[Grupo ANIMA] Je Vivroie Liemente (Guillaume de Machaut)

ANIMA, or Grupo ANIMA, developes a unique musical language based on an extensive research into the culture of Brazilian communities that are partially or totally excluded from the massive industrialization processes. These populations are also referred, from the cultural point of view, as "traditional" societies. Within this search, ANIMA particularly explores the intimate affinities with the European middle ages and renaissance cultures, brought to Brazil by the European colonizers since the early beginning.
The six members of ANIMA deliver, as a result of an intense process of collective compositions and arrangements, a timeless, ethnically traditional like music, mixing popular and erudite styles and preserving the mythical and ritualistic character of the popular celebrations and festivities.
ANIMA has shown his music and done workshops in many countries all over America and Europe, and have 4 albums already: Espiral do tempo (1997), Especiarias (2000), Amares (2004) and Espelho (October-2006). Hopefully and despite of the world economy crisis, it seems this year of 2009 will be full of wonderful surprises. Wait and see for your self.
http://animamusica.art.br/
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[cadetstarnoodle]

Interesting argument. I hear what you mean. How about let those who choose to be purists do it, and we thank them for sharing the close-to-original versions. But to keep it in our current lives by adding new parts is what these Medieval and Renaissance composers did themselves! They started with a chant and then added parts! They secularized Masses with "covers" of pop tunes in the 1400s, unless I'm wrong here. Music and art need to live through us in order for it to be passed down.

[KanarraKat]

majorly sped up

[singerstar011]

@cadetstarnoodle I wouldn't call them "pop tunes", but yes, there was at least one mass from that time that used a melody from a secular work (also from that time), though this wasn't a general practice as far as I know. And yes, they did use melodies from old chants and added to them because those chants were considered divine, passed down from God himself, and only divine creations could be played in the church at this time. (It's called cantus firmus).

[leleobhz]

@joaodaldegan Importante é não nivelar por baixo.

[jackstube4you]

Very good

[tinclor]

fantastico!!

[anjosdeorion]

Brasil é cultura

esse grupo faz uma pesquisa musical maravilhosa!

[chacalpoder]

Brasil também é cultura

Brazil also is culture

[sjokolade147]

Sehr gut!

Muy bien!

Tres bien!

[gcafeche]

Most of this group's work is Brazilian traditional music. Their intention is not to be exclusively performers of medieval music. I would recommend you listen to more of their work, especially 'especiarias', one of my favourites. There is room for it all, there is room for authentic (what's authentic we don't really know as we did not live in those days!) and for innovative. The more the merrier. Cheers,