cowbirds

is a Vienna-based collective dealing with traditional forms and structures of traditional singing from Corsica and Sicily since 2013. Coming from the contemporary dance & performing scene, they explore the potential of polyphonic singing and create different formats of presentation; live sound installations, concerts, participatory performances… They emphasize on bringing together traditional music with new music and contemporary performance. So far cowbirds has worked with Austria- and Germany-based choreographers, composers and visual artists such as Paul Wenninger, Peter Jakober, Raúl Maia, Ben J.Riepe, Elisabeth B. Tambwe, Thomas Jelinek… The collective also pursues a regular exchange with singers and musicians from Corsica and Sicily. In 2018 they released their first album polyphonic tracks – an on the road album – made in the spirit of field recording.
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