Although Anuna shot to international fame as the original vocal group from Riverdance in the mid 1990s, this group of young choral singers have been around since 1987. Their unique mix of sensual vocal sounds have earned them a deserved place among the best that Irish music has produced in the last 25 years.

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Although Anuna shot to international fame as the original vocal group from Riverdance in the mid 1990s, this group of young choral singers have been around since 1987. Their unique mix of sensual vocal sounds have earned them a deserved place among the best that Irish music has produced in the last 25 years.

On this album the choir straddles a millennium of texts and music with ease, from the exquisite and haunting sound of the "Pie Jesu" through the exotic title-track "Cynara", to the very ethnic folk of "Fuígfidh Mise’n Baile Seo". Cynara also features the rare and exotic fragments of Medieval Irish music providing a window to the ancient past.

Anúna release a re-recording of the group’s first record The album has 18 tracks on it and includes startling cover images photographed by Andrew McGlynn. Included are three pieces from the award-winning film “The Work of Angels‿. Songs include the beautiful "Hymn to the Virgin", a setting of a 4th century text... (more)

Anúna release a re-recording of the group’s first record The album has 18 tracks on it and includes startling cover images photographed by Andrew McGlynn. Included are three pieces from the award-winning film “The Work of Angels‿. Songs include the beautiful "Hymn to the Virgin", a setting of a 4th century text from Iona in Scotland, and the haunting sound of "The Blue Bird".

“…the worlds of choral, classical and traditional music intersect with ease, a place where heaven meets the horizon in perfect coalescence.‿

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