ZUMRA review by Ton Maas / Volkskrant
ZUMRA review by Ton Maas / de Volkskrant ****
Zangeres Amira verraste in 2004 met haar debuutalbum Rosa, waarop veel sevdalinka, de meest weemoedige vorm van de sevdah, het Bosnische levenslied.
Vijf jaar later blijkt ze alleen nog maar gegroeid en in staat dieper te graven.
Accordeoniste Merima Kljuco reikt daarbij de helpende hand met spannende arrangementen waarin soms ronduit avant-gardistische toonclusters.
[more]ZUMRA released!
A debut album by a duo, Amira & Merima Ključo is released!
There are many different ways in which Balkan traditional music has been played and interpreted in recent years. Amira's and Merima Ključo’s approach to some of the traditional music standards on their debut album Zumra might be the most radical one so far. Standing at the extreme ends of two genres, this album is a challenge for the aficionados of both: equally for the fans of the Bosnian sevdah music, as for the connoisseurs of contemporary classical music, but also for anybody with a grain of musical curiosity; for anyone who would like to hear something different from the evermore stereotypical modes in which traditional and neo-traditional music is often played today. Đorđe Matić
AMIRA & BOJAN Z
10 April 2009
A premiere concert at BKC Sarajevo
[more]AMIRA Live!
Amira Live is a recording of a concert that was held at the Bosnian Cultural Centre on 6th of November 2008 at 12th international music festival Jazz Fest Sarajevo, as part of the Next Generation program.
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