Omar Faruk Tekbilek Tree of Patience (Alif Records, 2006) Multi-instrumentalist and ney master Omar Faruk Tekbilek has returned with a new solo recording accompanied by…
Soaring Ney
Tag: Middle Eastern music
Unhurried Rhythms and Images of the Peoples of the Desert
Various Artists – Spirit – Peoples of the Desert (Palm World Voices PALMDV3133, 2006) A soothing antidote to any lingering remains of the all pervasive…
Think Inside the Globe
Th!nk Global: West Africa Unwired (World Music Network RGNET 1169CD, 2006) Th!nk Global: Bellydance (World Music Network RGNET 1161CD, 2006) These releases remind me a…
Th!nk Global Releases Bellydance Compilation
Danced all over the world, bellydance is linked to some of the richest folk, pop and classical music traditions of the Middle East. Think Global:…
Richard Khuzami Releases Fused
New York (New York), USA – Fused is producer and multi-instrumentalist Richard Khuzami’s celebration of the cultural and ethnic forces that surround him. Recorded in…
Middle Eastern Soundscapes
Yuval Ron, Omar Faruk Tekbilek, Yair Dalal & Azam Ali One (Magda, 2003) Israeli Composer Yuval Ron put together a spectacular ensemble of Middle Eastern…