Elbosco
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Elbosco is the name of a joint Spanish musical group that achieved world success with the song Nirvana, in 1995.
The group consists of the children's choral group of the Escolanía del Real Monasterio of San Lorenzo, with boys between 9 and 14 years old and adult instrumentalists. In 1995, the group released the disk Angelis, with the hit song Nirvana which was used by Danny Boyle in the film 'Millions'. The music, a mixture of Gregorian chants with hip-hop and techno, with a mixture of Latin and English vocals, obtained international fame. They also released a Portuguese version of the disk, called Angelis.
The style of the group mixes sounds of classical music, children's chorus and synth generated sounds, resulting in a sound similar to that of Enigma.
In the monastery, 100 infants are selected by their musical talent and presented in white robes.
Since the arrival of Elbosco, several similar groups arose, but did not attain the same success as Nirvana.
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| Modern musical projects based on Gregorian chant and other chants |
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| Aereda • Cantara • Divine Works • Elbosco • Enigma • E Nomine • Era • E.S. Posthumus • Gala • Gregorian • Industrial Monk • Lesiëm • Libera • Magna Canta • Mysteria • Nostradamus • Richard Souther (Vision and Illumination) • Solyma |
