Set against a backdrop of the dreamy mountains of Labëria in southern Albania, Washed by the Moon, British/German filmmaker Dan Shutt’s directorial debut, is a rich journey through the region’s musical history.

Ahead of the film's premiere on 13 September at Calvert 22 Foundation, we invited Dan Shutt to compile a mix that best encapsulates the Albanian tradition of polyphonic singing.

Read more: http://www.calvertjournal.com/features/show/10628/albania-ancient-polyphonic-music-mixtape-dan-shutt

The Mixtape 47: Albanian isopolyphonic singing

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internet connoisseur. likes a bit of everything.
I seem to be very into music from France recently - from Parisian pop to Occitan a capella folk.