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Artist:	VA
Title:	Gnawa Home Songs
Label:	ACCORDS CROISES (FRANCE)
Format:	CD
Price:	$22.00
Catalog #:	AC 117CD

"The village of Tamesloht is a holy place in the arid lands south of Marrakech. In the moonlight, its walls resound with evocation of protective gnawa spirits. Between the call to prayer and the humming of insects, its sound universe is inhabited by sub-Saharan Africa and age-old migrations. This intimate tribute to the power of an ancient tradition divests the healing melodies of their ritual drumming. Instead, Gnawa Home Songs shines the spotlight on a number of exceptional soloists -- stirring vocalists or virtuoso players of the three-stringed guembri lute. Listen in as the old masters Hamid Kasri (who, incidentally, has played with Joe Zawinu) and Amida Boussou join forces with young stars such as Hassan Boussou, founder of the band Séwaryé. Beautifully packaged, this is a unique document of an extraordinary living tradition."

Artist:	CHEMIRANI, KEYVAN
Title:	Battements Au Coeur De L?Orient
Label:	ACCORDS CROISES (FRANCE)
Format:	CD
Price:	$22.00
Catalog #:	AC 121CD

"From the time Keyvan Chemirani picked up the Iranian zarb at the age of 16, he was also captivated by the Indian tabla. With its metric precision, endless melodic variations, and multiplicity of timbres, the musical tradition of India has always been a percussionist's paradise. Soon after, he began devoting himself to the zarb and its Persian repertoire, Keyvan became fascinated with the prodigious Indian tabla player Anindo Chatterjee, one of the world's greatest percussionists, whose meticulous artistry is notable for its remarkable clarity. On this hypnotic new recording, packaged in a hard-cover CD-book, Chemirani and Chatterjee engage each other and their fellow musicians -- Maryam Chemirani (voice), Ken Zuckerman (sarod), Bijan Chemirani (saz), Sokratis Sinopoulos (kemenche fiddle), Stelios Petrakis (lyra), Henri Tournier (bansuri flute) -- in a musical dialogue between the age-old Hindu and Persian traditions." Includes a 30-page booklet.

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