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Rumelia Collective

It was at The College of Santa Fe where these artists got their first taste of Central European vocal traditions, and since then they have dug both deep and broad to find new regions and languages to add to their spellbinding repertoire. This visit to KUNM finds the quartet performing songs from their 2024 album "Beneath Roses" and discussing the unique power of this music with DJ Leah.

Recorded in Studio A by Chris Alires on April 21, 2024 Rumelia Collective are:
Sitara Schauer: vocals, saz, violin
Alysha Shaw: vocals, guitar
Willa Roberts: vocals, violin
Nicolle Rowen: vocals, frame drum

Follow this band at rumeliacollective.com and watch for their multiple side projects.

Leah is a KUNM mega-fan and host of Afternoon Freeform. She was completely taken with the radio as a kid and her love of it has only deepened. Leah loves the idea that someone you don't know is deliberately selecting music to share with a bunch of people they don't know and everyone gets to experience this thing together. And when listening to the radio (public radio especially!), you have no clue what is coming next! The excitement that radio creates is incredibly special and she still can't believe she gets to be the one to handpick the tunes! Leah is interested in every style of music and sound and is always searching for something they haven't heard, but listens to Prince every single day. When Leah is not at KUNM, she works as a geologist and spends much of her time doing animal rescue and advocacy in New Mexico.