| Moradi, Ali Akbar / Goblet Of Eternal Light |
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| Album: | Goblet Of Eternal Light | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Moradi, Ali Akbar | Added: | Apr 2012 | |
| Label: | Traditional Crossroads | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2013-02-02 | Pull Date: | 2013-04-07 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | Apr 7 | Mar 24 | Mar 17 | Mar 10 | Mar 3 | Feb 24 | Feb 10 |
| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Dec 08, 2016: | Melange The Desire Of Union | 4. | Apr 04, 2013: | The Sunset Life Autumn | |
| 2. | Apr 13, 2013: | Music Casserole Beloved | 5. | Mar 23, 2013: | Music Casserole The Remainder Allah Waisy | |
| 3. | Apr 04, 2013: | The Sunset Life Beloved | 6. | Mar 14, 2013: | The Sunset Life The Remainder Allah Waisy |
| Album Review |
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| Abu Ramses Reviewed 2013-01-28 | ||
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Moradi, Ali Akbar & Bahar Movahed, “Goblet of Eternal Light” (Traditional Crossroads, 2012) ALL TRACKS FCC CLEAN Reviewed by Abu Ramses New versions of traditional Iranian-Kurdish music from the Kermanshah area composed by tanbur (long-neck fretted lute) virtuoso Ali Akbar Moradi. Vocalist & multi-instrumentalist Bahar Movahed was trained in Persian classical music, which blends Arab improvisation and hypnotic Indian drones & rhythms. She returned to her Kurdish roots & studied with Moradi. The album offers new versions of songs in several Kurdish dialects sung by Movahed in a controlled, precise style leaning to the Arab element. She now lives in Los Angeles (Iran-geles), & practices dentistry. All worth a play. English translations in the CD booklet. Tracks **1. The Desire of Union – Tanbur intro, then vocal solo & chorus; “The flood water of the interior has uprooted the soul and stolen the hoard of patience.” Lyrics by Mowlavi-e Kurd, the Kurdish counterpart to Rumi - 6:45 ***2. Autumn – Intricate tanbur intro, then plaintive vocal solo - 6:16 **3. Goblet of Eternal Light - folksong from Iraqi Kurdistan; big tar; more Indian sound; solo & chorus - 6:28 4. The Song of Allah Waisey – Slow solo vocal; another poem of Mowlavi-e Kurd telling the dervish that it’s time to get the party started - 5:40 5. Goblet of Wine - New arrangement of poem by Sayyed Saleh Kermanshahi about lovesickness; steely, stately, minor-key intensity - 8:09 6. The Remainder Allah Waisy - 3:07 ***7. Beloved – Mamoosta Naali poem; big instrumental intro; solo vocal lets it rip; rhythm rarely used in Kurdish music - 5:48 | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | The Desire Of Union | 4. | The Song Of Allah Waisy | |||
| 2. | Autumn | 5. | Goblet Of Wine | |||
| 3. | Goblet Of Eternal Light | 6. | The Remainder Allah Waisy | |||
| 7. | Beloved | |||||