Amadou & Mariam have been playing music together since the early 1980s and Folila, released in April 2012, is the pair's latest recording. Often referred to as "the blind couple from Mali", Amadou & Mariam have a great knack for composing catchy songs in their inimitable Afro-pop style. While a lot of their music is …
Rasha Rezk: Mreyte ya mreyte
"Mreyte ya mreyte" (Mirror oh my mirror) is another track from the Caramel soundtrack (see previous post). Performed by Syrian singer Rasha Rezk, beautifully orchestrated and arranged by Lebanese composer Khaled Mouzanar, it is the final song of the film as the credits roll: Mirror oh my mirrorI will tell you my storyTell me …
Susanna Wallumrød: Who by fire
Released in 2011 on the ECM record label, If Grief Could Wait is a remarkable cross-genre recording featuring indie pop and jazz Norwegian singer Susanna Wallumrød, Swiss Baroque harp player Giovanna Pessi, Italian nyckelharpa (the Swedish keyed fiddle) player Marco Ambrosini and Swiss-based viola de gamba player Jane …