| Medunjanin, Amira / Damar |
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| Album: | Damar | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Medunjanin, Amira | Added: | Nov 2016 | |
| Label: | World Village/ Harmonia Mundi | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2016-11-09 | Pull Date: | 2017-01-11 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | Dec 11 | Nov 20 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Dec 06, 2016: | Waste FM Damar | 2. | Nov 19, 2016: | Music Casserole Damar |
| Album Review |
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| Margy Kahn Reviewed 2016-11-02 | ||
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Bosnian singer with beautiful, voluptuous voice sings “Sevdah,” the blues of the Balkans; songs are in her native language but titles are indicated in English; backed by a quintet with modern, inventive arrangements that borrow from a number of musical and cultural sources No FCC's; Favorite tracks: 1, 7, 8 *1- Sing Whichever Song is in Your Heart – 4:18 – starts with drum, the “beating heart” of Sevdah music, acoustic guitar; 2- Your Eyes, Beautiful Lena –4:18-- starts with pretty guitar motif; singer comes in over; nice duo 3-A Rose in the Breeze -4:27 –sounds a little flamenco-ish at first with guitar. piano comes in and it sounds more Weimarish; 4- A Bright Moonlight – 3:38 – more uptempo; lots of piano jazz underneath 5-Bentbasa – 5:59-- starts slow and melancholy-sounding with guitar; picks up a little 6- A Lament –4:31 – piano chords lead off – singer comes in; they take turns *7- My beloved –4:14 –guitar intro and underlying rhythm give a Spanish air to this dramatic song *8—Damar -”A Beating Heart” - 5:00 – a little like an art song with its modulating piano chords and almost half-chanted words 9- Why Do We Have to Hide Our Love – 7:06 – guitar intro gives Spanish feel which singer echoes | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Sing Whichever Song Is In Your Heart | 5. | Bentbasa | |||
| 2. | Your Eyes, Beautiful Lena | 6. | A Lament | |||
| 3. | A Rose In The Breeze | 7. | My Beloved | |||
| 4. | A Bright Moonlight | 8. | Damar | |||
| 9. | Why Do We Have To Hide Our Love | |||||