative of InchCoral Reef FishesInch and the poignant reminiscence of InchSea ShellsInch are both