{"title":"KKV Crossing Borders","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"marjan-vahdat-our-garden-is-alone","title":"Marjan Vahdat \/\/ Our garden is alone \/\/ CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eMarjan Vahdat\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew solo album recorded on three continents: “Our Garden is Alone”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarjan Vahdat\u003c\/b\u003e\u0026nbsp;is now releasing her third solo album, “\u003ci\u003eOur Garden is Alone”.\u003c\/i\u003e\u0026nbsp;This time she has\u0026nbsp;\u003cb\u003eBugge Wesseltoft\u003c\/b\u003e with her as producer and arranger. The music has been produced during these trying corona times, so the ensemble has created the music without being able to meet in the studio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe process started with Marjan recording all the vocal tracks, with the musicians then making their contributions one by one and in this way building the arrangements. In spite of this difficulty, the producer has masterfully brought all these threads together to create an authentic and harmonised soundscape around Marjan’s powerful voice. The music has a great span of expressions, depths and dynamics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe songs have been created with inspiration from traditional music and poetry from various parts of Iran, but most of the melodies and lyrics have been written by Marjan, while her older sister\u0026nbsp;\u003cb\u003eMahsa Vahdat\u003c\/b\u003e\u0026nbsp;also has contributed a few melodies, and some of the melodic and lyrical material has traditional roots. Poems by the contemporary poets \u003cb\u003eAhmad Shamloo\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eForough Farrokhzad\u003c\/b\u003e have also been included.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe songs are mostly about longing, and while they might appear to be love poetry, on some of the songs the listener can decide\u0026nbsp;\u003cspan\u003ewhether\u003c\/span\u003e\u0026nbsp;the longing is for a lover or the country of Iran, this garden among the nations of the world that has been left stranded by the world community due to geopolitical power struggles and the Islamic revolution in 1979.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarjan lives in exile in the USA, and there is little doubt that in several of her songs she expresses her deep longing for her native country, which has so many cultural treasures of poetry, music, pictures and textiles to offer, in addition to unique cultural landscapes and stories from a deep and rich cultural tradition. And of course, she also misses the people who live there – the people she grew up with, but now is prohibited from meeting. She is still always hopeful to some day in the future being able to return to her homeland. Here are Marjan’s own poetic words about the album, printed on the album cover:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e«Leyli's\u0026nbsp;garden desires my voice,\u0026nbsp;I chanted for her blooming hope till the break of dawn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI handed over her thirsty flowers to the moon and to the heart of Alborz»\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;On the album you will hear, in addition to\u0026nbsp;\u003cb\u003eMarjan Vahdat\u003c\/b\u003e\u0026nbsp;(vocals),\u0026nbsp;\u003cb\u003eBugge Wesseltoft\u003c\/b\u003e\u0026nbsp;(piano, accordion, keyboards),\u0026nbsp;\u003cb\u003eJo Berger Myhre\u003c\/b\u003e\u0026nbsp;(double bass and electric bass),\u0026nbsp;\u003cb\u003eKenneth Ekornes\u003c\/b\u003e\u0026nbsp;(drums and percussion),\u0026nbsp;\u003cb\u003eShervin Mohajer\u003c\/b\u003e\u0026nbsp;(kamancheh) and\u0026nbsp;\u003cb\u003ePasha Hanjani\u003c\/b\u003e\u0026nbsp;(ney flute).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album has been recorded in the USA, Iran and Norway, and had been mixed into a whole by\u0026nbsp;\u003cb\u003eBugge Wesseltoft\u003c\/b\u003e, with\u0026nbsp;\u003cb\u003eMartin Abrahamsen\u003c\/b\u003e\u0026nbsp;as sound technician.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePreviously Marjan Vahdat has released the solo albums “\u003ci\u003eBlue Fields”\u003c\/i\u003e\u0026nbsp;(2013) and “\u003ci\u003eSerene Hope”\u003c\/i\u003e\u0026nbsp;(2017). In addition, she can be heard on several albums with her sister Mahsa. KKV has released all these albums. The\u0026nbsp;collaboration between KKV and Marjan and her sister\u0026nbsp;started with “Lullabies from the Axis of Evil” in 2003.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKirkelig Kulturverksted, Oslo 2022\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kirkelig Kulturverksted","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41472008913091,"sku":"FXCD485","price":179.0,"currency_code":"NOK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0610\/7116\/3587\/products\/MarjanVahdatnettbutikk.jpg?v=1643877972"},{"product_id":"marjan-vahdat-serene-hope-cd","title":"Marjan Vahdat \/\/ Serene Hope \/\/ CD","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003ePowerful voice from Iran (Or: Messenger of hope)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarjan Vahdat from Iran has got a powerful voice. Together with her sister Mahsa she has conquered the world for Persian singing. On her second solo album, she has started a cooperation with an international ensemble. Here four eminent musicians take part, each of them from four different countries. From Palestine: Ahmad Al Khatib on oud, from Turkey: Ertan Tekin on duduk, from Norway: Gjermund Silset on bass and from Iran: Ali Rahimi on percussion.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarjan is prevented from performing on stages in her homeland, because since the revolution in 1979 it has been forbidden for female singers to perform for men in Iran. This has forced both Marjan and her sister Mahsa to make their career internationally. Then it helps a lot to have an exceptional voice which defies borders of both language and culture. Marjan has made a remarkable impression on stages in many European countries, in the US, Australia, North Africa and in several countries in the Middle East outside of Iran. Of course, even people from Iran know her voice and can get access to it through the internet.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEvery track is sparkling on this production, and the musicians create an energetic oriental soundscape around the mighty voice of Marjan. The project gives new interpretations to classical poems from the Persian folk tradition and from some contemporary poets like Forough Farrokhzad and Mohammad Ebrahim Jafari. The poems are about love and hope, and the title of the album, ”Serene Hope” indicates that hope is still alive against all odds.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe recording happened in Maridalen church in Oslo, with Martin Abrahamsen controlling the sound and with Mahsa Vahdat and Erik Hillestad being the producers.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003eTrack list:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e1. Colored Night                                          5:47\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e2. The Spring                                              4:05\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e3. Exile                                                         5:21\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e4. The Air of Lovers                                    3:41\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e5. Salute from the Heart                            3:31\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e6. Eternal Glow                                           5:26\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e7. 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On \"Blue Fields\", however, the Eastern elements guide the music and take control.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe sisters Mahsa and Marjan Vahdat are a phenomenon within Persian vocal art. Together they have performed on \"Lullabies from the Axis of Evil\" and produced such sensational releases as \"Songs from a Persian Garden\", \"I am Eve\" and \"Twinklings of Hope\"; this last release was nominated for the Independent Music Awards in 2012.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn no way is Marjan left in the shadow of her older sister. On her first solo album, \"Blue Fields\", she presents a sound where we discern the presence of Western musical influence, but where the Persian element still dominates. In addition to Marjan's expressive voice, the flute artist Pasha Hanjani (\u003ci\u003eney\u003c\/i\u003e) and the renowned virtuoso on the Persian string instrument \u003ci\u003ekamancheh\u003c\/i\u003e, Shervin Mohajer, are the most important reasons for this. They both live in Iran where they practise their musical art. The Western element is contributed by the Norwegian musicians Gjermund Silset (double bass) and Kenneth Ekornes (drums and percussion).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarjan Vahdat has an outstanding boldness in her vocal expression. She dares to take chances and succeeds in delivering a completely personal and characteristic style that is Persian in its roots, but which also has adopted elements that might give associations to flamenco, Kurd vocal art and Gypsy songs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHer repertoire includes songs she has written to the Persian poems of Rumi, Tahereh Ghorattolein and contemporary writers like Mohammad Ibrahim Jafari, but she also sings Kurd and Azerbaijani \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etradition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eal songs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarjan is prohibited from performing for men in her native country of Iran, but this recording makes it possible for her to present her art to an international audience. She often performs in Asia, and in Europe and the Americas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis CD was recorded in the Olai Petrus chapel at the Sigtuna Foundation in Sigtuna, Sweden. This venerable centre of dialogue and culture has served as a source of inspiration for KKV, the album producer, and this recording has been made in cooperation with the Swedish foundation.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThis production has also been funded by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrack list:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. Rooted in You                                                     5:23\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2. Shevano \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e                                                             6:31\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3. 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Every Child is a Prophet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2. No way\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3. Zorba\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4. Our houses\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e5. My heart is blind\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e6. Tomorrow we come\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e7. Sham and Beirut\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e8. 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Open the borders\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kirkelig Kulturverksted","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41562576257219,"sku":"FXCD467","price":179.0,"currency_code":"NOK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0610\/7116\/3587\/products\/1000x1000_FXCD467_MartheValle.jpg?v=1646059986"},{"product_id":"nelia-safaie-songs-from-lands-of-silence-cd","title":"Nelia Safaie \/\/ Songs from Lands of Silence \/\/ CD","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNelia Safaie sings songs from Lands of Silence\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Iranian singer-songwriter \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNelia Safaie\u003c\/b\u003e is making her debut this autumn with the album “\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSongs from Lands of Silence”\u003c\/i\u003e. This album is a testimony to hope and light against a dark background. Nelia has written most of the songs herself. Her lyrics are about expectations of a new morning with pure rivers, fertile fields and waves of light, and about the yearning that always fills us all.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNelia Safaie is a student of the famous artist Mahsa Vahdat. Nelia presented two songs in the project \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Songs in the Mist”\u003c\/i\u003e in 2016, where also many other students of Mahsa Vahdat took part, among them Ooldouz Pouri whose debut album was released last year. The two students take part in building a longlasting educational and pedagogical platform of Persian vocal arts that Mahsa has established during more than 20 years as a teacher and mentor. The later years the record company Kirkelig Kulturverksted has supported this work in several ways. The albums of Nelia Safaie and Ooldouz Pouri are results of this work, and they represent important steps for the artists.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOn the cover she offers this preface:\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI caress your dark hair\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMildly, with patience, until the knots\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYou are in my arms, hardened by the tears on your cheek,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSleeping sorrowful\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnd I am preparing a feast to make you happy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is all I can do\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eInvite the world to one day\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTo gaze into your beauty\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy land!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe album title and the preface lead one’s thoughts immediately to the situation of female singers in Iran, where they are prohibited from singing solo in public. But Nelia reaches further than that. This album can also be about marginalization and neglect in a more existential perspective, experiences that many people have in our time, where violent and dramatic changes in people's everyday lives may leave them silent and impotent.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHere is an excerpt from one of Nelia's lyrics:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI come from an old land full of silence,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLips full of silence and heart full of words\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom silent and sad roads\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom that precious mountain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStay an old, patient land\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy Iran, show your face to the world\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMorning is coming, beautiful!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRemember, from that fra distance\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI come back for you to smile\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThat’s it…\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOne of the songs is a tribute to the legendary female musician \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNakisa\u003c\/b\u003e who lived in the pre-Islamic Persia:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI paint on canvas my own Nakisa in red\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003emy hair in black then request love passionately\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen the sunset light is bound to my canvas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI become quiet then I create my own Nakisa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNelia Safaie has written most of the songs on the album. Three of them are folk songs from north of Iran, from the area by the Caspian Sea. Nelia sings and plays the string instruments \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003esetar\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003etar\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ebaghlama\u003c\/i\u003e on her debut album. Contributors include the Norwegians \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGjermund Silset\u003c\/b\u003e on bass and \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKenneth Ekornes\u003c\/b\u003e on percussion, and the \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTurk Emre Sınanmış\u003c\/b\u003e on \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eduduk\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eErik Hillestad\u003c\/b\u003e has recorded and mixed the album in Maridalen Church. Nelia's mentor, \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMahsa Vahdat,\u003c\/b\u003e has produced the record together with Erik Hillestad.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAbout Nelia Safaie:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNelia was born in 1977 in Gorgan in Iran, where her parents still live.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eHer father was a postmaster, her mother a PE teacher. Her father taught her to play \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003esantoor\u003c\/i\u003e and violin. At the age of 15 she started learning to play the \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003etar\u003c\/i\u003e, and ever since has worked with music, for more than 20 years. She moved to Tehran ten years ago because her hometown was conservative when it came to performing music. In 2009 she started vocal studies with Mahsa Vahdat and later with Hamidreza Noorbarj. She also attended classes given by Hossein Alizadeh (\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003etar\u003c\/i\u003e and composition), Keyvan Saket, Fariborz Azizi and Zeidollah Toloei (\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003etar\u003c\/i\u003e). She is self-taught on the \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003esetar\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ebaghlama\u003c\/i\u003e, which are both Persian string instruments in the same family as the \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003etar\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTrack list:\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1. Shoopeh                              6.44\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2. Mouye-Zar                          6.11\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e3. Me, the Cradle and You     7.00\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e4. I’m Another Nakisa            3.32\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e5. It’s the Time                        7.29\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e6. Telavang                              6.15\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e7. True Hope                           7.58\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e8. Iran, the Ancient Land       5.59\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kirkelig Kulturverksted","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41562616889539,"sku":"FXCD464","price":179.0,"currency_code":"NOK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0610\/7116\/3587\/products\/1000x1000_Nelia_forside_HOY.jpg?v=1646060811"},{"product_id":"kronos-quartet-mahsa-and-marjan-vahdat-placeless-cd","title":"Kronos Quartet \u0026 Mahsa and Marjan Vahdat \/\/ Placeless \/\/ CD","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNorwegian record label Kirkelig Kulturverksted (KKV) releases \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePlaceless\u003c\/i\u003e internationally on 1 March. The album is the first collaboration between the San Francisco–based \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKronos Quartet\u003c\/b\u003e and Iranian singers \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMahsa and Marjan Vahdat\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePlaceless \u003c\/i\u003ehas 14 melodies that Mahsa Vahdat composed to classical poems by Hafez and Rumi and the works of contemporary Iranian poets Forough Farrokhzad, Mohammad Ibrahim Jafari and Atabak Elyasi. Composers Sahba Aminikia (Iran\/US), Aftab Darvishi (Iran\/ Netherlands), Jacob Garchik (US) and Atabak Elyasi arranged the songs for string quartet.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDespite spanning a period of 800 years, even the oldest poems are still surprisingly relevant, showing how the human heart is always the same, regardless of time, place and culture. The album title \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePlaceless\u003c\/i\u003e references a well-known poem by Rumi from the 13th century:\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI am not from the East, nor from the West\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI am not from the land, nor from the sea \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI am not from the world, not from beyond \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy place is placelessness. My trace is tracelessness.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“This recording is a milestone for us,” says Mahsa Vahdat. “The wonderful musicians in Kronos Quartet have given our music new dimensions. Our lives are constantly changing in relation to time and place. Our home and where we belong - this is all over the globe. By performing poems from Persia’s classical era, we have been coming closer and closer to finding an organic connection between what we express in our art and the way we live.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCommenting on the new release, Kronos’ artistic director, founder and violinist \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDavid Harrington\u003c\/b\u003e states, “We’re always trying to learn as much as we can, and now, recording with Mahsa and Marjan, we sometimes are able to make sounds we have never before heard from our instruments.