Over the years, Bassist and Producer Amjad Shahrour has been collecting field recordings and exploring the realm of Bedouin soundscapes during his continuous visits to the ancient Nabatean city of Petra, breathing life into a new musical project. 
In this EP, named “Thu Shara” after the famous Nabatean god, Amjad transcends classic Bedouin melodies into electro-tribal tracks, featuring the sounds of bedouin tenors.

Thu Shara

Amjad Shahrour - Thu Shara أمجد شحرور - ذو الشرى

Amjad Shahrour - Theeb أمجد شحرور - ذيب

Amjad Shahrour - Swaig أمجد شحرور - سويچ

Amjad Shahrour - Gahageer أمجد شحرور - چَهاچِير

Amjad Shahrour - Sijjeel أمجد شحرور - سِجِّيل

Video link: youtu.be/Z8BPdPqCPEg

Under the name "Urban Escapes", the production investigates the following:

One of the main components of any city is open space. Amman’s open space in specific is interesting, because –according to global standards- it is almost non-existent. Open spaces are closed off to the public at certain times, to certain people, and against certain activities. Public spaces become places for private meetings; culturally frowned-upon. Public spaces become abandoned. Public spaces are facilities that lack accessibility. Public spaces do not serve their purpose. Walking into them feels like an invasion of privacy both on your part and on the part of the gazers. Gazing is an act of self-defense and a marking of territory; to hold or to break eye contact. In public spaces, people watching almost feels like voyeurism.

The act of filming is in itself an event worth of observation. The lens will see, the recorder will listen, but the recipient will feel the discomfort of the person behind the act of documenting. People in the city are too self-conscious to be seen or heard, let alone documented. That person must at all costs be inconspicuous. That person must be alert. That person must be on guard to catch people off-guard.

Adopting a guerrilla filmmaking approach, we intend to observe a chosen number of Amman’s -some iconic, but mostly overlooked- public spaces, in quick shots unstaged, and without warning; and in doing so, convey the city’s raw pulse and exhausting demand on its citizens to always keep their guard up.

Those are the city’s urban escapes, which have escaped from the city.

Amjad Shahrour - URBANESCAPES (Soundtrack)

Music Video: https://youtu.be/LYuVWb7fF4Y

Amjad Shahrour X El Far3i X Nabataeus - Massari | أمجد شحرور و الفرعي و نباتيوس - مصاري

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Amjad Shahrour - Kown | أمجد شحرور - الكون

Music Production: Amjad Shahrour 
Vocals and Lyrics: Maii Waleed 
Mastering: D. Glare

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