Interview with Andrei Yemelianov – explorer, seeker and gatherer of early jazz, rock and lyrical pop song samples from the Caucasus through his label Maqame Daxe (“beautiful melody” in Circassian).
Published August, 2024
Founded in 2013 by Bulat Khalilov and Timur Kodzoko, Ored Recordings is a pioneering label dedicated to documenting and preserving the traditional and post-traditional music of the North Caucasus. Through field recordings, dinner parties, communal gatherings and local festivities, the label has captured a wide range of musical traditions and manifestations, from Circassian epic sagas to Cossack songs and Sufi rituals in Chechnya.
Published June, 2024