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Rim Banna: Revelation Of Ecstasy & Rebellion

Read "Rim Banna: Revelation Of Ecstasy & Rebellion" reviewed by Eyal Hareuveni


Palestinian singer-songwriter Rim Banna has performed in recent years in Tunis and Egypt, where the the Arab Spring began and where artists took a crucial role in the collective struggle to topple down repressive regimes and politicians. In her tours she sensed the rebellious spirit and wanted to trace its origins in Arabic poetry. Banna chose “Arabic Mystic poems from ancient to modern times, performed in the age of rebellion" of Tunisian, Palestinian, Iraqi and Persian and Andalusian writers in ...

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Arild Andersen / Frode Alnaes / Stian Carstensen: Hostslov (Autumn Slow)

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Høstsløv (Autumn Slow) is the third seasonal offering by the Norwegian bass master Arild Andersen and two of his fellow countrymen, guitarist Frode Alnæs and accordionist Stian Carstensen, after covering traditional Norwegian summer songs on Sommerbrisen (Summer Breeze) (KKV, 1998) and old and new Christmas carols on Julegløggen (KKV, 2003). Høstsløv is another collection of familiar songs, played in a joyful and relaxed manner with loads of grace and charm.

Andersen and Alnæs have been collaborating for more ...

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Kolbein Falkeid/Ketil Bj: Solskinnsdypet (Sun Shines Deep)

Read "Solskinnsdypet (Sun Shines Deep)" reviewed by Eyal Hareuveni


Some of the best ECM discs are being conceived, played, and produced outside the prestigious Munich-based label, whose productions are trademarked by creative, well-crafted, and beautifully executed chamber jazz.

Norwegian pianist and composer Ketil Bjørnstad, who has recorded five discs for ECM in the last decade, uses veteran ECM recording musicians; ECM's chief sound engineer, Jan Erik Kongshaug; and ECM's main recording studio, the Rainbow studio of Oslo, to a very satisfying result on this moving tribute to ...


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