Guest DJ Bjork
Icelandic singer Bjork chats with All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen about some of her favorite artists and spins an eclectic mix of music. Hear selections from Syrian musician Omar Souleyman, the post punk duo Eyeless in Gaza, fellow Icelandic singer Olof Arnalds, The Pokrovsky Ensemble and the wildly eccentric, London-based rock group Micachu and the Shapes. Bjork's latest album is 'Voltaic,' a collection of live-to-tape studio performances of songs from some of her past albums, including 'Medulla,' 'Post,' and 'Vespertine.' You can hear the entire album online as part of our Exclusive First Listen series.
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Guest DJ Bjork
Omar Souleyman
- Album: Dabke 2020: Folk and Pop Sounds of Syria
- Song: Lansob Sherek [I Will Make a Trap]
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- "Lansob Sherek [I Will Make a Trap]"
- Album: Dabke 2020: Folk and Pop Sounds of Syria
- Artist: Omar Souleyman
- Label: Sublime Frequencies
- Released: 2009
Omar Souleyman
- Album: Dabke 2020: Folk and Pop Sounds of Syria
- Song: Shift al Mani [I Saw Her]
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- "Shift al Mani [I Saw Her]"
- Album: Dabke 2020: Folk and Pop Sounds of Syria
- Artist: Omar Souleyman
- Label: Sublime Frequencies
- Released: 2009
Björk
- Album: Voltaic [CD/DVD]
- Song: Earth Intruders
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- "Earth Intruders"
- Album: Voltaic [CD/DVD]
- Artist: Björk
- Label: Nonesuch
- Released: 2009
Pokrovsky Ensemble
- Album: Stravinsky: Les Noces and Russian Village Wedding
- Song: Birch Tree
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- "Birch Tree"
- Album: Stravinsky: Les Noces and Russian Village Wedding
- Artist: Pokrovsky Ensemble
- Label: Elektra
- Released: 1994
Micachu & The Shapes
- Album: Jewellery
- Song: Golden Phone
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- "Golden Phone"
- Album: Jewellery
- Artist: Micachu & The Shapes
- Label: Rough Trade
- Released: 2009
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