#middle eastern music

[burlveneer-music]

Electric Sufi - O Ignis Spiritus - an electronic & Middle Eastern interpretation of Hildegard von Bingen

Electric Sufi are Sheffield based Professor of Music and Sound Archaeologist at Huddersfield University Rupert Till, Manchester based singer-songwriter and environmental activist Sarah Yaseen and Nottingham based multi-instrumentalist / University lecturer Mina Mikhael Salama.

With its bed of electronic drones and ebow guitar setting the scene, Electric Sufi’s interpretation of O Ignis Spiritus, a mediaeval chant by St. Hildegarde, is a mesmeric performance that sees a Muslim Sufi woman singing ancient Christian music written by a Christian woman. This embodies their mission of bringing traditions and ideologies together in a harmonious and creative way to precipitate solving the biggest issues of the day like climate change and societal division.

Utilising tuning based on the Solfeggio Frequencies, an ancient six-tone scale said by some to be incorporated in Gregorian chants and other sacred music, some research suggests that the pitch 528Hz on which the song is centred has healing properties and can help with relaxation.

#Electric Sufi #electronic #drone #middle eastern music #hildegard von bingen #2023 #uk

[severalpossiblemusiks]

I recently discovered a very cool composer I want to share with you:

Ali Ufki (born Wojciech Bobowski) lived in the 1600s, and was a Polish Protestant who was captured by the Ottoman Empire and became an important linguist, translator, dragoman (interpreter/liaison), composer, arranger, and musicologist in the Ottoman Empire. He translated the Bible into Ottoman Turkish, as well as various Christian catechisms and Psalters, and he wrote a treatise on Islam in Latin. He also collected, arranged, and composed hundreds of Turkish songs, literally writing the book on Ottoman Turkish music.

I’ll link his Wikipedia below and a piece of his:

#Ali Ufki #Wojciech Bobowski #Ottoman classical music #Turkish classical music #classical music #Islamic music #Ottoman history #Middle Eastern music #Middle Eastern history #music history #Spotify

[mywifeleftme]

294: Nashenas // Life is a Heavy Burden

Life is a Heavy Burden Nashenas 2022, Strut (Bandcamp)

Nashenas is one of Afghanistan’s most beloved twentieth century singers. Born in Kandahar in 1935, he was raised in Karachi, British India (now Pakistan) before his family returned to Afghanistan during his adolescence. By his early 20s he had become a popular vocalist, with a weekly national radio slot singing traditional poetry, adaptations of popular Bollywood songs, and (with increasing frequency) his own compositions in Dari and Pashto.

Most of his work is in the ghazal tradition, a form of Arabo-Persian poetic ode (classically a simultaneous address to an absent lover and to God) that has remained popular in the East for nearly 1,500 years. The songs have a meditative consistency of rhythm, his vocals carrying the melody as he accompanies himself with drones on the harmonium while a tabla player supplies percussion, verses broken by instrumental refrains that answer the vocal melody. Nashenas has a panged yet resigned style suitable to the form, never leaning into cheap emotional theatrics. He spools out his words patiently, great feeling leavened by enlightened reservation. I picture him with his eyes closed, sitting cross-legged as he hums and croons the words that billow from the incense burning within him till the room has filled with it. Despite the focus on his voice though, this is quite dynamic music: the drumming on songs like “Life is a Heavy Burden” provides a raw, intense counterpoint to Nashenas’s steady vocal, while the blissful harmonium drone of “I Am Happy Alone” finds a common note with the primary colours of music made by children, outsider folkies, and the untrained.

Physical media wasn’t common in Afghanistan when Nashenas was establishing himself, and radio broadcasts were the primary outlet for performers. What recordings he did make were largely for radio archives, and many of these were apparently destroyed in the wars that have ravaged the region for decades. As a result, little of Nashenas’s prime is well-documented, and prior to this compilation virtually none of what does exist had been released in the West. Life is a Heavy Burden: The Songs and Poetry of Nashenas collects highlights from a brief run of Iranian 45 pressings of Radio Afghanistan recordings from the late ‘50s. The liners elaborate:

Although hard to fully confirm, it appeared these records were part of an arrangement between someone in Radio Afghanistan and Royal, one of the major labels in Iran. …Recordings were presumably supplied to the pressing plant in Tehran to be manufactured and then sold to the Afghan diaspora in the country, or exported back to Afghanistan. It was ultimately unsuccessful, with a few singles released by Nashenas, Zaland, his wife Sara, and others such as Ustad Mahwash, Ghulam Dastagir Shaida, and Ahmad Wali. Whoever arranged it apparently did not inform the artists themselves!

