Astounding Eyes Of Rita

Brahem Anouar

Astounding Eyes Of Rita
Format
Audio
Publisher
Country
Published
5 September 2009
ISBN
0602517986282

Astounding Eyes Of Rita

Brahem Anouar

The Astounding Eyes of Rita introduces a new Brahem\ngroup, in a sinuous dance of dark sounds (oud, bass clarinet, bass\nguitar and hand drums), strong melodies, earthy textures… Where\nAnouar’s last two recordings – “Le voyage de Sahar”(2005) and “Le\npas de chat noir” (2001) - found him at the centre of a trio\norientated towards chamber music, with this new recording there is\na sense of coming full circle.

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This is a modern record but it also carries a sense of\ntraditions, including Brahem’s own, and also reveals affinities\nwith his early releases. There has long been a balance between\nWestern & Eastern components in Brahem’s work, but ratios\nchange with each project, as the work develops. “While I can easily\nfind fantastic traditional players in my region, I often miss\nqualities specific to European jazz players, a certain\nopen-mindedness in approaches to improvising - aspects to do with\nfreedom”. Anouar plays together here with German bass clarinetist\nKlaus Gesing and Swedish bassist Björn Meyer [Nik Bartsch] and\npercussionist Khaled Yassine.

\n\n1. The Lover Of Beirut\n2. Dance With Waves\n3. Stopover At Djibouti\n4. The Astounding Eyes Of Rita\n5. Al Birwa\n6. Galilee Mon Amour\n7. Walking State\n8. For No Apparent Reason\n\n\n

Review

Anouar Brahem is a long-standing favourite of Readings. We have sold literally thousands of his CDs. Quite often it is a staff recommendation to an entirely unsuspecting customer, who never fails to be delighted at their new discovery.

His path is now well trodden – the fusion of Arabic and jazz music. Very much at the forefront of contemporary Oud players, he has a new band – and with that, a slightly different feel – on this album. But if you’ve been tempted before, you will still be satisfied. If not, it’s about time you entered his world of beautiful music.

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