| Chamamyan, Lena / Ghazl El Banat (Cotton Candy) |
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| Album: | Ghazl El Banat (Cotton Candy) | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Chamamyan, Lena | Added: | Dec 2013 | |
| Label: | Lena Chamamyan/Self | |||
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| Add Date: | 2013-12-19 | Pull Date: | 2014-02-28 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | Feb 23 | Feb 16 | Jan 26 | Jan 19 | Jan 5 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Feb 03, 2015: | Arabology Gher Shi (Something Else) | 4. | Feb 13, 2014: | Arabology Ya Hali (My People) Version 2; Improv | |
| 2. | Feb 19, 2014: | Femme Fatale Awwal Mousafer (First Traveller) | 5. | Jan 25, 2014: | Music Casserole Akher Elaan'oud (The Last Spoiled One) | |
| 3. | Feb 15, 2014: | Music Casserole Ghazl El Banat (Cotton Candy) | 6. | Jan 16, 2014: | Arabology Henna Wa-Zahr (Henna And Flower) Qanun Intro |
| Album Review |
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| Abu Ramses Reviewed 2013-12-18 | ||
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Lena Chamamyan, Ghazl El Banat (Cotton Candy) (Lena Chamamyan, 2013) ALL TRACKS FCC CLEAN Reviewed by Abu Ramses Armenian-Syrian singer-songwriter Lena Chamamyan studied classical singing at the Damascus Higher Institute of Music. Since 2011 she lives in exile in Paris. Her 3rd CD continues her musical project: reviving Syrian & Armenian folk songs keeping the original melodies & lyrics while fusing micro-tonal Oriental modes & Western harmonic style. More Armenian content than her previous CDs. Smooth & sweet mezzo-soprano voice with a big range. She performs delicate Oriental embellishments & jazz scats accompanied by an electric (bass guitar) & acoustic (piano, trumpet, qanun, drum kit) ensemble. Try: 1, 5, 8, 9-10 Tracks 1 - Awwal mousafer (First traveller) - mid-tempo, sweet, in the style of Fairouz; cello solo – 6:20 2 - Ya hali (My people) version 1 “How are you my people?” slow, a cappella until about 1:20; mourning for the fate of Syria– 5:45 3 - Oror (Yalla tnam) – Armenian lullaby; Lena accompanies herself on a sansula, a German-made thumb piano inspired by African music – 2:40 4 – Scheherazade – Music & lyrics by Lena; Based on 1001 nights. A clever woman saves others from death; mid-tempo cello & piano intro; Lena joins at 2:33 – 5:33 5 - Akher Elaan'oud (The last spoiled one) – Big mid-tempo qanun intro; upbeat dance when Lena’s voice & percussion join in - 4:43 6 - Ghazl el-banat (Cotton Candy) - Music & lyrics by Lena; for the Syrian war generation of children. Call to drop the “culture of weapons;” jazz solo turns -3:54 7 - Manfa (Exile) - slow; eerie vocal; jazz interpretation of a Gregorian chant - 5:25 8 - Diramayren (Holy Mother) – Cello intro; slow & dark; from medieval Armenian Good Friday liturgy - 3:56 9 - Henna wa-zahr (Henna & flower) – virtuoso solo qanun, intro - 1:21 10 - Henna wa-zahr (Henna & flower) - trumpet, percussion & voice join in – 6:15 11 - Ya hali (My people) vers. 2 - more instrumental improve on this version - 4:34 12 - Gher shi (Something else) - mid-tempo, piano; displays her vocal | ||
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