Music Review: Oran Etkin - Kelenia - Page 3

What is so amazing about this recording is that its a disc where nobody is tries to imitate someone else's way of playing music, but where all involved have figured out how their music can work as part of a single unified style.

The result is something extraordinary and wonderful to listen to. Not only is the sound harmonious, but so are the feelings generated by the intent behind the making of the disc. Where the title means the love of people who are different from each other, so does the music celebrate how people can love each other because of their differences, not in spite of them.

When you listen to this disc you will have to rid yourself of any preconceived notions that you may have of how certain types of music should sound. However, you'll soon realize that if more people were willing to make the kind of effort these musicians have made, it would be more than a new world of sound you'd be experiencing. It would also be a far more harmonious one in which we live.

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