Browse by Artist: BASHIR, MUNIR

Artist:	BASHIR, MUNIR
Title:	Rhythm & Melodies
Label:	LE CHANT DU MONDE (FRANCE)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	CDM 2741501

"The late Munir Bashir was known as 'The Emir of the Ud,' famous for his long, Indian raga-influenced improvisations. From an obscure instrument used in accompaniment, barely known outside the Arab world, the ud was to become, in his hands, a vehicle for a mystical or, to use his own expression, a 'metaphysical' musical language. The same phenomenon occurred with Munir Bashir as did Ravi Shankar: the rediscovery of a universal music transcending all frontiers. This previously-unreleased recording dates from the '80s, when Munir Bashir was making regular appearances on BBC TV. Most of what he performs here is Western music -- the theme tunes of famous alms or hit songs of the time."

Artist:	BASHIR, MUNIR
Title:	The Art Of The 'Ud/Iraq
Label:	OCORA (FRANCE)
Format:	CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	OCORA 583068

The late Munir Bashir was known as "The Emir of the ûd", famous for his long, Indian raga-influenced improvisations. Beautifully presented solo Arabic string music, from a peak performance in 1971. "That incomparable artist of the Baghdad school...recorded in 1971 displaying a perfect balance between fire, melodic invention and classical discipline, reaffirming the purest tradition of taqsîm in a revitalizing of his ancient past....From an obscure instrument used in accompaniment barely known outside the Arab world, the ûd was to become in his hands a vehicle for a mystical or, to use his own expression, a 'metaphysical' musical language. The same phenomenon occurred with Munir Bashir as did Ravi Shankar: the rediscovery of a universal music transcending all frontiers."

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