Era (musical project)


Era is a new-age music project by French composer Eric Lévi. Some of the lyrics were written by Guy Protheroe in an imaginary language similar to Latin, but deliberately devoid of any exact meaning. Musically, the project features rock, pop and electronic music.
Era’s first album, Era, was released in 1996 and became a worldwide success, helped by its first single, "Ameno". It sold over 6 million copies and became the most exported French album at the time. It was followed by Era 2 in 2000 and The Mass in 2003. In 2008, the project saw a significant departure from its previous themes and presented a more electronic soundscape with Arabic influences in its fourth album, Reborn. In the following two years, Era released Classics and Classics 2, which consisted in contemporary reinterpretations of classical works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Giuseppe Verdi, Antonio Vivaldi, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, amongst others. In 2017, Era released its 7th album named The 7th Sword. In 2022, Era released its first live album named Era The Live Experience recorded during the first round of the Live Experience Tour.
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Style

Era's music features original music written by Eric Levi, his influences come from hard rock music of the 70's and classical music, with a mix of electric guitars and strong vocal melodies.
Era's live shows, music videos and artwork take Era's audience into the world of Medieval Heroic Fantasy.

Language

Most Era songs are sung in an imaginary language inspired by Latin, but with no intended meaning, while others are in actual Latin. Some songs have English lyrics, such as "Mother" and "Looking For Something", or Arabic lyrics, such as "7 Seconds".

Use of Era's music