The rough guide to Arabic revolution
The rough guide to the music of Palestine
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Reviews (3)
The guardian
d. 7. Aug. 2014
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Robin Denselow
d. 7. Aug. 2014
"The music here comes from across the Palestinian diaspora, and the range is remarkable. There are magnificent and stirring oud improvisations from the three brothers of Le Trio Joubran, and elegant playing from the young four-piece Awan Group, who match oud against violin, percussion and unexpected use of piano in their experimental chamber compositions. Then there's the passionate female singer Amal Murkus, heard both on her own and with the gently drifting hip-hop backing of DAM, along with goodtime reggae from Toot Ard and Arabic-influenced rock from Khalas, who match a ney flute against rock guitar riffs. It's just a pity there aren't better sleevenotes about the musicians and their stories".
AllMusic
2014
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Timothy Monger
2014
"From the beautiful folk music of singer Sanaa Moussa to the hard rock of Khalas to the dark-toned hip-hop of Dam, a number of styles are represented here, many of them framed by Western influences but all with deep roots in this mysterious region. In addition to the compilation is a second disc dedicated to the traditional music of multi-instrumentalist Ramzi Aburedwan".
fRoots
2014 October
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Jim Hickson
2014 October
"What a pertinent release. With the Israel/Gaza conflict experiencing a particularly bloody recapitulation, (...) [this Rough Guide focuses] on the often overlooked culture of the troubled region. One might expect this album to be chock full of Palestine's particular brand of Levantine classical music and Egyptian-inspired orchestral works that are seemingly ever-present in the Arabic world, but, while some great examples of these are included, they sit amongst a diverse line-up that includes hip-hop, punk, pop, reggae and a fair amount of jazz".