Rewa

Giannouli | Thorne | Garden

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Getting rave reviews at home and abroad, this powerful work from Tania Giannouli and Rob Thorne stands as a compelling example of Rattle's dedication to music that transcends generic boundaries.

The ancient cultures of Greece and Aotearoa inform this expressive set of textural tapestries from pianist Tania Giannouli and one of the leading taonga pūoro exponents, Rob Thorne.

Rewa was recorded over a two-day period in May 2017, less than a day after Tania and Rob met for the first time. It was a potentially risky endeavour, but they agreed in advance that if nothing tangible came out of the session they would simply put it down to experience, little knowing that they were about to lay the foundations for an exceptional new album.

Tania Giannouli (piano)
Rob Thorne (taonga puoro)
Steve Garden (treatments, mixing)

Produced by Steve Garden, Tania Giannouli, and Rob Thorne
Recorded by Giorgos Karyotis and Giannis Mpaxevanis at Antart Studio, Athens
Additional engineering by Costas Bokos at Studio 19, Athens
Mixed and mastered by Steve Garden at Garden Shed Music Studio
Cover and landscape photography by Savvas Lazaridis
Designed by Carolyn van Hoeve of UnkleFranc
Printing by Studio Q

All compositions © Tania Giannouli, Rob Thorne, Steve Garden, 2017

Released: 21 June 2018
Catalogue: RAT-D083

REWA reviews

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Vanessa Vargas

Rewa brings to light the importance of reflecting on the past, on any pain and darkness that there once was, and yet continuing to move forward.

Emotional, moving, and with surprising twists and turns...

Rewa perfectly combines the elements of exoticism, tradition, and modernity. An extremely original, unusual, fascinating journey.

Ronald Schepper

… the album standout, Te Tangi A Mutu, [is] a mesmerizing exercise in deep magic …

Vangelis Poulios

Giannouli's partnership with Thorne is triumphantly instinctive

Massimo Ricci

The virtues of Rewa lie in the capacity of turning a stone-hearted reviewer back into his much younger self

Nikos Fotakis

“Taonga puoro” is more than a musical genre; it is the ethos of turning yourself into a vessel, becoming the intermediary through which more than just music comes from a realm beyond the musician.

JazzSpace.net

Music that invites listeners to dream of eternity

Huffpost

"I make music that says what cannot be said in words." Tania Giannouli interviewed

Rui Eduardo Paes

Reaching back to antiquity to offer a new and vital glimpse into the future

Phontas Troussas

A sound trip to an unknown and uncharted country of constant surprise and mystery

Kafka Take Notes

A story about organ shells and percussion strings

Graham Reid reviews Rewa

A strange and sometimes uncomfortable journey into a primeval Aotearoa darkness