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Kronos Quartet has a 45-year career behind it, bravely and tirelessly striving to seek new musical experiences by continuously collaborating with new artists and composers. For 25 years, Mahsa and Marjan Vahdat have had an innovative attitude in their quest to give Persian poetry and music new expressions in collaboration with a number of musicians from many countries, from both their own region and other parts of the world.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKronos and Mahsa Vahdat were first introduced by Sahba Aminikia, when he served as the artist-in-residence of Kronos Festival 2017. Kronos and Mahsa Vahdat first performed together at the SFJAZZ Center in San Francisco on 2 February 2017, as part of that annual festival produced by the nonprofit Kronos Performing Arts Association. Since then, Kronos and Mahsa Vahdat performed an encore set at Kronos Festival 2018 and have been presented by the City of Geneva’s outdoor concert series Musiques en été, Oslo World Music Festival (with Marjan Vahdat), University of California, Santa Barbara, Arts \u0026amp; Lectures.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis year, Kronos and Mahsa Vahdat will perform concerts presented by Carnegie Hall on 8 February in New York, New York; Washington Performing Arts on 2 March in Washington D.C.; Narodowe Forum Muzyki and Jazztopad Festival on 9 March in Wrocław, Poland; and Green Music Center on 9 May in Sonoma, California.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePlaceless\u003c\/i\u003e is produced by KKV's\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003efounder Erik Hillestad. He also produced \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLullabies from the Axis of Evil\u003c\/i\u003e (2004), which featured Mahsa and Marjan Vahdat. That album was the start of a long and productive collaboration, which has led to Hillestad’s producing all subsequent releases by the Iranian sisters.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTrack list:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1. Placeless                                       3.10\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2. My Ruthless Companion             3.16\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e3. My Tresses in the Wind               3.32\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e4. I Was Dead                                   3.12\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e5. Endless Embrace                         3.45\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e6. Fate Astray                                   2.58\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e7. The Sun Rises                               5.44\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e8. Vanishing Lines                            5.25\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e9. The Might of Love                       3.05\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e10. Far Away Glance                         3.13\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e11. Leyli’s Nightingales                     3.36\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e12. Color of Moonlight                      4.18\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e13. Lover Go Mad                             3.23\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e14. Eternal Meadow                          3.19\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kirkelig Kulturverksted","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41566449729731,"sku":"FXCD457","price":179.0,"currency_code":"NOK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0610\/7116\/3587\/products\/cover_placeless_1000x1000px_7f03bb5b-d712-410c-ac4a-91da585cdcb2.jpg?v=1646126900"},{"product_id":"ooldouz-pouri-waiting-for-the-dawn-cd","title":"Ooldouz Pouri \/\/ Waiting for the Dawn \/\/ CD","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eShe shows us the Azerbaijani Iran\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOoldouz Pouri is a new talent emerging from the hidden world of female singers from Iran. As a pupil of Mahsa Vahdat, she has had a good tutor to help her learn the art of Persian song. While the Americans are pressing sanctions against her country to a devastating level, she is releasing an album with the fitting title “Waiting for the Dawn”.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eShe is joined by a team of accomplished Norwegian musicians: On guitar Olav Torget, on bass Gjermund Silset and on accordion Jovan Pavlovic. The Iranian percussionist Ali Rahimi, who has earlier contributed to several KKV releases with Mahsa and Marjan Vahdat, also appears on the album.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOoldouz Pouri's repertoire is almost exclusively songs from Azerbaijani Iran. Azerbaijani Turks are the largest ethnic minority in the country, comprising 20 per cent of the population. Most of them live in the north-western region of the country and in the capital Tehran, where Ooldouz also lives. She has already performed on stage in both Sweden and Norway, and is featured on two tracks on the album “Songs in the mist – young Iranian female voices”, which was released on the KKV label in 2016.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe songs on the new album by Ooldouz Pouri are mostly older ones belonging to the popular culture in Iran and Azerbaijan in the golden days of the 1950s and 1960s, often recorded by grand divas while records with female soloists were still allowed to be sold in Iran. Ooldouz\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewants to bring this music back into the spotlight with her new project. The songs, mostly performed in Azeri, a language belonging to the Turkish linguistic family, deal with love and its many faces: sweet, salt and bitter. The music gives us associations to styles from Portugal, Argentina and Eastern Europe, but there is an unmistakeable Oriental feel to it all.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe producers are Mahsa Vahdat and Erik Hillestad. The project has been funded by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTrack list:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1. Sene de Qalmaz \/ Lonely I am                                                       5.14\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2. Nece ünüdüm seni \/ How can I forget you?                                 5.19\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e3. Sevmamak Olmaz \/ Can’t help falling in love                               2.15\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e4. Heyf \/ Alas!                                                                                     5.16\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e5. Shabe Mahtab \/ The moonlight night                                           4.11\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e6. Gǝlmǝdin \/ Why didn’t you turn up?                                             5.07\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e7. Yalariam \/ Wounded I am                                                               6.23\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e8. Kuçelere Su sepmişam \/ I have swept the dust off the lanes    4.48\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e9. Hardasan Yar \/ Where are you, my love?                                     5.13\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e10. Lay Lay \/ Lullaby                                                                           3.55\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kirkelig Kulturverksted","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41566528143555,"sku":"FXCD455","price":179.0,"currency_code":"NOK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0610\/7116\/3587\/products\/1000x1000_FXCD455_Ooldouz_Pouri_Dawn_FORSIDE_72dpi.jpg?v=1646127759"},{"product_id":"daughters-of-jerusalem-daughters-of-jerusalem","title":"Daughters of Jerusalem \/\/ Daughters of Jerusalem \/\/ CD","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Daughters of Jerusalem” (“Jerusalems døtre”) sing out\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGrowing up in the middle of the field of tension between beautiful visions and brutal reality powers the music now released by this Palestine girls group.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe “Daughters of Jerusalem”\u003c\/b\u003e (Arabic: \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBanat Al-Quds\u003c\/i\u003e) are 25 young Palestinian women from families with deep roots in Jerusalem. They all study at the \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEdward Said National Conservatory of Music\u003c\/i\u003e and live in East Jerusalem. Now they are releasing a CD where they also perform duets with the American \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePrinceton Girlchoir\u003c\/b\u003e and our own \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNorwegian Girls Choir\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn spite of the oppression these young daughters of Jerusalem suffer under, they have a power of expression that exudes joy and courage. Their songs present both a vision and a lament for their ancient city. They sing and play khanoun (table harp), oud, cello, percussion and double bass.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFor many parts of the world Jerusalem is a metaphor for heaven. In the Bible the city is called “Mother of Peace”, and so many stories are connected to the city that nobody can relate to it neutrally. The city is a holy place to many religions, and the Biblical idea of “The new Jerusalem” has imbued the concept of \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eutopia\u003c\/i\u003e with meaning for billions of people.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHowever, the situation in today's Jerusalem is a sore contrast to this ideal. Jerusalem is now a city of conflicts where parts of the population are living under intolerable pressure, where walls and check-points divide the city, and where injustice prevails.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJerusalem could have been a living ideal for today's world, a place where all religions and faiths could live in peaceful coexistence. This vision seems to be highly remote at present, and actions by politicians who actually have the power to do something about the situation do not contribute much that is constructive, to put it carefully.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOn the new album by “Daughters of Jerusalem” most of the songs are related directly to their city. Two of them are written by the well-known Palestinian artist \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRim Banna\u003c\/b\u003e, others are older, including the monster hit “The Holy City” by Stephen Adams from 1894. The CD’s producer, \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eErik Hillestad,\u003c\/b\u003e has given this song new English lyrics dealing with today's situation in the city. The American \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePrinceton Girlchoir \u003c\/b\u003ealso contributes on this song. This is a powerful act of solidarity from young women in a country Palestinians usually do not experience as a constructive contributor on the path to peace and justice. The \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNorwegian\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGirls Choir\u003c\/b\u003e also joins in on one of Rim Banna's songs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe “Daughters of Jerusalem” choir was founded and is conducted by \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSuhail Khoury, \u003c\/b\u003ewho is the director of Edward Said National Conservatory of Music, and who also wrote all the arrangements for this record. The album is released by KKV with funding from the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Suhail Khoury has collaborated with KKV since he first worked on Sondre Bratland's Christmas record “Rosa frå Betlehem” (The Rose from Bethlehem) in 1992. Back then he played the flute and conducted a boys' choir.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTrack list: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1. Ya Quds wen aroh\/ Jerusalem, where is your soul                             6:56\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2. Fal tasma' kul al dunia\/ May the whole world hear our cry               2:55\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3. The Holy city                                                                                         5:20\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4. Halalalayya                                                                                            3:39\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e5. Sarkha min al Qud\/ A time to cry                                                        4:22\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e6. Yumma\/ The ballad of love                                                                  3:11\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e7. Wahdah btib'a al Quds\/ Jerusalem stands alone                               6:13\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e8. Haat al sikh\/ Hand me the plough                                                       5:15\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9. We'youniha\/ Her eyes                                                                          2:35\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e10. Al-Quds arabieh\/ Jerusalem is Arab                                                 2:43\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e11. Salam li Gaza\/ Salute to Gaza                                                            6:19\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kirkelig Kulturverksted","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41566842060995,"sku":"FXCD451","price":179.0,"currency_code":"NOK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0610\/7116\/3587\/products\/FXCD4511000X1000.jpg?v=1646131655"},{"product_id":"dina-el-wedidi-slumber-cd","title":"Dina El Wedidi \/\/ Slumber \/\/ CD","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDina El Wedidi\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ehas taken a courageous step as an artist. Known as a popular singer\/songwriter in Egypt, one of the young voices after the uprising in 2011, she has always built her music within the band-based framework of pop\/rock.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNow she is departing radically from this, and has made a recording, generally with only one \"band member\", and that is a train. She has collected the sound of railways, train stations, train whistles and rails in Egypt, processing these sounds electronically, creating a dream-like and beautiful sound landscape around her own voice, at times like a symphony, taking us on a journey that passes seven stations. The title “Slumber” suggests that she envisions this listening experience as a dream. Here are her own words about this project:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSlumber is a half-an-hour long musical work. It is also a short dream I have between two worlds. Occurring between the conscious - the train - and the unconscious - the dream, Slumber includes topics about breaking free from time as a concept; about limitations, imagination, love, hallucinations, and mental prisons. That is why this dream is timeless, musically and thoughtfully unrestricted, and primarily consists of personal and experimental ideas.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe train is the album’s main and chosen musical instrument; I imagine it as a wholesome structure of sound, compensating for the role of the band. It allowed me to discover an utterly different\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eexperience about the definition of sound as one which can be transformed into various sounds that are not only electronic, but musically rich on their own. I drew sounds from the train station, the voices of people, and all that can be used within the train. The idea came after my friend Wael Abd Elfattah asked me to collect and record sounds within Egypt’s train stations for his online-based archive.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe beginning was from this one-day journey: I thought of developing these recorded sounds, as well as the idea in mind, and produce Slumber. Working on the album took me two years and a half. It is my first experimental experience not only in singing and composition, but also in music production. The train takes me to seven stations; seven compositions are produced within and without the trains and their stations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTrack list:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1. Slumber                      3:52\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2. The Sky is Raining    4:29\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3. All i Need                   3:32\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4. Headache                  4:23\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e5. Homeland                  2:40\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e6. The Moon                  5:07\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e7. Alive                           4:22\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kirkelig Kulturverksted","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41566907859139,"sku":"FXCD449","price":179.0,"currency_code":"NOK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0610\/7116\/3587\/products\/FXCD449Slumber_DinaELWedidi.jpg?v=1646132396"},{"product_id":"rim-banna-voice-of-resistance-cd","title":"Rim Banna \/\/ Voice of Resistance \/\/ CD","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eRim Banna’s New Album: A conceptual piece of art blending her heroic spirit of resistance, her defiant poetry and her medical scans with Checkpoint 303’s electronic beats and Bugge Wesseltoft’s edgy piano improvisations.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith incredible determination and defiance, and despite her illness and the paralysis in her vocal cords, Rim worked relentlessly on her new album and managed to complete all the recordings in January 2018. Rim said that she wanted this album to be powerful and defiant, neither sad nor melancholic…A creative act of resistance in the face of injustice and occupation in all their forms. This is Rim’s powerful statement celebrating her and her people’s struggle against all foes and woes…always with a sign of victory and a smile of hope.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVoice of Resistance: A concept album\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe idea behind the album was born in May 2015, just after Rim was told by doctors that her vocal cords were partially paralyzed and that she would not be able to sing anymore. But…nobody tells Rim what she can or cannot do. Rim met in Oslo with her Norwegian producer Erik Hillestad (KKV record label) and Tunisian sound cutter “SC MoCha” from the electronic activist collective Checkpoint 303. Together they came up with a plan for an unprecedented audio experiment; Checkpoint 303 would remix data from Rim’s medical files (PET and X-ray images) by converting them into sounds to which Rim would then recite (and whenever possible sing) her own poems describing her resistance and her struggle. The outstanding jazz pianist Bugge Wesseltoft, who collaborated with Rim on her last album, immediately accepted to be part of the project and the adventure began.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe album\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 15 songs on this album are an explosive mix of iron-willed and moving spoken word, experimental sound art, complex beats and powerful provocative and heart-warming piano melodies. In the final recordings completed in Oslo in January 2018, Rim actually managed to sing on some of the songs despite her weak vocal cords. Rim’s lyrics on the album range from being defiant and bold to being heartbreaking and endlessly deep. However, her courage, humanity and incredible positivity transpire from every word she pronounces.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe recording sessions\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRim Banna’s vocals were recorded by Erik Hillestad in the Edward Said National Conservatory of Music (ESNCM) studio in Ramallah in 2017 and at Kulturkirken Jakob in Oslo in January 2018. Bugge Wesseltoft’s piano was recorded by Martin Abrahamsen in Oslo in January 2018. Checkpoint 303’s sonifications, guitar recordings and electronic compositions were performed between Tunis and Montreal in 2017 and early 2018.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlbum credits\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVocals: Rim Banna (All lyrics by Rim except one poem by Zahi Wahbe)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProgramming, data sonification and electric guitar: Checkpoint 303\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePiano: Bugge Wesseltoft\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhotos: Eirik Stordrange \/ Cover design: Geir Henriksen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe album was produced by Checkpoint 303 and Erik Hillestad\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMastering by Björn Engelmann at Cuttingroom studios in Stockholm, Sweden.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe album is supported by The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eConversion of medical scans and images to sound:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn important novelty of the musical compositions of this album lies in the transformation of Rim’s medical scans from two-dimensional images to audible sound elements. This process known as “\u003ci\u003edata sonification”\u003c\/i\u003e was programmed by Checkpoint 303 and applied to medical data chosen by Rim. The data was recorded as part of the medical diagnostic procedures that Rim underwent using Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and Computer Tomography scans (X-ray measurements). The scans used included cross-sectional images of Rim’s chest, heart, brain and throat. Checkpoint 303 converted these images into sound either by direct sonification of image pixel values into an audible spectrum, or by converting the images into 2D midi files. Additionally, two portrait images of Rim were also transformed to sound using the same procedure. Finally, the ambient layer in the last song of the album was constructed using the actual sound of the image-guided radiation system recorded on video during one of Rim’s radiotherapy sessions in a hospital in Berlin in 2016.