Anuna

   
Artist: Anuna

   Genre(s): 
Vocal
   Celtic
   

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Discography:


   
 Essential Anuna

   Year: 2003   
Tracks: 24


   
 Invocation

   Year: 2000   
Tracks: 14


   
 Cynara

   Year: 2000   
Tracks: 15


   
 Deep Dead Blue

   Year: 1999   
Tracks: 13


   
 Anuna

   Year: 1995   
Tracks: 16


   
 Celtic Heartbeat

   Year: 1993   
Tracks: 16

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Twelve centuries of Ireland's vocal tradition ar explored by the chorale tout ensemble, Anuna. Best-known for their performance in Riverdance, the chemical group combines songs in middle English, Scots Gaelic, Irish, Breton, Medieval Irish, Latin, and Greek in their testing of antediluvian and modern-day Irish medicine. In addition to playing and recording on their possess, the group has worked with Sinéad O'Connor, the Chieftains, Sting, Maire Brennan, and Elvis Costello. According to the Belfast Times, "Anuna's live performances of chivalric Celtic music own to be seen to be believed.....breathless...glorious." Le Monde ascertained that "victimisation limpid and earsplitting sounds, playing with shadows and light, the ensemble creates an atm of ardent affluence."


Originally named An Uaithne, Unana was formed by Dublin-based composer Michael McGlynn in 1987. Initially concentrating on playacting at chorale festivals and churches, they released their self-titled debut record album shortly after assumptive their current identify and began to incorporate movement and special theatrical production effects in 1992. Although more than hundred singers throw performed with the grouping, Anuna commonly features a lineup of ten-spot to 17 offspring Irish singers. Anuna received a National Endowment award in the classical music family in 1994. The group's third album, Omnis, was released only in Ireland the following year. The album was completely re-recorded and bonus tracks added for international handout in 1997. Anuna's greatest success has come through their involution with Riverdance. In May 1994, they released Riverdance -- The Single. Recorded with the RTE Concert Orchestra, the individual fatigued 18 weeks at the top of the Irish music charts and became a Top Ten hit in the U.K. The group was featured on four-spot tracks of Riverdance -- The Album. Released in 1995, the record album sold all over a million copies and received a Grammy honor in 1997. The lot took time between projects, lease the vivid exposure they had live fool away. 2000's Cynara was their first-class honours degree track record in quartet geezerhood, a retrovert that delivered more than of their distinct Irish choral legerdemain. Two age later, the vacation themed Winter Songs was released.





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