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Slavic sound weaving - throat and mythic singing and sounds of ancient instruments [Double album 1 of 2]

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    On the occasion of the 45th anniversary of the Vedun Ensemble / Trutamora Slovenica and after more than 50 years of ethnomusicological research and presentation of Slovene, European and world musical heritage by Mira Omerzel-Mirit, Ph.D.

    Musicians: Mira Omerzel-Mirit, Tine Omerzel Terlep, Igor Meglič, Mojka Žagar, Matjaž Doljak

    In the recordings of the Vedun Ensemble, musicians (and sound therapists) revisit their Slavic sound roots – from Slovenia and the Balkans to East Slavic lands all the way to Siberia. Creative sound images bring to life the inspiration of Slavic and Old Slovene harmonies and the connections of art and (ethnomusicological) science, musical heritage and spiritual wisdom with the ancestors (as well as the modern ensemble Vedun) attuned with nature, the universe and the Earth – guardians of mellifluous harmonies of the world and timelessness in time; to preserve the memory of the past in the future.

    The Vedun Ensemble is named after the Slavic deity Vedun, who can see the sacred and holds a horn, and after the ancient masters Veduns of the same name – outstanding musicians, healers and masters of modifying and attuning the out-of-tune. In their sound practices and melos, the musicians follow the heritage of their Slavic ancestors. In trance playing they revive the almost forgotten sonorous languages and centuries-old musical, spiritual and therapeutic performance wisdom, especially throat and spontaneous singing and instrumental play with the instruments of the past.

    The Veduns of the ensemble of the same name also say that the mythical nature of the Slavic soul, the genomes of the Slavic and Old Slovene as well as the ecological attitude and attention of our ancestors toward all living beings on the planet still resonate in them. Their musical creativity therefore contains both the historical memory and a touch of personal (authorial) feeling for the Slavic heritage. They also revive the always valuable and meaningful (folk) songs and musical traditions that were once highly revered but are now sadly forgotten or ignored: these include, in particular, the performance practices of spontaneous and momentary (and therefore not-learned) singing and playing. The Vedun musicians want to bring to the audience the internalized and a wide range of Slavic musical sensibility that permeates the creativity and performances of the Vedun Ensemble.

    Musicians, who are multi-instrumentalists and singers, perform music in semi-trans, ′capturing′ the spontaneous and unrepeatable sounds of the moment. In this way, they restore the sanctity and forgotten priestly and healing role of music. The music of the Vedun Ensemble′s sound therapists is truly special. May these sounds expand your consciousness and awareness, may they illuminate your day and brighten your spirit!

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On the occasion of the 45th anniversary of the Vedun Ensemble / Trutamora Slovenica and after more than 50 years of ethnomusicological research and presentation of Slovene, European and world musical heritage by Mira Omerzel-Mirit, Ph.D.

Musicians: Mira Omerzel-Mirit, Tine Omerzel Terlep, Igor Meglič, Mojka Žagar, Matjaž Doljak

In the recordings of the Vedun Ensemble, musicians (and sound therapists) revisit their Slavic sound roots – from Slovenia and the Balkans to East Slavic lands all the way to Siberia. Creative sound images bring to life the inspiration of Slavic and Old Slovene harmonies and the connections of art and (ethnomusicological) science, musical heritage and spiritual wisdom with the ancestors (as well as the modern ensemble Vedun) attuned with nature, the universe and the Earth – guardians of mellifluous harmonies of the world and timelessness in time; to preserve the memory of the past in the future.

The Vedun Ensemble is named after the Slavic deity Vedun, who can see the sacred and holds a horn, and after the ancient masters Veduns of the same name – outstanding musicians, healers and masters of modifying and attuning the out-of-tune. In their sound practices and melos, the musicians follow the heritage of their Slavic ancestors. In trance playing they revive the almost forgotten sonorous languages and centuries-old musical, spiritual and therapeutic performance wisdom, especially throat and spontaneous singing and instrumental play with the instruments of the past.

The Veduns of the ensemble of the same name also say that the mythical nature of the Slavic soul, the genomes of the Slavic and Old Slovene as well as the ecological attitude and attention of our ancestors toward all living beings on the planet still resonate in them. Their musical creativity therefore contains both the historical memory and a touch of personal (authorial) feeling for the Slavic heritage. They also revive the always valuable and meaningful (folk) songs and musical traditions that were once highly revered but are now sadly forgotten or ignored: these include, in particular, the performance practices of spontaneous and momentary (and therefore not-learned) singing and playing. The Vedun musicians want to bring to the audience the internalized and a wide range of Slavic musical sensibility that permeates the creativity and performances of the Vedun Ensemble.

Musicians, who are multi-instrumentalists and singers, perform music in semi-trans, ′capturing′ the spontaneous and unrepeatable sounds of the moment. In this way, they restore the sanctity and forgotten priestly and healing role of music. The music of the Vedun Ensemble′s sound therapists is truly special. May these sounds expand your consciousness and awareness, may they illuminate your day and brighten your spirit!

