Contagious Concert Series - Partners in Crime IV feat. Svetlana Spajić

The fourth edition of the concert series Partners in Crime once again focuses on distinctive female musicians. The trio Contagious is a solid blending of avant-garde experimentation and electronic music. For the concert series, they invite three remarkable female artists with diverse backgrounds. Their music brings together ideas from different musical scenes and artistic practices, including traditional Serbian music, poetry, jazz, sound art. Together, they explore the transformative power of improvisation and collective action.

Svetlana Spajić is a Serbian traditional singer based in Belgrade. Her main interest is traditional microtonal singing and its unique vocal techniques. The research in the subject led her to travel the Balkans for 30 years now, studying firsthand with the village singers of oldest generation. Spajić sang with world’s famous traditional singers Hronis Aidonidis, Domna Samiou, Yanka Rupkina, Stella Chiweshe. Other notable artists with whom she has collaborated are Robert Wilson, Marina Abramovic, Zeitkratzer, Sainkho Namtchylak, William Basinski, Boris Kovač, Dario Marušić, Urs Leimgruber.

Line-up: Mieko Suzuki