This Hybrid SACD can be played in Stereo (CD and SACD) as well as in 5.0 Surround sound (SACD).
Performer Biography
Kroumata is considered one of Sweden's most important cultural ambassadors abroad and has recorded over twenty CDs.
Performer Biography
Kroumata, the percussion ensemble on this album, has won international recognition as one of the world's foremost percussion ensembles since its foundation in 1978.
Recording & Production
The 5.0 surround sound recordings on this album use all five channels with the full frequency range and no separate bass channel, aiming to reproduce the natural sound of a concert venue.
Performer Biography
Kroumata has premiered over 200 works through collaborations with Swedish and international composers.
Performer Biography
Ziya Aytekin, a musician featured on this album, came to Sweden as an established musician with a Turkish folk dance ensemble in the late 1970s.
Instruments
Ziya Aytekin, a genuine folk musician, makes his own instruments; the kaval (a wooden flute) he plays on this album is made from an ice cream flagpole.
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