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ѿý Philharmonic Orchestra
11 May 2023, Liverpool

Jamala presents QIRIM with the ѿý Philharmonic

ѿý Philharmonic
Jamala presents QIRIM with the ѿý Philharmonic
12:00 Thu 11 May 2023 Eurovision Village
Before screening the second semi-final live, former Eurovision winner Jamala will give a world premiere performance of her brand new album QIRIM, inspired by the folk songs of her native Crimea. It will be performed alongside the ѿý Philharmonic.
Before screening the second semi-final live, former Eurovision winner Jamala will give a world premiere performance of her brand new album QIRIM, inspired by the folk songs of her native Crimea. It will be performed alongside the ѿý Philharmonic.

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Jamala presents QIRIM with the ѿý Philharmonic

From mysterious mountains and lifeless steppes to lively seaside villages, Jamala invites the audience on a journey across the Ukrainian peninsula Crimea, shining a spotlight on a culture and language we know little about. QIRIM includes 14 ancient songs, each representing a part of Crimea.

Jamala has gathered songs from across her homeland for decades – over 80 Crimean musicians joined the album’s creation, to preserve the peninsula’s history. The people who inspired and created them now live under a grave threat to their existence. “But is it possible to erase the memory of the monumental beauty of the music that was passed across generations?” she asks.