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Sheida at the Swedish Eurovision Song Contest
With
the song "I mina drömmar –- Mani armani taha", World Music will be
represented in the Swedish Eurovision Song Contest. The songwriter
Ulrika Bodén's favourite word in the world is "sheida", which means
crazy about love in Baluchi and Persian. The song "I mina drömmar" is
sung in both of these languages as well as in Swedish.
Sheida = crazy
about love
In this unique
gathering of folk music from Sweden and Baluchistan*, one is struck by
the similarities between the two styles, but above all, by how well
the differences complement each other. The song traditions have been
brought together and have been entwined, the Orient’s saut with the
melody from the North. It introduces the nyckelharpa and benju in a
sonorous ensemble, where the Swedish polka dance meets the sepanjegi.
When the
musicians Rostam Mirlahari, Ulrika Bodén, Niklas Roswall and
Abdulrahman Surizehi work together, sentimental love songs,
intoxicated drinking songs and quick flowing dance music emerge –
three everlasting themes the world over. Rostam and Ulrika began
singing together many years ago when they were both teachers for the
folk music course in Hovra. Their work together developed and
eventually they decided to invite their favourite musicians,
respectively, to join them and create a quartet. Abdulrahman and
Niklas both joined and the “Sheida Orchestra” was founded.
*Baluchistan is
a province of east Iran that stretches into Afghanistan and Pakistan.
www.sheida.se
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Record company
Home Records,
Gustav Hylén, +46 693 321 20
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