SHATKAVALKA

The first in a monthly(ish) series from the Shatkavalka label featuring field recordings and rare folklore. Expect reel-to-reel tapes, wax cylinders, cassettes, vinyl records, and other sonic treasures captured during ethnographic expeditions and researches — from the early 1900s to today.

In this first episode, you’ll hear archival recordings from expeditions in the Belarusian Palessie region (in the south of the country), traditional Romanian wedding songs from Transylvania, folk songs from the Soviet Far East, and Turkish folklore. The idea was to create a kind of sonic collage of traditional music — connecting these sounds through emotion and atmosphere, rather than historical or cultural context.

Compiled by Anton Anishchanka (@3_a.Anton)

Artwork: Ihar Yukhnevich (@dj_deaigner)

Tracks: 3, 7 Yuliya Litvinava (@iuliialitvinava) and Raman Yarash