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released April 5, 2023

RESTORING PRECIOUS KNOWLEDGE, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, SONGS, MUSICAL PRACTICES, AND THE SONIC GEMS OF THE SLOVENE, EUROPEAN AND THE WORLD′S HERITAGES

Music is an exceptional gift, a reflection of history and human striving. It is a miracle that is difficult to describe and a reflective echo of every culture. Music is a remedy and an inspiration, an effective ELIXIR OF LIFE. It is crucial to understand the building blocks of sound. Spontaneous expression through music, when it is not being fixed into rigid patterns, sets free dormant, as yet undiscovered abilities, and boundless creative forces. For this reason alone harmonising musical possibilities should always be available to everyone. Music is a unique language of sound, speaking to and expanding the human spirit and consciousness, confirming and awakening within people the eternal yearning of the soul to delve into the magical realms of the unknown. Both deliberate and spontaneous sound plays have the ability to shape harmony and peace within people. For hundreds, even thousands of years, cultures of the past nurtured the wisdom of how to USE SOUND TO REACH BENEFICENT SILENCE! They passed this down from generation to generation. And just like our planetary ancestors, people living today are seeking the same timeless gifts. At all times, in all countries and historical periods, people have sought out keys to beneficence. These keys are reflected in sound patterns as well as in the powers to harmonise life. They belong to all of humanity.
Music CONNECTS the earthly with the beyond – THE CYCLE OF LIFE AND DEATH. It offers precious tools for knowing the dimensions of reality in which we live on Earth; tools for the expansion of spirit and awareness.

Musician-healers, known as VEDUNS in Slavic cultures, were – and in some places still are – Masters of creating harmonising sound images. They are MASTER WEAVERS OF THE LIFE ENERGY OF SPIRIT AND BODY. Performing a spontaneous and living (not computerised!) sound play and safeguarding the precious sound keys of the past, veduns live as fulfilled a life as possible and serve humanity. Contemporary veduns – the musicians of the Slovene Vedun Ensemble – embrace gifts and tasks similar to those of their predecessors: HARMONISING THROUGH THEIR PERFORMANCES (singing and playing ancient forgotten musical instruments) in a transcendental state of consciousness (also called COSMIC CONSCIOUSNESS which is considered the highest level of consciousness). Veduns shape sound in a theta ‘shamanic trance’ (in medical terms: EEG theta state between 4 and 8 Hz) and this is a particular challenge for them. Sound created in this way carries exceptional power and therapeutic efficacy.

Their musical performance draws upon DIFFERENT MELOS, MUSICAL PRACTICES, AND SPIRITUAL TEACHINGS OF THE WORLD. THIS IS REFLECTED IN THE RICHNESS OF THEIR SOUND, WHICH HONES ACCEPTANCE OF DIFFERENTNESS AND MULTICULTURAL TOLERANCE.

About the Ensemble’s leader and lecturer/healer (medium), spiritual teacher Mira Omerzel - Mirit

MIRA OMERZEL - MIRIT, Ph.D., who cuts her own path, is a scientist with a doctorate in musicology and a degree in ethnology/anthropology (ethnomusicologist). She is the instigator of a new global scientific discipline – ETHNO-ARCHAEO-MEDICAL VIBRATIONAL MUSICOLOGY. She is not only an active musician, a member and the artistic leader of the TRUTAMORA SLOVENICA / VEDUN Ensemble, but also a sound-energy therapist and writer. Her scientific and artistic (musical) creative output comprises more than 20 LPs and CDs, and 12 wide-ranging books. Together with the Ensemble, she has staged over 1,000 concerts in Slovenia and abroad. She has written numerous papers and articles about the importance of sound, about the essence of music and life energy. She has held hundreds of lectures and workshops, has participated in numerous radio and television programmes, and has given countless interviews. In her work, she connects SCIENCE, ART, TRADITION, AND THE WORLD’S SPIRITUAL WISDOM. Mirit brings together scientific work FROM THE ARCHIVES AND THE FIELD which she then combines with HER OWN EXPERIENCE. She connects THEORY AND PRACTICE, ART AND THE FOLK TRADITION.

Without all of that, the subtle levels of ancient music could not have been revealed to her, and there would have been no lectures and concerts featuring ancient, forgotten musical traditions of the world. Mirit’s doctoral dissertation focused on the historical development of pre-classical folk musical instruments on the Slovene ethnic territory (and in the world) from prehistory onwards. Her research work is the foundation of both her music making and her re-creation of music.

Mirit, Spring 2022

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VEDUN Ljubljana, Slovenia

Vedun is an ensemble for ancient and overlooked musical heritage of the world, an ensemble for ancient meditative music and the revival of the spiritual healing sounds of the cultures of the world.

Mira Omerzel - Mirit

Tine Omerzel Terlep

Igor Meglič

Matjaž Doljak

Robert Pečenko
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