Artist description Catherine Braslavsky: In 1989 she began to practice overtone singing with David Hykes, and few months later, became a member of his Harmonic Choir. She was also an assistant teacher in his workshops. This led to extensive concertizing, in France at major concert halls such as the Théâtre de la Ville in Paris, Sacred Art Festival in Paris, and abroad in Los Angeles, Tokyo, Barcelona, Amsterdam, Prague, Warsaw, Zurich etc... She left the Harmonic Choir in 1995 in order to devote herself entirely to her own musical projects. Long attracted by Indian music, she studied the South Indian classical tradition with Nageswara Rao in 1992-93. Since then she has pursued research in ancient music (Jewish, Egyptian, Mesopotamian, Greek and early Christian), and contemporary musical traditions. In 1991, she began to work with Joseph Rowe and Thierry Renard. After several years of research, they performed their first major concerts in 1994, recording their first album "Alma Anima" as well. Since then she has concertized extensively in France, and has performed several concerts in the U.S. She has also performed and composed music for the theater, collaborating with Alain Kremski and Joseph Rowe in the highly acclaimed production "L'Ombre de Lumière", based on the music and texts of Hildegard of Bingen. She also collaborated with Kremski in "Musiques Rares," and with Joseph Rowe in the "Credo" project, as well as the recent performance piece "From Jerusalem to Cordoba", in 2001. An active music teacher, she has developed her own method of "natural chant," consisting of deep work on the voice, exploring certain musical traditions, and a new approach to improvisation. She teaches in Paris, both individually and in classes, and often directs workshops in France and abroad. Joseph Rowe:Of American origin, Joseph Rowe studied classical guitar in the U.S., and then classical Middle Eastern oud with Hamza El Din, a master whose unique marriage of voice and oud, and of Nubian and Arab influences, has been one of the pioneers of what is now called "world music." He has performed several times onstage with Hamza, notably in a concert with the Grateful Dead in San Francisco. He also concertized extensively with other Arab, Persian, and African musicians, as well as with medieval groups. During extensive travels in Africa, he learned and performed with musicians from the Congo (percussion, flute), and with Moroccan sufis (percussion, voice, oud), as well as with Afro-Brazilian percussionists and healers. During the 1980's he worked as a radio producer for National Public Radio stations, and was among the first designers of programs combining classical, jazz, world, and new music, and interspersed with cultural and public affairs interviews. He now lives in Paris, where he has turned more and more to music and theater, working as composer, musician, and actor. Besides his extensive work with Catherine Braslavsky, he has collaborated with Marc Zammit at the Théâtre Molière in Paris, and with Alain Kremski and Michael Lonsdale at the Cluny Museum (Paris Festival of Sacred Art), among others. Also a writer and storyteller, he has written texts for several theatrical performance pieces with music. He is also active in research and teaching in the areas of creative-potential therapy, and exercises for personal development in theater and music. He has developed a system of exercises called "Holorhythm," a synthesis of body movements, vocalizations, percussion, speech, and meditation, which help unlock the gates to deep listening, inner and outer attention, and creativity. He teaches workshops and sees individual clients in France and abroad.

Music Style world fusion

Musical Influences Gregorian chant, Medieval chant,Hildegard von Bingen

Similar Artists Vas

Group Members Catherine Braslavsky and Joseph Rowe

Instruments voice,oud,guitar,flute,percussion

Albums Credo, Un jour d'entre les jours..., Alma Anima

Press Reviews "Free of preconceptions and in great freedom, these artists have renewed a sacred vocal art which emerges from the mists of time. Strange, and very beautiful." Emilia Rigarda, Le Figaro Magazine "This superb recording is not just a clever mixture of genres. It reaches towards the deepest origins of Western music, where the mystery of East and West were joined, just before their separation. In our tumultuous time, such a full expression of depth and serenity has become an indispensable resource." Erik Pigani, Psychologies

Location Paris, L'Haÿ-les-Roses - France

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