Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Hip-Hop in the Land of Fire: H.O.S.T. - Qarada Qırmızı


A lot of volunteers have bucket lists while in Azerbaijan, things they want to do before they leave country.  They may range from the impossible, such as cooking an Azeri Xanim approved national meal-plov, to the illegal, such as driving a marshrutka (minibus), to the entirely attainable, such as partying till the sun, literally, comes up in Baku.

These lists really start to lengthen as one gets closer to end of service, when you only have a few months to achieve your personal goals.  So far I only have three items: 30 minutes in an Azeri style squat; drinking in a rooftop bar in Baku, overlooking the entire city; and becoming an 'authority' on Azeri hip-hop.

So, I'm going to post a track weekly of solid Azeri hip-hop, which will be quite the treasure hunt as I haven't found anything focused on this niche in the the English language.  I don't have much clue what they're saying, but these tracks sound good.

First up: H.O.S.T. - Qarada Qırmızı (which means 'In Red Blood')

 H.O.S.T. - Qarada Qırmızı by joshehr

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