Artist description Sokole is a group of 9 women from the 'Sunshine Coast' of British Columbia, Canada, who enjoy singing songs from the Balkans.

Music Style Eastern European a capella, women

Musical Influences La Mystere Des Voix Bulgares, Kitka, Orbestra, Ivo Popasov

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Artist History We are a 9 voice women's a cappella group that have been singing together for two years and have performed in many varied events and festivals. While only two of us have any eastern European heritage, we all have a love of the music, the sounds, the rhythms and the strength we feel singing with each other. We sing in the languages of the songs, Bulgarian, Croatian, Macedonian, Czechoslovakian, Georgian, Serbian and Ukrainian. This is very powerful music and appeals to all those that hear it, many hearing it for the first time. We have recently added two more voices in the form of the Bulgarian 'Tambura' and the 'Dumbek', to add a little more flavour to our performance.

Group Members Rachel Bass, Dhyana Bartkow, Joyce Chong, Sally Dilts, Lynn McKay, Jennifer Mintz, Tamara Mortimer, Heather Powell, Linda Williams

Instruments Bulgarian Tambura, Dumbek

Albums 'from the 'house in the woods'

Press Reviews "The visceral vocal energy, the wide-ranging dynamics and the raw power in this strangely wonderful, eastern vocalism lit up the auditorium. I want to hear more of this."--- Allan Crane, Coast Independent, December 20, 1999 "Sokole saves the day at windy Powell River Folk Festival ...Just as a squall blew in from the ocean, threatening to ruin the festival, Sokole, a Balkan music chorus, stood among the crowd to sing a selection of songs in various languages from such countries as Bulgaria and Ukraine.-- Jan DeGrass, Coast Independent, October, 1999

Location Roberts Creek, British Columbia - Canada

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