Anouar Brahem - Astrakhan Cafe (the window)
This morning in the car, gray sky, not really good mood, grab a grunt before leaving a disc at random and Astrakhan Cafe is a Tunisian oud player Anouar Brahem.
The cafe ', a place of peace, to exchange gossip in tranquility', relax, an oasis where you can find refuge from the frenetic daily thoughts. This disc offers just this oasis of tranquility 'expansive spaces, warm atmosphere, the smell of oriental spices, a cafe' where Tunisian hot to let go of thoughts.
The traveling companions are Barbaros Erköse the clarinet and the Lassad Hosni bendir and darbouka typical oriental percussion. The time is always very broad, the drumming is always a pleasant background that adds color more 'rigidly to mark the time.
The choice of instruments and 'perfect for a coffee' that respects, and all 'for staying in the background, providing a nice carpet on the relaxation of the guests entering the coffee'. Brass, surely disturb the tranquility of the place, while the heat of a clarinet with this magic carpet of percussion and sound so 'oud and especially' the perfect place to stay at a window of the bar watching the world go out in the suspended time with a cup of coffee in front of 'hot and spicy.
The music speaks of distant stories, those stories that are told in the bars of the border, and perhaps the gray color of the cover, perhaps the shade ', and slightly melancholy twilight, just recall the gloomy day this morning, but without enhancing its melancholy side' , leaving only the window of this bar to suspend the thoughts and look at life from that slightly hazy glass of Astrakhan Cafe.
Track List
01. Aube rouge in Grozny
02. Astrakhan cafe
03. the train's Mozdok
04. blue jewels
05. nihawend long
06. ashkabad
07. Halfaouine
08. Gypsy de parfum
09. Khotan
10. Karakoum
11. Astara
12. dar es salem
13. Hijaz pechref
14. Astrakhan cafe
Rating: 
Beautiful, beautiful. I love the oud of Anouar Brahem and I love this record, but I find even more wonderful "Thimar" with a gorgeous John Surman on horns that binds beautifully with the sounds of Brahem. Then I also "Conte de l'incroyable amour" and "Madar" all fascinating. It 'no use: the ecm is a record company that produces pure jewels. Hello
I was in Tunisia last September and I remember their coffee, and not just for tourists. I remember the smell of cinnamon, mint tea, mixed with that of coffee and smoke coming out of those pipes, which they call "chica".
Yes, the smell is absolutely the most sense stimulated, Laggia ¹ .. Perhaps that is why the hearing is set to stand by their purely rhythmic music without harmony and melody with a barely visible.
Hello Mr. Quoyle ..
Nica
@ Ruckert be 'now we know that we found the ECM unofficial fan club hehe
@ Nica Nice, I envy you this trip, but you know on this record sounds very lyrical Brahem, a very unusual compared to the classical oud and everyway ... today I felt really in the mood and then lunch at the Middle East Arabic Shaorma
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now discover this blog. I like! well that there is a blog about jazz. ² will quietly ...
soon
I seemed to be there at that window even I, with the aroma of the marriage of spices and coffee that tickles my nose ..
What is there outside, Quoyle?
If we can not resist the temptation of looking through a fogged .. must be because ¨ There 's something nice, do not you think?
Sip up .. burning.
I feel the scent of coffee © ... I love mint. if you then hold the cup as hot addenti a sweet Arabic honey and pistachios and oriental scents ... mmmm ... I feel aa home
@ Darkmagus, what a name! Welcome!
Upi @ sisi sip up, I burned the language ... naggia! Well for now I like to stay warm in the coffee 'to look out a little suspense, cmq there is' something very nice
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@ Walnut good cupcakes with honey and pistachios .... I also then while I sip the coffee 'turkish
wonderful!
I took in too many I had recommended, and are generally skeptical when a disc is too highly praised. But the reason was. Boy, what a treat!
hello
darkmagus