JAMALA with the album QIRIM
We invite you to a unique musical event! JAMALA will perform with the album QIRIM - a masterpiece of Crimean Tatar culture that has won the hearts of listeners all over the world.
QIRIM: A journey into the heritage of Crimean Tatar culture and timeless music
This album is more than music. It is a cultural and civic manifesto that, through melodies, voices, and song plots, recreates stories that have been forgotten or rewritten. 14 unique ancient songs, like a puzzle, unite Crimea into a musical map, revealing its multifaceted beauty.
Music that has already changed history
- Premiere in Kyiv with the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine on the stage of the National Opera and world premiere in Liverpool, together with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.
- Winner of the 2024 Shevchenko Prize for significant contribution to musical art.
- Album of the Year 2023 according to the leading European publication Beehype and the best album of 2023 according to numerous Ukrainian awards: YUNA, MUZVAR AWARDS, MEGOGO MUSIC AWARDS, SLUKH, Culture Awards. For two years in a row, the album has been included in the list of the best in the world according to World Music Charts Europe .
Special edition on vinyl and the longest music video in the history of Ukrainian music
In April 2024, QIRIM was released in double vinyl format. Unique records, designed in the form of a book, became a real event for Ukrainian music. And the first video for the song ARAFAT DAĞINDAN became the longest in the history of Ukrainian music and impressed with its cinematography, which was confirmed by the “Video of the Year” award from the MEGOGO MUSIC AWARDS 2024.
Why is it worth being here?
This concert is a unique chance to catch a live performance of an album that has received recognition not only in Ukraine but also around the world. Come and embark on a journey with JAMALA into her world of QIRIM, which is already a part of history.
Talents
The singer whose work has become a symbol of Ukraine
Jamala (real name – Susana Jamaladinova) – a famous Ukrainian singer and songwriter, owner of a four-octave voice and many prestigious awards in the world of culture and music. Among them – numerous nominations for the national award YUNA and the National Prize of Ukraine named after Taras Shevchenko for the album QIRIM. In 2009, Jamala won the international competition of young performers “New Wave”, and in 2016 she conquered the European public and the jury of the Eurovision Song Contest with the song “1944”.With the beginning of a full-scale war in Ukraine, the singer has activated all her forces in order to draw the attention of the world community to the events in her native country. Jamala participates in cultural and social projects and actions, gives charity concerts. And in 2023, the singer became the first Ukrainian ambassador of the EQUAL program of the streaming resource Spotify (the project is designed to support women's rights in the music industry).
A unique style that captivates from the first seconds
Jamala's music is the voice of the heart. The lyrics of her songs are the language of a beautiful soul. Jamala's compositions harmoniously combine soul, jazz, electronics and pop. Among the singer's bright creative collaborations with other artists of the Ukrainian scene are joint works with alyona alyona ("Zabiray"), Andriy Khlyvnyuk and Dmytro Shurov ("Zlyva"), DakhaBrakha ("Zamanily") and others.br>Jamala studio albums:
- For every heart;
- All or nothing;
- "Breath";
- "1944";
- "Wings";
- "We";
- QIRIM.