Showing posts with label Arabic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Arabic. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 12, 2016

CD Review: Alsarah & And The Nubatones' 'Manara'

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Alsarah And The Nubatones Manara Wonderwheel Recordings Alsarah's latest wanderings through the Middle East and North Africa are app...
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Friday, October 16, 2015

CD Review: Aziz Sahmaoui & University Of Gnawa's 'Mazal'

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Aziz Sahmaoui & University Of Gnawa Mazal World Village Morocco's Aziz Sahmaoui and his West African University Of Gnawa bring t...
Wednesday, May 20, 2015

CD Review: Brooklyn Gypsies' 'Sin Fronteras'

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Brooklyn Gypsies Sin Fronteras Wonderwheel Recordings The diverse sounds of Brooklyn's streets and neighborhoods have never been hig...
Wednesday, January 14, 2015

CD Review: Pajala Tatawin's Self-Titled Release From Sweden And Tunisia

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Pajala Tatawin Pajala Tatawin Knapsu The unlikely pairing of music from Sweden and Tunisia is eloquently-illustrated on Pajala Tatawin...
Tuesday, July 1, 2014

CD Review: Alsarah and The Nubatones' 'Silt'

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Alsarah and The Nubatones Silt Wonderwheel Recordings Born in Sudan, Alsarah, has made Yemen and the United States of America home. Curr...
Sunday, March 16, 2014

CD Review: Yasmine Hamdan's 'Ya Nass'

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Yasmine Hamdan Ya Nass Kwaidan Records/ Crammed Discs Lebanese-singer, Yasmine Hamdan, is currently based in Paris, France, but her work...
Friday, October 11, 2013

CD Review: Mr. Ho's Orchestrotica's 'Where Here Meets There'

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Mr. Ho's Orchestrotica Where Here Meets There Self-Release American-based and globally-derived, Mr. Ho's Orchestrotica brings us...
Sunday, September 22, 2013

CD Review: Hewar's 'Letters To A Homeland'

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Hewar Letters To A Homeland Dreyer Gaido Syria's Hewar combines traditional Middle Eastern music with scat singing, opera, classical...
Friday, September 20, 2013

CD Review: Nazaket Teymurova's 'Mugham'

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Nazaket Teymurova Mugham Felmay The traditional music of Azerbaijan has been a popular Caucasus mainstay throughout Central Asia and aro...
Friday, July 12, 2013

CD Review: Rim Banna's 'Revelation Of Ecstasy And Rebellion'

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Rim Banna Revelation Of Ecstasy And Rebellion KKV Palestine's gifted vocalist, Rim Banna, brings us a poetic display of musicianship...
Friday, February 22, 2013

CD Review: Koby Israelite's 'Blues From Elsewhere'

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Koby Israelite Blues From Elsewhere Asphalt Tango Records The bluesy side of world music is eloquently captured on accordion, percussion...
Friday, February 15, 2013

CD Review: Various Artists' 'Khat Thaleth'

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Various Artists Khat Thaleth Stronghold Sound Khat Thaleth is a twenty-three track release of global hip-hop, rap, and dub music that ...
Friday, August 24, 2012

CD Review: Haram's 'Her Eyes Illuminate'

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Haram Her Eyes Illuminate Songlines Vancouver-based, Gordon Grdina's group, Haram, presents us with an improvisational and exciting ...
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Thursday, August 23, 2012

CD Review: Wahid's 'Road Poem'

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Wahid Road Poem BMI The California-based duo, Wahid, is comprised of Dimitris Mahlis on oud and Chris Wabich on percussion. The Middle E...
Wednesday, May 30, 2012

CD Review: Nickodemus' 'Moon People'

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Nickodemus Moon People ESL Music Brooklyn-based DJ/producer, Nickodemus combines global sounds with the latest in club compositions foun...
Thursday, April 21, 2011

CD Review: Malika Zarra's 'Berber Taxi'

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Malika Zarra Berber Taxi Motema Malika is a Berber/Amazigh singer from Morocco. Based on local rhythms and influences, Malika incorporates s...
Thursday, March 10, 2011

CD Review: Jadid Ensemble's 'Sigh of The Moor'

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Jadid Ensemble Sigh of The Moor Whirling Eye Studios From the opening call to prayer and the Arab-Flamenco rhythms infused with Mediterranea...
Friday, November 26, 2010

CD Review: Souad Massi's 'O Houria'

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Souad Massi O Houria ( Liberty ) Wrasse Records Algerian-born and France-based, Souad Massi, releases yet another superb release of French-...
Friday, November 12, 2010

CD Review: Morocco's Hassan Erraji

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Hassan Erraji Awal Mara World Village Multi-instrumentalist and blind musician, Hassan Erraji, is a Moroccan native with musical ties to the...
Monday, October 11, 2010

CD Review: Rahim Alhaj's 2-CD Set

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Rahim Alhaj Little Earth UR Music New Mexico-based, Iraqi-American Rahim Alhaj, is a composer, oud player, and pigeon farmer. The musical sp...