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In Review--France's Corou de Berra's Anniversary CD

Corou de Berra Au fil du temps... independent release Twenty years in the making, France's mixed voices choir, Corou de Berra released a retrospective recording entitled, Au fil de temps... (as time goes by). The six voice choir hails from the French Alps and the vocalists perform traditional songs from Provence, Nice, and Italy. They mostly offer up lush a cappella vocals, even spine-chilling a cappella as on the religious piece, Stabat Mater , or happier fare, Bella bella ciao , which many listeners would have heard at one time or another in their lives. However, the choir has also performed original contemporary polyphony. If you listen to track 8, Di mi pichon , composed by Michel Bianco and Serge Dotti for instance, you will hear those luscious vocal harmonies playing along with swing violin, and not too long ago, the choir produced a retrospective of the late Italian folk singer, Fabrizio de Andre. Peter's War from maschi feminine cantanti appears on this 20