Sunday, January 8, 2017
Serbian Exotica
Emanuel Zekic, a young Roma singer from Serbia, can only
be described as amazing. His magical voice has many shades. You can
call it sultry, passionate, exotic, soulful. But, whatever adjectives
you prefer to use, the fact is that Emanuel's superb singing needs to
heard by the whole world. In his voice you can hear the mysteries,
pain, joys, and hopes, of the Roma people. Many of the microtones that
he sings, cannot be written in standard Western musical notation. You
won't find those notes on a piano keyboard. To perform them, one has to
live these notes, and feel the subtle intonations of the music. To the
Western ear, the microtones are aromatic, and redolent of unseen
things, and takes us to emotional states that we have not transcended to
before. I must say that when I first heard Emanuel's music, I wept from the
joy, and sheer beauty of it all. In fact I still cry whenever I hear him
sing. I too have Roma blood running in my veins. Emanuel has the
most beatific, and angelic smile that I have ever seen. God has truly
blessed him with wonderful gifts. Click on the video widgets below to hear him sing two hauntingly beautiful
songs, "Oprosti Mi (Forgive Me)", and "Ti Ja Vise Ne (You And I Are No Longer)". Safe journeys to all the fans
of Angel Watchers, wherever you may be.
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