Name: Cultural workers for Palestine - Kareem Samara by Free City Radio
Duration: 30 min

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Live recording at Radio Tempo Não Pára (22.07.2023)

Artist: @delage_offical

Délage @ Radio TNP 22.07.2023

"waterlilies in fontiform" [framework editions, 2023] 🪷

Such an honor to be part of framework radio’s seasonal issues with a new piece of fontiform music! 

> listen/download: frameworkeditions.bandcamp.com/album/framework-seasonal-issue-14-summer-2023

Thought as a continuation of the work "for scarpa's fountains” [forms of minutiae, 2020], the composition "waterlilies in fontiform" weaves field recordings made in, on, and around the Tomba Brion in San Vito d'Altivole. Designed by the Venetian architect Carlo Scarpa in the 70s, this burial ground materializes as a garden guided by a multitude of lines made of concrete, metal, marble, and glass. Yet as one wanders in this peculiar landscape, one soon realizes that concrete isn’t the tomb’s primary material, water is. As if submerged, the graves are encircled by basins interconnected by a network of fountains, rivulets, and pipes. Water striders, sporadic frogs, vibrant fish and tapestries of waterlilies glide over sunken pyramidal stepped edges, echoing ruins of bygone architectures. An aqueous rhizome at the heart of the garden which steers us through the whole sanctuary. The composition brings listeners into the various materialities of the space and the underwater hums of the fontiform network's machinery. Moreover, subtle algae photosynthesis, muffled voices of human visitors, and the garden's avian inhabitants infuse with life the architect's carefully organized matter. Ambiguous feelings arise as if perched in equilibrium on the crests of the tomb's multifarious structures. The piece ends with openings (both geographical and temporal) as the uncanny murmurs of the flowing waters are joined by the drones of another (temporary) Venetian fountain, Claire Tabouret's sculpture "Deux Baigneuses'', before fading into the vespertine soundscape of a small Portuguese village. A midwife toad calls in the darkness, bells resound in a valley, as Brion Tomb’s architectonic specter lingers in the flowing waters.

> Note: Tomba Brion is also the resting place of Scarpa himself, who shared that "the place for the dead is a garden".

> Recorded in the Tomba Brion in Altivole (april 2022), Palazzo Cavanis in Venice (april 2022), and in Peneda-Gerês National Park (may 2023).
Recorded with Aquarian H2a-XLR hydrophone, LOM Uši Pro, LOM Geofón, SoundDevices MixPre-6 II, Sony PCM-D100.

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waterlilies in fontiform [framework editions]

IDA Folder – Anit Levan 21.11.23

Bedouin Records w/ Salem Rashid - 31/12/2023

SIMINA OPRESCU, Sound of Matter, LP
Hallow Ground
Vinyl / digital, catalogue nr. HG2402, EAN: 0602343041803

Tracklist:
1. Sound of Matter I (16:16)
2. Sound of Matter II (19:19)

Credits:
Composed, mixed, and written in Berlin, December 2022 – February 2023 by Simina Oprescu
Mastering by Lawrence English
Master cut by Andreas Lupo Lubich
Artwork by Laurin Huber
Essay by Simina Oprescu

Sound of Matter

Simina Oprescu - Sound of Matter II (excerpt) (HG2402)

B ICU: braun.aar invites Hunt - 21/02/2024

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This is the second edition of Cultural workers for Palestine, a monthly program focused on highlighting the ways that artists are involved in and expressing support for Palestinian liberation in their respective work. For this edition we hear from London based Palestinian musician Kareem Samara. Kareem speaks about the project Azraq, with Kam Franklin, which is produced by Sama'an Ashrawi. 

In this interview Kareem reflects a lot on the unprecedented mobilization for Palestine on the streets of London over the last months.

This interview series hosted by Stefan Christoff airs on the first Monday of each month on Radio AlHara at 5:30pm, Palestine time, 10:30am eastern time. Also this series will start to air on a network of community radio stations. To listen in on Radio AlHara visit : radioalahra.net

Cultural workers for Palestine - Kareem Samara

For the 8th installment of Naked Gums, Vanja dives into the depths of Milan's
underground scene, spotlighting the spellbinding sounds of Haunter Records.
From otherworldly folk melodies to eerie dub landscapes, the mix navigates a
terrain tinged with spiritual undertones and synthetic resonance. It represents
more than just a sonic journey—it's an exploration of musical experimentation
and psychedelic intentions that offers a glimpse into a world where echoes of
the past intertwine with visions of the future. Delving into themes of precarity
and the uncanny, Vanja invites listeners to confront the ghostly and surreal,
examining the interplay between darkness and playfulness, wonder and
fascination, melancholy and beauty.

NAKED GUMS w. Vanja Rakic  "Haunter Records Special" [16.04.2024]

Free City Radio explores the intersection of social activism and the arts.

The weekly program features interviews on contemporary political currents in Montréal, Canada and around the world, highlighting creative voices involved in struggles for transformative social change. 

This Free City Radio page also features contemporary music mixes contributed to stations around the world. 

The 30 minute weekly Free City Radio is produced and hosted by Stefan Christoff and airs weekly on @radiockut 90.3FM at 11am on Wednesdays and @cjlo1690 AM in Tiohti:áke/Montréal on Tuesdays at 1pm. On @ckuwradio 95.9FM in Winnipeg at 10:30pm on Tuesdays. On @cfrc 101.9FM in Kingston, Ontario at 11:30am on Wednesdays. Also it broadcasts on @cfuv 101.9 FM in Victoria, BC on Wednesdays at 9am and Saturdays at 7am, as well as Met Radio 1280 AM in Toronto at 5:30am on Fridays.

Cultural workers for Palestine - Kareem Samara

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