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 As with his newest album Saru l-Qamar (Phantom Limb, 2024), this piece was formed from archival recordings of Maltese emigrées sending taped messages back home, dating back to the 70’s and 80’s. In the era between email and video camcorders, in a period of significant political upheaval in Malta, audio messages were an easy way for friends… Continue reading Laħqitni Miċ-Ċpar / A Lily

 In this work, Richard Marsella (organ, guitar, horn instruments, voice) leads an ensemble including Tom Richards (tuba and trombone) Aline Homzy (violin), Nichol Robertson (banjo), David French (clarinet) Richard Marsella (voice) and Tania Gill (accordion) in a reinterpretation of ‘Yankele’ from Joseph Rumshinsky’s operetta of the same name as performed by Bessie Weisman. The song… Continue reading Yankele / Joseph Rumshinsky

In this work, Meitei expresses the mysterious atmosphere of Japanese folk history, the lullaby that echoes in the night on the vast coast. The sound of waves at night lapping on the damp land of the Far East, a lullaby of the indigenous Ainu people. We Are Busy Bodies is collaborating with Meitei on a… Continue reading Ihumke / Kiyo Kurokawa