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Black Rock

Djivan Gasparyan & Michael Brook

With these recordings, Djivan Gasparyan and Michael Brook have fashioned a unique musical hybrid.

The duduk is prominently featured, as one might expect, but a surprise is in store for those not yet appraised of Gasparyan's vocal capabilities; his singing is vibrant and assured, its timbral colours neatly dovetailing with the warm, slightly nasal tone of the duduk. Both instruments are displayed to best advantage against the varied arrangements drafted and performed by Brook, with help from the English engineer and multi-instrumentalist Richard Evans.

Black Rock at realworldrecords.com