Tetes De Chien - Portraits D'hommes [CD]

The remarkable young a-capella French vocal quintet Tetes de chiens combines techniques inherited from classical music with a deep understanding of the long history and many flavors of traditional music in France. Their fifteen songs on their first album, Portraits d'homme, deal with balancing tradition and modernity. The music's amalgam of old and new is rich, witty and virtuosic - spanning styles from classical polyphony to urban trance.