Longital – Longital Suita (Sinko Records, 2016)
Longital Suita (Longital Suite) is a captivating album from Bratislava band Longital. The group is well-known is Slovakia for its combination of various musical styles, including folk music, classical, jazz, rock, electronica and poetry. On Longital Suita, the group collaborated with a chamber string orchestra featuring arrangements by composer and violist Slavo Solovic.
Another characteristic of Longital is that they sing exclusively in Slovak, expressing messages of love, freedom and the natural world.
Longital Suita is a highly expressive album that is gentle and powerful. The introduction of the strings is spectacular, injecting inventive contemporary classical elements and Slovak influences.
Lineup: Shina on electric bass, bowed electric bass, and vocals; Daniel Salontay on guitars, bowed guitar, and vocals; and Marián Slávka on piano and drums.
String quartet: Štefan Filas on first violin; Milan Adamec on second violin; Slavo Solovic on viola; and Jozef Lupták on cello.
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Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.