| Sajrawy, Michel / Arabop |
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| Album: | Arabop | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Sajrawy, Michel | Added: | Mar 2013 | |
| Label: | Dasam | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2013-03-16 | Pull Date: | 2013-05-19 | Charts: | Jazz, Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | May 19 | May 12 | May 5 | Apr 28 | Apr 21 | Apr 14 | Apr 7 | Mar 24 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jun 13, 2013: | Arabology Ya Lel | 4. | May 09, 2013: | Mediterraneans Batumi | |
| 2. | May 16, 2013: | Mediterraneans Tojann | 5. | May 09, 2013: | Rebop Hal Asmar Ellon | |
| 3. | May 09, 2013: | Arabology Ya Lel, Tojann | 6. | May 04, 2013: | Music Casserole Tojann |
| Album Review |
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| Abu Ramses Reviewed 2013-03-10 | ||
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Michel Sajrawy, Arabop (Dasam, 2012) ALL TRACKS FCC CLEAN Reviewed by Abu Ramses A highly original, energetic contribution to the genre of “Oriental jazz.” Michel Sajrawy coined the term Arabop for his fusion of Arabic & bebop sounds. Sajrawy, a Palestinian-Israeli composer & electric bass player from Nazareth, leads an Arab-Jewish ensemble: saxophonists Amiram Granot & Maali Klar, oudist Samir Makhoul, percussionist Wissam Arram, Valeri Lipets on Contra Bass & Stas Zilberman on drums. Produced & recorded in Nazareth. Try 1, 2, 5, 9 Tracks 1. Tojann - Wissam Arram on darbuka sets a frenetic pace for Sajrawy to show off his skills - 5:17 2. 1 Count Before 40 – Mid-tempo; Features Samir Makhoul on oud - 6:08 3. Arabop – intertwining riffs on saxophones; Middle Eastern wailing sound - 6:17 4. Syncretic Beliefs - Adnan Haddad spoken intro; heavy percussion & sax - 4:40 5. Batumi (city on Black Sea coast) - based on a Turkish traditional melody - 5:48 6. Hal Asmar Ellon – Saxes lead; more melodic in parts - 9:03 7. Ya Lel – Chant by Samir Makhoul - 6:37 8. Invention – Big, slow bass intro; bass under electric guitar - 3:58 9. Longa Farah Faza – Jazzed up, sped up, electronica version of an oud classic composed by the Egyptian, Riyad al-Sunbati - 2:21 | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Tojann | 5. | Batumi | |||
| 2. | 1 Count Before 40 | 6. | Hal Asmar Ellon | |||
| 3. | Arabop | 7. | Ya Lel | |||
| 4. | Syncretic Beliefs | 8. | Invention | |||
| 9. | Longa Farah Faza | |||||