Duo Zikr
Duo Zikr | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Kyiv, Ukraine; Moscow, Russia |
| Genres | free voice, throat singing, ambient, new age, world |
| Years active | from 1993 |
| Labels | Free |
| Members | Igor Silin/Kalinauskas Olga Tkachenko |
| Website | , |
Duo Zikr is a vocal duo which perform a queer style of ritual, shamanic, scat vocalese that embraces traditions and techniques borrowed from Asiatic singing and Muslim and Buddhist chants to create a range of sound and tones almost equal to that of a symphony orchestra. Vocal compositions of the duo consists of loud and quiet sounds accompanied by a piano: church chants meet spirituals, combined with throat singing and avant-garde music.