Izvorišta 388: Anoushka Shankar, Caama​ñ​o & Ameixeira, Almir Mešković & Daniel Lazar...

The end of the year is approaching, so in this edition of Izvorišta, we presented as many as 10 artists with their new materials. Some of the songs you will hear in this show have been released on albums in the past few weeks, while others will be featured on releases scheduled for the first months of the next year.

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We are listening to artists from England, Spain, France, Canada, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Wales, Ireland, Canada, Chile, Poland, and Israel, with a focus on these three:

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Anoushka Shankar - Chapter I: Forever, For Now (Leiter Records 2023.)

What else is there to write about the music of Anoushka Shankar? The daughter of Pandit Ravi Shankar has been a virtuoso sitar player for more than 25 years, creating powerful and exciting music. While in earlier years she combined various other instruments with the sitar, this EP is made almost exclusively for the sitar, with everything else complementing her musical performance. For this EP, Anoushka Shankar collaborated with Arooj Aftab, who produced the EP and wrote one song with Anoushka and great Nils Frahm played on "Daydreaming".

Caama​ñ​o & Ameixeiras - Quitar o aire (Raso Music 2023.)

There is something magical in Galician music, and I am convinced of this year after year. A new fantastic release based on the music from this Spanish region comes from the duo Caamaño & Ameixeiras. Vocals, accordion, and violin – that is their formula that carries this album. For something more, I have transcribed a brilliant description of their music from their Bandcamp profile: 'Reinterpreting some of the deepest traditional Galician verses, Caamaño & Ameixeiras take us on a journey from sadness to exorcism, from mourning to sexual impulse, from magic to the harshest reality. A songbook where the most straightforward foundations of Galician and Iberian folklore engage in direct dialogue with attitudes closer to punk and textures that nod to dub, tango, singer-songwriter style, or the soundtrack of a masterpiece.'

Almir Mešković & Daniel Lazar - Family Beyond Blood (Alda Records 2023.)

Almir was born in Bosnia and Daniel was born in Serbia. They both grew up with folk music in the heart of the Balkans, where music and cultures meet and break. Yet, they met in Oslo at the Norwegian Academy of Music, and there they developed their own expression, drawing on all the beauty and pathos of the accordion and fiddle in a spirit of living tradition. On their second album, they mix many different musical styles and influences from all over the world. In addition to their virtuosity, this album is carried by excellently selected guests, of whom Toumani Diabate, Vahid Taha and Marja Mortensson deserve special mention.

Tracklist:

1. Anoushka Shankar - What Will We Remember?

2. Caama​ñ​o & Ameixeira - A Pequena Morte

3. Caama​ñ​o & Ameixeira - Virar As Tellas

4. Àbájade - Obatala

5. Okan - La Reina Del Norte

6. Almir Mešković & Daniel Lazar - Eudoxa

7. Almir Mešković & Daniel Lazar - Joe yar

8. Catrin Finch and Aoife Ní Bhriain - Woven

9. Kiran Ahluwalia - Dil

10. Newen Afrobeat - Grietas (feat Lido Pimienta)

11. Warsaw Afrobeat Orchestra - Kupnosprzedaż

12. Sababa 5 - Wembley

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