LABEL: BATOV

CAT NO. LP-BTR037

Reviews confirmed in Songlines, BBC Magazine, Folk Radio UK Folk Radio UK premiere confirmed Makin Ya Nas BBC World Service interview feature confirmed BBC Radio 3 plays by Lopa Kothari 16/05 and 02/05 It was 2018 since SHIRAN's breakout and self-titled debut album in which she saluted her cherished family home of Yemen, singing songs in both Arabic and Hebrew, from her base in Tel Aviv. With her new album Glsah Sanaanea with SHIRAN , the connection with Yemen delves further. Shiran breathes familiar but new life into Yemeni traditional songs in a stripped back and acoustic set with a backdrop of string, wind and percussion instruments like the oud, kawala and kanun. Where her first album used various western pop tropes and synthesis, her latest tows a much more modest line in respect of the original songs and compositions some of which date back hundreds of years. Lead single Ya Banat Al Yemen , a song often heard at weddings in Yemen, was originally featured in her previous album but instead of the funky breaks and organ stabs, it's now rooted with a chorus of voices alongside Shiran, driven by a galloping set of percussion. SHIRAN's musical landscape has developed and been inspired by the many stories and experiences of her cherished and much loved Grandmother who left Yemen in 1949 for Israel as part of her 'Aliyah' in search of the Jewish homeland. Her new tunes reveal a sense of longing and curiosity, and also highlight a powerful women's voice in the contemporary Arabic world. It features eight tracks and includes a guest appearance by fellow Yemeni musician and singer based in Tel Aviv, Eyal El Wahab best known as El Khat. Tracks>> 1. Ma Al Sabab 2. Maskin Ya Nas 3. Ya Mousafer 4. Ya Ahl San'ah 5. Khatar Ghousn Al Qana 6. Qal Al Mouana 7. Ya Banat Al Yemen 8. Ya Qalb Sabrak