Drab:Zeen

1. Fusic

2. Lili S'En

3. Pain in Spain Stays Mainly in the Brain

4. Land of Milk and Money

5. Callipyge (Intro)

6. Callipyge

7. Kaf Skoon (Intro)

8. Kaf Skoon

9. Homme Qui a Perdu Son Ombre

10. Night in Damascus

11. Bilan Actuel

12. Blues for Ali

13. Petites Mains et Longues Jambes...

Tracks:

Fusic
Lili S'En
Pain in Spain Stays Mainly in the Brain
Land of Milk and Money
Callipyge (Intro)
Callipyge
Kaf Skoon (Intro)
Kaf Skoon
Homme Qui a Perdu Son Ombre
Night in Damascus
Bilan Actuel
Blues for Ali
Petites Mains et Longues Jambes...

Customer Reviews:

Arab jazz-funk at its best.......2004-06-03

Can't really go wrong with Toufic Farroukh - he's innovative, funky, stylish, interesting. Each of his albums is different from the others, and all arguably pretty much equally entertaining. The sound on this album is rich and exotic, a bit less jazzy and more funky than his previous albums, with lots of interesting soundscapes. If you have a liking for Arab fusion, this is one of the better albums around.

Toufic Farroukh, one of the smarter Arab-jazz artists . . ........2004-05-02

. . . right up there with Dhaffer Youssef and Claude Chalhoub. More dance/trance/club-oriented than the above musicians, he nevertheless presents a very strong effort in the tricky cross-cultural world of Nu Arab jazz beat. I originally thought I liked the remixed version of his previous effort, Ali on Broadway, better than this disc, but I've changed my mind.

Drab Zeen represents one of the finest examples of this important emerging new sub-genre, Arab-jazz. The genius of this disc is how Farroukh has effortlessly melded such disparate elements as jazz trombone and saxophone, chill-beats, French vocals, acoustic piano, oud, ney, and accordion into a singly tapestry of unique sounds, all the while retaining the essential elements of each instrumental voice even as he transforms the whole into something entirely new and heretofore unheard.

Farroukh has grown in every facet of his music-making: tighter and more evocative compositions, a richer and more varied sound palette, cleaner production, superior sax blowing, and a deeper groove.

An altogether remarkable disc. Highest recommendation.

CLASSICAL ARABIC and JAZZ MIXED.......2004-03-22

I told my Cusin who is a DJ on Kuwiat FM Radio about the type of Arabic and Western Music I was looking for and he gave me this CD of Toufic Farroukh "Drab Zeen" which I found extremly interesting and enjoyable to hear if you like Jazz and Eastern Andulosian / Arabic style of Music mixed. I have been plying this CD over and over in my car and at home when I am relaxing. I highly recommend it. I am also going to get rest of Toufic Farroukh's CDs and hope they are to this standard.

Nice accident.......2003-04-14

I bought this CD by accident. I listen to the first 2 songs and decided to get it without knowing what else was coming. I have no regret. It is a very modern mixture of jazz, franco-libano-magrehbian rhytms. It does not sound like any other CD in my collection.

Best mix of jazz and electronica ever-a fun masterpiece........2003-02-01

Absolutely brilliant album. First time jazz and electronica have been combined in a totally cohesive, very enjoyable way. Countless interesting, appealing touches, from fervent jazz solos to atmospheric backings to African instruments to surprising twists and turns--this is a masterpiece, and one that is endlessly fun to listen to.

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