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Rahim Alhaj: Under the Rose
On Under the Rose, Rahim AlHaj combines with the world-renowned guitarist Ottmar Liebert
to unite the ancestral Iraqi tradition with modern flamenco, celebrating and exploring the family
connections. Liebert, who has incorporated his own innovative ideas into the vocabulary of flamenco
—bringing electric bass, synthesizer, electronics, drum kit, and more into the mix—proves a
compelling musical foil to the ancient sound of the oud and AlHaj’s contemporary approach to the instrument.
Ably assisted by Jon Gagan (bass, keyboard), who also produced the CD, finding just the right textures
and contexts to illuminate this unique pairing, and Barrett Martin (percussion), these two musical masters
bring a fresh perspective to flamenco that echoes its distant past while perhaps anticipating its future.
Whether playing in call and response (“The Coin”), weaving two lines together in a rhythmic dance
(“A Storm Approaches”), experimenting with electronic embellishments (“Return to Andalusi
Recommended if you like
MUNIR BASHIR,
NASSEER SHAMA.
Abdel Hazim: Bellydance revolutions
Fusion belly dance and bellywood. The finest oriental and occidental music blended together with tribal style bellydance. Featuring qanoun, oud, kaval and ney.
Recommended if you like
gypsy caravan,
Pentaphobe,
Solace.
Guss Wright: Georgia Heat
Dirty South R&B/Crunk & B/ Hip Hop "Urban Culture"
Recommended if you like
Avant,
OutKast,
R. Kelly.
Ben Fleming: Under The Radar Heart Of Your Love
70 min song collage of 4-track, tamborine, acoustic , organ, piano, electricity, harmonica madness...
Recommended if you like
Buffalo Springfield,
Helium,
The 13th Floor Elevators.
Moraíto Chico, Omar Bashir, Jookoo: Journey to the Roots of Flamenco
Music from ancient Mesopotamia, which could be the source of flamenco music and even the blues.