Listen "Asmaa Jama - The Salt Worshippers"
Episode Synopsis
New piece commissioned by The Lake for the 5th edition of Works For Radio.
Description:
The Salt Worshippers is set against Lake Assal, a salt lake located in the Danakil depression between Djibouti and Ethiopia. The work draws on an ancient tale in East Africa/West Asia of the two star-crossed lovers Qeys and Leyla. In Jamas piece Qeys and Leyla are situated at Lake Assal where one is a salt worker and the other is from the lake.
Credits:
Voices: Asmaa Jama, Mohamed Jama, and Gouled Ahmed.
Writing + sound design: Asmaa Jama
Description:
The Salt Worshippers is set against Lake Assal, a salt lake located in the Danakil depression between Djibouti and Ethiopia. The work draws on an ancient tale in East Africa/West Asia of the two star-crossed lovers Qeys and Leyla. In Jamas piece Qeys and Leyla are situated at Lake Assal where one is a salt worker and the other is from the lake.
Credits:
Voices: Asmaa Jama, Mohamed Jama, and Gouled Ahmed.
Writing + sound design: Asmaa Jama
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