Not long ago, London-based Shrinari released their album ‘Hold On To The Hope, Though’, a collection of deep, inspirational tracks, bringing the listener on a surrealistic journey on a path of discovery. Now the British-Spanish duo present their highly relevant single‘Listen Up’ – a timely message to take care of what we have before it’s too late. The accompanying video was created by Frida Wiita, based on footage Scott Murden that filmed of the Huni Kuin tribe of Brazil.
“I read a book as a teenager, which incorporates two speeches by Native American Indians called “How can one sell the air?” (A manifesto for the Earth). It evoked an innate understanding in me as I always had a strong passion towards environmental causes. I really felt strongly about protecting the Earth and could not understand the choices we were making to go against this. This book came to mind when I was writing the song, further influenced by our time shared with Huni Kuni people and Native Americans whose interconnectedness with Earth and respect for her as our mother rings true throughout my being. It was beautiful to share this at the Extinction Rebellion protests in London. I do hope the song inspires people to take environmental action in whatever ways they are able to,” says Lucidia Omamori.
Based in London, Shrinari is a leading duo on the British spiritual music scene. Formed by Lucidia Omamori and Rafael Marchante Angulo, they incorporate harp, guitar and vocals into their music, which has a strong spiritual component and carries a message of hope, unity and connection. These eight tracks intertwine the personal and the collective, giving voice to the challenges we are facing in these changing times. Always delivered with a Shrinari sense of optimism and hope filled wonder, their music reflects the point of no return that we are living through historically, together with the timeless themes of human existence and evolution.
Rafael Marchante Angulo tells of the song’s development since first playing it on Kerrang radio in 2019. “Creating ‘Listen Up’ was a beautiful adventure, it came out as quite experimental to start with, the initial version was a good 90 sec longer and featured an extended middle section. We decided to cut it down and then we reworked it completely, adding Idris Rahman’s lush horn section and recording some instruments again to take advantage of my improved recording skills two years on”.
He adds, “This song is about the obvious fact that, when you live in immediate and constant touch with nature, you have a naturally unshakeable connection with it and there are things you’d never do, let alone destroy the environment the way it is being destroyed due to our industrial level blindness. Again it’s not about some idyllic idea, even though we love things idilic: our very survival is in question. This is a recurring theme in our songs because it’s such an important issue. Probably the most important together with human rights violations around the world, which the indigenous defenders of ancestral lands and ways of life suffer constantly.”
Earlier, the duo released the singles ‘The Gift’, the cinematic ethno-folk-pop ballad‘Desert Path’ and ‘Standing Rock’ featuring London-based chamber-pop artist Heren Wolf, notable Spanish drummer Edu Olmedo and the sublime horn section from Brixton reggae, dub and afrobeat band The Soothsayers. Shrinari makes music that brings hope, fuels a positive outlook on life, and promotes ecological and spiritual awareness. With their new musical output, Shrinari continue their transcendent adventure in consciousness and celebration of love and life through the synergy of sound and song.
The ‘Hold Onto The Hope, Though’ album is out now, available digitally everywhere, including Spotify,Apple Music and directly from the artist via Bandcamp. A percentage of profits from their music goes to support projects aimed at protecting the earth and indigenous peoples.
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