A powerful coming together of Eastern and Western musical traditions, Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood and Israeli composer Shye Ben Tzur present the first full UK performance of their new project Junun.
Recorded in a makeshift studio inside a 15th-century fort in the Indian state of Rajasthan with Radiohead Producer Nigel Godrich, Junun comprises compositions by Ben Tzur. Performed here by Ben Tzur and the 9-piece Rajasthan Express band, with Greenwood adding electronic textures to the rolling percussion, horns and vocal chants, together they create music that is rousing and celebratory one moment, swirling and spiritual the next.
Released on Nonesuch Records, the making of Junun was documented by filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson – a friend and frequent collaborator of Greenwood for a documentary of the same name, capturing both the recording sessions as well as the close camaraderie of the collaboration.
Shye Ben Tzur, Jonny Greenwood and The Rajasthan Express will perform on March 11th at the Barbican and you can book your tickets here