irfan - seraphim (2007)

Irfan is a Bulgarian ethereal/world/medieval music band that was founded in 2001. The band's name is borrowed from the Sufi terminology and can be translated from Persian and Arabic as "gnosis", "mystic knowledge" or "revelation". Irfan's music is an invitation for a mystical trip in and beyond time, a message, poetically extended in the language of the heart. World reviews are hesitant about the genre categorization of Irfan's music, determining it as Neoclassical / World Music / Sacred Music / Ethereal Music / Heavenly voices. Irfan's music is strongly influenced by the sacred and folk music traditions of Bulgaria, the Balkans, Persia, Caucasus, the Middle East and North Africa, as well as by the musical and spiritual heritage of Byzantium and Medieval Europe, yet it retains its own original sound.

On Seraphim, band's second CD, the musicians of Irfan use traditional (Bulgarian, Balkan, Oriental, Persian, Indian) and medieval European instruments and vocal techniques from the same regions and historical periods, skilfully woven into a delicate electronic sound. Irfan is also known for its extensive use of a choir of strong male vocals in addition to the ethereal and mystic female vocals in combination with an assortment of traditional and medieval string, wind and percussive instruments including the oud, saz, santoor, viola da gamba, tambura, duduk, darbouka, daf, bendir, zarb and riq.



T r a c k L i s t i n g s

01 - Simurgh 07:10
02 - Invocatio 01:35
03 - Hagia Sophia 05:57
04 - Vernal Garden 05:57
05 - Fei 04:17
06 - Los Ojos De La Mora 03:28
07 - Star Of The Winds 07:34
08 - Invocatio II 01:33
09 - Return To Outremer 07:47



irfan - seraphim (2007)

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