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