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- Date Released: July 9, 2002
- Genre: Jazz
- Label: ENJA RECORDS Matthias Winckelmann
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Tunisian-born oud performer/vocalist Dhafer Youssef attains a happy medium while integrating the oud (an Arabic lute instrument) with jazzy grooves and wide-ranging improvisational forums. On this outing, the artist crafts an appealing worldbeat/jazz scenario partly due to his nimble plucking and mood-evoking unison choruses with trumpeter Markus Stockhausen. There's also a drum'n'bass element here, as the leader utilizes the talents of ex-Living Colour rhythmic aces Will Calhoun (drums) and Doug Wimbish (bass). Jazz guitarist Wolfgang Muthspiel adds textural patterns to many of these pieces while embarking on a pleasant mainstream jazz-based solo passage on the piece entitled "Farha." Youssef also displays a multi-octave vocal range on several tracks -- as he renders wordless vocals that often conjure up notions of religiously inclined mantras. A good portion of this affair features lightly rumbling percussion vamps intertwined with North African modalities and alternating dialogue among the soloists. A nice effort that ages well upon repeated spins.
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| 01. |  |
Mandakini |
5:07 |
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| 02. | |
Yabay |
3:14 |
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| 03. | |
Electric Sufi |
4:56 |
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| 04. | |
Oil On Water |
2:43 |
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| 05. | |
La Priére De L'absent |
6:43 |
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| 06. | |
Man Of Wool |
7:03 |
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| 07. | |
La Nuit Sacrée |
6:23 |
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| 08. | |
Nouba |
6:47 |
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| 09. | |
Farha |
5:34 |
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| 10. | |
Nafha |
5:24 |
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| 11. | |
Al-Hallaj |
3:18 |
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| 12. | |
Suraj |
6:13 |
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| 13. | |
Langue Muette |
3:33 |
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13 Total Tracks, 66:58 Total Length
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Credits
- Wolfgang Muthspiel - Guitar // Wolfgang Muthspiel - Guitar // Wolfgang Muthspiel - Guitar // Wolfgang Muthspiel - Guitar // Wolfgang Muthspiel - Guitar // Dieter Ilg - Bass (Acoustic) // Will Calhoun - Drums // Will Calhoun - Loops // Mino Cinelu - Percussion // Mino Cinelu - Drums // Mino Cinelu - Sound Effects // Markus Stockhausen - Trumpet // Markus Stockhausen - Trumpet // Markus Stockhausen - Trumpet // Markus Stockhausen - Flugelhorn // Markus Stockhausen - Flugelhorn // Markus Stockhausen - Flugelhorn // Markus Stockhausen - Piccolo Trumpet // Markus Stockhausen - Piccolo Trumpet // Markus Stockhausen - Piccolo Trumpet // Doug Wimbish - Bass (Electric) // Doug Wimbish - Electronics // Ssirus Pakzad - Photography // Steve Arguelles - Producer // Steve Arguelles - Engineer // Steve Arguelles - Editing // Steve Arguelles - Mixing // Hyou Vielz - Photography // Wolfgang Meyscheider - Mastering // Deepak Ram - Bansuri // Deepak Ram - Bansuri // Caroline Mardok - Photography // Peter Karl - Engineer // Dhafer Youssef - Arranger // Dhafer Youssef - Arranger // Dhafer Youssef - Vocals // Dhafer Youssef - Vocals // Dhafer Youssef - Oud // Dhafer Youssef - Oud // Dhafer Youssef - Producer // Dhafer Youssef - Producer // Dhafer Youssef - Main Performer // Dhafer Youssef - Main Performer // Dhafer Youssef - ? // Dhafer Youssef - ? // Dhafer Youssef - Sounds // Dhafer Youssef - Sounds // Christian Heck - Engineer
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