Journey to the Middle East

$16.99
Label
ARC Music
Release Date
March 29, 2019
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      VARIOUS
    • PERFORMER
      Various
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      March 29, 2019
    • UPC
      5019396283527
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      EUCD2835
    • LABEL
      ARC Music
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      World & International
    Works ⌄

    1. Cifdetelli

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Ahmet Akarsu, Engin Salis, Kamil Torun, Mehmet Yaba

    2. Planet Egypt

      Composer: Hossam Ramzy, Phil Thornton

      Ensemble: Cairo Street Rappers, Hossam Ramzy String Ensemble

      Performer: Hossam Ramzy, Phil Thornton, Abdalla Helmy, Mohsen Allam, Sayed Al Hosselny, Amin Shaheen, Sayed Ramadan, Mohammed Ali, Hazem Shaheen, Ali Shaker, Maged Sorour, Grant Young

    3. Aziz Jun (Masanderan)

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Zohreh Jooya, Majid Derakhshani, Nariman Hodjaty

    4. Midnight Sun

      Composer: Hossein Behroozi-Nia

      Ensemble: Dastan Trio

    5. Iraqi Jazz

      Composer: Ahmed Mukhtar

      Performer: Ahmed Mukhtar, Hassan Falih, Wasam Khasaf, Hassan Hassan

    6. Mi yitneni of (Who Will Give Me Wings) (arr. R. Skeaping)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: The Burning Bush

    7. Amaken

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Andre Hajj Ensemble

    8. Hayyamatni (She Made Me Fall in Love) (Qadd)

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Zein Al-Jundi, Adel Eskander, Mohammed Fouda, Moneer Hariri, Aziz Jorje, Taha Taha, Mohsen Adly, Maged Serour, Hazem Shaheen, Hossam Ramzy

      Conductor: Hossam Ramzy

    9. Karoun, Karoun - Nooneh

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Alan Shavarsh Bardezbanian Middle Eastern Ensemble

    10. Cycling Feast (Iran)

      Composer: Zarbang

      Ensemble: Zarbang

    11. Adana Ciftetellisi (Tsifteteli Dance of Adana)

      Composer: Anonymous

      Ensemble: Shimal

    12. Rumeli Karsilamasi

      Composer: Anonymous

      Ensemble: Huseyin Turkmenler Ensemble


This compilation takes the listener on a musical journey throughout the Middle East, with tracks from Cyprus, Egypt, Persia, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Syria and Turkey, all tried and tested music put together in a stunningly presented album. Artists include Hossam Ramzy, Zohreh Jooya, Dastan Trio, Ahmed Mukhtar, The Burning Bush and more. Notable features on this release include ‘Planet Egypt,’ performed by Hossam Ramzy and Phil Thornton, which is a powerful piece that is a call and response, creating a dynamic exchange of phrases, as well as ‘Midnight Sun’ performed by the Dastan Trio. The Dastan Trio is the result of a long term collaboration and innovative approach taken by its creators, Pejman Hadadi, Hossein Behroozi-Nia, and Hamid Motebassem, all from Iran. The music is mostly improvised and played on traditional instruments.