Syriana (S40 Remix)

Tanpura (Racheal Cogan 2014)

Paetzold Contrabass (by Herbert Paetzold), Kung Bass Recorder (designed and built by Geri Bollinger), Ganassi in G and C ( by Michael Grinter), Futujara ( by Vladiswar Nadishana),

Bells, Gongs, Skiddaw Stones, Tubular Bells (from soniccouture).

Performed, composed and recorded by Racheal Cogan.

I have always loved the resonance of the tanpura and jealously adored the overlapping resonance of this plucked string, drone type instrument.

I was aiming for the same feeling of resonance and notes overlapping on recorders - like a large organ, but with the sounds coming from different places and each with their own unique tone, length, and shape from the minds of each individual player.

With that in mind,  I began shaping this meditative piece with each note played into a different track, overlapping the one before to create long phrases made up of different players working together to make a cohesive, integrated whole. Even though it's just myself playing each track, as I created this piece I envisioned many players coming together to make up a moment of resonant space and sound. As I worked, this music felt to me like a form of falling deeper and deeper into an ocean.

Listen with a good set of headphones in a quiet space.

The image is a painting from a very dear friend who is an incredible and dedicated artist - Mitch Lang. I have adored both her and her art for at least 25 years now. The world is a richer and more generous place for her being in it.

 Mitch's image is both a reflection on living by the sea and the current Australian Government's long term and increasingly callous and inhumane treatment of refugees seeking asylum by boat in Australia.

Thank you to Violaine Corradi for always encouraging me to go yet further and to Andrew for always listening.

Tanpura

Ton Sourire - Your Smile

Composition & Lyrics by Ravid Kahalani
Arranged by Itamar Borochov
Translated by Patricia Cohen

De grands yeux amoureux écarquilles Ton visage contre le mien
Je peux voir ton sourire s'offrir à moi Et me souleve très haut
Certains se sentent faiblir Tu sais que j vais sombre Certains ne changent pas
Le temps répare les rêves, les efface... et tu t'éloignes de moi Tu ne ressens pas la peur juste un regard gentil
En Moi je ressens la réponse à ce que je suis
Big eyes in love, are open
With your face against mine
I can see your smile reaching out to me And i can feel so high
Some of us feel the blame, You know i’v got to fall Some of us still the same
Time is taking my dream to its end
And you go far away
You can find no fear, Just some kind of goodness And i can find answers to all i am

06. Ton Sourire

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Ragas and Sagas. - Jan Garbarek & Ustad Fateh Ali Khan

Oh my Love - Susheela Raman

Anouar Brahem - Blue Maqams

SONA JOBARTEH EST UNE ARTISTE ANGLAISE ORIGINAIRE DE GAMBIE NEE EN 1983. ELLE FAIT PARTIE D' UNE GRANDE FAMILLE DE MUSICIENS ET DE GRIOTS. ELLE MELE DANS SES CREATIONS SON HERITAGE AFRICAIN ET DES SONORITES PLUS CONTEMPORAINES. ELLE CHANTE ET JOUE DE PLUSIEURS INSTRUMENTS: GUITARE, VIOLONCELLE, PIANO, CLAVECIN, PERCUSSIONS, BATTERIE MAIS SON INSTRUMENT DE PREDILECTION EST LA KORA. SELON LA TRADITION LA KORA EST TRANSMISE DE PERE EN FILS UNIQUEMENT MAIS SONA CASSE LA REGLE: ELLE EST L' UNE DES RARES FEMMES A JOUER DE LA KORA EN PUBLIC.

Sona Jobarteh - Mamamuso

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Bangla Kirtan

Rivers from the East | From Sirat Trio (Track #2) 
Music By Akram Abdulfattah (Sirat Upcoming Album) 2020

Mandola Joy  | “Shree-taar” (an improvised Mandola conceptualized by Joy) - (Kolkata,India) 
Rupak Dhamankar | Tablah (Mumbai,India)
Akram Abdulfattah | 6 String Acoustic Violin (Palestine) 

Recorded in Kolkata , West Bengal. India 
recording & mix | Mrityujoy Das   

موسيقى "أنهر من الشرق"  - صراط (ثلاثي موسيقي عربي هندي) 
جويْ مندولا -شرق البنغال / الهند  
 روباك داهمنكار - مومباي /الهند 
أكرم عبد الفتاح - الجليل فلسطين 

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Booking/Contact : Akram@AkramAbdulfattah.com

Sirat

Rivers from the East

Rivers from the East (Sirat Trio)

Titi Robin - Farq Hai Kya

Akram Abdulfattah is a young Palestinian-American violinist, music composer and producer. Akram's talent received national and international recognition as he formed the youngest Palestinian musical quartet, won prestigious awards and engaged in various international and cross-culture projects, most significantly the Marcel Khalifa Competition, and the National Music Competition for Ensembles.  Akram views abstract music as means to communicate to the world a powerful message of peace, love, serenity, and harmony; invigorating imaginative state of mind among his listeners, elevating their senses to higher spirituality and connecting them with their most inner selves. Akram's music sound is influenced by masters of the Arabic classical music who inspired him to crystallize his own musical philosophy, and he has learned from international and Arab master musicians of the modern time, who helped refine and nurture his talent. Akram's style creates a world of fusion music that is influenced by Hindu, Turkish, and Persian styles, reflecting the rich legacy and culture of oriental sounds in a modernized fashion.

Rivers from the East (Sirat Trio)

Akram Abdulfattah

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