You’d never know how screamingly rare these pieces are, or that they were not sourced from masters, from the job Strut Records has done with Life is a Heavy Burden. The fidelity is brilliant, clearly of another epoch in terms of technology but unmarred by the dust and rough handling endured by near-70-year-old second-hand discs. I’d recommend this one to anyone with an interest in mid-century music from the Middle East and South Asia, or its influence on Western pop and experimental music from the ‘60s onward.

294/365

#nashenas #afghan music #afghanistan #middle eastern music #ghazal #ghazals #urdu music #dari music #pashto music #urdu #dari #pashto #'50s music #music review #vinyl record #strut records

[blue-skelly]

sounds a lot like radiohead in persian ngl

i'm listening to their entire album 88 and it slaps so far :0

#radiohead #radio tehran #iranian rock #middle eastern music #iranian music #Spotify #cool music to listen to

[hellwatermelon]

#Saint Abdullah #Eomac #electronic #middle eastern music #techno #they really put the best song dead last #such a nice tune

[heritage-harmony-records]

NEW SIGNING ALERT!!!

Introducing Jordanian psychedelic blues rock band The Triplet Code and their debut album Faceless Travellers. Now available on the Heritage Harmony Records Bandcamp and YouTube channel.

Faceless Travellers blurs the lines between old school psychedelic / blues rock and more modern iterations of the genre. It brings to mind the bluesy swagger and vocal stylings of The Orwells, but blends it with the creative energy and innovation of acts like King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, as well as some subtle Middle Eastern influences. This is top notch rock music with expert song-writing and musicianship that will please most fans of the genre, regardless of age.

#psychedelic rock #psych rock #blues rock #prog rock #classic rock #Arabic Music #Middle Eastern Music #Heritage Harmony Records #king gizzard and the lizard wizard #the orwells #Youtube #Bandcamp

[cavedwellermusic]

Levantine Week: Day 3: Regional Psychedelic, Funk, Blues, Folk and Indie Rock Hidden Gems - Part 1

For Day 3 of Levantine Week James presents the first of a two part look at some of the finest psychedelic, funk, blues, folk and indie rock that the region has to offer. With artists from Israel, Egypt, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria and Jordan, there is plenty of variety to be had. Each act brings its own unique blend of styles and influences, many drawing of the music of their country and region to create something fresh and new through fusion. SO dig in and see what the Levant has to offer.

This article looks at:

YUNIS يونس - Mulid El​-​Magnoun (Egypt)

Stein - The Lost Horse (Israel)

Maya Alkhaldi مايا الخالدي - Other World ع​ا​ل​م ت​ا​ن​ي (Palestine) (Tawleef)

Yossi Sassi & The Oriental Rock Orchestra - Prediluvian (Israel)

thetripletcode - Faceless Travellers (Jordan)

Şatellites - Şatellites (Israel) (Batov Records)

Ouzo Bazooka - Astral Session / Live at Teder (Israel) (Stolen Body Records)

QuasaR - Alley Live Sessions (Syria)

The Wanton Bishops - Sleep With the Lights On (Lebanon) (Kartel Music Group)

#psychedelic rock #heavy psych #blues #folk #folk rock #world music #indie rock #rock music #middle eastern music #cave dweller music #funk #funk rock #blues rock #psych rock #live album #Bandcamp

[f0restpunk]

#Issam Hajali #Habibi Funk #Middle Eastern Music #middle east #confessions of a music fanatic

[thelockin]

New video out today.  “Anuket” produced by Shahin.  Chilled vibes mixing lofi, hip hop, electronica and Middle Eastern instrumentation & vocals.  Zone out to this

#lofi aesthetic #lofi #lofihiphop #electronica #new video #anuket #shahin #relaxing music #chilled #chill out #music for studying #asmr #ancient egypt #arabic music #middle eastern music #meditation #bliss #youtube #new music release #experimental music #leftfield music #chill music #egypt #spiritual music #stress relief #weed music #zone out #dopeness #music producer #music video

[musicforyou]

Beautiful MIDDLE EASTERN MUSIC - Best collection.

