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Article: Sting goes Elizabethan.
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- Jordan Times (Amman, Jordan)
- Article date:
- November 5, 2006
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Byline: Jean-Claude Elias
Nov. 5--AMMAN -- "Songs from the Labyrinth" is Sting's most recent foray outside pop. It is also the most daring. The album, just released in October, is a collection of songs by John Dowland (1563-1626). Edin Karamazov plays the lute, the only instrument present in the recording to accompany Sting's singing. The songs, from the time of Queen Elizabeth I, are considered as part of the classical repertoire. Dowland's work is the most perfect example of such music. The music and the lyrics contribute to creating a soft, melancholic atmosphere. "Flow my tears" and "Come, heavy sleep" are some of Dowland's best known songs. Sting is not the ...