Anouar Brahem - The Astounding Eyes of Rita

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The Astounding Eyes Of Rita - 2009
Anouar Brahem : oud
Klaus Gesing bass : clarinet
Björn Meyer : bass
Khaled Yassine darbouka : bendir

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[spoiler]Anouar Brahem - The Astounding Eyes Of Rita
2009

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In the 21st century Anouar Brahem has become one of ECM's most popular artists, with a

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staunch worldwide following and near-unanimously positive press reactions. The label's 40th
anniversary brings a new album of warm, dark sounds and dancing, organic pulses from the
Tunisian oud master, performed by his new band.

After two CDs more closely related to European music ('Le Pas de Chat Noir', 'Le Voyage de
Sahar') comes a recording built more upon traditional phrasing and Arab modes - in some aspects
resembling Brahem's 'Barzakh' and the bestselling 'Astrakan Café', but with some of the
improvisational freedoms of 'Thimar'. The quartet from Tunisia, Germany, Sweden and Lebanon

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- now fired-up for international performances which include a first European tour this autumn -
was brought together by Anouar and ECM producer Manfred Eicher initially for this album.
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New music Brahem had written in 2008 seemed to call for a new group, modulating between
cultures and disciplines. His work in the "Thimar" trio with John Surman had made him
particularly enthusiastic about the blending of oud and bass clarinet, and Anouar was excited
when he heard Norma Winstone's 'Distances' with clarinettist Klaus Gesing. Eicher also
recommended Björn Meyer whose highly mobile bass guitar is a regular highlight of
performances by Nik Bärtsch's RonÃ*n band (see ECM albums 'Stoa' and 'Holon'). On hand
drums, Brahem added insightful young Lebanese percussionist Khaled Yassine.

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The album's unusual title references the poetry of Palestinian writer Mahmoud Darwish (1941-
2008), to whom the disc is dedicated. Darwish's famous poem "Rita and the Rifle" tells of love
thwarted by political realities. Perfect for multi-format radio, the evocative music of 'The
Astounding Eyes of Rita' is certain to be embraced by filmmakers, too - Brahem's music is
increasingly being used in movies and documentaries.

Personnel:

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Anouar Brahem: (oud), Klaus Gesing (bass clarinet), Björn Meyer (bass), Khaled Yassine
(percussion)
-- amazon.co.uk

Tracks
01- The Lover Of Beirut
02- Dance With Waves

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03- Stopover At Djibouti
04- The Astounding Eyes Of Rita
05- Al Birwa
06- Galilee Mon Amour
07- Waking State
08- For No Apparent Reason

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Artwork, EAC log and CUE sheet included

Format: FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec)

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My thoughts:
This is an artist you need to listen to. He's an oud player from Tunisia. His most recent work, The
Astounding Eyes of Rita (2009), is an amazing cd. I suggest tuning in with an open mind and

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chilling to the music.
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More Info:
http://www.anouarbrahem.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anouar_Brahem

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