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On his first album as a band leader, “Inside Story”, Sabin Todorov already used traditional melodies from his native Bulgaria as an inspiration. For “Inside Story 2”, the link is even clearer as not only does the repertoire consist of popular songs from different Bulgarian regions, the trio (with Sal La Rocca on bass and Lionel Beuvens on drums) is accompanied by the Bulgarka Junior Quartet that sings using the distinctive vocal style and technique.
To find a harmony between the trio and quartet, Todorov invited the noted Belgian sax player Steve Houben who already knows music from Eastern Europe well. With Panta Rhei, he has played with Boyan Vodenicharov, Emil Vicklicky and others. The idea was to take traditional Bulgarian songs as a basis for composition, a canvas on which a structure is built using the tools of modern composing, the richness of jazz harmonies and the freedom of improvisation.
The voices are not used as background sounds, but as a genuine solo choir that expresses the different rhythms and emotions of a repertoire that ranges from the humorous – “Oy Shope Shope” – love songs – “Love Sick” – a Christmas song – “Beautiful Horses” – a battle hymn – “Kosovo Field” – pagan rituals – “Ritual” – and the self-explanatory “Lament. Three songs by the leader are included, “Prayer”, “Just After” and “The End”.The show was created in August 2009 as part of the Gaume Jazz festival.
Tracks
- 6min 24s Oy Shope, Shope ♫
- 7min 5s Ritual (Oumrial Gherman)
- 5min 2s Lament ♫
- 2min 34s Mari Mario ♫
- 4min 33s Flirt ♫
- 5min 36s Prayer ♫
- 7min 25s Kosovo Field ♫
- 6min 52s Love Sick (Zlatke Le)
- 5min 26s Beautiful Horses (Vraneiat se) ♫
- 2min 40s The Forest (Goro Le)
- 5min 47s Just After the end