''Dallëndyshe'' ("The Swallow") is the fifth

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musician

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and the second under

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. It was released in April 2015.

Composition

Like her previous album, the troubled past of the Balkan region is the main inspiration for the album, but

adds that "Even though we are dealing with tragic themes of exile it is not as dark as ''Matanё Malit''."

Track listing

ECM – ECM 2401.

Personnel

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*Patrice Moret –

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*Norbert Pfammatter –

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References

{{Authority control ECM Records albums 2015 albums Albums produced by Manfred Eicher