| Brahem, Anouar / Astounding Eyes Of Rita, The |
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| Album: | Astounding Eyes Of Rita, The | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Brahem, Anouar | Added: | Dec 2009 | |
| Label: | Ecm Records (Jazz) | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2009-12-13 | Pull Date: | 2010-02-14 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | Feb 14 | Jan 24 | Jan 17 | Jan 3 | Dec 20 |
| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jun 06, 2013: | Mediterraneans At Birwa | 4. | Feb 06, 2013: | Mediterraneans At Birwa | |
| 2. | Apr 18, 2013: | Mediterraneans At Birwa | 5. | May 29, 2012: | Mediterraneans The Astounding Eyes Of Rita | |
| 3. | Mar 06, 2013: | Mediterraneans The Astounding Eyes Of Rita | 6. | Jan 05, 2012: | Mediterraneans The Astounding Eyes Of Rita |
| Album Review |
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| Decca Reviewed 2009-12-08 | ||
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World jazz from Tunisian oud player Brahem joined by Klaus Gesing (bass clarinet), Bjorn Meyer (bass), and Khaled Yassine (darbouka, bendir). There is a thread of darkness running through this and the compositions are almost classical in their use of silence and spareness. The playing is superb. 1. Slow, haunting, atmospheric. A middle eastern daydream. 7:46 2. Relaxed and flowing with gentle, overlapping layers. 3:59 *3. Midtempo w/sweet oud & quiet wordless vocals. Picks up. 6:36 *4. Slow strings leads into a fluid, midtempo journey. 8:44 *5. Slow and nostalgic then passionate and fiery. 4:54 *6. Warm and relaxed flows lazily onward. 7:19 7. Slow and reflective. Some wonderful strings. 7:50 8. Quiet and slow w/a restrained sense of energy. 6:35 | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | The Lover Of Beirut | 5. | At Birwa | |||
| 2. | Dance With Waves | 6. | Galilee Mon Amour | |||
| 3. | Stopover At Djibouti | 7. | Waking State | |||
| 4. | The Astounding Eyes Of Rita | 8. | For No Apparent Reason |