Aburedwan, Ramzi / Reflections Of Palestine
| Album: | Reflections Of Palestine | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Aburedwan, Ramzi | Added: | Oct 2012 | |
| Label: | Riverboat Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2012-10-14 | Pull Date: | 2012-12-16 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
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| Week Ending: | Dec 16 | Dec 9 | Dec 2 | Nov 18 | Nov 11 | Nov 4 | Oct 28 | Oct 21 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jan 11, 2016: | Everything A to Z week 25
Raja (Return) |
4. | Feb 07, 2013: | Arabology
Rahil (Exile) |
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| 2. | Mar 14, 2013: | Arabology
Rahil (Exile) |
5. | Dec 15, 2012: | Music Casserole
Raja (Return) |
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| 3. | Feb 13, 2013: | Mediterraneans
Bordeaux |
6. | Dec 06, 2012: | Arabology
Tahrir (Liberation) |
Album Review
Abu Ramses
Reviewed 2012-10-15
Reviewed 2012-10-15
Ramzi Aburedwan, “Reflections of Palestine (Riverboat, 2012)
ALL TRACKS FCC CLEAN Reviewed by Abu Ramses
8-year-old Ramzi, who grew up in al-‘Amari refugee camp in the West Bank, was the subject of a classic photo during the first Palestinian intifada (1987-93) showing him about to throw a stone. The image inspired the poet Nizar al-Qabbani’s “Trilogy of the Children of the Stones.” Discovering music in his late teens changed Ramzi’s life. The French Cultural Center in Ramallah gave him a grant to study viola at the National Conservatory in Angers, France. He now leads the Palestine National Ensemble of Arabic Music. In 2006 he founded al-Kamandjâti (The Violinist), a Ramallah-based network of 10 music schools with 500 students. This is an all-instrumental album featuring Ramzi on the bouzouk, accompanied by oud, accordion and percussion. Chromatic melodies use western minor scales more than the microtones of Arabic maqamat
Tracks
**1. Rahil (Exile) – showcases the bouzouk; slow intro, then upbeat - 7:37
2. Sans Adresse (Without address) - slow, Andalusian-style sound - 6:41
3. Sodfa (By Chance) – accordion intro and vamp under bouzouk - 5:54
4. Bahar (Sea) – slow, high-pitched clarinet intro, then strings & ensemble - 5:49
***5. Raja (Return) – solo clarinet intro, beautiful, slow, haunting melody - 5:58
6. Tahrir (Liberation) - tango-ish beat, long accordion solo, percussion riff - 7:05
**7. Sama’i Farah Faza – traditional, stately, sama‘i form in 12/8 time - 7:44
****8. Bordeaux – allegretto bouzouki solos - 6:16
9. Andalus – a mid-tempo Arabic sound with some Russian overtones - 4:54
**10. Gitans en orient (Gypsies in the east) – gypsy music, big accordion - 7:13
ALL TRACKS FCC CLEAN Reviewed by Abu Ramses
8-year-old Ramzi, who grew up in al-‘Amari refugee camp in the West Bank, was the subject of a classic photo during the first Palestinian intifada (1987-93) showing him about to throw a stone. The image inspired the poet Nizar al-Qabbani’s “Trilogy of the Children of the Stones.” Discovering music in his late teens changed Ramzi’s life. The French Cultural Center in Ramallah gave him a grant to study viola at the National Conservatory in Angers, France. He now leads the Palestine National Ensemble of Arabic Music. In 2006 he founded al-Kamandjâti (The Violinist), a Ramallah-based network of 10 music schools with 500 students. This is an all-instrumental album featuring Ramzi on the bouzouk, accompanied by oud, accordion and percussion. Chromatic melodies use western minor scales more than the microtones of Arabic maqamat
Tracks
**1. Rahil (Exile) – showcases the bouzouk; slow intro, then upbeat - 7:37
2. Sans Adresse (Without address) - slow, Andalusian-style sound - 6:41
3. Sodfa (By Chance) – accordion intro and vamp under bouzouk - 5:54
4. Bahar (Sea) – slow, high-pitched clarinet intro, then strings & ensemble - 5:49
***5. Raja (Return) – solo clarinet intro, beautiful, slow, haunting melody - 5:58
6. Tahrir (Liberation) - tango-ish beat, long accordion solo, percussion riff - 7:05
**7. Sama’i Farah Faza – traditional, stately, sama‘i form in 12/8 time - 7:44
****8. Bordeaux – allegretto bouzouki solos - 6:16
9. Andalus – a mid-tempo Arabic sound with some Russian overtones - 4:54
**10. Gitans en orient (Gypsies in the east) – gypsy music, big accordion - 7:13
Track Listing