البوم مروان عبدهمــــــــــــراكب

Biography by Linda Seida
Palestinian recording artist Marwan Abado relocated from Beirut to Vienna during his late teen years, thanks to the political upheaval that was prevalent in Lebanon during the 1980s. He became a student of the oud in the Austrian city, where he studied with Asim Chalabi, an Iraqi master. Previously he had played the guitar, but in Vienna he started crafting songs as well as combining the poetry of his homeland with his music. His music is based in Taqsim, a musical tradition that relies on the artists improvisations, or impulses, rather than on set rhythms. He has devoted his musical career to solo endeavors as well as to a number of different ensembles, and he has played throughout the world. His first solo release, a cassette put out in Vienna in 1989, is titled A Different Commitment, or Das Andere Engagement. He leads the group Abado & Co., and has recorded with Jooya, an Iranian musician, and Christian Loidl, an Austrian poet, as well as with Peter Rosmanith. He has also composed for theater and film.



Review by Skip Jansen
Marakeb (Ships) is the musical diary of a collaborative musical journey between the Beirut-born oud master Marwan Abado and Austrian composer/percussionist Peter Rosmanith, known for his work with Otto Lechner, Klaus Trabitsch, and Liederlich Spielleut, among others. Abado released numerous recordings on the Extraplatte label during the 90s, and Marakeb is one of his strongest releases of the decade. Here he is aided by the extraordinary musicianship of Rosmanith, vocalist Timna Brauer, and Otto Lechner on accordion, as well as avant-garde musicians Franz Hautzinger on trumpet and bassist Reinhard Ziegerhofer. The duo co-composed this striking and eclectic fusion of traditionally inspired music that draws on Arabic modes and rhythms, folk songs, and highly accomplished jazz musicianship. What results is one of the more interesting and tasteful albums of the world music phenomenon, in that the fusion between European avant-garde jazz and Arabic traditional music succeeds through both approaches sharing a willingness to explore open-ended and free harmonic, rhythmic, and melodic forms. The results of Marakeb are elating, inspired in some moments and simply startling in others.


Tracks
1.MARAKEB
2.JAMMAL
3.SAHARA PALACE
4.LOVE LETTERS FROM LITSCHAU
5.,ATR
6.FATTOUSH
7.HAWA SHMALI
8.FLOTTE LOTTE
9.KALAMM
10.NAMI YA HANIN

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