AndrÈe Burelli De Sidera 3/6/12 dark R&B simmer of Her

dark R&B simmer of Her Crescent reflects in the dark

Compilation producer: Steve Hoffman

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AndrÈe Burelli De Sidera 3/6/12 dark R&B simmer of HerThough any and all vocals on De Sidera are wordless, language is central to the album. I try to make my vocalisms sound like words, she explains, but it is a kind of invented language. Somehow the form, the signifier, is enough to express meaning, sense, emotion. Burelli notes that this concept has resonance with her practice in Greek and Turkish music, in which wordless vocals and instrumental improvisations are common. This is front and center on a