© Juliana Voloz 
© 
© Juliana Voloz 
© Juliana Voloz 
© A.Pozarskis
10 July 2010
Theatre Stage
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17:30
The Shin ft. Theodosii Spassov
(Georgia-Bulgaria-Hungary)
The Shin: Zaza Miminoshvili (guitar, panduri), Zurab J. Gagnidze (fretless acoustic bassguitar and guruli vocals) and Mamuka Gaganidze (vocals, percussion)
Guests: Theodosii Spassov (kaval, the traditional Bulgarian wooden flute), Zoltan Lantos (violin), Aleksandre Chumburidze (dancer, doli, vocals), Georgi Shäfer (dancer, doli)
Guests: Theodosii Spassov (kaval, the traditional Bulgarian wooden flute), Zoltan Lantos (violin), Aleksandre Chumburidze (dancer, doli, vocals), Georgi Shäfer (dancer, doli)
The Georgian trio “The Shin” (the way home) was founded in Germany in 1998. The musicians are living legends and are part of the artistic elite of their country. They are best known for their unique mixture of original Georgian music and jazz. They have written soundtracks for various productions by the State Theatre of Tbilisi and for movie, TV and radioprojects in their home country and abroad.
With “Black Sea Fire”, their latest project, “the Shin” contemplates the myth of the Black Sea with its fire, its temperament, its profundity, its emotion and unique salty sense of humour. The gods of antiquity had a horror of giving mortals fire because they were afraid man would not understand its true purpose. Prometheus stole the fire and gave it to mankind. When he was brought to the Caucasus to be punished by Zeus, a spark of that fire flew into the Black Sea. This spark ignited the Black Sea Fire.
The Georgian trio will present this project at the festival with the best known Bulgarian kaval player, Theodosii Spassov, the Hungarian violin virtuoso Zoltan Lantos and two extraordinary acrobatic dansers.
With “Black Sea Fire”, their latest project, “the Shin” contemplates the myth of the Black Sea with its fire, its temperament, its profundity, its emotion and unique salty sense of humour. The gods of antiquity had a horror of giving mortals fire because they were afraid man would not understand its true purpose. Prometheus stole the fire and gave it to mankind. When he was brought to the Caucasus to be punished by Zeus, a spark of that fire flew into the Black Sea. This spark ignited the Black Sea Fire.
The Georgian trio will present this project at the festival with the best known Bulgarian kaval player, Theodosii Spassov, the Hungarian violin virtuoso Zoltan Lantos and two extraordinary acrobatic dansers.
Press Quotes:
Bensheimer Zeitung: "The stylistic power and the international overtones make the band a musical happening, in which instrumental gorgeousness and vocal excellence unite in seldom brilliance. It will be really difficult to beat the virtuosity and humorous creativity of these musicians. "
Daily Traveler (06/07/2009): Sometimes you hear an entire album and have absolutely no clue where the music is from. You could listen to the Shin’s album EgAri a hundred times--with its polyphonic, multi-string, multi-percussion, sometimes jazzy flamenco-ish Middle Eastern ecclesiastical sound--and be no closer to figuring out where the group originated. And I mean that as a testament to the fact that the Shin comes from Georgia, as in the Republic of .
Georgian Daily (05/05/2009): The ensemble’s “instrumental theatre” is the sound of Georgia’s musical encounter with the world. (...) They have received critical acclaim for their unparalleled originality and magnetic appeal.
Ukrainian newspaper Kommersant: "The performance of the Georgian ensemble The Shin was a great triumph of world music. Its members proved that the detonating mixture of masculine polyphony and folk dances, elements of flamenco and ancient eastern music mixes perfectly with jazz improvisation. Indeed, their playing was so well-crafted, cheerful and lively, that it seemed quite out of place to compare their performance with any others at the festival."
Volkskrant: "...the evening was a success. This happened thanks to the impressive virtuosity of the musicians, their contagious enthusiasm for playing together and their charming self-irony."
Waiblinger Kreiszeitung: “By using a crackling firework of musical phantasy, unbelievable technical brilliance and light humour, the musicians made the filled concert hall cook after only a few tunes."
Waiblinger Kreiszeitung: "One could call The Shin the Caucasian answer to the Western jazz of Pat Metheny. The musicians rival him technically, and at the same time they incorporate the very ancient musical culture of Georgia into their performances”
Daily Traveler (06/07/2009): Sometimes you hear an entire album and have absolutely no clue where the music is from. You could listen to the Shin’s album EgAri a hundred times--with its polyphonic, multi-string, multi-percussion, sometimes jazzy flamenco-ish Middle Eastern ecclesiastical sound--and be no closer to figuring out where the group originated. And I mean that as a testament to the fact that the Shin comes from Georgia, as in the Republic of .
Georgian Daily (05/05/2009): The ensemble’s “instrumental theatre” is the sound of Georgia’s musical encounter with the world. (...) They have received critical acclaim for their unparalleled originality and magnetic appeal.
Ukrainian newspaper Kommersant: "The performance of the Georgian ensemble The Shin was a great triumph of world music. Its members proved that the detonating mixture of masculine polyphony and folk dances, elements of flamenco and ancient eastern music mixes perfectly with jazz improvisation. Indeed, their playing was so well-crafted, cheerful and lively, that it seemed quite out of place to compare their performance with any others at the festival."
Volkskrant: "...the evening was a success. This happened thanks to the impressive virtuosity of the musicians, their contagious enthusiasm for playing together and their charming self-irony."
Waiblinger Kreiszeitung: “By using a crackling firework of musical phantasy, unbelievable technical brilliance and light humour, the musicians made the filled concert hall cook after only a few tunes."
Waiblinger Kreiszeitung: "One could call The Shin the Caucasian answer to the Western jazz of Pat Metheny. The musicians rival him technically, and at the same time they incorporate the very ancient musical culture of Georgia into their performances”
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