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eMore information:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eRim Banna. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNothing stops Rim. Despite being diagnosed with cancer in 2009 and with a paralysis of her vocal cords in 2015, the iconic Palestinian singer and activist Rim Banna defiantly worked on her 13\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e album, while continuing to lend her voice to the voiceless in her occupied homeland Palestine and across the world. Rim’s art and existence are lessons in humanity, resistance, justice and freedom. Rim passed away on March 24\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 2018. May she rest in peace and power. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeb: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rim_Banna\"\u003ehttps:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rim_Banna\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eCheckpoint 303.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Using field recordings from Palestine and the Arab street, Checkpoint 303 constructs soundscapes that weave cinematic audio with experimental sound processing and complex beats. Through its electronic compositions, collected sounds and noise, Checkpoint 303 spreads a message for justice and human rights.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eCheckpoint 303 has opened for Massive Attack shows in the UK and France.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eWeb: \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.checkpoint303.com\"\u003ehttp:\/\/www.checkpoint303.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eBugge Wesseltoft.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Bugge is a Norwegian jazz musician, pianist, composer and producer.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eHe is internationally recognized for his musical genius and unique improvisation skills.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeb: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.buggewesseltoft.com\/\"\u003ehttps:\/\/www.buggewesseltoft.com\/\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTrack list:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1. Language of Silence\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2. A Rose in the Battlefield\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e3. Daughter of the Desert\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e4. Released\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e5. Deadly Music\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e6. This is my Voice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e7. I don’t Care\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e8. The Last Cord\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e9. Rim\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e10. My Dream Road of Roses\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e11. Ascending to the Sun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e12. My Songs will Sound from the Squares\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e13. Unable\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e14. Loving You\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e15. Maryam\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kirkelig Kulturverksted","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41567146115267,"sku":"FXCD446","price":179.0,"currency_code":"NOK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0610\/7116\/3587\/products\/FXCD446RimBanna.jpg?v=1646136530"},{"product_id":"mahsa-vahdat-coskun-karademir-endless-path-cd","title":"Mahsa Vahdat \u0026 Coşkun Karademir \/\/ Endless Path \/\/ CD","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA strong spirituality from distant centuries, borne by stories, poems, melodies and images, comes alive in this project that is uniting the poets Rumi and Yunus Emre and the Norwegian visual artist Emanuel Vigeland.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTwo singers, Mahsa Vahdat from Iran and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCoşkun Karademir from Turkey, channel this encounter between these three artists when they allow cascades of words and tones to reverberate around the walls of Vigeland's magnificent mausoleum in Vinderen in Oslo, where the echoes last more than 14 seconds.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn addition to the vocalists Mahsa Vahdat and Coşkun Karademir we meet Özer Özel and Omer Arslan, both from Turkey, the first on the tambour the latter on percussion, in addition to the Iranian Mahdi Teimori who plays ney flute. Coşkun also plays the kopuz and baghlama string instruments.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe album, recorded by Martin Abrahamsen, has been produced by Erik Hillestad and is released by KKV.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTurkey and Iran are aesthetically and culturally connected. Their being neighbours and trading partners with common travel routes for many centuries is reflected in the tonalities, metaphors and poetic references that correspond between the meditative songs on this album.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePersian and Anatolian poetry and music have embraced each other since the days when mystics wandered the region, when no language barriers or other boundaries could impede the free flight of ideas across the mountains, valleys and plains.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs a young man, Moulana Jalalod-din\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Rumi emigrated from Balkh in present-day Afghanistan and settled in Konya in Anatolia, where he spent most of his life and penned his most famous love poems in Persian, inspired by his ground-breaking encounter with the mystic Shams Tabriz. Yunus Emre lived in the same region at about the same time and sang his songs in Turkish, one of the very first to do so.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis was a renaissance period for free souls who shared ideas that have become essential for humanity, humanistic ideas that have survived the changing dictatorships in the region. These ideas revolve around the human heart, our endless wandering and our free access to the grace and love of the Loved One, and how love is the world's most important source of creative power.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Norwegian visual artist Emanuel Vigeland (1875-1948) has expressed similar ideas through his frescoes which adorn the walls of his mausoleum. Here the many aspects of human life are expressed in this lofty space. The impressive acoustics hint at the eternity of the music and poems of the two mystics from the Anatolian and Persian traditions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTrack list:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1. May This Meadow Have Flowers - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChamman                                             \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 7.46\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2. Come, See What Love Has Done To Me - Aşk Neyledi                              4.38\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e3. Endless Ocean - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBahreh Bi Karan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e                                                                5.58\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e4. Come, Heart, Let Us Go To The Beloved - Gel Dosta Gidelim Gönül       5.02\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e5. Show Your Face - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBen Mai Rokh\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e                                                                  5.38\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e6. Hear O Great Ones - İşidin Ey Ulular                                                           6.10\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e7. The Revolt Of Love - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDar Asheghi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e                                                                6.26\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e8. I’ll Not Die - Ölmezem Gayrı                                                                         7.07\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e9. Make My Garden Laugh - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBagh e Mara Bekhandan                                  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 5.28\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e10. The Caravan Has Passed - Göçtü Kervan                                                  7.05\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e11. Don’t Leave Me - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo Maro\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e                                                                           8.25\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kirkelig Kulturverksted","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41567216369859,"sku":"FXCD443","price":179.0,"currency_code":"NOK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0610\/7116\/3587\/products\/FXCD443cover_vahdatCoskun2400x2400.jpg?v=1646138202"},{"product_id":"tania-saleh-intersection-cd","title":"Tania Saleh \/\/ Intersection \/\/ CD","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Intersection\" \u003c\/i\u003e– an audiovisual experiment\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Intersection” is a new audiovisual experiment, mixing Arabic poetry, classical Arabic melodies, street art, Arabic calligraphy and contemporary electronic sounds. It describes the state of the Arab world, standing still, at an intersection between East and West, religious beliefs, extremism and moderation, good and evil, war and peace... The aim of this project, is to expose to the world a bit of the artistry that resides under the rubble, and transmit the idea of a possible common cultural ground to the next Arab generations. After all, dialects may differ, but all Arabs still speak the same language. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Arab world has been living in the midst of chaos, corruption, bad rulership, sectarian conflicts, religious extremism, social divisions, economic problems, racism and ignorance for many decades. Almost all peoples in those Arab nations are still striving to find some kind of unity and enjoy a life of beauty and harmony despite all the negativity. The need to search for inspiration in sources of humanism and love that can reduce animosity and build peace, prosperity and justice in this part of the world is bigger than ever. The positive sources of inspiration are there, presented by artists, poets, philosophers, thinkers, scientists and all the many heroes of everyday life. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTania Saleh has chosen to revisit great inspiring poems from different poets of the Arab world and turn them into contemporary songs. Being a visual artist herself and a big fan of street art, she also painted some murals on the walls of the Arab world, and even in Oslo (Norway), one of the cities to which Arabs flee from the terrible situations in their countries. Those murals are an attempt to express the essence of the timeless poetry she chose, and to mirror the situation in the Arab streets today. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAbout Tania saleh:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTania Saleh is a Lebanese singer\/songwriter\/visual artist who has been paving her own path in the Arabic indie alternative musical scene since 1990. Her songs are a mix between the traditional Arabic music she was raised on (dabke, tarab and mawwal ) and the western sounds she chose to follow ( folk, rock, jazz, bossa nova, electronic ). She also has a passion for visual arts, illustration and animation. By mixing both music and interesting imagery, Tania Saleh is reinventing herself in every way. She has released 5 albums to date - the latest, an audiovisual album entitled \"Intersection\" in collaboration with music producer Khalil Judran and Norwegian producer Erik Hillestad from Kirkelig Kulturverksted, Norway. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHow it all started:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBack in 2013, a meeting between Tania Saleh and Khalil Judran (international sound artist, electronic music composer and producer who contributed to numerous experimental and underground music projects, including “Checkpoint 303”) was made possible by the Norwegian label Kirkelig Kulturverksted (KKV) and gave rise to an unexpected, yet natural musical explosion, where edgy post-pop electronica is mixed with magical Oriental melodies and powerful contemporary Arab poetry. An unprecedented chemistry led to an unclassifiable album that seeks to challenge current walls in all forms.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"rtl\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProduced by: Khalil Judran\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eExecutive producers: Tania Saleh and Erik Hillestad\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSupported by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTrack list: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1. Happy About Something - Mahmoud Darwish                       3\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e:50\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2. Show Me the Way - Tania Saleh                                              3:20\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3. No Justice in the Forests - Khalil Gibran                                3:13\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4. The Orient - Bayram al Tunsi                                                   4:38\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e5. Quarrel with Allah - Younes El Ebn                                          4:04\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e6. Damascus - Nizar Kabbani                                                       4:18\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e7. Speechless - Tania Saleh                                                          3:44\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e8. In Other People's Land- Abdallah Al Bardawni                       3:45\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9. Invitation to a Dream - Nazek Al Malaeka                               3:42\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e10. I, Lilith - Joumana Haddad                                                      4:54\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e11. It's Springtime - Bader Shaker Al Sayyab \u0026amp; Sarah Jahin      3:38\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e12. Weird World - Sarah Jahin                                                      4:30\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e13. We Will Sing - Ahmad Fouad Najm                                        3:21 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kirkelig Kulturverksted","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41567278661827,"sku":"FXCD440","price":179.0,"currency_code":"NOK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0610\/7116\/3587\/products\/FXCD440.jpg?v=1646139741"},{"product_id":"syrian-prayers-cd","title":"Syrian Prayers \/\/ Sacred music from Bilad Al Sham \/\/ CD","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Syrian Prayers”\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMuslim and Christian vocal music from the rainbow region of religions\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhile Europe tries to establish new national identities based on pluralism, the world’s oldest religious diversity is about to fall apart before the eyes of a paralytic world.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKKV’s Erik Hillestad has made recordings of profoundly beautiful sacral music from historic Syria. Recordings were made of Syrian and Iraqi refugees, and their Lebanese fellow believers, in churches and mosques in Beirut and the Bekaa valley. Here Christian and Muslim singers perform in choirs, at times delicately accompanied by oud, organ, flute or violin.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe result is an evocative audio document of a CD showing the broad range of religious songs from a region ravaged by conflicts. Hillestad presents music from the earliest centuries of Christianity and Islam up to the present. The aim is to help preserve a beautiful part of our world heritage, but also to sound a warning about what is at stake when the wars in Syria and Iraq and the generally increasing conflict level in the region tear away at the finely meshed fabric of peaceful coexistence across religions and sects.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOf the more than 20 religious traditions in the region constituting the historic Syria, eight of the most musically prominent have been included on the album. These are the Armenian church, the Syrian orthodox church, the Byzantine tradition, the Chaldean church, the Assyrian church, the Maronites, the Sunni Muslims and the Shia Muslims.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe contributing performers are:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKousan Male Chamber Choir, Armenian tradition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAbbas Badawy, Shia Muslim singer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChoir of the Antonine School of Music, Maronites\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChoir from the Syrian Orthodox Church in Zahle, the Bekaa valley\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMahdi Kallas, Shia Muslim singer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMount Lebanon Orthodox Byzantine Choir (SEM)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDr. Hassan Moraib, Sunni Muslim singer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSt. Joseph Chaldean Choir, Chaldean tradition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSyrian refugee children from the Assyrian tradition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChoir of the Assyrian Church of the East, Assyrian tradition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMansour Zayter, Sunni Muslim singer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Syrian Prayers” is subtitled “Sacred music from Bilad Al Sham”. \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAl Sham\u003c\/i\u003e is the old Arab name for Damascus, and \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBilad\u003c\/i\u003e means “homeland”. Most are familiar with the words “When Quirinius was governor of Syria” from the Christmas Gospel. It was a far more extensive Syria than today's war-torn Arab republic, first established as a nation after World War II. At the time of Quirinius, Syria also included Lebanon, Palestine, Jordan and parts of Iraq and Turkey.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eErik Hillestad has worked for two years on this project, which has been funded by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTrack list:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1. Krisdos Haryav - Kousan Male Chamber Choir\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2. Doaa Tawba - Abbas Badawy, Shia Muslim chanter\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e3. Introitus and Gloria - Choir of the Antonine School of Music\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e4. Ritual of penitence - Choir of the Antonine School of Music\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e5. Part of the trad. Syriac Orthodox liturgy\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e6. Hikamiyat - Mahdi Kallas, Shia Muslim chanter\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e7. Psalm 20 - Mount Lebanon Orthodox Byzantine Choir\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e8. Megalynarion for Holy Spirit Monday - Mount Lebanon Orthodox Byzantine Choir\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e9. Prayer - Dr. Hassan Moraib, Sunni Muslim chanter\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e10. Maran Isho - St. Joseph Chaldean Choir\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e11. Oshanna - Syrian refugee children in the Assyrian tradition\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e12. Marmita - Choir of the Assyrian Church of the East\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e13. Taranto Baba al Rajaa - Mansour Zayter, Sunni Muslim chanter\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e14. Hamenayn Jam - Kousan Male Chamber Choir, Armenian tradition\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kirkelig Kulturverksted","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41571276718275,"sku":"FXCD435","price":179.0,"currency_code":"NOK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0610\/7116\/3587\/products\/FXCD435Coverforsiden.jpg?v=1646212709"},{"product_id":"out-of-the-mist-cd","title":"Songs in the Mist \/\/ CD","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOut of the Mist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTen young and talented Iranian women are releasing an album they have called \"Songs in the mist\". The album features traditional Persian classical poetry and folk songs from minorities in Iran, and these women have travelled a long way to Oslo to record it. In their homeland it is prohibited for women to sing solo. This means that they have no access to a stage, and their talents remain invisible. To be seen and heard by an audience, KKV is releasing their music, just as the company has done for other female Iranian artists earlier.