Diverse artister - Lullabies from the axis of evil
This extraordinary collaborative work by women from around the world brings a new sense to the Bushian phrase by making a statement of hope and peace in an age of chaos.
The album contains 14 lullabies from Iran, Iraq, North Korea, Palestine, Syria, Afghanistan and Cuba, sung by women from these countries including Rim Banna, Mahsha Vahdat, Sun Ju Lee, Jawahar Shofani, mixed with Western performers singing translated versions of the songs. including Nina Hagen, Eddi Reader, Sarah Jane Morris, Lila Downs, Mimi, Kari Bremnes, Eva Dahlgren, Annisette all within compositions by Knut Reiersrud and a group of musicians from Norway and the world.
Thus the record forms 14 small musical bridges between east and west, north and south.
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