Anouar Brahem - Conte de l'incroyable amour

Tunisian oud master Brahem invites two Turkish musicians into his soundworld, ney player Kudsi Erguner, from the Sufi tradition, and clarinettist Barbaros Erköse, an exponent of Romany gipsy music.- ECM product info

Anouar Brahem is a Tunisian who is one of the leading present exponents of the oud, a lute-like stringed instrument. Brahem's music is anything but 'exponent'-sounding, however--he makes regular excursions into the world of jazz and crossover (a project of some years back with Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek was wonderful), along with recording pieces with a more traditional sound. This cd is langorous and exotic-sounding with a good bit of a jazz feel thrown in for good measure; it is mostly quiet, introspective and wandering (even ambient), with occasional explosions of what might be termed "rhythmic urgency." It frankly takes a bit of getting used to, but if you like unpretentious, intimate music and can get into this particular blend of North African instrumentation (oud, clarinet, nai flute, and bendir and darbouka), you may well find it very attractive.- by C.H. Smith, Amazon.com

What you will hear in this album is magic solitude. Is silence. Brahem explores the mystical sounds rooted deep inside us, and only giving these his most familiar form, through his oud. This music is born for artists, for sensitive creative people. For rare moments of true happines.- by Alex Balint, Amazon.com

Artist: Anouar Brahem
Album: Conte de l'incroyable amour
Year: 1991
Label: ECM
Total time: 59:26

Personnel:
Anouar Brahem (Oud)
Barbaros Erköse (Clarinet)
Kudsi Erguner (Nai)
Lassad Hosni (Bendir and Darbouka)

Tracks:
1. Etincelles (Anouar Brahem) 3:21
2. Le Chien sur les genoux de la devineresse (Anouar Brahem) 3:44
3. L'oiseau de bois (Anouar Brahem) 4:48
4. Lumiere du silence (Anouar Brahem) 5:15
5. Conte de L'incroyable amour (Anouar Brahem) 10:51
6. Peshrev Hidjaz Homayoun (Veli Dede) 5:03
7. Diversion (Kudsi Erguner) 5:39
8. Nayzak (Anouar Brahem) 5:32
9. Battements (Anouar Brahem) 1:56
10. En souvenir d'Iram (Anouar Brahem) 3:02
11. Iram retrouvée (Anouar Brahem) 3:48
12. Epilogue (Anouar Brahem) 6:21

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