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe ten women are: Ooldouz Pouri, Sara Parvaresh, Nelia Safai, Maryam Lamei, Sahar Mansourzadeh, Parand, Mahsa Azizmi, Yasaman, Afarin Nazari, Golnush Salehi and Firoozeh Rais Dana. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn addition to Persian instruments such as the kamancheh, khanoon, tar and baghlama, which they play themselves, they are accompanied by two Norwegian musicians: Rune Arnesen on drums and percussion and Gjermund Silset on double bass.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe project is part of a long-term project the KKV is a part of in cooperation with the Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The intention is to give women a voice and visibility on the music stage. The album is produced by Erik Hillestad.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kirkelig Kulturverksted","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41571545252035,"sku":"FXCD431","price":179.0,"currency_code":"NOK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0610\/7116\/3587\/products\/FXCD431Coverforside.jpg?v=1646217597"},{"product_id":"gaza-youth-choir-salute-to-gaza-cd","title":"Gaza Youth Choir \/\/ Salute to Gaza \/\/ CD","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePut aside all the usual stereotypes about Gaza. Forget war, Islamism and poverty for a second. Listen instead to the new CD featuring the Gaza Youth Choir.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe album, entitled \"Salute to Gaza\", is bursting with energy from a part of the Middle East where 1.8 million people are cut off from the rest of the world. The music, the power and the joy tell the story of how we in the Western world should start to look at Gaza from a different angle. Instead of allowing ourselves to be infected by a fear that is way over the top, we should rather take a look into what the world is missing when we turn a blind eye to all this energy and vitality that is locked away.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOn \"Salute to Gaza\" we hear familiar Palestinian traditional songs accompanied by oud, nay (flute), khanoon (table harp), double bass and percussion. Suhail Khoury has also written a completely new song, a tribute to Gaza and the people who live there. The songs, accompanied by a large string and woodwind ensemble, have been arranged by Kjetil Bjerkestrand. All the musicians and singers in the choir are students in the Edward Said National Conservatory of Music (ESNCM), which has departments in four locations in the Palestine territories: Ramallah, Jerusalem, Bethlehem and Gaza. Recording of the instruments was mostly done in the ESNCM studio in Ramallah, which has a collaborative agreement with KKV. The choir and soloists were recorded in a modern studio in Gaza. The equipment in the studio was smuggled through tunnels from Egypt before they were closed and destroyed two years ago. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe album is released by KKV and produced by Erik Hillestad. He and the sound recordist Martin Abrahamsen had to wait a year before the Israelis granted an entry permit to Gaza in January 2016, after three applications. The album, funded by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has a richly designed cover by the Lebanese artist Tania Saleh, who is also one of KKV's artists.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTrack list:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1. My Homeland\/Mawtini                                                                                         2:59\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2. Visit Me at Least Once a Year\/ Zourouni Kulli Sana Marra                               2:45\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3. I Write Your Name, My Country\/ Biktob Issmek Ya Bladi                                  3:44\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4. A Song I Wrote for You\/ Instrumental                                                                 2:42\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e5. When My Love Begins to Sway\/ Lama Bada Yatathanna                                  3:05\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e6. Mawwal on the Letters of the Homeland                                                           2:23\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e7. A Beautiful Girl\/ Al Helwa Dee\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e                                                                             3:22\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e8. Mother, What's with the Wind\/Yumma Mweil el Hawa                                     3:30\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9. My Homeland, Birthplace of Free People\/ Ya Watany Ya Mahd el Ahrar        5:13\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e10. Salute to Gaza - Salam Li Ghazza                                                                    5:59\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kirkelig Kulturverksted","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41580478431427,"sku":"FXCD426","price":179.0,"currency_code":"NOK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0610\/7116\/3587\/products\/FXCD426Gaza2400x2400.jpg?v=1646398046"},{"product_id":"mahsa-vahdat-the-sun-will-rise-cd","title":"Mahsa Vahdat \/\/ The Sun Will Rise \/\/ CD","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"The sun will rise\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMahsa Vahdat's stunning voice has caught international attention. She has over the last 10 years released 7 albums, some together with the sister Marjan and some with other artists. Her latest solo album \"Traces of an Old Vinyard\" has recently been chosen by the magazine Songlines as one of the best albums of 2015.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn April 2016 she releases her new a cappella album “The sun will rise” with 21 songs performed by her solo voice only. Most of the songs are Mahsa’s own melodies composed to traditional and contemporary Persian poetry.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe record is a pilgrimage to a beauty marked by stains of love and dreams. In old churches, castles and halls - in Van, Istanbul, Oslo, Wroclaw, Provence and Alhambra, Mahsa's voice fills rooms of hidden stories and mysteries. Her orchestra is just the echo from walls and vaults, floors and columns in the rooms she and her engineer and producer Erik Hillestad chose for recording.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMahsa found the needed inspiration from unspoken stories and layers of time, expressed through architecture and art, and through the patina left by time and by life itself. She wanted to go to similar places in Iran, but because she is not allowed to perform in public places there, she had to record in other countries.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDuring this journey, Mahsa’s emotional moods would receive suggestions for which songs to sing from the walls, windows and bricks, and even from the scent of the rooms where the recordings took place.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn some cases there were also people present in the recording sessions, so it became like a live performance for a limited audience. In other places, the presence of birds, footsteps, bells, distant voices, brooks and fountains became natural elements of the flow of music.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eShe recorded around 50 songs, and 21 of them were selected for the new album.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBorn in Tehran in 1973, Mahsa Vahdat entered the Art University in Tehran in 1993 and graduated from the Music Faculty with a BA in Music. She took part in the 2004 thought-provoking musical statement “Lullabies from the Axis of Evil.” Freemuse Award Winner 2010.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHere are Mahsa’s own words on the cover of the new album:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy voice is my homeland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy body is my instrument.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy songs are about freedom, love and longing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy work is to trust the moment and make it eternal\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn the most passionate moments of my singing, I fly to the landscape of the Alborz Mountains.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWherever in the world I sing, the rays of their sun interweave with my breath.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe recording places\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Emanuel Vigeland Museum, Oslo, Norway\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe painter Emanuel Vigeland’s masterpiece is his own mausoleum in Oslo. Here he has created a barrel-vaulted room with an 800 square meter fresco called “Vita”. The walls and ceiling are covered with motives from human life, from birth to death, reinforced by the unusual and overwhelming acoustics of the room.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eÉglise Saint-Claude, Sigonce, Provence, France\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA beautiful old Gothic church built in the late 14\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003csup data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e century, at the time when the Iranian poet Hafez lived in Shiraz. The village of Sigonce is a pictoresque jewel with a relaxed, friendly atmosphere.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIglesia de Santa Maria, Requena, Spain\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSome miles north-west of Valencia the small town Requena holds the 14th century Church of Santa Maria with it's wonderful acoustics. Today the building is a concert place, not unlike the Jakob Church in Oslo, where the record company KKV is located.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCrimea Memorial\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChurch, Istanbul, Turkey\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Crimea Memorial Church (built 1858-68) is an English church in the Taksim district of Istanbul. Donated by Sultan Abdulmecit, in memory of British soldiers who participated in the Crimean war.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Istanbul is Mahsa’s favourite city outside of Iran.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eParador de San Francisco in Alhambra\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn Alhambra, among gardens and fountains you find a former Franciscan monastery, now turned into a hotel. The remains of an old Nasrid palace from the Muslim era have been preserved in the “Nazarí Room” where we did the recording\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSaint Elisabeth Church, Wroclaw, Poland\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSt Elizabeth’s Church (14\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003csup data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e century) is a Gothic church in Wroclaw, an iconic structure of the city's panorama.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSince 1999 there is a memorial on the church property to Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a native of the city and martyr to the anti-Nazi Cause. We did the recording in one of the chapels in the church.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePalacios Nazaríes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlhambra, Spain\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlhambra is an outstanding example of Oriental architechture. We recorded in The Palace of the Lions (14\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003csup data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e century), built by Muhammad V. This is a wonderful example of the integration of architecture, gardens and water. We included the sound of the fountains in the recordings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAkdamar Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Van Lake, Turkey\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA medieval \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eArmenian \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ecathedral, built in 915, exactly 1000 years before the Armenian genocide. The church is situated on an island in Van Lake. We recorded on a day when the cherry trees around the church bloomed. The snow covered mountains around the lake made a stunning view from the green island. The closest place to Iran we came during the journey of this album.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTrack list:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1. The sun rises                                        3:49\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2. My eyes brim with the sea                  2:53\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3. Show your face\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e                                    3:02\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4. Deylaman                                             2:32\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e5. The blue of passion                             1:54\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e6. The pain of love                                   3:18\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e7. The pair of your hair                             1:35\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e8. The scent of earth                               1:38\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9. The land of love                                   2:44\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e10. Plea                                                     2:46\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e11. Neyriz                                                  1:46\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e12. Imprints                                              2:32\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e13. The hidden secret                             1:36\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e14. The Leiti Lullaby                                2:03\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e15. The vow                                             3:00\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e16. Rapacious lovers                               3:13\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e17. The caravan of life\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e                             1:33\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e18. Elegy for a beloved one                    1:18\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e19. The news of reunion                         1:56\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e20. Lullaby                                               2:00\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e21. Primordial Mysteries                         1:28\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kirkelig Kulturverksted","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41586305532099,"sku":"FXCD422","price":179.0,"currency_code":"NOK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0610\/7116\/3587\/products\/FXCD422_1500x1500_MahsaACappella.jpg?v=1646647394"},{"product_id":"ferhat-tunc-kobani-cd","title":"Ferhat Tunç \/\/ Kobani \/\/ CD","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA strong inspiration for freedom seekers in and around Turkey\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFerhat Tunç is a singer with a deep concern for all the people living in and around Turkey. In this project he shows his solidarity with Kurds, Alevis, Yazidies and Armenians, by writing and performing songs about their stories, their suffering and pain, their hopes and the richness they bring to Anatolia and Mesopotamia and to all of the landscapes within Turkey and the surrounding countries. The title of the album, “Kobani” has a message about how important it is to defend the precious and often threatened liberty, traditions and culture in the whole area.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Kobani” is a dynamic album in the genre of “World Music”, with elements from Turkish and Kurdish traditions framed by western singer-songwriter pop\/rock styles.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn one of the tracks the famous Sami artist \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMari Boine \u003c\/b\u003esings a duet with Ferhat Tunc. Her contribution has a symbolic meaning, because she represents a minority in the Scandinavian countries with a history similar to the Kurds in Anatolia.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eFerhat Tunç has also himself experienced what freedom fighters in the area have faced. He is paying the price of opposing by standing strong with his music and the stories he keeps alive. Fed with the sounds of history, poetry and music, “Kobani” carries the cries of the lost ones to the sky. With Ferhat Tunç’s voice, singing in Turkish, Kurdish and Armenian languages and with contributions from some worldwide-recognised Norwegian and Turkish musicians, we are proud to release this unique album.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAmong the people participating in Ferhat Tunc’s new album are Osman Ismen who has arranged all the songs, assisted by Norwegian guitarist Knut Reiersrud,\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlp Dogan Tureci and Rune Arnesen who play drums and percussion,\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eØyvind Kristiansen on piano, Eyup Hamish on ney and Ertan Tekin on duduk.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA string ensemble from Istanbul and a youth choir from Oslo also play important roles on the CD.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e“Kobani” is following the Album “Suvare Kirmanciye’ (2012), which was lamenting the 1938 genocide on the Kurdish people of Dersim. Ferhat Tunç is a Saga collector, passing on his stories, because he concerns for the traces not to get lost. With these old and new songs of resistance he exclaims the scars of the hurt ones and raises peoples’ hope. He also becomes a voice for the languages and cultures whose existence has been denied.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe album is mixed by Jan Erik Kongshaug in Rainbow Studio, Oslo and produced by Erik Hillestad from KKV.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTrack list: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1. Anne Beni Haziranda Bul - Find Me in June, Mother                       5:44\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2. Kobani                                                                                                  5:16                  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3. Vurdular Bizi - The Shot Us                                                               6:06\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4. Hewre şayi (\u003c\/span\u003eaşure Demenu) - Tribe Demenan  \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e                       \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e        6:09\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e5. Ali Ismail'e Ağit - Ali Ismail                                                                 5:57\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e6. Vuruldular (üç Kadin) - Fallen                                                            5:55\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e7. Sonde Halvoriye \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e                                          \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e                                       5:05\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e8. Naro Can                                                                                             4:07\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9. Dersim (Alişer) - Dersim                                                                    4:43\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e10. Dere Emirxani - river Emirghan (Duet with Mari Boine)                5:44\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e11. Ömrüm Benim - My Life                                                                   5:21\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e12. Şengale - Shengal                                                                           5:28\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kirkelig Kulturverksted","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41586501615811,"sku":"FXCD417","price":179.0,"currency_code":"NOK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0610\/7116\/3587\/products\/FXCD417Coverforside2.jpg?v=1646650408"},{"product_id":"the-iqrit-files-cd","title":"Checkpoint303 \/\/ The Iqrit Files \/\/ CD","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“The Iqrit Files”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Palestinian refugee camp \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYarmouk\u003c\/b\u003e in Syria is a double hell: it is surrounded by Assad's hostile forces, and inside the camp it is terrorised by the forces of IS (the Islamic State). Through the CD project “\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Iqrit Files”\u003c\/b\u003e and the exhibition “\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Faces of Iqrit”,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKKV\u003c\/b\u003e is focusing on the reason why such camps exist.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e”The Iqrit Files”\u003c\/b\u003e is a CD featuring the electronica collective \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCheckpoint303\u003c\/b\u003e and singers who grew up in the village of Iqrit in Galilee, but who were forced to flee and abandon their homes. The singers \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJawaher Shofani\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWardeh Sbeit\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJihad Sbeit\u003c\/b\u003e describe what occurred when Israeli soldiers arrived in 1948, making them all homeless and destroying their village. The recordings have been made in these ruins, and the Checkpoint303 collective has framed the voices in a soundscape of electronics, oud, piano and recorded utterances from the political stage.