{"title":"Anouar Brahem","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnouar Brahem is a renowned oud player and composer, born on October 20, 1957 in Halfaouine, Tunisia. With his unique musical style, he seamlessly blends Arab classical music, folk music, and jazz. His compositions are a captivating fusion of diverse influences that create an enchanting and soul-stirring experience for listeners.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"le-pas-du-chat-noir","title":"Le Pas Du Chat Noir","description":"\u003cp\u003eReleased for the frst time on vinyl. The instrumentation is unique: oud, piano, accordion. Brahem’s writing for this combination is highly evocative, meticulously controlled and sparse. \"Half of the magic\", as he notes, \"resides in the not-played, in the marvellous mingling of overtones, sounds that rise from the piano to blend with the warm tones of the oud and the breath of the accordion’s bellows.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e”Hypnotic, magnetic new album by Anouar Brahem which adds a new dimension to our knowledge of this exceptional Tunisian musician. ‘Le pas du chat noir’ gives the clearest indication yet of the work of Brahem as composer and features a spacious ‘chamber music’ that resonates with the freshness of improvisation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePersonnel: Anouar Brahem (oud), Francois Couturier (piano), Jean-Louis Matinier (accordion)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLP 1: Le pas du chat noir \/ De tout ton coeur \/ Leila au pays du carrousel \/ Pique-nique à Nagpur \/ C st ailleurs \/ Toi qui sais\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLP 2: L’arbre qui voit \/ Un point bleu \/ Les ailes du Bourak \/ Rue du d part \/ Leila au pays du carrousel var. \/ Dejà la nuit\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ECM","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50383285584203,"sku":"1065646","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/de96e041-f3de-4f9c-94dd-55cea06ec4e1_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726266684"},{"product_id":"barzakh","title":"Barzakh","description":"\u003cp\u003eRecorded in 1990, Barzakh was the ECM debut of Tunisian oud master Anouar Brahem. Now re-released on 180g vinyl after many years' absence in the LP format, it was an album that immediately captured the attention of press and public with its gracefulness and authority. Brahem is joined here by Bechir Selmi, the sensitive violinist from the Musical Ensemble of Tunis, and percussionist Lassad Hosni, whose earthy frame drum and speeding darbouka would come to be important components of later Brahem recordings including Conte de l?incroyable amour and Astrakan Café. Beyond the improvisatory brilliance, Barzakh gave notice also of Brahem?s gift for writing arresting themes and luminous melody, as illustrated by \"Raf Raf\", \"Parfum de Gitane\", \"Kerkenah\" and other pieces here. Personnel: Anouar Brahem (oud), Bechir Selmi (violin), Lassad Hosni (percussion)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ecm","offers":[{"title":"LP | x2.","offer_id":50444148212043,"sku":"1019001","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/b885382f-76ef-4cba-bfdb-3ff73858a2e2_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727025425"},{"product_id":"blue-maqams","title":"Blue Maqams","description":"\u003cp\u003eReleased on the occasion of Anouar Brahem's 60th birthday, Blue Maqams offers many reasons to celebrate. Recorded in New York's Avatar Studios in May 2017 and produced by Manfred Eicher, it brings the Tunisian oud master together with three brilliant improvisers, Django Bates, Dave Holland and Jack DeJohnette. The \"Maqams\" of the title refers to the Arabic modal music system, rendered kind of blue by the jazz players. For Anouar Brahem and renowned bassist Dave Holland the album marks a reunion: they first collaborated 20 years ago on the very widely-acclaimed Thimar album. Brahem meets Jack DeJohnette for the first time here, but Holland and DeJohnette have been frequent musical partners over the last half-century beginning with ground-breaking work with Miles Davis - their collaborations are legendary. British pianist Django Bates also rises superbly to the challenge of Brahem's compositions. And Anouar in turn is inspired to some of his most outgoing playing. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ecm","offers":[{"title":"LP | x2.","offer_id":50445558219083,"sku":"1021271","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/527bf286-4ee9-422c-bcb2-42aaf1185365_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727040730"},{"product_id":"khomsa","title":"Khomsa","description":"\u003cp\u003eReissue of Anouar Brahem’s 1995 album \u003ci\u003eKhomsa\u003c\/i\u003e featuring Richard Galliano, Jean Marc Larché and Bechir Selmi, alongside ECM mainstays Palle Danielsson and Jon Christensen. Brahem is recognised as a masterly interpreter of the Tunisian and pan-Islamic music traditions and as an exceptional improviser, able to build on those traditions. Inside his home country, however, Anouar also has a long history of working with lm and theatre, and ‘Khomsa’ revisits and quite freely reworks material he had written over the preceding decade for these contexts. “These pieces”, he notes, “have remained within me as the image of a collection of sensations quick to vibrate.” They emphasize Brahem’s compositional skills as much as his soloistic abilities.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ECM","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50459061977419,"sku":"1147483","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/bda265c9-fe06-43b4-ad16-6b7880920bc4_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727216820"},{"product_id":"the-astounding-eyes-of-rita","title":"The Astounding Eyes Of Rita","description":"\u003cp\u003edelightful new project, assembled by tunisian oud master brahem with producer manfred eicher. combination of bass clarinet with oud suggests a link to anouar's 'thimar' trio, but this east \/ west line-up often feels closer to the more traditionally-inclined sounds of 'barzakh' or 'conte de l'incroyable amour'. klaus gesing, from norma winstone's trio, and bjrn meyer, from nik brtsch's ronin, are both players with an affinity for musical sources beyond jazz, and they interact persuasively inside brahem's music. a dance of dark, warm sounds, urged onward by the darbouka and frame drum of lebanaese percussionist khaled yassine. the album is dedicated to the memory of palestinian poet mahmoud darwish.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Label","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50490104152395,"sku":"318103","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/f2c9be70-53e2-4f1b-81a2-06c0ac697fe8_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727652047"},{"product_id":"after-the-last-sky","title":"After the Last Sky","description":"\u003cp\u003eEight years after \u003cem\u003eBlue Maqams\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eAnouar Brahem\u003c\/strong\u003e returns with a poignant project, titled after a line of verse by poet Mahmoud Darwish, which asks “Where should the birds fly, after the last sky?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGraceful chamber pieces for oud, cello, piano, and bass subtly address the metaphysical question and its broad resonances in a troubled time. While drawing upon the traditional modes of Arab music, Brahem has consistently sought to engage with the wider world, too, and found inspiration in many sources from different cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBassist Dave Holland\u003c\/strong\u003e and pianist \u003cstrong\u003eDjango Bates\u003c\/strong\u003e are again part of the Tunisian oud master’s international quartet, joined now by cellist \u003cstrong\u003eAnja Lechner\u003c\/strong\u003e. Brahem’s rapport with Holland – first established on the \u003cem\u003eThimar\u003c\/em\u003e album of 1998 – is meanwhile legendary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“Dave’s playing gives me wings,” \u003cstrong\u003eAnouar\u003c\/strong\u003e has said, an observation that materializes repeatedly across the record. Django Bates’ piano, an important supportive force throughout, contributes swirling solos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe album marks the first time that \u003cstrong\u003eAnouar\u003c\/strong\u003e has included a cellist in his group music. Anja Lechner, a leading voice in the recording, has long been conversant with Brahem’s compositions and included them in her own recitals. The cello is given the first and last statements here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“After the Last Sky” was recorded at Lugano’s Auditorio Stelio Molo RSI in May 2024, and produced by \u003cstrong\u003eManfred Eicher\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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