2006-12-11
Traditional Arabic music. ALHAJ plays the “oud,” which is similar to the lute, and is accompanied on this album by Souhail Kaspar, an acclaimed Lebanese percussionist. This is the musical form of “maqam.” Each piece incorporates improvisation followed by a rendition of a distinctive Iraqi tune. pB-SIDE PLAYERS
Fire in the Youth
Symbolic Olives
The Scene That Celebrates Itself
YOUSSOU N'DOUR
Rokka Mi Rokka (Give and Take)
LENI STERN
Africa
Toto Bona Lukua
Toto Bona Lukua
Various Artists
Congotronics 2 – Buzz ‘N’ Rumble From the Urb ‘N’ Jungle
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