The distinctive polyphonic girl group and the distinguished duo of Greek beatboxers collaborate on a new a capella music
show that explores the limits of the human voice through unpredictable arrangements of songs from around the world (from Tsitsani to Shakira and from Kurt Weill and Cohen to Rage Against the Machine)

The polyphonic female group Sanades and the human beatbox duo Word of Mouth, two new Greek groups with different musical origins but (public) trademark the "superplane" of the voice (and the microphone) their, capable of overpowering any musical instrument and contending with any genre of music, soundly invade the Concert Hall for an unexpected a capella performance that will take place on Saturday 3 Of March, at 9 in the evening in the Banquet Hall.

A project representative of their three-year collaboration, with a renewed repertoire and plenty of humor, with experiments of their own compositions and arrangements of songs from all over the world: Greek and foreign, traditional and modern, classical and rock, from Tsitsani to Shakira and from Kurt Weill and Cohen to Rage Against The Machine and Phoebo Delivoria. True to their goal of exploring the limits of the human voice, Sanades (Look at Kurtis, Maria Kotti, Sophia Sarri, Mariastella Tzanoudaki) and Word of Mouth (The Boy Dad, bitman) create once again a sound universe of their own that contracts and expands, condensing the polyphonic tradition, modern experimentation and hip hop culture. Aiming for audience participation in an original music game where anything is possible…

The show - directed by Kellys Karahaliou - is part of the "New Trends - New Creators" Section of the Bridges Series directed by Dimitris Maragopoulos.

The a cappella – beatbox project by Sanades and Word of Mouth produces the sound of an orchestra, some drum machines, scratches and a female choir can produce in their entirety, but without the use of musical instruments! Except for the human voice.

Mata Kurtis, Maria Kotti, Sofia Sarri and Mariastella Tzanoudaki, four singers introduced to polyphonic traditional culture, and El Pap Chico and Bitman, the best known representatives of human beatbox in Greece – of the art of reproducing rhythms and melodies using only the human mouth – join forces once again for a show "musically uncomplicated and scenically entertaining" where beatboxing sounds natural and effortless over traditional songs of Greece and the Balkans (as in the Thracian traditional songs "Alexandris", in the traditional Drama "Black Hawk", a Chanio Syrto based on lyrics by Cretan mandinads and also by Maria Koti, in Bulgarian "Zora se a zazorila" and "Izgrejala jasna zvezda"), in African American religious songs («Down to the river to pray»), or Mexican traditional ("The Llorona") but also well-known rebetika ("Kaixis" by Apostolos Hatzichristou-Giorgos Fotiadis and "I return like an outcast" by Vassilis Tsitsanis).

The musical wandering of the two bands in the vast paths of music continues with top songs of important modern classics, pop and rock composers and songwriters as is the case with the: "Mack the knife" from Kurt Weill-Bertolt Brecht's "The Opera of Five", "Ma Morning" (2005) by Belgian Nicolas Lens, «Hallelujah» (1984) by Leonard Cohen, «Mountains o’things» (1988) by Tracy Chapman but also "Bullet in the head", written it 1992 by the American rockers-rappers Rage Against The Machine.

While there are some famous film soundtracks such as: "Amara me" in music by Nino Rota (an Italian fado from the movie “Film of love and anarchy, 1973), "Belleville rendez-vous" by Benoit Charest-Sylvain Sommet - arrangement by Mata Kurtis - from the animated film "The Belleville Trio" by 2003 and "La despedida" written and composed by Shakira especially for the film "Love in the Cholera Years" 2008, commissioned by the author of the novel of the same name, Gabriel Garcia Marquez. They join the a capella-beatbox program of the Sanads-Word of Mouth, end, arrangements of extremely modern songs by Greek art music creators – like "The Darkness of Two" (2010) by Phoebus Delivorias – but also originals, their own compositions («Step into the light»), beatbox improvisations and medleys.

The vocal group Sanades was created in October 2007 in Athens and today consists of four female singers with different musical origins. Decisive for the creation of the group was the participation of its members in the seminars organized by Ross Daly and the Labyrinth music workshop in Crete. The live performances of Sanads began with their participation in the Muse Festival in December 2007 in Janos. A series of appearances followed in various music scenes in Athens. In July of 2008 appeared at the Rock Theater with Chainedes and Mode Plagal.

The recording of this concert was released in December 2008 on the double cd "The Descent of the Saltimbags". From the 2009 their collaboration with the beatbox format Word of Mouth enables them to successfully present a series of musical performances. The four singers, through the paths of polyphonic traditions, they experiment with their own compositions and arrangements from Apostolos Kaldara to Dr. John.

Word of Mouth are the best known representatives of human beatbox in Greece, that is, the art of reproducing rhythms and melodies using only the human mouth. They have appeared as official speakers at TEDx Athens 2011 promoting the "language" of beatbox, of the World Beatbox Battle competition (Berlin 2009), of the Greek Festival, of the Athens Concert Hall and open concerts of renowned hip hop foreign artists in Greece, like Snoop Dogg (US), Phi-Life Cypher (UK), Lords of the Underground (US) and Beat Assailant (US).

Their permanent collaboration since 2009 with the polyphonic group Sanades in arrangements from Greece and all over the world he highlighted the possibilities of the musical connection of voice and beatbox, with a series of successful performances in Athens and the region ("A capella Stories" at the Dipylon Theatre, "A capella is crazy" in Athenaida et al.). The vocal abilities of the cast members have been used in a series of television and radio commercials, in special events but also in recording works of other artists. Word of Mouth has created the first Beatbox Academy in Greece in which they teach the secrets and technique of beatbox. Their first album is expected to be released in 2012.    

Source : culturenow.gr