Ezgi Üstündağ talks to Aslı Doğan and Richard Laniepce of the Turkish group Kolektif Istanbul about their infectious blend of göbek atmak and making it big in the city
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Raag and Roll
Joobin Bekhrad chats with Afghan musician Qais Essar about his latest album, Tavern of Ruin, and how he’s been giving the music of the robab a contemporary kick
REORIENT Radio - Rahill Jamalifard
Listen to Joobin Bekhrad’s chat with NYC-based rock and roller Rahill Jamalifard degenerate into one about Iranian supermarkets, washed-up pop stars, and chelo kabab
Here Comes the Night
Paola Messina and Mashrou’ Leila multi-instrumentalist Firas Abou Fakher spend some quiet time together, discussing space, silence, and the band’s latest album
REORIENT Radio - Ibi Ibrahim
For the debut episode of our new podcast series, REORIENT founder and Editor Joobin Bekhrad chats with Berlin-based Yemeni artist Ibi Ibrahim about his new band, Kabreet
An Ancient Melancholy
Ezgi Üstündağ explores the history of Ladino culture and music in Turkey, with a particular focus on the careers of musicians Sami Levi and the Janet-Jak Esim Ensemble
Hye Times
US-based DJ and filmmaker Lara Sarkissian - alternatively known as Foozool - presents a playlist of vintage tracks from her mother’s stash of Armenian and Persian vinyl records
Great Expectations
An Iranian rock star in London - Ben Mirza talks to Ali Azimi about the highs and lows of his turbulent career, making it big in the Big Smoke, and whether or not it’s all been ‘worth it’
Living on the Edge
Caught between his Dutch identity and a passion for Arab culture, Leo Kroonen found solace and salvation in the music of the Yemenite Jews of Israel
Wham, Bam, Thank You Ma’am
From the steppes to swanky Stamboul, Kornelia Binicewicz explores the role of women in various genres of Turkish music, with a particular focus on the sixties and seventies