Sacred Music - Polyphonic Voices Of Georgia (World Audio Foundations Presents) - Anchiskati Choir (The)

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...When I say that my grandmother's maiden name was Davies, and that she was the last person in the family who had any understanding of the Welsh language, you will probably understand why I love Welsh choral music so much. Well, apart from the fact that Wales is truly the land of song, with the best history of choral music in the entire world., that is! This CD (produced by EMI and Music for Pleasure) has a wide range of Welsh Male voice Choirs from all over Wales. The competition between the different choirs and indeed the different parts of Wales are fiercely competitive. But the strong, intense rivalry is always friendly. Well, MOST of the time, that is! The songs on this CD (I am ,of course, listening to it as I write this review!) are all perfectly sung and perfectly accompanied, as the producers have chosen the cream of Welsh... Read review

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Advantages: Excellent Choice of Songs
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...This CD is excellent. I have always been a fan of Male Voice choirs (not just because I'm welsh) because the overall harmony is gorgeous!! I saw this CD advertised recently on the TV and my parents bought it for me. I was not disappointed. There is an excellent selection on traditional welsh ballads with past pop hits etc. People often mistake Male Voice Choirs as just a 'Welsh Thing' that they won't nessarily enjoy, I think they would be pleasently suprised if they bought it. Being the age of 20, not many of the younger generation appreciate music different to hip-pop, punk-rock or rap but as I was brought up surrounded by jazz, classical, brass etc, I have a much wider taste, thankfully. This is a CD that I play quite often and enjoy every time. The Tracks on this CD: 1) Sailing 2) Abide With Me 3) Jerusalem 4) Land... Read review

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Advantages: Wonderful people
Disadvantages: Ridiculous officials

...and no wealth of its own to acquire them since everything had been going into a "collective pot". Furthermore, the poor goods were no match for the items which were being made elsewhere in the world on better and more modern machinery. It is hardly surprising that scrap dealing is the biggest industry in Georgia today; everywhere you travel you see disused factories and scrapyards, curious relics of a past that was never great to start with. The Soviet past is also the reason that most people who have a garden or at least some outdoor space grow some of their own food; in an economy where people are badly paid and goods are scarce and expensive, it pays to have a means of provding for yourself and having someting to trade with others for the things you can't make yourself. Even on the waste ground below blacks of shabby flats, at least two... Read review

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