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNakba\u003c\/b\u003e is the Arabic term for the expulsion of the Palestinians when the state of Israel was formed in 1948. A total of 360 Palestinian villages were evacuated by force and taken over or razed to the ground, and 900 000 people were forced to flee to camps in Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and the West Bank. The Yarmouk camp in Damascus swelled with the concentration of Palestinians who had fled from evacuated villages in 1948.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Israeli narrative has been that this flight was encouraged by Arab leaders while the Israeli leaders urged the Palestinians to stay. But historians have since uncovered evidence that Israeli forces practised ethnic cleansing in Palestinian towns and villages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOne of these was \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIqrit\u003c\/b\u003e, located close to the Lebanese border. In November 1948 Israeli soldiers informed the 500 inhabitants that they were to be evacuated on a temporary basis and that after two weeks they would be able to move back to their homes. This promise was never kept. The town was sequestered until it was levelled to the ground on Christmas Eve, 1951. The only building left standing was the church. Today, the old roads cleared by the descendants of those who were expelled can be seen, and the church still stands there, as does the burial ground at the base of the mountain where Iqrit was located. Here some of the descendants of the villagers still come to bury their dead. Some young descendants of the Iqrit inhabitants have recently attempted to re-build their village among the ruins, but the Israelis will not allow this. The Iqrit people often say, wryly, “They won't let us live in Iqrit, but we’re still allowed to die there”.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTrack list:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1. Welcome to Iqrit                                                    1:44\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2. In 1948                                                                   5:21\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3. My Homeland                                                        4:35\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4. Come Back Home, All Refugees                         4:04\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e5. Northern Wind                                                      4:32\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e6. We Intend to Depart                                             3:29\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e7. Morning Star                                                          4:06\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e8. A'ataba\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e                                        \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e                           2:40\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9. Road to Jerusalem\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e                                                2:24\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e10. I Climbed the Top of the Mountain                    4:04\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e11. They Rode Their Horses\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e                                     3:55\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e12. Return Back Home\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e                                              1:24\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e13. Return to Iqrit\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e                                                      3:06\u003c\/span\u003e                 \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kirkelig Kulturverksted","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41586755010755,"sku":"FXCD413","price":179.0,"currency_code":"NOK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0610\/7116\/3587\/products\/FXCD413IKRIT.jpg?v=1646655461"},{"product_id":"mahsa-vahdat-traces-of-an-old-vineyard-cd","title":"Mahsa Vahdat \/\/ Traces of an Old Vineyard \/\/ CD","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTraces of an Old Vineyard\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs a tribute to a defiant and rich heritage and to a world of beauty and unknown depth, the celebrated Iranian singer Mahsa Vahdat.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAfter six albums with different kinds of collaboration (with her sister Marjan, with the American soul singer Mighty Sam McClain and with the Norwegian choir SKRUK), she now for the first time carries a project under her own name.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe album contains her own melodies to poems by the classical Iranian poets Khayyam, Hafez and Rumi. The musicians who are accompanying her are Tord Gustavsen on piano and keyboards, Shervin Mohajer on the Persian string instrument kamancheh and Ali Rahimi on percussion.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe poems on the record express a great variation on the many aspects of love and life: devotion, desires, ecstasy, tensions, disappointments and sorrows. The musical idea of the album is to develop the beauty of Persian poetry and vocal tradition within the frame of a meeting between Iranian contemporary instrumental music and a jazz pianist. All the songs are arranged by Tord Gustavsen with whom Mahsa has worked several times before.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe recording was done in Kulturkirken Jakob, Oslo in September 2014 by the sound engineer Martin Abrahamsen and the producer Erik Hillestad.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe album is supported by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Fond for Utøvende Kunstnere.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMahsa Vahdat has been granted the Freemuse Award (2010). Her previous projects have been given great reviews in many countries. “Twinklings of hope” (2012) was regarded as a “Top of the World Album” by the Songlines Magazine, and won the “Independent Music Award” in 2013.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTrack list: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1. Vanishing Lines                                               4:16\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2. My Ruthless Companion                                3:57\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3. Sleepless Eyes                                                6:05\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4. Wind in Tresses                                              5:21\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e5. Pledge With the Jar                                       4:26\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e6. Beauty on the Run                                         5:01\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e7. Morning Sun of Hope                                     3:04\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e8. Kissing the Wine Jug                                     4:20\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9. The Flower's Garment                                   3:51\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e10. Once Again Beside Myself                          6:02\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e11. Fire in the Heart                                            4:40\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e12. Dialogue with the Beloved                          4:56\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kirkelig Kulturverksted","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41586868551875,"sku":"FXCD409","price":179.0,"currency_code":"NOK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0610\/7116\/3587\/products\/FXCD409coverforsiden.jpg?v=1646657544"},{"product_id":"dina-el-wedidi-turning-back-cd","title":"Dina El Wedidi \/\/ Turning Back \/\/ CD","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYoung Egyptian talent makes her debut on a Norwegian label\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDina El Wedidi is a name to remember for all those who love world music. She has managed to make her mark as a young Egyptian sing-songwriter who combines fiery contemporary sounds with her roots in Egyptian vocal music. Now she is making her debut on KKV with the album \"Turning back\".\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDina is a stage artist who masters the art of storytelling and acting as well as music. When \"the Arabian spring\" erupted in 2011 she had a big hit with one of the songs for the musical \"Khalina Nehlam\" (Let us dream). In 2012 Dina was selected by Gilberto Gil and \"The Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative\". Thus she came under the patronage of the world-renowned Brazilian musician and received funding to develop her career. The two of them performed at Back2Black in London in 2012, and later in Switzerland, the USA, Brazil and Egypt. Gilberto Gil is also featured on the new album which is being released this autumn and distributed in the Middle East, Europe, the USA and Latin America.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDina El Wedidi wants to preserve the musical performance \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003etradition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003es of Egyptian women. This ambition has brought her into contact with the Zar group Mazaher, which is also featured on two tracks on her new CD. Zar is an old, ritual form of music which is generally performed by women.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDina has written all the music for \"Turning back\". The lyrics, by various contemporary lyricists, deal with the scent of love, the past and the future in a country suffering from tragedies, but where hope can never be crushed. The album is the result of close cooperation with the Egyptian arranger Nancy Mounir and the American producer Miles Jay. The record was recorded in Cairo and the musicians are from Egypt. Among them we find Wael el Sayed on accordion, Hany Bedair and Mizo on percussion, Muhammad Ra'fat on drums, Nader El Shaer on kawala, Amin Shahine on arghoul, Seka on electric bass, Mohamed Adel on electric guitar, and Shady Nagy and Mounir Maher on acoustic guitars. The producer Miles Jay is also featured on double bass, lyra and bouzoki. The record was mixed in Oslo by Martin Abrahamsen.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKKV has made it an important aim to support artists from the Middle East in developing their careers and receives funding to support this from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eWith Dina El Wedidi, KKV is thus extending this important work to Egypt. \u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is some of what Gilberto Gil has said about Dina:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTalent she has, commitment she has, dedication and the capacity to work hard, Dina has all that. And with her musicians, she's open, cooperative and democratic. Her music is so varied, she has a kind of multifaceted personality, working with change. Every few months, like a different person, she brings new ideas. At her age, when you're curious, that's what happens, you're finding a path to follow. It's an amazing thing – a year ago, she was singing with local bands in Cairo's Tahrir Square during the struggle, and then performing with me, in London, an appropriately bicultural song, 'Egyptian Bossa Nova'. The mentoring was to give her opportunities to follow the way we work, how we prepare our songs, our records, our concerts, how we travel and choose audiences, and why we come to Europe and go to Africa. Dina has a great artistic personality; she's been tailored by life to be an artist. She's already a new-born star.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTrack list:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1. Fi Belad El Agayeb\/ In Wonderland                    4:59\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2. El Haram\/ Sin                                                       3:47\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3. Dawayer\/ Circles                                                 4:49\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4. Ya Belad\/ Homeland                                           3:59\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e5. El Sira                                                                   6:43\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e6. Yohadethoni El Shagar                                       3:45\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e7. El Liel\/ The Night                                                 5:01\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e8. Hozn El Ganoub\/ The Grief of The South         5:08\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9. Tedawar Wtergaa\/ Turning Back                       3:35\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e10. Kort El Wagaa\/ The Ardor of Love                   3:35\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e11. Sokoun\/ Stillness                                               3:14\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kirkelig Kulturverksted","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41586932285635,"sku":"FXCD406","price":179.0,"currency_code":"NOK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0610\/7116\/3587\/products\/FXCD406.jpg?v=1646659134"},{"product_id":"songs-from-a-stolen-spring-cd","title":"Songs from a Stolen Spring \/\/ CD","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn the middle of the breakout of a new Iraq war, American and Arab artists sing duets on a new CD from KKV. The project, about the eternal struggle for freedom, has given birth to the new record called \"Songs from a Stolen Spring\".\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe demonstrations we in the West called \"the Arab Spring\" in 2011 led to the downfall of several heads of state. In country after country from Tunisia in the west to Yemen in the east people took to the streets in numbers that surprised the world. Today, however, the winds of spring no longer blow across the Arab world. Those who fought for freedom in Egypt and Tunisia wanted something else than to have their revolutions taken over by Islamists or military leaders. But these are the forces that soon stole \"the spring\" out of the hands of those who started the struggle.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen people demand freedom, new songs are born. We saw it during the civil rights battles and the peace movements in the USA in the 1960s and 1970s, when Jimmy Cliff wrote \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Many rivers to cross\",\u003c\/b\u003e Richie Havens sang \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Freedom\"\u003c\/b\u003e and Elvis Presley performed \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"If I can dream\".\u003c\/b\u003e And we have seen the same during the Arabian struggles for freedom over the last three years. To show that the battle for freedom is the same everywhere and at all times, the producer \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eErik Hillestad\u003c\/b\u003e has brought together American and Arabian artists, and meshed well-known freedom songs from the USA with new songs on the same theme written during the last three years in the Middle East.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEven if a new winter now has clamped down on most of the Arab world, the songs created in Egypt, Tunisia, Lebanon, Syria and Palestine continue to nourish a hope that freedom and equality will be won again. In other regions of the world freedom has been a dearly bought child. Several setbacks have occurred before the child has been able to stand more or less securely on its own legs. \"Songs from a Stolen Spring\" is a tribute from an American freedom movement that can look back on many victories to one that still has \"Many rivers to cross\". While such battles may eventually move into parliaments and courtrooms, they always start in the city square and on the streets. And always, the songs are a vital part of mobilizing, motivating and raising the awareness of people about the values at stake.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe artists\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOn \"Songs from a Stolen Spring\" the \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBlind Boys of Alabama\u003c\/b\u003e meet the revolutionary Cairo band \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEskenderella\u003c\/b\u003e. The singer-songwriter\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Tania Saleh\u003c\/b\u003e from Beirut sings with the blues and gospel artist \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTerry Evans\u003c\/b\u003e, and the country rock artist \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMaria McKee\u003c\/b\u003e has met the fusion band \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMassar Egbari\u003c\/b\u003e from Alexandria. Palestine's most famous artist \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRim Banna\u003c\/b\u003e sings with the country artist \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSoozie Tyrell\u003c\/b\u003e, the Egyptian freedom singer \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRamy Essam\u003c\/b\u003e (who has also received the Freemuse Award) sings duets with the soul and gospel legend \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMighty Sam McClain,\u003c\/b\u003e and the young talent \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLobna Noomene\u003c\/b\u003e from Tunisia shares a track with the film hit queen \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLisbeth Scott\u003c\/b\u003e from Los Angeles. Singer \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGlenn Tilbrook \u003c\/b\u003efrom \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Squeeze\u003c\/b\u003e also performs in the company of the young Egyptian star \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDina El Wedidi\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRay Benson \u003c\/b\u003efrom the country swing band\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Asleep at the Wheel \u003c\/b\u003emeets the artist \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMounir Troudi\u003c\/b\u003e from Tunisia.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe band\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe band featured on all the tracks, the glue that holds these new recordings together, is Norwegian \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKnut Reiersrud\u003c\/b\u003e (guitar, Fender Rhodes and autoharp), New Yorker \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLarry Campbell\u003c\/b\u003e (pedal steel and violin), and the Norwegians \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJørund Bøgeberg\u003c\/b\u003e (bass) and \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRune Arnesen\u003c\/b\u003e (drums). A number of musicians from the Middle East also perform on oud, ney, percussion, violin and kanun.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe process\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Songs from a Stolen Spring\" started with trips in the Middle East in 2012 and 2013. The producer \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eErik Hillestad\u003c\/b\u003e went from country to country, meeting artists and asking each of them to find an American freedom song to link to one of their own. Then in cooperation with the American company \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eValley Entertainment\u003c\/b\u003e he invited singers from the USA to participate. A four-man band led by \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKnut Reiersrud \u003c\/b\u003earranged and recorded a basic comp at \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSeaside Lounge\u003c\/b\u003e in Brooklyn together with some of the American artists. Then followed new trips to the Middle East for Hillestad, this time to make recordings with the local singers and some of their instrumentalists. Finally the record was mixed by \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDaniel Lerner\u003c\/b\u003e at \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRockit-Science\u003c\/b\u003e in Los Angeles.