Emar Music

I first heard of Emar through a mutual Canadian friend & blogger Chung

Emar (Melissa Rebronja) was born in Belgrade in the former Yugoslavia, now Serbia. Shortly after her birth she and her family moved to Toronto where she spent her early childhood, moving back to Belgrade when she was six for almost a decade. Her music exhibits poignant influences from these early memories. Just before the country's collapse she moved back to Toronto. Some months after I met Emar online, I discovered she was to release her latest album Sacred Soul in October '08. Myself and another friend from Belfast were priviledged to be invited to the launch party in Toronto, where we enjoyed a covetted live performance. Emar's music breathes life, spirituality, peace, love and mysticism. Songs are in English, Serbian, Hindi, Persian, Arabic and Church Slavonic.Through world music instrumentation it encompasses a unqiue fusion of influences from East meeting West, Islam meeting Christianity.

Emar herself is a phenomenal person who is full of light & positive energy, a priviledge to know and share with.

For the album she worked with three world renowned producers, Genie Award-nominated Sean Eyre, Canadian Music Awards winner for Best World Music Group & 2009 JUNO Awards Nominee, Andrew McPherson of Eccodek and noted film composer Igor Vrabac. Also playing on five of the album’s tracks is World Music multi instrumentalist Boris Sichon. For me my favorite track is the Serbian "Sutra" (for we are love) featured here.