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Oct 28, 2016 Iceland Airwaves 2016 By Laura Studarus

Next week it all goes down—Iceland Airwaves in all its cross-cultural, hipper-than-thou glory. Ahead of it, we’re airing a few mixes from some of the bands playing. Today’s contribution to our ongoing series comes from Kronos Quartet, a string collective who has played with everyone from Bjork to Bowie. But at Airwaves, it’ll be all about them, and a super special performance with Icelandic treasures, mum.

Listen below. For more, please take in offerings from Paul Corley, Seratones, Conner Youngblood, Ambátt, Coals,Let’s Eat Grandma, CeaseTone, Samaris, Leyya, and Pétur Ben. Coming with us to the land of ice and fire? Rad. Grab any last minute festival info you might need here.

Tracklist:

1. Zabelle Panosian: Groung

2. EEK (Islam Chipsy): Mouled El Ghoul

3. USSR State Academic Russian Choir: Lord, Now Lettest Thou Depart (nunc dimmittis)

4. The La Drivers Union Por Por Group: Por Por Akwaaba/Welcome

5. Taraf De Haïdouks: Balada Conducatorolui

6. Mahalia Jackson: God Shall Wipe All Tears Away

7. Nam June Paik: Etude for Pianoforte (1959-60)

8. Alexei Lubimov; Christoph Poppen: Munich Chamber Orchestra: Silvestrov: Zwei Dialoge Mit Nachwort - 1. Hochzeitswalzer

9. Recorded By: Helmut Schoener, Oswald Wiener: Untitled (Track 03)

10. John Eliot Gardiner and Julian Clarkson and Nicola Jenkin and Nicolas Robertson and Susan Gritton: Ravel: Trois chansons, M.69 - 2. Trois beaux oiseaux du Paradis

11. Billie Holiday: Strange Fruit (1939 Single)

12. N. Rajam: Dadra in Raga Bhairavi

13. Jimi Hendrix: The Star Spangled Banner (Live)

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