Release Date: 18 June 2007
Label: Music & Words
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 8712618501726
Genres: World Music  
Release Date: 18 June 2007
Label: Music & Words
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 8712618501726
Genres: World Music  
Description
Mohammad Gomar is the master of the Jozza, a fiddle-like instrument from Iraq, as well as a great interpreter of Iraqi maqam. Now living in exile in The Netherlands he is also the musical leader of the Iraqi Maqam Ensemble, who work alongside Farida, one of the greatest singers and interpreters of Iraqi musical folklore.
The sound of the jozza and the 'ud are combined with Sandip Bhattacharya's tabla and eastern instruments, such as the qanun and santour[played by members by The Iraqi Maqam Ensemble]. Jozza and jazz is a succesful blend of east and west, tradition and jazz and creates a symbolic dialogue between cultures through the universal language of music.
Tracks: Greetings From Kurdistan Mountains To The Marshes Of The South / Stages In The Audj Maqam / Dance On A Turkish Song / In Memory Of Al-Djordjina / Maqam Dasht / Improvisation On Al-Hleelawi Maqam / Reflections On An Iraqi Song.
Also available:
MWCD5012 Farida & The Iraqi Ensemble 'Classical Music of Iraq'
MWCD5014 Farida 'Mawal & Maqamat Iraqi'
MWCD5014 Farida 'Departure: Iraqi Songs of Love and Longing
MWCD5016 Hussein al A'dhami 'Maqams in Divine Enchantment
Tracklisting
John Kirkpatrick
Farida
Lou Dalgleish
Vasmalom
Fling
Jean Blanchard
Värttinä
Gerard van Maasakkers
Toumani Diabate
Guts
Kuljit Bhamra & Becky Price
Lolita
Ginger Johnson and His African Messengers
Lux Musicae London
Various Artists
Peggy Lee & Cole Schmidt