#belly dance #arabic music #middle eastern music #music #belly dance music #bellydance #middle eastern #arabic music instrumental #belly dance music instrumental #belly dancing music #arab music #arabian music instrumental #middle eastern music instrumental #ancient arabian music #arabic music dance #exotic arabian music #islamic music #islam music #islamic music background #islam music instrumental #music video #youtube video #background music #youtube #youtube music #Youtube

[dilanensemble]

Very much looking forward to playing our first concert in TORONTO since 2020.

A limited numbers of tickets are available

Video credits: Recording and videography: Loretta Media Audio mix: Buckingham Palace Audio

#kurdishmusic #kamancha #instrumentalmusic #kurdistan #live performance #kamanche #muzikakurdi #cello #improvisation #toronto music #torontoevents #toronto #concert #lunchtime concert #music video #music commentary #contemporary art #middle eastern music #mezopota #kurdishkamancha

[burlveneer-music]

Badiâa Bouhrizi - KahruMusiqa - first collection of her electronic music, recorded 2004-2011

KahruMusiqa is a musical retrospective of Badiâa Bouhrizi AKA Neysatu one of the first Tunisian female electronic music producer. Almost eighteen years of music produced in London, Tunis and Paris. She is known as the writer behind protest songs that became hymns of the Tunisian revolution, like Labess. But only a handful knows that she also composed and produced their music. KahruMusiqa means electronic music, but is never used as such in Arabic to name the genre. The record is a collection of sonic experimentations that started when she first got her hands on music production software in the 2000s. They are based on poems in classical Arabic language or Tunisian dialect written by Badiâa herself or female poets she admires, such as the Palestinians Fadwa Tuqan or Salma Al Jayusi, or the Tunisian poet Noureddine Werghi. Most of the vocal work are improvisations recorded with a computer microphone. A take on the classic Turkish Folk song Muhabbat is almost a modern harmonic rewriting, using only classical guitar, vocals and delays. The themes present in KahruMusiqa are in line with Badiâa Bouhrizi ideological trajectory. She is a queer woman in the moving sands of Tunesia in the song Transfemale Touness Al Mouta7arrika. She also questions the political contract that led to Balfour and the displacement of millions of Palestinians in 1948, describing a journey between London and Nablus, in Fil Madinatil harima (“In The Old City"). Her metrics, sound scape and melodies are strongly influenced by traditional African and Arabic music. This lo-fi bedroom album also displays several songs that have become classics of the Arab underground milieu like Ila Selma, and is the first ever record Badiâa Bouhrizi was willing to release.

Produced and performed by Badiâa Bouhrizi Recorded in Tunis/ Paris/London/ Montréal between 2004 and 2011

#Badiâa Bouhrizi #electronic #france #tunisia #female vocal #middle eastern music #2023 #akuphone

[twistedsoulmusic]

If I’ve ever stumbled upon a standout piece in cosmic free jazz, this is it. Letting loose over five tracks, Elephantine, led by Maurice Louca, explores everything from Middle Eastern music to psychedelic folk, electronic music, and free improvisation.

#jazz #middle eastern music #psychedelic folk #electronic #free improvisation #Spotify

[panspanther]

Natacha ATLAS Route du rock 97 Full Concert

#youtube #natacha atlas #world music #arabic #live show #1997 #middle eastern music #great percussion #beautiful voice

[sreepadamangaraj]

The most popular videos include the pope coming home, as well as a group of kids singing along to classic nursery rhymes. The videos are accompanied by colorful animations and fun sound effects. The videos are fun for kids of all ages and foster a love of music and learning.

#Nursery rhymes are easy #Simple nursery rhymes #words to learn #Rhymes colors #Funny songs to sing #Famous Arabic songs #Middle Eastern music

[cavalierzee]

Soupir Eternel

#dhafer youssef #music #music video #youtube video #youtube #orchestra #orchestral music #world music #arabic music #the middle east #middle east and north africa #middleeast #middle east #middle eastern #middle eastern music #Youtube