The Magical Forest

The colours of The Magical Forest glow in this remarkable recording which brings together Sinikka Langeland’s Norwegian-Finnish-Swedish Starflowers quintet with the singers of the Trio Mediӕval. It’s an inspired concept: the Trio Mediӕval, with their affinity for folk music and their unique vocal blend, adapt themselves ideally to Sinikka’s sound-world, which is once archaic, timeless and contemporary. The quintet members, all bandleaders in their own right, are amongst the most characterful players in Scandinavia today, and Sinikka sets them free to improvise around her cycle of songs, built upon myths and legends of the world tree.

The Amazonian rainforest, flooded by up to ten metres of water each year, is one of the world's last wetland frontiers and our planet's most diverse and mysterious ecosystem. A magical, submerged world and the greatest river system on Earth, these huge flood plains are home to many beautiful and remarkable creatures - living reminders of its long and complex past.

There are few places on the planet more magical than the forest. To spend a day here is nature’s way of offering a spa, a bathe in nature. There is enchantment at every turn.