Les Charbonniers de l’Enfer, La Nef - La Traverse Miraculeuse (2009)
WEB | FLAC (tracks) - 291 MB | 52:01
Genre: Classical | Label: Atma Classique
WEB | FLAC (tracks) - 291 MB | 52:01
Genre: Classical | Label: Atma Classique
This wonderful disc is a collaboration between Les Charbonniers de l'Enfer (an a cappella ensemble that specializes in the traditional songs of Quebec and Acadia) and La Nef (a trio that specializes in both early and contemporary classical music). The title refers to the crossing of waters both great and small by centuries of sailors; the program combines traditional seafaring songs with accounts of the Seven Years' War and its attendant sea battles. Many of the songs are in the unison, call-and-response style that will be familiar to fans of traditional Quebecois music, and sound very much like early recordings by La Bottine Souriante accompanied by a string section.