An invigorating set of Iraqui music, recorded in Doha, Qatar by expatriate Iraqui oud master Mohammed Saleh Abd Al-Saheb Lelo and percussionist Haitham Hasan. Exploring the various modes ("maqam") and rhythmic meters ("wazn") of Arabic music, the two move from brisk, aggressive tempos to unmetered solo pieces, like the beautiful, virtuosic oud solo that begins "Ya Gariya Khabirini," where the distinctive grainy, penetrating tone of the oud is suddenly joined by a propulsive four-beat feel from Hasan, who overdubbed tabalah, kasur, tar, and other drums to create the layered bed of rhythm that makes this album so remarkable, if somewhat unorthodox. Part Four of a 17-CD collection of Islamic music from Celestial Harmonies--all, like this one, boasting excellent liner notes, top-notch sound, and in-depth background information. --James Rotondi
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ASIN: B0000007Z0 Release Date: 1998-02-17 |
Tracks:
- Quam Na Dimi
- Ish Lonak Ini
- Taqsim 1
- Ya Gariya Khabirini
- Al Hajr
- Marou Alyaa El-Helwen
- Taqsim 2
- Bead Konto
- Lama BadaYatasana
- Taqsim 3
- Ya Helo Ya Abu El-Sedara
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An invigorating set of Iraqui music, recorded in Doha, Qatar by expatriate Iraqui oud master Mohammed Saleh Abd Al-Saheb Lelo and percussionist Haitham Hasan. Exploring the various modes ("maqam") and rhythmic meters ("wazn") of Arabic music, the two move from brisk, aggressive tempos to unmetered solo pieces, like the beautiful, virtuosic oud solo that begins "Ya Gariya Khabirini," where the distinctive grainy, penetrating tone of the oud is suddenly joined by a propulsive four-beat feel from Hasan, who overdubbed tabalah, kasur, tar, and other drums to create the layered bed of rhythm that makes this album so remarkable, if somewhat unorthodox. Part Four of a 17-CD collection of Islamic music from Celestial Harmonies--all, like this one, boasting excellent liner notes, top-notch sound, and in-depth background information. --James RotondiAlbum Description
Ten years in the making, The Music of Islam series recorded in Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Turkey, Yemen, Pakistan, Indonesia, Iran and Qatar represents the most comprehensive sound documentation available to Westerners today, of a world religion dating back to 1/622. Although governed by strict rules for fourteen centuries, contact with other cultures has radically affected Islamic music throughout history. As the world enters the XV/21st century the timing of this collection serves an even larger purpose, documenting the traditions that have survived and will continue to survive for centuries to come. Today, one fifth of the world's population, one billion people, are Muslims, occupying a large territory stretching from the Atlantic shore of north and west Africa, through west, central, and south Asia to island southeast Asia, and attracting an increasing following in India, western Europe, north America, east Asia, and southern Africa. This is a global presence which cannot be ignored.During the early phase of conceptualizing what would become The Music of Islam, at least one volume was planned to be recorded in Iraq, in the ancient city of Basra. However, the tempest of world politics prevented us from accomplishing this goal.
With no legal means to enter Iraq our approach changed to a global search for Iraqi musicians. And to our surprise, in the beautiful port city of Doha in the small Emirate of Qatar on the east coast of the Arabian peninsula (not too far south of the Iraqi border), we discovered an expatriate community of Iraqi musicians, all born in Baghdad and graduates of Baghdad University.
The Music of Islam, Volume Four embraces some of the most beautiful Islamic music from Iraq, featuring the 'ud and various percussion instruments, performed by Iraqi master musicians who keep their music traditions alive in Qatar.
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