SURPRISED BY CROATIAN CHRISTIAN SINGER TATIANA

Tatiana & Sanya, Croatian Christian Singers in Lima, OH.

A group asked me to take them to see the Christian singer Tajci, better known as Tatiana - (I don't know how to make the small v  Croatian symbol above the c of her name). 

Outside of Godspell or Jesus Christ Superstar, I am not familiar with Christian singers, especially because I am "married" to traditional Classical music of the greats -- Mozart, Hayden, Poulenc, Beethoven et al.

What a wonderful surprise.  I sat in the back pew of a Catholic church in Lima, OH, and listened in awe of this woman's gorgeous golden tones as she sang from her album: "I Thirst -- The Crucifixion Story."

Here is her song: Via Dolorosa: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjKIhSNfUcE  I think it is just so beautiful.

When I went to Youtube.com, I typed in Via Dellarosa, which means the Way of the Rose; while Via Dolorosa means the Way of Pain. 

So, she gives an explanation of what the song is about and then sings it.  We were pleasantly surprised as she sang with her sister Sanya.  The two have been singing this concert since Lent 2001. Both have wonderful voices that blend in and out with each switching harmony and backup. Fascinating.

The song Eli Eli -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bg17vYHlChI has some hints of the Croatian folk music as it is sung in the minor keys with some very doullful and maybe some violin music bordering on Greek melodies.  It's music where east meets west.

Tatiana was a very popular singer in Croatia and I would think in the other (former) Yugoslavian states -- when I was younger and hanging around others from the Eastern Europe Block, we all wondered what would happen after Tito, the ruler who kept Yugoslavia together. Now we know. 

Anyway, she gave up the limelight of the pop music scene because she felt empty and stumbled upon singing about Christ. We heard a few fragments about her life -- the war, being a refugee and then slide the conversation right back to singing. She gave the audience what they wanted -- her voice and her beautiful song.

So, I really liked the music. Got me back into Blogging and the rest of the Social Medi-izing that I should be doing. 

Follow here on FacebookTajci and you can get a free song each month.  You too, may be inspired.