Passive Aggressive Conversations #4: Xenia Xamanek
Maite Cintron, with Ivna Franic and Macon Holt
Passive Aggressive Conversations is our podcast series hosted by two Passive/Aggressive journalists, Macon Holt and Ivna Franic, where we dive deep into some of the emerging sounds within the Danish music scene and their unique forms of expression. In each episode, we sit down with an exciting new independent artist, and they share their creative processes, inspirations, and the stories behind their captivating soundscapes. Ranging from singers to performance artists to interface creators, we explore the diverse landscape of music in Denmark in its many stages. Here, we shine a spotlight on those who are bringing meaning through experimentation, each with their own special twist.
Did you know you can release emotional tension by stretching your hips?
Join our conversation with Xenia Xamanek where they share with us some of their unreleased music and influences such as Victor Jara. Bridging sounds from their Honduran and Danish heritage, Xamanek brings to life a new sound that enchants you with songs like their Embrujada (‘Bewitched’). They discusses the role of politics in music production as both a restriction and a driving force. Xamanek continues to nurture new sounds, exploring more and more their Latin American influences, combining popular sounds of reggaeton and cumbia with neoperreo to embody the complex emotional spaces within. Bringing to life seemingly contradictory feelings and ideas, Xamanek weaves them into a sonic conversation that won’t let you sit still.
Xenia Xamanek would like to dedicate Victor Jara’s “Canción De Cuna Para Un Niño Vago” to the Children of Gaza.
Track List
Xenia Xamanek – Riqueza
Chuquimamani-Condori DJ E – Breathing
Xenia Xamenek & Emil Palm – En Secreto
Victor Jara – Canción De Cuna Para Un Niño Vago
Xenia Xamanek – Embrujada (New Version)
Passive Aggressive Conversations is a collaboration between The Lake Radio and Passive/Aggressive. Passive/Aggressive and this project is generously supported by Tuborg Fondet, The Danish Arts Foundation, Augustinus Foundation and Koda Culture.
