Zartir 5789542 1958 (reissued 2021)

1958 (reissued 2021)

while DownBeat

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Zartir 5789542 1958 (reissued 2021)The third album from Levon Eskenians remarkable ensemble is its most adventurous to date. As well as reclaiming the music of esoteric teacher G. I. Gurdjieff for folk instrumentation, Zartir situates Gurdjieff in a tradition of Armenian bards and troubadours including Ashugh Jivani, Baghdasar Tbir and the legendary Sayat Nova. In parallel, an emphasis on pieces for sacred dance reaches its apex in The Great Prayer, an entrancing collaboration between