#2173: Program #2173

New Sounds | May 24, 2010

Western fascination with Asia has come in many forms, and more often than not it is accompanied by a wiff of colonialism or imperialism. Still, musical interchange is often a two-way street these days, as we hear on this edition of New Sounds. Near Eastern rhythms can be heard in Michael Askill's Salome; Abaji's Oriental Voyage; Abed Azrie's Aromates; Peter Gabriel's Zaar; and works by Rabih Abou-Khalil, Ofra Haza, Dhaffer Yousuf, and more.

PROGRAM #2173 Music Based on Near Eastern Rhythms (Thursday, 7-3-03)

ARTIST(S)	RECORDING	CUT(S)	SOURCE
Michael Askill	Salome	Salome's Dance [4:00] John the Baptist and Salome [4:30]	Black Sun #15031.** www.harmonies.com
Abed Azrie	Aromates	Murmur of the Breeze [5;00]	Nonesuch #79241. www.nonesuch.com Also Amazon.com
Rabih Abou-Khalil	Tarab	In Search of the Well [3:30]	Enja #7083 www.enjarecords.com
Dhafer Youssef	electric sufi	Farha [5:30]	Enja #9412 www.enjarecords.com
Rabih Abou-Khalil	Tarab	Arabian Waltz [5:00]	See above.
Abaji	Oriental Voyage	Valse Arabe [2:30]	Network #23-897 www.networkmedien.de
Peter Gabriel	Passion	Zaar [4:30]	Geffen #24206** Available for purchase at Amazon.com
Ofra Haza	Kirya	Kirya [6:00]	Shanachie #64043** www.shanachie.com
Sussan Deihim/Richard Horowitz	Desert Equations	Armour [4:00]	Originally on Made To Measure #80 Recently reissued and available at www.sussandeyhim.com

*, ** Find the recordings you've heard - go to the New Sounds Recordings Information page

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