Author: Irina Shtreis
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A Slow Motion Firework: The Story Of Emilíana Torrini’s ‘Miss Flower’
Emilíana Torrini is on a family holiday in Wales when she speaks with The Reykjavík Grapevine. She radiates joy and…
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Merging Worlds With Sandrayati
Sandrayati contemplates identity and homecoming on her debut album Safe Ground In 2023, songwriter Sandrayati Fay, known simply as Sandrayati,…
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Ísafjörður Calling
New York composer Ellis Ludwig-Leone returns to the Við Djúpið Music Festival This year’s edition of the Ísafjörður-based Við Djúpið…
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No Man Is An Island
Faroese artist Elinborg Pálsdóttir on the creative bond between Iceland and the Faroe Islands Each year the connection between the…
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Common Ground: Pavement In Iceland
The Reykjavik Grapevine attend the show by the trailblazing American indie collective. It begins with the drums. As Pavement’s percussionist…