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TootArd (INT) at Alice cph
Courtesy of JazzDanmark | Posted on September 12, 2020
When
Thu, February 18, 2021
04:00
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Back in 2018 TootArd performed at ALICE with the songs from “Laissez passers”. A record drawing heavily on inspirations from Arab psych and guitar infused desert blues. At the same time the record was a deep reflection on the stateless identity of the group, being from the occupied Golan Heights, where the inhabitants can’t own a passport but need to carry a specific document, “Laissez passers”, if they need to travel.
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