The album Kkismettin from Cypriot musician Antonis Antoniou is the number one album in June 2021 at the World Music Charts Europe.
Kkisméttin is the first solo album by Antonis Antoniou, founder and creative force behind the award-winning bands Cypriot bands Monsieur Doumani and Trio Tekke.
Using his native Greek-Cypriot language, Antoniou combines soundscapes and textures he has gathered during the course of his musical journey, including classical music, jazz, rock, traditional music, experimental creations and sound art.
The Middle Eastern melodies of the lute (one of Cyprus’s primary traditional instruments) resonate with analog synthesizer glides and guitar riffs, pushing boundaries.
The barrels that separate the divided city of Nicosia across its buffer zone literally become musical instruments, providing the album’s rhythmic bedrock and creating a rusty/grimy quality.
June 2021 Chart
- Antonis Antoniou – Kkismettin – Ajabu!
- Samba Touré – Binga – Glitterbeat
- Stefano Saletti & Banda Ikona – Mediterraneo Ostinato – Finisterre
- Comorian – We Are An Island, But We’re Not Alone – Glitterbeat
- Warsaw Village Band – Uwodzenie/Waterduction – Karrot Kommando
- Anansy Cissé – Anoura – World Music Network
- Rao Kyao – Gandhi – Galileo
- Ballake Sissoko – Djourou – No Format
- Altin Gün – Yol – Glitterbeat
- Carola Ortiz – Pecata Beata – Microscopi
- Kasai Allstars – Black Ants Always Fly Together… – Crammed
- Roger Fakhr – Fine Anyway – Habibi Funk
- Rafiki Jazz – Nduggu – Koni Music
- Esma Redzepova & Nune Brothers – My Last Song – ARC
- Saucejas – Daba – CPL Music
- Kady Diarra – Burkina Hakili – Lamastrock
- Arsen Petrosyan – Hokin Janapar – ARC
- Celina da Piedade – Ao Vivo Na Casinha – Sons Vadios
- Balkan Taksim – Disko Telegraf – Buda Musique
- Akkajee – Lastenkerääjä – self released
More about the chart https://wmce.de
Author: World Music Central News Room
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