| Bardezbanian, Alan Shavarsh / From Kef to Classical, Vol. 2 |
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| Album: | From Kef to Classical, Vol. 2 | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Bardezbanian, Alan Shavarsh | Added: | 01/2020 | |
| Label: | Arc Music Inc. | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2020-01-29 | Pull Date: | 2020-05-13 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | 15 Mar | 8 Mar | 23 Feb | 16 Feb | 9 Feb |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Mar 10, 2020: | Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics Istemem Babacim | 4. | Feb 15, 2020: | Music Casserole Uskudar | |
| 2. | Mar 07, 2020: | Music Casserole Uskudar | 5. | Feb 06, 2020: | Being as an ocean Uskudar | |
| 3. | Feb 22, 2020: | Hanigng in the bone yard Samiotisa | ||||
| Album Review |
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| Margy Kahn Reviewed 2020-01-15 | ||
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Another stellar disk from Arc Music celebrating the music of the Arab oud, the direct ancestor of the European lute (al oud) played by the late Alan Bardezbanian, a gifted player who grew up in Watertown, Mass and studied at Berklee College of Music. He mastered many musical styles. Unusual for an Armenian and western-trained musician, he studied Turkish music according to the traditional makam system. This is a lovingly recorded compendium that serves as a fitting memorial for a brilliant contributor to the world music scene. NO FCC's (all instrumental) Favorite tracks: 1, 7, 12, 14, 15 *1-- Uskudar –6:29 – lovely unhurried intro to this classical Turkish folk song about a clerk and his lover; evocative even without lyrics; versions go from slow to fast; fabulous oud playing; nice arrangements 2—Dari Mana/Ooskas Gookas –3:54 – upbeat Armenian dance medley in 10/8 time; makes you want to get up and do the steps 3--Zapion Tsamiko—4:08-- hypnotic Greek dance music 4--Rast Taksim—1:03 – oud improvisation in makam Rast 5--Rast Kashlamar—3:05-- traditional Turkish dance tune in 9/8 6--Longa Farahfaza—4:21—classic Arabic composition written by Egyptian oud virtuoso; really moves *7--Bir Demet Yasemin—6:17—Turkish love song “A Bouquet of Jasmine,” nice accordion 8--Country Girl—4:11—traditional Armenian song-- picks up speed; you can almost see the circle of dancers 9--Im Anoush Davigh—1:08-- original composition by Katchaturian Avedissian 10—Enzelee—2:37—classical Armenian dance music in 10/8 time with a twist at end changing to 6/8; very peppy with syncopation 11--ĺstemem Babacim—4:10-- folk tune shared by Greeks and Turks *12—Samiotisa—2:51—Greek dance tune in 7/8 time; sweet 13--Husseini Taksim – 2:44 –oud improvisation in makam Hosseini *14--Arapena / Rhodes – 5:03—traditional Greek tune *15--Nihavent Longa—4:28—classical Ottoman piece written by female composer and kemanche player Kemani Kevser Hanim | ||
| Track Listing |
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