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Songs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom the USA:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Freedom\" (Richie Havens, originally performed at the Woodstock festival in 1969)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Ol' Mother Earth\" (Tony Joe White)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Simple Song of Freedom\" (Bobby Darin)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Get up, Stand up\" (Bob Marley\/Peter Tosh)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"If I can dream\" (Elvis’ super hit from 1968)\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Danger Zone\" (Ray Charles)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Many Rivers to Cross\" (Jimmy Cliff)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom Egypt:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"A new beginning\" (Eskenderella)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"I still exist\" (Massar Egbari)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Beyond these doors\" (Dina El Wedidi)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Bread, freedom\" (Ramy Essam)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom Tunisia:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Once we were true rebels\" (Mounir Troudi)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Once upon a time\" (Lobna Noomene)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom Lebanon:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Not a word was spoken\" (Tania Saleh)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom Palestine:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Break your fears\" (Rim Banna\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTrack list:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1. Freedom\/ A new beginning                                                                                     5:24\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2. Not a word has spoken\/ Dancing in the street                                                      4:57\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3. A simple song of Freedom\/ Once we were true rebels                                        5:00\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4. Beyond these doors\/ Get up, stand up                                                                 7:15\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e5. Ol' mother earth\/ I still exist                                                                                   5:48\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e6. Bread, Freedom\/ If i can dream                                                                             4:45\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e7. Danger zone                                                                                                             2:29\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e8. Break your fears                                                                                                      3:11\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9. Once upon a time\/ Many rivers to cross                                                               6:28\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kirkelig Kulturverksted","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41586957779139,"sku":"FXCD405","price":179.0,"currency_code":"NOK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0610\/7116\/3587\/products\/FXCD405Stolenspring.jpg?v=1646659951"},{"product_id":"tania-saleh-a-few-images-cd","title":"Tania Saleh \/\/ A Few images \/\/ CD","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Lebanese woman writes about love\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTania Saleh is a multi-talent from Beirut. She is a visual artist and designer, a composer and a writer of lyrics, certainly one of the most interesting songwriters in Lebanon. Through her 45 years she has experienced civil war, coups and wars. She has seen her city torn down and rebuilt three times, and she has seen her people split and besieged by conflicts that have spread all the way into her own neighbourhoods.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eShe is now releasing her fourth solo CD, \"A few images\" (in Arabic \"Schwayyit Sowar\"), produced and launched in Scandinavia, Germany, the USA, Canada and a number of countries in Asia, the Middle East and Europe by KKV. The songs are about love, though not the sweet romantic kind. Rather this is about all-consuming, passionate love, and lost and failed love. This is love seen from a woman’s point of view in a region of the world where men rule, where a woman's needs are silenced or suppressed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOn her new CD she gives us 11 tracks, mostly with her own melodies and lyrics. She also designed the CD cover. The musicians are from Beirut (guitar, bass, drums, saxophone and various flutes) and Oslo (Piano: Kjetil Bjerkestrand, Vibraphone: Mathias Eick, strings from KORK).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMusically, the CD is strongly inspired by Brazilian music. Samba and bossa nova rhythms are mixed with Arabian instruments and the Arabian style of singing, giving a luscious and catchy sound. The opening track is a tribute to the sea, the only faithful friend Beirut has had over all its years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe CD, recorded in Beirut and Oslo, has been produced by Tania Saleh and Erik Hillestad and has been released with funding from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTrack list:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1. Beirut Windows: As Janelas De Beirute         \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2. She Doesn't Love You: Ela Não Te Ama\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3. A Few Images: Algumas Imagens\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4. Every Time You Go: today Vez due Você Vai\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e5. A Day is gone: O Dia Se Foi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e6. Reda: Reda\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e7. Those Eyes: Esses Olhos\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e8. No Problem At All: Não Tem Problema Algum\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9. Hushed Scat: Silêncio\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e10. The Road to Love: A Estrada Para O Amor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e11. A Day is Gone: O Dia Se Foi (instrumental)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kirkelig Kulturverksted","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41586969051331,"sku":"FXCD404","price":179.0,"currency_code":"NOK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0610\/7116\/3587\/products\/FXCD404TaniaCoverforside.jpg?v=1646660447"},{"product_id":"rim-banna-revelation-of-ecstasy-and-rebellion-cd","title":"Rim Banna \/\/ Revelation of Ecstasy and Rebellion \/\/ CD","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRIM BANNA: \"Revelation of Ecstasy and Rebellion\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eArranged and produced by Bugge Wesseltoft\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThroughout the \"Arab Spring\", Rim Banna, the best-known voice of Palestine, has seen how the music she has created over the last ten years has become part of the revolution's \"soundtrack\". She has toured and held concerts in several of the countries where artists have mobilized the masses to overthrow regimes and presidents, especially in Tunisia and Egypt, where she has had many performances. Now Rim has searched back into the Pan-Arabic cultural heritage and composed her own music for classical Arabic poetry, which through time and space reflects the revolutionary spirit that permeates the atmosphere of the audiences she meets on a daily basis. The result is a fantastic new album, \"Revelation of Ecstasy and Rebellion\" which was released on 14 January, the second anniversary of the \"Arab Spring\".\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA number of new musicians join Rim on her new album, including some Norwegians, including \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEivind Aarseth,\u003c\/b\u003e who plays guitars, as he has done on all the three preceding Rim Banna records, and \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBugge Wesseltoft\u003c\/b\u003e (piano, keyboards and programming), who has produced and arranged the album. He has put together a band that also includes \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJihed Khmiri\u003c\/b\u003e (percussion), \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKays Zorrouk\u003c\/b\u003e (oriental cello) and \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMohamed Ben Salha\u003c\/b\u003e (flute), from Tunis, and \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOssama Bishara\u003c\/b\u003e (kanoon) and \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRamsis Kassis\u003c\/b\u003e (oud) from Palestine. Indian-British \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eShrikant Shriram\u003c\/b\u003e plays bass.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe new production has for the most part been recorded and produced in Norway (by Martin Abrahamsen and Bugge Wesseltoft), but some of the songs were recorded in Nazareth in Palestine and in the Ennejma Ezzahra palace in Tunis. Tunisian rapper \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMr Kaz\u003c\/b\u003e is also featured on one of the tracks.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe poems on the album have been written by famous Sufi poets (Mansour Al Hallaj, Ibn Al Faredh, Rabeah Al Adawiyyah and Ibn Arabi) and more modern poets from the Arab world (Amara Omrani, Bader Shaker Al Sayyab, Mahmoud Darwish and Rashed Hussein).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTrack list:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1. The absent one                                  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2. The hymn of the rain\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e                         \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3. Supply me with an excess of love\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4. The trace of the butterfly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e5. The taste of love\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e6. Don't increase his agony\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e7. Stranger in the gulf\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e8. Astonished by you and me\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9. Two kinds of love\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e10. My heart tells me\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e11. The free man\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e12. The sun of love \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kirkelig Kulturverksted","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41594247315651,"sku":"FXCD386","price":199.0,"currency_code":"NOK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0610\/7116\/3587\/products\/FXCD386.jpg?v=1646826978"},{"product_id":"mahsa-vahdat-might-sam-mcclain-a-deeper-tone-of-longing-cd","title":"Mahsa Vahdat \u0026 Mighty Sam McClain \/\/ A Deeper Tone of Longing \/\/ CD","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMahsa Vahdat \u0026amp; Mighty Sam McClain:\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLove duets across Civilizations – A deeper tone of longing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEast meets West… again\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUnder the heading “A deeper tone of longing”, Mahsa Vahdat from Iran and Mighty Sam McClain from the US have made a second album with ”Duets across Civilizations”. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn 2009 they recorded ”Scent of Reunion”. The album with love duets in Farsi and English got a wonderful worldwide reception both in many Western countries, and in the Iranian exile communities as well as in Iran itself. The record was like hands stretched out towards each other across borders and walls made by people in power.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis time the title ”A deeper tone of longing” indicates that the duo has search another layer in their interpretation of love songs. The same poets; Mohammad Ibrahim Jafari and Erik Hillestad and the same composers; Mahsa Vahdat herself, Sigvart Dagsland and Knut Reiersrud are involved. The same Norwegian\/Iranian band, with Knut Reiersrud and Jarle Bernhoft (guitars), Mathias Eick (trumpet, bass and vibes), Rune Arnesen (drums) and Pasha Hanjani (ney), is accompanying the singers, supplied with one new, important element: The kamancheh player Shervin Mohajer. But because these people have worked together for a while, both on the stage and in the studio, the 10 songs with meetings between Persian and American music are shaped in a more mature and organic way than before, and the ethno\/blues fusion band sounds in a way less “polite” and careful than on the first album.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTrack list: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1. A deeper tone of longing                                         6:30\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2. When you came\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e                                                       5:55\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3. Nobody                                                                     4:50\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4. Two jewels                                                                4:53\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e5. Sun of Iran                                                                5:42\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e6. We are sailors                                                           6:01\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e7. My heart doesn't know borders                              4:47\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e8. Refugee of love                                                        5:42\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9. Lover's prayer                                                           4:37\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e10. Coat of dreams and silk                                         5:05\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kirkelig Kulturverksted","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41594302890179,"sku":"FXCD381","price":179.0,"currency_code":"NOK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0610\/7116\/3587\/products\/FXCD381.jpg?v=1646829157"},{"product_id":"ferhat-tunc-dersim-cd","title":"Ferhat Tunç \/\/ Dersim \/\/ CD","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLanguage is the last shelter of communities in the face of extinction. People exiled from time, keep in their language the stories that have been dismissed by history. \"DERSIM Kirmanciye Laments\" collected in this album carries the last cries of the land of Kirmanciya Beleke (Alach-Elvan-Kirmanciye) which is also remembered as Dervish Land (Admission Land). It expresses the last cries of its dispersed people, the last laments resounding under the skies. Most of the laments in the album attempt to express the anonymous feelings during the 1938 slaughter, also called the Great Tertele (Genocide). The laments were published in Kurdish and English keep their secrets in their original language. They say that the mystery of a language is kept in the words that cannot be translated into other languages. If so, it is not the sound, but the ear that gives meaning to words. - Ferhat Tunç.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTrack list:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1. Wad bo                                        3:45\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2. Suwara Kirmanciye                    6:03\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3. Govendia Milaketo                     4:43\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4. Pithe me                                     4:45\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e5. Abaso                                         4:46\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e6. Ma chi di                                     4:30\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e7. Hewa sile suri                             5:49\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e8. Hora hora                                   4:45\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9. Cuxure                                        3:55\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e10. Biko                                           5:06\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kirkelig Kulturverksted","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41594364756163,"sku":"FXCD378","price":179.0,"currency_code":"NOK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0610\/7116\/3587\/products\/FXCD378.jpg?v=1646830914"},{"product_id":"skruk-mahsa-vahdat-i-vinens-speil-cd","title":"SKRUK \u0026 Mahsa Vahdat \/\/ I Vinens Speil \/\/ CD","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI vinens speil (In the mirror of wine)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThese songs are close relatives of drinking songs, erotic love songs and church music, but all the lyrics reflect the rich world of Islam.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWe are talking about a CD project with Sufi poems by Rumi and Hafez, interpreted by Mahsa Vahdat and Erik Hillestad, and presented by SKRUK and Mahsa in arrangements by Tord Gustavsen.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis album is an extraordinarily beautiful and powerful encounter between traditional Persian songs and Norwegian church music and jazz. It is perfect for meditation and understanding that the human heart is the same, whatever the period, whatever the culture.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHafez and Rumi lived in Iran and wrote in the Persian language: Rumi in the 13th century and Hafez a century later. They were mystics who within the world of Islam wrote poems that found inspiration in Islam, Christianity and the Zoroastrian religion. Mahsa Vahdat and Erik Hillestad have cooperated on translating some of their verse into Norwegian. The melodies are in part traditional Persian ones, while some are written by Mahsa Vahdat and Tord Gustavsen, who is also responsible for the arrangements.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe conductor of SKRUK is, as always, Per Oddvar Hildre. The choir and Mahsa Vahdat are accompanied by Tord Gustavsen on piano, Mads Eilertsen on bass and Kenneth Ekornes on percussion.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePart of the philosophy of the mystics was that each of us has direct access to God’s mercy, regardless of religious structures. Mystics are found in all religions, but the great Persian poets have put down their thoughts and ideas in poems that are among the highlights in the canon of world literature. The popularity and importance of the poems in the Muslim world, and their sensuous content and existential messages, add to their high appeal, and they provide an excellent platform for dialogue between Christians and Muslims.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe album was recorded in Kulturkirken Jakob and Volda church in June and July this year by Alf Christian Hvidsteen. The songs will be performed for the first time live on 21 August at the church music festival in Kristiansand.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe album is being released at the same time as the book \"Hafez – 100 utvalgte dikt\" (Hafez - 100 selected poems) – translated by Mahsa Vahdat and Erik Hillestad, and published by Press Publishing House. The book and the album are both decorated with Persian miniatures from the 1400s from the museum \"Davids Samling\" (David's Collection) in Copenhagen, Denmark. Both of the releases have been funded by Mimeta, a Norwegian centre funding artists and organisations contributing to culture and development. Mimeta is owned by the Strømme Foundation and the Agder County Authority.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTrack list:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1. Gleden ved ditt kyss                                          4:30\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2. Dialog med den elskede                                   5:05\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3. Som et brennende lys                                       7:10\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4. I vinens speil                                                      8:50\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e5. Den tapte Josef                                                 5:35\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e6. Med blomster i fang                                          3:32\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e7. jeg er den som er berømt                                  5:35\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e8. Hyll Kjærligheten                                                6:36\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9. Brevet til vinbæreren                                          6:20\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e10. Lytt til fløytens fortelling                                  6:25\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kirkelig Kulturverksted","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41597178740931,"sku":"FXCD360","price":179.0,"currency_code":"NOK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0610\/7116\/3587\/products\/FXCD360.jpg?v=1646907029"},{"product_id":"a-time-to-cry-cd","title":"Rim Banna, Wissam Murad, Nai Barghouthi and Jawaher Shofani \/\/ A Time to Cry \/\/ CD","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUnder the title \"A time to cry\", KKV is now releasing a CD recorded this spring in a threatened Palestine home in East Jerusalem.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFour Palestinian voices, led by \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRim Banna,\u003c\/b\u003e sing to a packed audience jostling together in the small rooms in the house where 90-year-old Rafiq Al-Kurd and her family live in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood. Many of the local inhabitants have been forced to move after brutal night raids where Israeli settlers have thrown them out of their houses and taken over their homes. The singers perform their laments to the accompaniment of a Norwegian\/American band. Some of the songs have been written for the occasion, others are old traditional songs from Palestine. With the heading \"A time to cry, a lament over Jerusalem\" they join a 3000 year old tradition in Jerusalem: Weeping and mourning for the city that so often has let its inhabitants suffer at the hands of greed, hate, misguided religious zeal and lust for power.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRim Banna, Wissam Murad, Nai Barghouthi\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJawaher Shofani\u003c\/b\u003e have chosen from two to four songs each. The target audience for their songs is us in the West; the big world far away from the little country on the innermost shores of the Mediterranean. We who for far too long have silently allowed the Israelis to break up the last bits of land that were once assigned to the Palestinians. In recent years, this fragmentation has taken on the cloak of systematic ethnic discrimination in Jerusalem, and Israeli settlers, supported by Israeli soldiers and police, are allowed to commit criminal offences against Palestinian families. Their houses are stolen and children and elderly people are brutally thrown out into the street. The purpose is unambiguously expressed by the most aggressive settlers: They want to stop the Palestinians from ever being able to call Jerusalem their capital. This strategy is actively supported by the actions of the Israeli authorities.