Kristina Aspeqvist: Vodou Queen #54

How does a Swedish percussionist raised on Balkan music end up as a vodou queen in Ghana?That is a question Kristina Aspeqvist is more than happy to answer, in a free-flowing way. Our enthralling conversation of her professional and spiritual journey felt sometimes like jazz, sometimes like folk, sometimes transcendent. Just like her music.KRISTINA ASPEQVIST LINKS http://www.rythmworks.se https://stockholmvodouorchestra.comhttps://www.musikcentrumost.se/artist/nioki-beats PODCAST LINKS https://www.intheborderlands.com/ https://www.patreon.com/IntheBorderlands https://www.facebook.com/intheborderlands https://www.instagram.com/intheborderlands_podcast/ EMAIL [email protected] TORGRIM'S LINKS https://www.brittle.one/ https://www.facebook.com/kloverknekten https://www.instagram.com/kloverknekten/ MIKAEL'S LINKS https://smarturl.it/inanna https://www.facebook.com/mikael.oberg.performance.storyteller https://www.instagram.com/mikaelobergstoryteller/ REFERENCESVodouhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_African_VodúnEwe peoplehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ewe_people?variant=zh-cnDavul drumhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DavulConga drumhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CongaGrammis Awardhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GrammisKVASThttps://kvast.orgFeirefizhttps://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/FeirefizParsifal/Percivalhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PercivalRay Lemahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_LemaRay Lema and the Bulgarian Voiceshttps://www.allmusic.com/album/bulgarian-voices-mw0001008398Tom Sawyerhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_SawyerAurelia Deyhttps://www.aureliadey.comKetahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KetaBengt Bergerhttps://www.instagram.com/bengtberger/Brekete drumhttp://www.rythmworks.se/Produkt-filer/brekete.htmlLise-Lotte Noreliushttps://www.lise-lottenorelius.seAnimismhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AnimismHaitian revolutionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haitian_RevolutionTibetan Buddhismhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibetan_BuddhismOdinhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OdinFrigghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FriggKakelugn/Masonry heaterhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masonry_heaterSanteríahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SanteríaFowlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FowlBalafonhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BalafonThe White Goddess by Robert Graveshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_White_GoddessThe Pig episode of In the Borderlandshttps://www.intheborderlands.com/2021/12/21/christmas-yuletide-special-the-pig-4/Asante peoplehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asante_peopleTiamathttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TiamatKunda peoplehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunda_peopleIfáhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IfáDiakon/Deaconhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeaconMami Watahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mami_WataUNESCO Intangible cultural heritagehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNESCO_Intangible_Cultural_Heritage_ListsI Chinghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_ChingCowrie-shell divinationhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowrie-shell_divinationAccrahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AccraGreta Lindholmhttps://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greta_LindholmBirgit Åkessonhttps://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birgit_ÅkessonSufismhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sufism