| Rouhana, Charbel / Art of the Middle Eastern Oud |
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| Album: | Art of the Middle Eastern Oud | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Rouhana, Charbel | Added: | May 2004 | |
| Label: | Arc Music Inc. | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2004-09-27 | Pull Date: | 2004-11-29 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | Nov 28 | Nov 21 | Nov 14 | Nov 7 | Oct 31 | Oct 24 | Oct 17 | Oct 10 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | May 09, 2013: | Mediterraneans Forward | 4. | Jun 26, 2012: | Mediterraneans Ajami | |
| 2. | Mar 13, 2013: | Mediterraneans Tamrin | 5. | Feb 23, 2012: | Arabology Ya Ghosna Naqa | |
| 3. | Feb 13, 2013: | Mediterraneans Samai Rast | 6. | Feb 14, 2012: | Mediterraneans Tamrin |
| Album Review |
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| David Shaw Reviewed 2004-08-30 | ||
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Charbel Rouhana “Art of the Middle Eastern Oud” ARC Music,2004 “There is still room for original, authentic music that anchors us in our roots, preserves our musical identity, and inspires meditation, contemplation, and elation.” This, said by Lebanese oud player Rouhana in the notes, is a good shorthand description of the music. All tracks composed by CR, who also sings (7, 11). Though the title only refers to the oud, there are many(14) accompanying instruments and vocalists who contribute to the beauty of this music. More of this ilk in the library, ‘Jahal’(CR+Marcel Khalife). Faves: 5 ,7, 8,12, 14, 16 (Dr D 08-04) (All track titles and times on back of case) 1 Slow, dreamy. Nara is a piece of oak charcoal used to light the water pipe, the sound of which opens the piece. Music flows as if there is more than tobacco in the pipe 2 Slow,melodic. Homage to the best Iranian pipe tobacco 3 Slow, plaintive, almost hear wailing but no vox 4 Med, danceable, includes a popular Syrian melody 5 Med, lilting, describing a marine landscape region of Beirut, felicitous 6 starts slow, picks up near the end. Improv interplay betw. Violin and oud 7 Slow, stately. Vocal nr end, several voices join in. Famous Samai used as doulab (intro) 8 Vocal, med, all about the role of singing in our lives.Very trad sound, ululations, pitch shifting 9 Slow, another landscape, filmic travel through tourist areas of Lebanon, 10Slow, lament for lost friends, lost ways, lost innocence. Sad but beautiful 11 Med/slow, melody demonstrates structure of the samai, compositional form 12Med, dancey, includes accordion solo cuz CR’s father found joy in its sound--bouncy 13Slow, stately requiem for one of CR’s students who died in an electrical accident 14Med/fast, oud tour de force dedicated to all oud students, especially his own 15Med, dancey, very trad sound. Swoopy violin, lots of note bending by all, swirling 16 Med/fast .Vocal,both solo and chorus. Trad sound and rhythmic structure. CR calls it ‘Arab-Oriental’ | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Nara | 9. | Tourism | |||
| 2. | Ajami | 10. | It's Over | |||
| 3. | Mouassal | 11. | Samai Rast | |||
| 4. | Mayass | 12. | Ourakhoutyoun | |||
| 5. | Manara | 13. | Wissal | |||
| 6. | Rewind | 14. | Tamrin | |||
| 7. | Forward | 15. | Again? | |||
| 8. | Li Anni Oughanni | 16. | Ya Ghosna Naqa |