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Chant Arabo-Andalou (Arabo Andalusian Song)

Habib Guerroumi
1 disc

1. WA Man Ly Bijismy
2. WA Man Liqalby Qad Kawa
3. Yatibou Ay Shy WA Natamatta
4. Sika
5. M'Seder-Ya Nas Ma Ta' Dhirouny
6. Btayhi-Zada Lhoubbou Wajdy
7. Istikhbar-Min Fadlak Habberny
8. Derdj-Houbby Lladhy Ra'any Na'shaqouhou
9. 1er Insiraf-Ma Tiftiker Ya Ghazaly
10. 2eme Insiraf-Ya Lawn el ASA
11. 1er Khlas-Ya Man Dara Man Na'shaqouhou
12. 2eme Khlas-Dir el Ouqar
13. Ifraj Rabby
14. Dha Ihyaj Li Gharamy
15. Mahla Ousoulak
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Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): 141053
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By way of Baghdad and Moorish Spain comes the Arabo-Andalusian music of North Africa. Much credit for the development of this more than 1,000-year-old genre is often given to the Cordoba-dwelling, Persian- and Arab-educated musician Ziryab. He is given particular kudos for creating a suite of classical-poetic songs known as the nawba (they are also variously called nuba and/or nawabt). Though there used to be a particular nawba for each hour of the day, today only a fraction of the original twenty-four remain. On this CD, Chant Arabo-Andalou (Arabo Andalusian Song), oud (lute) player and vocalist Habib Guerroumi tackles the nawba sika all by himself. Though Nawbas are usually played by an ensemble of instrumentalists and vocalists, Habib Guerroumi captures the essence of this particular suite with articulated oud playing and strong vocal clarity. Despite the hyperbolic notes on the back of the CD that lionize Arabo-Andalusian music as being "the most advanced form of North African music," Habib Guerroumi's Chant Arabo-Andalou (Arabo Andalusian Song) is nevertheless an impressive fete that deserves repeated listenings. ~ John Vallier