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Tag: Middle Eastern music

Album reviews

Enthralling Mix of Nordic Winds and Arabic Atmosphere

Angel Romero December 24, 2019 No Comments Ahmad al KhatibAnders HagbergMiddle Eastern musicworld fusionworld jazz

Anders Hagberg & Ahmad al Khatib – Melodic Melange (Footprint Records, 2014) Melodic Melange delivers a remarkable mix of Nordic jazz and Middle Eastern maqam…

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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Ross Daly

Angel Romero November 3, 2019 No Comments GreeceGreek musicMiddle Eastern musicRoss Daly

Of Irish descent, born in England, Ross Daly traveled as a child with his family around the world and soon his deep interest in music…

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A Beautiful Journey Through the Musics of the Middle East

Angel Romero October 31, 2019 No Comments Iranian musicMehdi RajabianMiddle Eastern music

Mehdi Rajabian – Middle East (Sony Music, 2019) Middle Eastern is the latest album from Iranian multi-instrumentalist and composer Mehdi Rajabian. The album is dedicated…

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The Middle Eastern Aspect of Gordon Grdina

Angel Romero October 25, 2019 No Comments Gordon GrdinaMiddle Eastern musicoududworld fusionworld jazz

Gordon Grdina’s The Marrow – Ejdeha (Songlines Recordings, 2018) Ejdeha presents the Middle Eastern music side of Canadian guitarist and ud player Gordon Grdina. Here,…

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Artist Profiles: Roman Bunka

Angel Romero September 10, 2019 No Comments GermanyMiddle Eastern musicRoman Bunkaworld fusion

Roman Bunka was one of the most prominent German ud (also known as oud) players and guitarists. He was born in Frankfurt, Germany on December…

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Arabesques Festival Announces 2019 Lineup

World Music Central News Room June 2, 2019 No Comments Arabesques FestivalArabic musicMiddle Eastern musicworld fusionworld music

French event Arabesques Festival will take place September 10 to 22, 2019.  For this 14th edition, Arabesques will showcase many artists from the Arab world…

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Beautifully-Sculpted Mongolian and Middle Eastern Fusion

Angel Romero May 27, 2019 No Comments EquusMiddle Eastern musicMongolian musicworld fusion

Equus – Tailwind Home (Equus, 2019) Equus is a multi-ethnic ensemble from the Sydney melting pot in Australia. On Tailwind Home, Equus treats the listener…

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Olcay Bayir’s Long Musical Road

Angel Romero April 29, 2019 No Comments Middle Eastern musicOlcay BayirTurkish musicworld music

Olcay Bayir – Rüya – Dream for Anatolia (Arc Music, 2019) Rüya is the second album from Olcay Bayir, an Alevi Turkish singer-songwriter and composer…

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Alluring Musical Journey to the Middle East

TJ Nelson April 15, 2019 No Comments Dastan EnsembleHossam RamzyMiddle Eastern musicZein Al-Jundi

Various Artists – Journey to the Middle East (ARC Music, 2019) Everyone knows that the tin with an assortment of cookies is just so much…

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Refugees for Refugees, Pooling Global Musical Talent

TJ Nelson April 12, 2019 No Comments Middle Eastern musicrefugeesRefugees for Refugeesworld fusionworld music

Refugees for Refugees – Amina (Muziekpublique, 2019) It’s become fairly standard to sum up a person’s life in a single moment. We catch a glimpse…

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