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Arabop

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Michel Sajrawy

Label: Ozella Music / Dasam Studio
Released: 2012
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Tracks

Tojann; 1 Count Before 40; Arabop; Syncretic Beliefs; Batumi; Hal Asmar Ellon; Ya Lel; Invention; Longa Farah Faza.

Personnel

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Michel Sajrawy: guitar, keyboard programming, electric bass (1, 3, 5, 9); Amiram Granot: sax (1, 3, 6); Maali Klar: soprano sax (1, 3, 5); Samir Makhoul: oud, vocal (2, 7); Valeri Lipets: contra bass (2, 4, 6-8); Wisam Arram: darbuka, shakers (1, 5); Stas Zilberman: drums; Nehaya Damouni: chant (1); Adnan Haddad: speech (4).

Album Description

Arabop is a word I invented in order to reflect the presence of the essential characteristics of Arabic music and bebop lines in my music. This is my third album, a major departure from my previous works. It has completely new sounds, sounds that never have been created on any previous recording.. I went beyond what is allowed to play on the instrument.. after trying different ones.. I returned to the Stratocaster- the one that my parents bought me when I was in high school.
Michel Sajrawy

I want to thank God, my family and friends, Dagobert Bohm, Barak Weiss, Muneer Karram, Rimon Haddad for borrowing me his jazz bass and Elias Habib for allowing me to use his percussions. I would also like to thank my band and the musicians who worked with me on this album. A special thanks to the Israeli Ministry of Culture and Sports for sponsoring this work.

This album is dedicated to the memory of my father.

credits

released October 9, 2012

Michel Sajrawy – Composer, Arranger, Guitarist & Keyboards Programing
Amiram Granot – Sax (1, 3, 6)
Maali Klar – Soprano Sax (1, 3, 5)
Samir Makhoul – Oud & Vocal (2, 7)
Valeri Lipets – Contra Bass (2, 4, 6, 7, 8)
Michel Sajrawy – Electric Bass (1, 3, 5, 9)
Wisam Arram – Darbuka & Shakers (1, 5)
Stas Zilberman – Drums

Nehaya Damouni – Chant (1)
Adnan Haddad – Speech (4)

This album was recorded between August and October 2011

Recorded and mixed by Michel Sajrawy at Dasam Studio, Nazareth – Israel.
Mastered by Klaus Scheuermann at 4 Ohm Studio, Berlin – Germany.
Produced by Michel Sajrawy

www.michelsajrawy.com

Artwork – Ulrike Monnig
Musicians Photos – Nadim Hamed
Nazareth and Michel's Photos – Malak Abu Kanaan

Published by Edition Ozella