Hypnotic, magnetic new album by Anouar Brahem which adds a new dimension to our knowledge of this exceptional Tunisian musician. "Le pas du chat noir" gives the clearest indication yet of the work of Brahem as composer and features a spacious "chamber music" that resonates with the freshness of improvisation. The instrumentation is unique: oud, piano, accordion. Brahem's writing for this combination is highly evocative, meticulously controlled and sparse. Half of the magic, as he notes, resides in the not-played, in the marvellous mingling of overtones, sounds that rise from the piano to blend with the warm tones of the oud and the breath of the accordion's bellows.
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1 | Le Pas Du Chat Noir | 00:08:02 | |
2 | De tout ton coeur | 00:07:41 | |
3 | Leila au pays du carrousel | 00:06:37 | |
4 | Pique-nique à Nagpur | 00:04:14 | |
5 | C'est ailleurs | 00:08:05 | |
6 | Toi qui sais | 00:06:03 | |
7 | L'arbre qui voit | 00:06:13 | |
8 | Un point bleu | 00:01:52 | |
9 | Les ailes du Bourak | 00:04:54 | |
10 | Rue du départ | 00:06:05 | |
11 | Leila au pays du carrousel, var. | 00:05:40 | |
12 | Déja la nuit | 00:05:10 |