Dhafer Youssef
Electric Sufi
Enja
ENJ-9412-2
(2002)
Jazz
CD, 13
Tracks, 67:17
Length
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01 |
Mandakini |
Dhafer Youssef |
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05:09 |
02 |
Yabay |
Dhafer Youssef; Wolfgang Muthspiel |
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03:16 |
03 |
Electric Sufi |
Dhafer Youssef |
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04:56 |
04 |
Oil on Water |
Dhafer Youssef |
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02:45 |
05 |
La Priere De L'absent |
Dhafer Youssef |
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06:44 |
06 |
Man of Wool |
Dhafer Youssef |
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07:04 |
07 |
La Nuit Sacree |
Dhafer Youssef |
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06:26 |
08 |
Nouba |
Dhafer Youssef |
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06:47 |
09 |
Farha |
Dhafer Youssef |
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05:35 |
10 |
Nafha |
Dhafer Youssef; Wolfgang Muthspiel |
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05:26 |
11 |
Al-hallaj |
Dhafer Youssef |
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03:20 |
12 |
Suraj |
Dhafer Youssef |
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06:16 |
13 |
Langue Muette |
Dhafer Youssef |
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03:33 |
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UPC (Barcode) |
063757941224 |
Packaging |
Jewel Case |
Spars |
DDD |
Sound |
Stereo |
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Oud |
Dhafer Youssef |
Guitar |
Wolfgang Muthspiel |
Trumpet |
Markus Stockhausen |
Bansuri |
Deepak Ram |
Bass |
Dieter Ilg |
Bass |
Doug Wimbish |
Percussion |
Minu Cinelu |
Drums |
Will Calhoun |
Ambient sounds |
Rodericke Packe |
Producer |
Dhafer Youssef; Steve Arguelles |
Engineer |
Christian Heck; Peter Karl |
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Index |
#
4007 |
Owner |
Dave |
Tags |
Contemporary Jazz |
Links |
Amazon US
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Tunisian-born oud performer/vocalist Dhafer Youssef attains a happy medium while integrating the oud (an Arabic lute instrument) with jazzy grooves and wide-ranging improvisational forums. On this outing, the artist crafts an appealing worldbeat/jazz scenario partly due to his nimble plucking and mood-evoking unison choruses with trumpeter Markus Stockhausen. There's also a drum'n'bass element here, as the leader utilizes the talents of ex-Living Colour rhythmic aces Will Calhoun (drums) and Doug Wimbish (bass). Jazz guitarist Wolfgang Muthspiel adds textural patterns to many of these pieces while embarking on a pleasant mainstream jazz-based solo passage on the piece entitled "Farha." Youssef also displays a multi-octave vocal range on several tracks -- as he renders wordless vocals that often conjure up notions of religiously inclined mantras. A good portion of this affair features lightly rumbling percussion vamps intertwined with North African modalities and alternating dialogue among the soloists. A nice effort that ages well upon repeated spins. -- Glenn Astarita (allmusic.com)