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Noga Group : Santorini
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Pulsating Greek and Turkish rhythms, Israeli pop, sinuous Arabic melodies, Latin beats, Armenian dance sounds -- all synthesized in a dynamic, improvisational style that recalls American jazz.
Genre: World: World Fusion
Release Date: 1999
Santorini
Noga Group
Record Label: Noga Group
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1. perazmenes mou agapes 0:00 Album Only
2. Firn Di Mekhutonim Aheym 0:00 Album Only
3. Turkish Medley 0:00 Album Only
4. Sagapo 0:00 Album Only
5. Rast 0:00 Album Only
6. Greek Medley 0:00 Album Only
7. Sala Sala 0:00 Album Only
8. Yemenite Medley 0:00 Album Only
9. Gypsy Mood 0:00 Album Only
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Album Notes

"Santorini" captures the exotic music of Avram Pengas' NOGA GROUP, a staple of New York's downtown music scene for nearly twenty years.

The breathtaking and sultry strains of the bouzouki, guitar, oud, and clarinet, supported by dazzling percussion and bass combine to create a rich musical palette of the entire Mediterranean region.

Pulsating Greek and Turkish rhythms, Israeli pop, sinuous Arabic melodies, Latin beats, Armenian dance sounds -- all synthesized in a dynamic, improvisational style that recalls American jazz.

The arrangements are creative and progressive -- the recording made for listening as much as dancing.

The vibe is fresh and innovative -- jazzy, modern, infectious, and kinetic.

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REVIEWS

I had to dance
author: Jackie Henrion
                            
After moving my feet during the first song I had to get up and dance by the second.  By the fourth song (Sagapo=I Love You) I felt like a modern Salome.  Seeing Avram's Noga group live in NYC gives me the same feeling.  What wonderful music by talented musicians!

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This is a great CD... worth every penny!
author: Trevor S.
                            
Santorini is a fantastic blend of eastern Mediterranean musical traditions, and the artists in the Noga Group are clearly at the top of their game.  Anyone with any interest whatsoever in the music of Greece, Turkey, Israel, and/or the Arab world should treat themselves to this one.

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Spellbound
author: Zalman Beilus
                            
For some reason this CD always gets me to stay in the car for an extra 10 - 15 minutes. I guess its Mr. Pengas. The maddest speediest guitar fingers in town.


Please I beg you I can't wait for the next CD, don't make me wait to long.

Z.B.  
zbeilus@aol.com

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great! fantastique! : you'll be in my website ! congratulation from france, Chabbat chalom


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