Barzakh (album)
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Barzakh is an album by Tunisian oud player Anouar Brahem
recorded in 1990 and released on the ECM label.
Anouar Brahem
Anouar Brahem is an oud player and composer. He is widely acclaimed as an innovator in his field...
recorded in 1990 and released on the ECM label.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Stephen Cook awarded the album 4½ stars stating "This is a great title for fans of both international music and jazz"Track listing
- All compositions by Anouar Brahem except as indicated
- "Raf Raf" - 3:33
- "Barzakh" (Anouar Brahem, Bechir Selmi) - 11:02
- "Sadir" - 6:32
- "Ronda" - 3:07
- "Hou" - 1:33
- "Sarandib" - 2:48
- "Souga" (Lassad Hosni) - 2:07
- "Parfum de Gitane" - 4:16
- "Bou Naouara" (Hosni) - 2:22
- "Kerkenah" - 7:30
- "La Nuit des Jeux" - 5:29
- "Le Belvédère Assiege" - 4:14
- "Qaf" - 1:43
- Recorded at Rainbow Studio in Oslo, Norway in September 1990
Personnel
- Anouar BrahemAnouar BrahemAnouar Brahem is an oud player and composer. He is widely acclaimed as an innovator in his field...
- oudOudThe oud is a pear-shaped stringed instrument commonly used in North African and Middle Eastern music. The modern oud and the European lute both descend from a common ancestor via diverging paths... - Béchir Selmi - violinViolinThe violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
- Lassad Hosni - percussion