guest session
05.12.25
Vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and composer Amanda Ekery writes music that lives across borders of genre and style. Amanda’s latest release, Árabe, invites audiences to explore Syrian and Mexican shared history and culture on the El Paso border – the story of her life, lineage and identity. Her bandmates Andrew Boudreau, Jhoely Garay, Jess Tsang, and Emily Johnson-Erday helped shape the album’s sound, as did contemporary and traditional music from the Mexican and Syrian diaspora which you can hear on this playlist.
Tracklist:
Por Una Amor – Linda Ronstadt
Yenobak Eih – Amanda Ekery (Árabe)
Ixhua – Jhoely Garay (guitarist on Árabe)
Three Days – Amanda Ekery (Árabe)
Badawiya Lovin’ – Hello Psychaleppo
Mujer Moderna – Fea
Stitching – Amanda Ekery (Árabe)
Maud Lewis – Andrew Boudreau (pianist on Árabe)
Si Una Vez – Selena
Lucky – Amanda Ekery (Árabe)
heirloom/hoarder – Jess Tsang (percussionist on Árabe)
Evil Eye – Amanda Ekery Árabe
Watch the Water Rise – The Starlight Darlins (featuring Emily Johnson-Erday mandolinist on Árabe)
Wahdon – Farouz
Sky Rooted – Amanda Ekery (Árabe)
