Release Date: 26 September 2011
Label: Zimbraz
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 8712618304228
Genres: World Music  
Release Date: 26 September 2011
Label: Zimbraz
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 8712618304228
Genres: World Music  
Description
'Roméo & Leila'. A powerful tale of love and destiny, told by the Tunesian singer Ghalia Benali. She has created a fascinating and deeply moving album, which bears some personal experience but is universal in its theme. The compositions are a meeting of east and west, underlining the main theme of the album.
'Roméo & Leila' tells the story of an improbable love between two very different people. It is a love that is not supposed to be, but, unlike the tragic stories of Romeo & Juliet and Layla & Majnun, this one does not end tragically.
'Roméo & Leila' is a reflection on the problems of citizenship and the dynamics of identities. As the title indicates, it is the meeting of two beings, today, coming each from a different culture, a different religion and a different country. But more than anything else, it is about Leila's struggle with herself and against her own demons.
Tracklisting
El Juntacadaveres
Laila Amezian
Zapatango
Ghalia Benali
El Juntacadaveres
Mdungu
Toumani Diabate
Guts
Kuljit Bhamra & Becky Price
Lolita
Ginger Johnson and His African Messengers
Lux Musicae London
Various Artists
Peggy Lee & Cole Schmidt