Rahim AlHaj Trio 'One Sky' now available: https://folkways.si.edu/rahim-alhaj/one-sky

One Sky is oud virtuoso and composer Rahim Alhaj’s crucial artistic appeal to each of us: make a positive difference—in whatever way we can—towards a better world. As an Iraqi immigrant to the United States, Rahim AlHaj uses his musical talents to spread hope and peace. AlHaj joins Iranian santūr player Sourena Sefati and Palestinian-American percussionist Issa Malluf in a sonic statement of friendship, understanding, and an acknowledgement of humanity’s oneness as we all try to live in peace under the same sky. 57 minutes, 20-page booklet with bilingual notes in English and Arabic.

http://www.folkways.si.edu/

Rahim AlHaj Trio - One Sky [Sampler]

Blossom | Sepideh Vahidi & Beshar al Azzawi | إزهار

Դլե յաման
Գյամին էկավ կրակի պես,
Վա՜յ, դլե յաման,
Էկավ, հասավ չուր ծովու կես,
Յաման, յաման:

Դլե յաման,
Մեր տուն, ձեր տուն իրար դիմաց,
Վա՜յ, դլե յաման,
Հերիք անես աչքով իմաց (originally it is Մենք սիրեցինք առանց իմաց, menk siretsink arants imats)
Յաման, յաման:

Դլե յաման,
Արև դիպավ Մասիս սարին,
Վա՜յ, դլե յաման,
Կարոտ մնացի ես իմ յարին,
Յաման, յաման

Zara & Djivan Gasparyan - Dle Yaman

Manolya

Zeitun

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Omar Bashir & Rita Movsesian. Iraqi Song "Fog al Nakhal". Live within the Performance at the Festival "Salam Oreint", 2016 at Porgy & Bess, Vienna, Austria.

Fog Al-Nakhal (Over the Palm Tree)

Composition : Kiya Tabassian
Interpretation :
Kinan Azmeh - clarinet
Kiya Tabassian - setar
Didem Basar - kanun
Pierre-Yves Martel - viola da gamba
Patrick Graham - percussion

Air - Kiya Tabassian

Composition : Kinan Azmeh
Interpretation :
Kinan Azmeh - clarinet
Kiya Tabassian - setar
Didem Basar - kanun
Pierre-Yves Martel - viola da gamba
Patrick Graham - percussion

Wedding - Kinan Azmeh

One Sky

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A suite from Zbigniew Preisner's soundtrack for the film LOST AND LOVE, available from Caldera Records.
For more information, please visit: caldera-records.com/portfolio/lost-and-love/

Lost and Love - Zbigniew Preisner

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