Iraqi composer and ud player Natik Awayez has released his debut album titled “Manbarani” (Sublime Frequencies). The digital edition is available now. The vinyl edition will be available on May 14, 2021.
Natik Awayez plays Arabic music rooted in Iraqi, Yemeni and Egyptian traditions. The album features ud, violin, buzuq, and Awayez’s vocals, baked by percussion. Natik Awayez says about “Manbarani”: “Iraq is the source and Yemen the soul. As for Cairo, it has offered me snippets of time and a small abode, a handful of its most beautiful musicians and a lot of love. And so, Manbarani came to be.”
“Manbarani” was recorded in Cairo. Awayez and producer Maurice Louca recruited some of the region’s finest musicians: Tamer Abu Ghazaleh and Maryam Saleh (Lekhfa); Aya Hemeda and Adham Zidan (The Invisible Hands); Khaled Yassine (Alif / Lekhfa); and Ayman Asfour (Elephantine).
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