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A Dream Book of Sonic Journeys

Ensō is a conceptual music album – a sonic dream book of musical journeys from one’s roots throughout the world of international influences and towards the rediscovery of native musical traditions. In Zen, ensō is a circle which is hand-drawn in one uninhibited brushstroke, expressing a moment when the mind is free to let the body create. A circle – a symbolic metaphor for travels, reoccurrences of sound patterns in music, and a symbol of the cyclical narrative of ebbs and flows – an expression for a gathering of musician friends creating together.

~ Piotr Nowotnik

>About

Although the sixteen tracks of Ensō draw upon the traditional music of Eurasia, Poland, Scandinavia, Middle East, and other regions, it is far from being an ethnomusicological showcase. Through its inventive expressiveness, its main aim is to contemplate emotional complexity associated with expatriation.

>Samples

"Od Krakowa"

Guest vocals: Paweł Steczkowski | Poland
Animation: Merethe Tingstad | Norway

"The Little Green Bridge"

Guest vocals: Ola Turkiewicz | Poland

"Väverskan"

Vocals: Violina Juliusdotter | Sweden

Sarangi: Bart Pałyga | Poland

Accordion: Ágatha Prądnik | Brazil

>Artists

>Producers

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Piotr Nowotnik

composer | producer

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Agata Steczkowska

Pianist | co-producer

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Cezary Skubiszewski

composer | mentor | artistic advisor

>Performers

All participants of the project are acclaimed international artists with long records of stage and studio accomplishments. Listed below in alphabetical order:

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Deborah Cheetham

vocalist | Operatic Soprano

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India Czajkowska

vocalist | contemporary fusion

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Grzegorz Daroń

composer | producer

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Violina Juliusdotter

Vocalist | Swedish Traditional Music

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Bronwyn Kirkpatrick

Shakuhachi virtuoso

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Daria Kuziak

violin | traditional Lemko music

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Siddhartha Mehta

percussionist | tabla & khartal

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Taba Ostad

Vocalist | persian art music

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Bart Pałyga

Sarangi player | Cellist

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Natalia Paruz

Musical Saw Virtuoso

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Ágatha Prądnik

accordionist

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Julia Sawicka

vocalist | contemporary jazz

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Przemek Sokół

Trumpet & Flugelhorn Player

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Paweł Steczkowski

bassist | vocalist

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Ola Turkiewicz

vocalist | hybrid music

>Partners

>Support

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>Contact

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