Garry Bassinin10 YEARS TO LISTEN23: HeartbeatCrossing the Atlantic Ocean brought us instantly in contact with two distinct differences to the sounds of Central Asian and Europe. That…3 min read·Jan 8, 2022----
Garry Bassinin10 YEARS TO LISTEN22: New Things I Learned Today — The Garifuna StoryEvery day on this job is an adventure. Whether it be the research, location scout, artist search or the actual shoot, we learn something…6 min read·Oct 14, 2021----
Garry Bassinin10 YEARS TO LISTEN21: Farther NorthWe continued our trip north beyond Salta, to San Salvador de Jujuy and then further towards the Bolivian border. Searching for music here…3 min read·Oct 8, 2021----
Garry Bassinin10 YEARS TO LISTEN20: Oozing CoolnessThe gaucho’s importance as an important folk hero cannot be underestimated. From the mid 18th century their ballads and legends became an…3 min read·Oct 4, 2021----
Garry Bassinin10 YEARS TO LISTEN19: The Incessant WindIt was time for us to travel across the Atlantic the same way hundreds of years previous Europeans had made the passage to a “new” land…3 min read·Sep 28, 2021----
Garry Bassinin10 YEARS TO LISTEN18: Fiercely IndependentAfter an almost totally unsuccessful research trip to southern Turkey, Tomoko, Attila and I decided to take the boat to Lesbos in Greece…5 min read·Sep 22, 2021----
Garry Bassinin10 YEARS TO LISTEN17: Two Generations“I didn’t know you could play trumpet that way” — Miles Davis (when attending the Guča Festival as a visitor)8 min read·Sep 17, 2021----
Garry Bassinin10 YEARS TO LISTEN16: The Bridge BetweenThe first time I went to Turkey was in the 1970’s, I was alone and about to enter Asia for the first time. Istanbul, and the bridge across…4 min read·Sep 10, 2021----
Garry Bassinin10 YEARS TO LISTEN15: Cameras Big and SmallPointing a camera, (or maybe three or four), at someone who isn’t used to it, will almost definitely scare them. I have a terrible time…2 min read·Sep 5, 2021----
Garry Bassinin10 YEARS TO LISTEN14: A Voice From My PastIn the mid 1980’s early 1990’s I had heard some music from a Hungarian band called “Muzsikás”. The albums featured a female singer /…2 min read·Aug 30, 2021----