Sergey Starostin and Mario

Sergei Starostin and Mario - CD
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Well known Russian vocalist Sergei Starostin (vocals, rojok [Russian horn], prosvirelka, gusli (Russian zither) teams with the inventive percussionist Mario (ceramic percussion, barabanka [shepherds’ signal], darbuk, cowbell and drum set) to explore traditional works (instrumental and lyrical) in a very new and expansive light. 11 tracks range from 30 second shepherd's calls to 10 minute epics. Sadly, the notes are all in Russian, with no translations of lyrics or other information.

Listen:
vesna (Spring)
pastukhi (Shepherds)
golova (Head)

Tracks

1. vesna (Spring, trad. lyrics, arr. Starostin & Mario)
2. kumushki (O Godmothers, trad. lyrics, arr. Starostin & Mario)
3. pastukhi (Shepherds, trad. lyrics, arr. Starostin & Mario)
4. devki (Girls, trad. lyrics, arr. Starostin & Mario)
5. tanya (Tanya, trad. lyrics, arr. Starostin & Mario)
6. golova (Head, lyrics by Starostin, arr. Starostin & Mario)
7. zalivochka (Music, trad. lyrics, arr. Starostin & Mario)
8. javranënochek (Little Skylark, trad. lyrics, arr. Starostin & Mario)
9. gluboko (Deep, lyrics by Starostin, arr. Starostin)
10. yarmarka (Bazaar, arr. Starostin)
11. katarsis (Catharsis, lyrics by Starostin)

What the artists say about the recording:
This album is a superb live recording of a concert at the DOM Club in Moscow from the major Russian singer, musician and researcher Sergey Starostin, who is one of the top singers of Russian traditional songs, and young prodigy percussionist Mario, originally from Moldova, who specializes in jazz and world music, and just like Starostin, often makes his instruments.

This was their first collaboration experience on stage, an improvisation that afterwards, due to its aesthetic immaculacy has established itself as a major project. As it was made without much rehearsal, "without toil", the album is called accordingly "Simpler than Simple".

"We just had this good mood, and this remained on tape. And it has this feeling of easiness and simplicity" – Starostin.

The lyrics to one of the songs, "Gluboko, gluboko" (Deep, deep)

Pod zemlëi ruda Gluboko, gluboko V kolodeze voda Glubje togo Moyo gore Glubje togo Moi skorbi Shiroko, shiroko Razlilas' reka Shiroko, shiroko Razleglis' polya Shire togo Svet blagodati Shire togo Moyo schast'ye Daleko, daleko Ubejal moi kon' Daleko, daleko Uskakal moi kon' Daleko, daleko Ne dognat' yego Daleko, daleko Ne poimat' yego Dalshe togo Moya pechal', Dalshe togo Moya toska Vysoko, vysoko Uletel sokol Vysoko, vysoko Uletel sokol Vysoko, vysoko Podnyalsya sokol Vysoko za oblaka Uletel sokol Vyshe togo Moya radost' Vyshe togo Moya lyubov'

Deep, deep Under the Earth [lies] the ore Deep, deep In the well [is] the water Deeper than that [Is] my grief, Deeper than that [Are] my sorrows Wide, wide Flows the river Wide wide Lie fields Wider than that [Is] the light of bliss Wider than that [Is] my happiness Far, far Has run away my horse Far, far Has ridden my horse Far, far Cannot outrun him Far, far Cannot catch him Farther than that [Is] my sadness Farther than that [Is] my longing High, high Has flown the falcon High, high Has flown the falcon High, high Has risen the falcon High beyond the clouds Has flown the falcon Higher than that [Is] my joy Higher than that [Is] my love

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