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Anouar Brahem: The Astounding Eyes of Rita

Read "The Astounding Eyes of Rita" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff


Il musicista tunisino Anouar Brahem aggiunge un altro tassello alla sua personale sintesi di oriente e occidente. Dopo il capitolo in trio con Jean-Louis Matinier e François Couturier documentato da due album (Le pas du chat noir e Le voyage de Sahar), decisamente orientato verso un impressionismo cameristico di stampo europeo, ritorna alla dimensione più mediorientale ...

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The Astounding Eyes Of Rita

Label: ECM Records
Released: 2009
Track listing: The Lover of Beirut; Dance With Waves; Stopover at Djibouti; The Astounding Eyes of Rita; Al Birwa; Galilee Mon Amour; Waking State; For No Apparent Reason.

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Anouar Brahem: The Astounding Eyes of Rita

Read "The Astounding Eyes of Rita" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan


The Astounding Eyes of Rita rings to life on four resonant notes from Tunisian oudist Anouar Brahem, joined in short order by the deep, rich tone of Klaus Gesing's bass clarinet. The music sounds ancient, like something from an old civilization, full of past truths that still hold true. Manfred Eicher, the man in ...

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Anouar Brahem: The Astounding Eyes of Rita

Read "The Astounding Eyes of Rita" reviewed by John Kelman


In the world of the oud--the fretless, Middle Eastern incarnation of the lute--there are three artists who are moving the instrument--and its centuries-old tradition--forward. Tunisian-born Dhafer Youssef has explored the integration of technology and western classicism on Divine Shadows (Jazzland, 2006), while Lebanese-born Rabih Abou-Khalil has investigated a nexus with horn-driven large ensemble on The Cactus ...


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