Beyond Babylon
| Type: | album |
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| Formaat: | CD |
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| Uitvoerder(s): | Arifa |
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| Label(s): | Mundus Productions |
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| Label code: | 2010777 |
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| Distributeur: | Music & Words |
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| Releasedatum: | 11.2010 |
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| Aanwezig in Muziekcentrum | ja |
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| Genre(s): | Wereldmuziek |
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Track-info
| 1. | Toros |
| 2. | Yar Ali |
| 3. | Pesendide |
| 4. | Silk road |
| 5. | La lune |
| 6. | Dalila |
| 7. | Sun dance |
| 8. | Istanbul dreams |
| 9. | Sufi 7 |
| 10. | Après minuit |
Perscommentaren
Volkskrant - Netherlands, 4 Nov 2010 5 *****
In its exquisite beauty this debut album holds up to the level of the best works of Anouar Brahem.
Songlines UK, 4 Feb 201
The originality of the arrangements find its match in truly fresh compositions, and daring instrumentation, harmonies and melodies.
Music Center Netherlands 2011
Dutch quartet Arifa is currently one of the most promising Dutch world music ensembles around. Moving between traditional oriental sounds, jazz and improvised music.
Granma, La Havana, Cuba 21 Dec 2010
With Arifa, the boundaries of jazz are limitless, and they introduced to the Cuban public fantastic Middle-Eastern music profoundly combined with jazz.
Birmingham City University, 3 Dec 2010
Arifa were a big hit with the whole Birmingham City University team at the Dutch Jazz World Meeting.
NRC Handelsblad, 21 Jan 2011 ****
Through their music, one enters the translucent world of dream landscapes.
Volkskrant, Neherlands, 15 feb 2010 5 *****
The compositions, though unmistakably rooted in Turkish or classical Arabic music, are subtly harmonized and injected with styles borrowed from jazz, Balkan music and contemporary Western classical music.This makes for a fiery and compelling ensemble.
Leidsch Dagblad, 21 Feb 2011
“Immediately after the start of the concert, the qualities of the band Arifa, founded only a year ago, shined through.The quartet plays chamber music that leads the listeners far away from their daily burdens.With standing ovations the audience expressed their appreciation for Arifa’s music.”
Radio 6, Netherlands 3 Jan 2011
Top-quality musicians do not necessarily produce naturally interesting music. Arifa, however, is even greater than the sum of its parts.“
Slagwerkkrant 24 Mar 2011
Arifa’s album ”Beyond Babylon“ has a wonderful atmosphere, starting with moving new-age-like sounds and evolves into a rich oriental, sometimes wild adventure.
