Musicians:
Lars Bo Kujahn: drums, Arabian tabla,
qanoon (Arabian harp)
Claus Mathiessen: clarinet, recorder,
altosax and altoclarinet
Frank Juul: indian tablas, perc.
Niels Lichtenberg: electric bass
Marco Spallanzani: guitars, mandolin,
saz (longnecked Turkish lute) and oud (Arabian lute)
1. TOKAT · Turkish trad., arr.
Oriental Mood (3:10) A frontal attack with full force; a traditional
Turkish folktune.
2. AZERBAIDANISH · Azerbaidjani
trad., arr. Oriental Mood (3:14) A melodious folktune from Azerbaidjan.
3. AHMAR · Lars Bo Kujahn (4:51)
A love song made in a traditional way.
4. CLARINET TAQSIIM · Claus
Mathiesen (2:01) (introducing the maqaam (scale) "Beayati")
5. BEYATI SAZ SEMAISI · Turkish
trad., arr. Oriental Mood (4:00) For the last three centuries, the
Semaisi has been very popular in the Ottoman Empire.
6. FIZULI · Azerbaidjani trad.,
arr. Oriental Mood (2:57) An Azerbaidjani traditional folktune.
7. NOVEMBERLAND · Claus Mathiesen
(2:44) A composition with inspiration from Balkan.
8. MAPSUT · Lars Bo Kujahn (2:41)
A modern composition, set to the traditional and popular Turkish
rhythm of Jurjuna.
9. 12 O.K . · Lars Bo Kujahn
(4:22) A melody that came from a dream of Lars Bo.
10. QANOON TAQSIIM · Lars Bo
Kujahn (1:44) Introducing the Maqaam "Hijaz"
11. ANA FEENTÈ SAARAK ·
Muhammed Abdul Wahab, arr. Lars Bo Kujahn (5:05) A well known composition
from Egypt.
12. YA HALAWTA DUNYA · Zacharia
Ahmed, arr. Lars Bo Kujahn (3:30) An Egyptian composition from the
beginning of the century.
13. MOONY TIME · Lars Bo Kujahn
(3:12) A crossover between two vocal cultures: Indian classical
and Kurdish tradition.
14. SPHINX · Claus Mathiesen
(3:01) A jazzy shuffle/reggae composition using Balkan melodies
notes.
15. NAH · Frank Juul, Lars Bo
Kujahn (3:07) An ancient Egyptian rhythm of ten beats. Performed
with intricate patterns and a vocal rythm-intro.
16. FABEL · Claus Mathiesen
(3:45) An innovative melody with inspiration from both Turkish classical
music and Bach!
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