Alaoui, Amino / Arco Iris
| Album: | Arco Iris | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Alaoui, Amino | Added: | Jul 2011 | |
| Label: | Emi Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2011-12-04 | Pull Date: | 2012-02-05 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
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| Week Ending: | Jan 29 | Jan 8 | Jan 1 | Dec 18 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | May 30, 2013: | Mediterraneans
Buscate En Mi, Var. |
4. | Jan 05, 2012: | Mediterraneans
Fado Al-Mu'tamid, Que Far |
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| 2. | Jan 22, 2012: | No Voices Aloud
Moradia |
5. | Dec 31, 2011: | Music Casserole
Ya Laylo Layl |
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| 3. | Jan 07, 2012: | Music Casserole
Flor De Nieve |
6. | Dec 17, 2011: | Music Casserole
Que Far |
Album Review
Don Farrell
Reviewed 2011-12-04
Reviewed 2011-12-04
Homage to the Iberian Peninsula with mystic poets from a
thousand years ago to 20th Century fado sung by Amina Alaoui.
Born in Fez she studied European Classical and while in Paris
studied Medieval chant & Persian song. 10 sec fades at end.
Beautiful voice. All tracks are very good.
daf ( a frame drum), violin, oud, flamenco guitar, mandolin, percussion, electric guitar.
***1: 1:51 beautiful female a cappella
2: 6:31 beautiful vocal, oud & violin, slow
3: 5:31 flamenco guitar & vocal, slow
4: 4:07 vocal & guitar, slow, 8 sec fade
5: 6:56 oud & vocal, slow
****6: 9:18 lively percussion & violin with vocal
7: 5:26 slow to mid, plucked strings & vocal
***8: 5:33 slow oud & vocal at 3:30 violin takes over then vocal again
9: 4:00 plucked strings Instrumental, slow
10: 7:06 flamenco guitar intro, vocal, mid tempo
***11: 4:27 mid tempo guitar & vocal
12: 6:35 original composition, mid tempo vocal & plucked strings. D Farrell 12/2011
thousand years ago to 20th Century fado sung by Amina Alaoui.
Born in Fez she studied European Classical and while in Paris
studied Medieval chant & Persian song. 10 sec fades at end.
Beautiful voice. All tracks are very good.
daf ( a frame drum), violin, oud, flamenco guitar, mandolin, percussion, electric guitar.
***1: 1:51 beautiful female a cappella
2: 6:31 beautiful vocal, oud & violin, slow
3: 5:31 flamenco guitar & vocal, slow
4: 4:07 vocal & guitar, slow, 8 sec fade
5: 6:56 oud & vocal, slow
****6: 9:18 lively percussion & violin with vocal
7: 5:26 slow to mid, plucked strings & vocal
***8: 5:33 slow oud & vocal at 3:30 violin takes over then vocal again
9: 4:00 plucked strings Instrumental, slow
10: 7:06 flamenco guitar intro, vocal, mid tempo
***11: 4:27 mid tempo guitar & vocal
12: 6:35 original composition, mid tempo vocal & plucked strings. D Farrell 12/2011
Track Listing
| 1. | Hado | 7. | Fado Menor | |||
| 2. | Buscate En Mi | 8. | Buscate En Mi, Var. | |||
| 3. | Fado Al-Mu'tamid | 9. | Moradia | |||
| 4. | Flor De Nieve | 10. | Las Morillas De Jaen | |||
| 5. | Oh Andaluces | 11. | Que Far | |||
| 6. | Ya Laylo Layl | 12. | Arco Iris |