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Norwegian musicians taking part in the project are \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHallgrim Bratberg\u003c\/b\u003e (guitar), \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKenneth Ekornes\u003c\/b\u003e (drums) and \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGjermund Silset\u003c\/b\u003e (bass). \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSteve Gorn\u003c\/b\u003e from the US plays oriental flute and clarinet. The CD was recorded under extremely difficult circumstances; the project’s success could be threatened if the Israelis broke up the house concert. A backup solution was prepared so an extra set of equipment was on standby at a hotel in the area, but in contrast to a number of Palestinian cultural events in East Jerusalem lately, this concert was allowed to proceed without interruption.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe idea for the project was conceived a year ago when the staff of KKV were on a study trip in Jerusalem. Here they met some of the families who had already been evicted by the Israelis, and this was the impetus for this musical act of solidarity in cooperation with the Palestine cultural institution \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYabous\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRim Banna is very well known to many Norwegians after the duet with Kari Bremnes on the CD \"Lullabies from the Axis of Evil\" and three solo records released by KKV.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe young girl Nai Barghouthi, 13 and from Ramallah, recently won a Palestine talent competition. Wissam Murad is a songwriter and a former soloist in the group Sabreen, and Jawaher Shofani has been a wedding and funeral singer in Galilee throughout her long life. She also participated on \"Lullabies from the Axis of Evil\".\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eErik Hillestad\u003c\/b\u003e has produced the project, funded by \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNorwegian Church Aid\u003c\/b\u003e and the \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWorld Council of Churches\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTrack list:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1. A time to cry - Rim Banna                                                                      4:37\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2. Flower of cities - Nai Borghouti                                                            6:17\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3. Oh land - Wissam Murad                                                                      5:22\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4. Flood of tears - Jawaher Shofani                                                         7:30\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e5. Al Quds Everlasting - Rim Banna                                                         4:28\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e6. Mum, sing to the wind - Nai Barghouti                                                3:24\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e7. Oh flying bird - Jawaher Shofani                                                          2:57\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e8. Fly, and slow down, goose - Rim Banna                                              3:50\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9. The Stranger cared about me - Jawaher Shofani                               4:42\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e10. About a human - Nai Barghouti                                                          4:38\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e11. Lament of Jesus - Wissam Murad                                                      5:59\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e12. To a poem - Rim Banna                                                                       3:22\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kirkelig Kulturverksted","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41597225074883,"sku":"FXCD359","price":179.0,"currency_code":"NOK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0610\/7116\/3587\/products\/FXCD359.jpg?v=1646907605"},{"product_id":"mathias-eick-pasha-hanjani-ertan-tekin-tre-vise-menn-cd","title":"Mathias Eick, Pasha Hanjani \u0026 Ertan Tekin \/\/ Tre Vise Menn \/\/ CD","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTre vise menn\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e(The three wise men)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMathias Eick (Norway), Pasha Hanjani (Iran) and Ertan \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTekin (Turky)\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe three wise men were musicians\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChristmas CD throws a new light on the scriptures\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMathias Eick, the multi-instrumentalist with an exciting jazz signature, has come together with Ertan Tekin and Pasha Hanjani in Istanbul, the city where East meets West and the past meets the present. Together they have jammed their way towards a very original and unique Christmas CD based on such well-known Christmas melodies as \"En rose er utsprungen\" (A Spotless Rose is Growing), \"Folkefrelsar til oss kom\" (Saviour of the Nations, Come) and “Mitt hjerte alltid vanker\" (My Heart is Always with Jesus). Beautiful Oriental sounds and harmonies fuse with Western melodies to give you exquisite listening pleasure. \u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMatthew in the New Testament writes about the wise men from the East who followed the star and offered the King who had been born in Bethlehem gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Over time, the story has turned into many legends and tall tales. The wise men have become three in number, they have been given names and in many traditions have become kings. We imagine them walking with their camels and a small group of servants, and while historians claim they may have originated in Iran, where astrology was popular at the time, the myth prefers to suggest that they came from different places, one even from Africa.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis Christmas, Mathias Eick, Ertan Tekin and Pasha Hanjani have added a new chapter to the legends of the three wise men; they have neither blue blood nor are they servants. They are musicians, and they come from the North, the East and the West. Their presents are not gold, frankincense or myrrh. They want to pay tribute to the child with the most precious yet most fragile of all treasures: Music. And since Bethlehem is a walled and closed city – especially to Iranians – they make their journey to Istanbul instead, because in the city where East meets West, where South meets North, and where past meets present, the child still sits on Mary's lap.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThree wise musicians with roots in several religions have helped renew the interpretation of the songs of Christmas in our time. The arrangements are by Mathias Eick. The recordings were made in Bugges Room in Oslo and the Bulgarian church in Istanbul. Sound recording engineers Daniel Wold and Martin Abrahamsen have faithfully captured the true authentic sound of the performance site. Produced by Erik Hillestad, \"Tre vise menn\" (The three wise men) is right in the crossroads of KKV’s productions in recent years, where we feature a series of albums with instrumental interpretations of Christmas songs and then there is our keen focus on cultural and religious encounters between East and West.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTrack list: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1. Mitt hjerte alltid vanker                              4:50\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2. Jeg synger julekvad                                   4:59\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3. Å kom, å kom, Immanuel                           4:08\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4. Lytt til englsangens ord                             4:41\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e5. Å Betlehem, du vesle by                            4:04\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e6. Guds son er komen til oss ned                  3:39\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e7. O sactissima                                                3:25\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e8. Kling no klokka                                            3:40\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9. Stille natt                                                      3:54\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e10. Ave Maris Stella                                         3:57\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e11. Deilig er jorden                                           3:54\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e12. Joli kjem                                                     3:34\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e13. Det hev ei rosa                                           3:48\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kirkelig Kulturverksted","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41597658529987,"sku":"FXCD355","price":179.0,"currency_code":"NOK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0610\/7116\/3587\/products\/FXCD355_1000x1000_d39c5d62-3bdd-4ddf-9a69-493f7cdd6f59.jpg?v=1646913338"},{"product_id":"songs-across-the-walls-of-separation-cd","title":"Songs across Walls of Separation \/\/ CD","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e11 improbable duets across walls of separation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Songs across Walls of Separation\" presents songs from Palestine, Morocco, Syria, Kashmir, Cyprus and Mexico, where walls within their borders or between them and richer countries separate neighbours. This CD features singers, who themselves are unable to meet each other because of these walls of separation, performing together with American and European artists presenting their interpretations in English of the original songs. \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNatacha Atlas \u003c\/b\u003e(UK\/Egypt), \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTom Russell \u003c\/b\u003e(USA), \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMimi Goese\u003c\/b\u003e (USA), \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSarah Jane Morris\u003c\/b\u003e (UK), \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEva Dahlgren\u003c\/b\u003e (Sweden) and \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMorten Harket \u003c\/b\u003e(Norway) are among the singers from Western countries performing together with \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRim Banna\u003c\/b\u003e (Palestine), \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMahmoud Gania\u003c\/b\u003e (Morocco), \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAbdul Rashid Farash\u003c\/b\u003e (Kashmir), \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEsmaeel Mdah\u003c\/b\u003e (Syria), \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMichael Tterlikkas\u003c\/b\u003e (Cyprus) and others from \"wall-infested\" countries. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eErik Hillestad has travelled on both sides of the walls recording all the voices. \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKnut Reiersrud\u003c\/b\u003e (guitar), \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAudun Erlien \u003c\/b\u003e(keyboards, bass) and \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnders Engen \u003c\/b\u003e(drums) have then created compositions around these original recordings. Thus this musical and political project \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ehas become a worthy successor to \"Lullabies from the Axis of Evil\", even if the expression is more powerful and more rock than cradle song.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe CD is accompanied by a 64-page booklet in English which documents the recording process and the effect of the walls on individual fates.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTrack list:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe Only Passport You Have \/ Shalaban                                                         5:50\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMustafa Bahia \/ Mahmoud Gania (Marocco) and Tom Russell (USA)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2. \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eWind from Distant Places \/ Halalalalayah\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e                                                       4:18\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJamil El Sayeh \/Rim Banna (Palestine) and \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSarah Jane Morris (UK)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3. \u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e  \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eSame Song \/ Kadifes\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e                                                    \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e                                  5:05\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eUlviyeh Arsehit \/ Mikhalis Tterlikkas (Cyprus) and Katia Cardenal (Nicaragua)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eI Go to the Top of the Hill \/ A’lyadi\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e                                                                 4:01\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eEiad Mdah \/ Esmaeel Mdah (Syria) and Natacha Atlas (UK\/Egypt)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e5. \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLonely Traveler \/ La enorme distancia\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e                                                           4:53\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAmalio Martinez \/ Leonor Almanza (Mexico) and Mimi Goese (USA)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e6.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e  \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThere Is No Future Here \/ Mulana\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e                                                    \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e             3:30\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMustafa Bahia \/ Mahmoud Gania (Marocco) and Eva Dahlgren (Sweden)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e7.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eA place for you \/ Karyo\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e                                                    \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e                                4:48\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAbdul Rashid Farash \/ Rukhsana Murtaza (Kashmir) and Correo Aereo (USA)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e8.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSorrow of My Eyes \/ Amor eterno\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e                                                                  6:15\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eDaniel Bujord Delgado \/ Nidia Edith Lorea (Mexico) and East Hill Singers (USA)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9. \u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e  \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eGarden of Love \/ Kar Sa Myon\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e                                                    \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e                 4:16\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRukhsana Murtaza \/ Abdul Rashid Farash (Kashmir) and Morten Harket (Norway)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e10. \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMemory Lost \/ Gypsy horse\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e                                                                         5:16\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRim Banna \/ Jamil El Sayeh (Palestine) and Sheila Kay Adams (USA)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e11. \u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eI Love My Country\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e                                                    \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e                                     5:00\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBi-Communal Choir for Peace in Cyprus\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kirkelig Kulturverksted","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41607265124547,"sku":"FXCD336","price":179.0,"currency_code":"NOK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0610\/7116\/3587\/products\/FXCD336.jpg?v=1647263207"},{"product_id":"mahsa-marjan-vahdat-i-am-eve-cd","title":"Mahsa \u0026 Marjan Vahdat \/\/ I am Eve \/\/ CD","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA musical and poetic manifestation from Iranian women\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe sisters \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMahsa\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMarjan Vahdat\u003c\/b\u003e who in 2007 released the CD ”Songs from a Persian Garden” have during the last years created a new collection of\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003erecorded songs. It has happened in cooperation with Iranian musicians (ney, setar, bass, synth, oud, doudouk, kamancha, daf and other percussion), and with the composer, arranger and producer Atabak Elyasi.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAfter a fruitful cooperation with Knut Reiersrud and several Norwegian musicians on the “Songs from a Persian Garden” it is interesting to follow up with a project close to 100 percent born and created in Iran. Just the mix and the mastering is done in Norway\/Sweden.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe front page of the CD shows a more than 4000 years old woman figure from Iran, and together with the title “I am Eve” and the strong poetic power that fills the whole record, it strikes a tone of woman power which has the weight of thousands of years and makes the oppressing doctrines of present Iran a parenthesis of history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe music on the record is more meditating and less experimental than “Songs from a Persian Garden”. But it still takes brave steps to renew the Persian tradition, both harmonically and in terms of sound. First of all, it brings power and beauty, and it is carried by fantastic vocal works and delicate and interesting arrangements.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“I am Eve” has melodic elements born from Persian classical tradition, shaped by the Vahdat sisters. The poems are written by contemporary poets in Iran like Azar Khajavi and \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLayegh Shir Ali\u003c\/b\u003e and by classical poets like \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRumi\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBaba Taher\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAmong the musicians are \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePasha Hanjani\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAmir Eslami\u003c\/b\u003e (ney), \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eShervin Mohajer\u003c\/b\u003e (kamancha), \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eShahram Gholami\u003c\/b\u003e (oud), \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAli Razmi\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAtabak Elyasi\u003c\/b\u003e (setar), \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReza Asgarzadeh\u003c\/b\u003e (doudouk), \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBabak Riahipour\u003c\/b\u003e (bass), \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAli Rahimi\u003c\/b\u003e (daf and percussion).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWho can stop Eve from singing? \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWho can stop the water from running or the wind from blowing?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSince the first woman of creation, women’s voices have been heard wherever mankind has settled, singing songs of love and joy, sorrow and comfort.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe power of their voices is strong. But, to try to control or ban their songs is like opposing the power of the creation itself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTrack list:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1. I am Eve                                                       7:02\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2. Mystery                                                       5:00\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3. Kurdish song                                              6:08\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4. The mirror of the morning wine                6:02\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e5. Navai                                                           6:36\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e6. Sorrowful spring                                         6:06\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e7. King of love\u003cstrong\u003e                                                 \u003c\/strong\u003e     8:43\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e8. Mirage                                                         5:03\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9. Land of love                                                4:22\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e10. 