Brahem, Anouar / Le Voyage De Sahar
Album: Le Voyage De Sahar   Collection:World
Artist:Brahem, Anouar   Added:Apr 2006
Label:Ecm Records (Jazz)  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2006-11-12 Pull Date: 2007-01-14 Charts: Reggae/World
Week Ending: Jan 14 Dec 31 Dec 17 Dec 3 Nov 26 Nov 19
Airplays: 2 1 1 2 1 2

Recent Airplay
1. May 09, 2013: Arabology
L'aube
4. Dec 26, 2006: At the Cafe Bohemian
Le Voyage De Sahar
2. Jan 11, 2007: Old New Borrowed & Blues
Nuba
5. Dec 15, 2006: No Cover, No Minimum
Sur Le Fleuve
3. Jan 09, 2007: At the Cafe Bohemian
La Chambre, Var.
6. Dec 01, 2006: Memory Select: Greenlief/Leandre/Nicols
Le Voyage De Sahar

Album Review
Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2006-11-03
Oud (stringed instrument), piano an accordion playing slow pretty melodies with melancholy overtones. Sometimes not that "world" sounding, as it's packed with polite, flowing piano characteristic of the new-age side of ECM. Mostly slow and mellow, suitable for dusk scenes in movie soundtracks.

1- Pretty theme, takes its time.
2- Darkly dramatic. Midtempo pace
3- Slow, stately, pretty. Slow piano gets irritating at the end
4- Slowish, serious, heavy with classical piano
5- Slow, a bit dark
6- Upbeat, with propulsive oud soloing early on
7- Vaguely mid-Eastern riff, crystalline new agey piano
8- Slow
9- Nicely ringing melody, gently mid/fast
10- Forcefully midtempo minor key. Serious but toe-tapping
11- Upbeat and slowish, catchy chords; nice accordion solo later
12- Sad oud, slow and resigned. Crisp accordion burbling later
13- Solo piano reprise of 4. Lyrical, kinda boring.

Track Listing
1. Sur Le Fleuve   8. Cordoba
2. Le Voyage De Sahar   9. Halfaouine
3. L'aube   10. La Chambre, Var.
4. Vague / E La Nave Va   11. Zarabanda
5. Les Jardins De Ziryab   12. Ete Andalous
6. Nuba   13. Vague, Var.
7. La Chambre   .