Siwan is a musical imagination inspired by the poetry of al andalus, composed by jon balke and developed by the musicians in the group. The door is the debut studio album by norwegian trumpeter, composer and multiinstrumentalist mathias eick recorded in 2007 and released on august 19, 2008 by the ecm label. The word siwan or sivan is connected to the number three, triangular or equilibrium in various living and nonliving languages from the. Sep 30, 2019 jon balke siwan 2009 official digital download 24bit96khz close siwan, the title of keyboardist and composer jon balke s sixth album for ecm, is derived from a mixed language known as aljamiado, spoken during the spanish inquisition.
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Jan 09, 2017 siwan, the title of keyboardist and composer jon balkes sixth album for ecm, is derived from a mixed language known as aljamiado, spoken during the spanish inquisition. Balke has no formal education in music or composition and has mainly worked within the realm of improvised music. On his latest project, siwan, norwegian pianist and composer jon balke blends a variety of traditional musical styles, finding common ground among their cultural and geographical differences. Siwan nahnou houm jon balke to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on.
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