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Her previous release, \"Mirrors of My Soul\" (2005), has been well-received around the globe, opening doors for Rim Banna to the USA, Canada, Great Britain, Australia, India, the Arabic world and Scandinavia.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHer collaboration with KKV started with \"Lullabies from the Axis of Evil\" (2004). The impression she made on producer Erik Hillestad when she sang a lullaby for him in her house in Nazareth had such an impact that it landed her a recording contract. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHer many fans have been eagerly awaiting her new record, and now it is finally here. She performs with the same band, featuring Eivind Aarseth (guitar), Gjermund Silset (bass), Rune Arnesen (drums) and David Wallumrød (keyboards), in addition to her husband Leonid Aleixenco (acoustic guitar). This time Rim gives us a selection of new Palestinian love songs. The title, \"Seasons of Violet\", reflects the lilac, a violet flower which in Palestine is a symbol of love. All the songs have been composed by Rim together with Leonid Aleixenco, while Rim's mother has written some of the lyrics. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTrack list:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1. The hymn of the sea                     4.36\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2. The night has fallen down            5.08\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3. The light gown of soul \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e                 \u003c\/span\u003e4.24\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4. Seasons of violet \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e          \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e               \u003c\/span\u003e4.25\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e5. The first rain \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e          \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e          \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e             \u003c\/span\u003e4.59\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e6. Beit Allah \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e          \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e          \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e          \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e        \u003c\/span\u003e3.47\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e7. I’ll come to you daisy like\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e             \u003c\/span\u003e4.44\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e8. After you left \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e          \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e          \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e           \u003c\/span\u003e3.48\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9. The dream\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e          \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e          \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e          \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003e4.38\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e10. A prayer \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e          \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e          \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e          \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e       \u003c\/span\u003e5.58\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e11. The weeping of the rose\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e            \u003c\/span\u003e5.20\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kirkelig Kulturverksted","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41626703036611,"sku":"FXCD3172","price":179.0,"currency_code":"NOK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0610\/7116\/3587\/products\/FXCD317.jpg?v=1647866245"},{"product_id":"sondre-bratland-javed-bashir-dialoge-cd","title":"Sondre Bratland \u0026 Javed Bashir \/\/ Dialogue \/\/ CD","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChristian and Muslim holy texts come together\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOn a journey to Lahore in Pakistan Norwegian folksinger Sondre Bratland met the renowned Qawwali singer \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJaved Bashir\u003c\/b\u003e. Together they performed psalms and hymns from their different religious traditions in mosques in Pakistan's old cultural capital. We recorded this convergence between Christian and Muslim holy texts. Later Javed Bashir came to Norway and made several recordings with Sondre in two Norwegian churches. Apart from a hand drum that is included on a few tracks, the record is stripped of all instrumental accompaniment. This gives the music a contemplation and meditation that transcends today's overly hectic musical productions.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Peace Choir”\u003c\/b\u003e from Damascus (Syria), led by the young and talented singer Mamoun Abdulsalam, also took part in recordings we made in Syria, after being granted solemn permission by Syria's Grand Mufti, Dr. Ahmed Hassoun. The record is a demonstration of the dedication, musical spirituality and technical brilliance of the two outstanding singers. But, the CD primarily reveals how close our traditions are on many levels, in relation to music, lyrics and attitudes. In the words of Sondre Bratland, it is interesting to realize that just as so many cultures have similar lullabies for their children, it is striking how alike our approaches are when expressing a prayer to our Creator.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTrack list: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1. Unity with God                                                     6:53\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2. Across the river                                                   4:05\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3. Hope                                                                     4:12\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4. To find the path                                                   4:37\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e5. Following                                                              5:35\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e6. The Source                                                           6:14\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e7. Morning hymn                                                      5:52\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e8. Praise                                                                   3:51\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9. God's presence                                                   6:26\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e10. Heaven                                                               5:10\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e11. Devotion                                                             4:10\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e12. Who am i?                                                          3:11\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e13. I am You                                                             4:52\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kirkelig Kulturverksted","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41630142070979,"sku":"FXCD308","price":179.0,"currency_code":"NOK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0610\/7116\/3587\/products\/FXCD308.jpg?v=1647939099"},{"product_id":"rim-banna-the-mirrors-of-my-soul-cd","title":"Rim Banna \/\/ The Mirrors of My Soul \/\/ CD","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePowerful, appealing songs from Nazareth\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThrough two KKV CD projects, \"Lullabies from the Axis of Evil\", and SKRUK's Christmas record \"Krybberom\" (\"A Lowly Manger\"), Rim Banna has become familiar to many Norwegians. She also appeared in the show \"Finn veien, engel\" (Find the Way, Angel) with Kari Bremnes.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe powerful voice of this woman from Nazareth in Galilee is appealing, her performance is captivating and her new solo record is beautiful. Produced by Erik Hillestad, this is her first international release.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRim Banna is accompanied by four accomplished Norwegians musicians: \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGjermund Silset\u003c\/b\u003e (bass), \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDavid Wallumrød\u003c\/b\u003e (keyboards), \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRune Arnesen\u003c\/b\u003e (drums) and \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEivind Aarset\u003c\/b\u003e (guitar). The CD was recorded at the Rainbow Studio in Oslo. The band arranged these powerful and gripping songs about the hopes and tragedies of the Palestinian people together with Rim's husband, guitarist \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLeonid Alexeinco\u003c\/b\u003e, who also co-composed some of the songs with his wife.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe songs are performed in Arabic. Rim's mother has written many of the lyrics. They tell stories, stories of children who have become martyrs in the Palestinian struggle for liberation, stories of sons jailed in Israeli prisons without ever having been convicted by any court, and stories of living in exile after having been robbed of house and home. And there are songs of joy and happiness, celebrating life. Some are Palestinian folk songs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTrack list:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1. The mirrors of my soul                                                    6:19\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2. The Carmel of my soul                                                   4:37\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3. Malek                                                                               4:08\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4. Ya Jammal                                                                       4:36\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e5. Masha'al                                                                          4:51\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e6. Sarah                                                                               5:10\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e7. The moon glowed                                                           4:01\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e8. The top of the mountain                                                5:24\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9. 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Marjan has written another melody, but the lyrics are the same.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“My Savior” is part of a long poem by Tahere, a female poet from the nineteenth century. Marjan’s grandmother would often sing this poem. We also hear an old recording of her voice together with Marjan. Singing solo is forbidden for women in Iran. 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SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003eSommerro\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003eha\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003es\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003e arrange\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003ed them as duets \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW189382531 BCX0\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003ebetween\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW189382531 BCX0\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003e the student\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 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paraid=\"1942076280\" paraeid=\"{cbd2e2f5-4958-4e45-8745-465a0c3e5634}{188}\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW189382531 BCX0\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003eThere are oases of songs in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003eIran.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003eThe tyrannical regime has created a climate \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003ethat\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003e has \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003edesiccated\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003e the musical landscape\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003eNo women are allowed to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003eblossom with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003etheir \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003ecolourful voices\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003eIn the middle of this \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003ebarren\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003e landscape \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003eMahsa Vahdat \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003ehas created an oasis, a fertile garden where she and her student\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003es\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003e can \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003egrow\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003e songs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003eThe oasis has branches \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 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xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003eN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003eow you can find a selection of the songs they have \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003egrown\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003e on a music release \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003efrom\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003e KKV\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003eWhen you open this \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003eherbarium\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003e and listen to the songs \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003eMahsa \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003eher \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003estudent\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003es\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003e have \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003egrown\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003e, you will \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003ediscover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003e their beauty and understand how they \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003emanage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003e to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW189382531 BCX0\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003epreserve and develop\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003e Iran\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003e’s ancient\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003e musical garden\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP 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class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003ethe Norwegian \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003eregion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003e of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003eSnåsa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003eShe is a rare mixture of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003ea \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003efolk music tradition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003eist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 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xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003eThe original texts \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003ehave been\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003e written by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003econtemporary Iranian poets such as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003eForough\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003e Farrokhzad, Houshang \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003eEbtehaj\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003eand classic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003eal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003e poets such as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003eHafez \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003eand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003e Rumi. Mahsa Vahdat \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003eErik Hillestad ha\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003eve \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003erendered\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003e them\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003e into Norwegian \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003efor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003eKjersti Kveli. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW189382531 BCX0\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 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SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003ethe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003emysteries\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003e of life\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW189382531 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW189382531 BCX0\" paraid=\"688128181\" paraeid=\"{9dea614d-0fac-4e05-916f-938633650c85}{68}\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003eHenning \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003eaccompanies\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003eon \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003epiano with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003eGjermund Silset \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003eon bass and the Iranian flute player\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003e Mehdi \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003eTeymoori\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003eWhen listening to the music you will discover how\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003e the flowers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003e Mahsa \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003eand her students have \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003egrown \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003ecan become\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003e beautiful \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003ebouquets\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003etogether with the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003e singers and musicians from two cultures\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW189382531 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW189382531 BCX0\" paraid=\"1402811635\" paraeid=\"{9dea614d-0fac-4e05-916f-938633650c85}{118}\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003eThe seven \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003estudents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 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BCX0\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW189382531 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003eThe album has been produced by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003eMahsa Vahdat \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003eErik Hillestad\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003eand recorded and mixed by the latter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003eproject\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003e is part of a long-term music education\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003e project\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 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Norway\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW189382531 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW189382531 BCX0\" paraid=\"629088105\" paraeid=\"{9dea614d-0fac-4e05-916f-938633650c85}{240}\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW189382531 BCX0\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. Gaven • The gift • 3:46\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdrienne Shamzad\/Kjersti Kveli\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2. Brevet til vinbæreren • Letter to the wine bearer • 4:16\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSally Kheirandish\/Kjersti Kveli\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3. Kom solgull • Greeting the sun • 6:52\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eElana Sasson\/Kjersti Kveli\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4. Mine øyne • My eyes • 4:27\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYasaman\/Kjersti Kveli\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5. Hundre stråler brant • Rays of love • 5:24\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmma\/Kjersti Kveli\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6. Frihetens morgen • Morning of freedom • 4:23\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShay\/Kjersti Kveli\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e7. Da gledesola rant • Good news came • 5:44\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdrienne Shamzad\/Kjersti Kveli\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8. 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