Shatkavalka – Belarus (#0003)

This mixtape, curated by Anton Anishchanka, explores the sounds and music Belarus. It includes archival recordings of traditional singing, whose meanings convey the hardships of people’s lives. The mixtape opens with recordings of a village yard and the sounds of chickens — an element of traditional farming — which gradually transitions into a lullaby and beyond. You will hear women’s songs about love and loss and leaving one’s family after marriage, work songs, springtime songs, and other pieces from the calendar cycle. The selection also features a field recording of the sound installation "SAD Orchestra" — an experimental project dedicated to three important figures of independent Belarusian art. There are field recordings that were made in various parts of Belarus, capturing the purity and beauty of Belarusian nature and church bells recorded in the village of Raubich.

TRACKLIST 1 - Anton Anishchanka - Kury 2 - Zinaida Majeiko archive - performer unspecified 3 - Anton Anishchanka - SAD Orchestra 4 - Hanna Silivonchyk - viasna 5 - Anton Anishchanka - Biełaja carkva 6 - Klukach Nadejdą - u sienokos (Zinaida Mažejka archive) 7 - Anton Anishchanka - the stream 8 - Nadziežda - Leta (Zinaida Mažejka archive) 9 - Anton Anishchanka - dawn chorus 10 - Unspecified performer - źviary 11 -Anton Anishchanka - Vyhanaščany 12 - Zinaida Mažejka recording - krapivuška (performer unspecified) 13 - Anton Anishchanka - birds tower 14 - Zinaida Mažejka archive - papańka rodnieńki (performer unspecified) 15 - Anton Anishchanka - Prypiać 16 - Anastasija Repetueva - ciomna nočka 17 - Anton Anishchanka - the island 18 - Taćciana Jankaviec - (recorded by Hanna Silivonchyk)