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Article: Chanticleer Capitalizes On Renaissance in Early Music
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- Chicago Sun-Times
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- February 20, 1994
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Something's definitely afoot in the rarefied world of early
music when teenagers start relating to the spare music of medieval
monasteries. "Chant," a compact disc of Gregorian chants by the
Benedictine monks of Santo Domingo de Silos, Spain, will be released
next month in the United States, with the MTV generation targeted as
a likely audience.
Perhaps paving the way for the monks' invasion are pop artists
Enigma, who are turning out their second album fusing medieval
chants, new age noodling and a funky techno beat.
Louis Botto, ...