Aṣīl: New Compositions from the Core of Tradition
Classical Oriental | Lebanon + Egypt | 2009
Presentation of three instrumental waṣla-s, or essential performance sequences realized according to the Eastern Arab art music tradition. Each waṣla is built on a mode-maqām - here Rāst, Ṣabā, and Sīkāh - and enfolds the improvisatory performance of instrumental compositions in traditional style by the young Egyptian ‘ūd player Mustafa Saïd and the young Egyptian nāy player Mohamad Antar, as well as entirely improvised taqsīm-s and concerted responsorial forms which alternate fixed ritornellos with improvised phrases.
Tracklisting:
01. Dārij Rāst, taqāsīm tajāwubiyya 4:46 | 02. Taqsīm mursal Rāst – ‘ūd 7:56 | 03. Taqsīm mursal Rāst – qānūn 3:49 | 04. Taqsīm mursal Rāst – nāy 3:36 | 05. Laḥn Rāst Aqṣāq 1:30 | 06. Samā‘ī Ṣabā 5:05 | 07. Taqsīm mursal Ṣabā – qānūn 2:15 | 08. Taqāsīm mursala Ṣabā – nāy, ‘ūd 2:37 | 09. Madḫal Ṣabā, taqāsīm ‘ūd tajāwubiyya Waḥda, taqāsīm Bamb 7:24 | 10. Madḫal Sīkāh 1:03 | 11. Taqāsīm mursala Sīkāh 2:33 | 12. Taḫmīla Sīkāh Maqsūm 3:56 | 13. Taqsīm mursal Sīkāh – ‘ūd 6:11 | 14. Taḫmīla Sīkāh Aqṣāq wa-Dawr sarī‘ 6:31
Credits & Product details:
Featuring: Mustafa Saïd – concept & ‘ūd (short-necked lute) | Muhammad Antar – nāy (end-blown flute) | Ghassan Sahhab – qānūn (plucked table zither)
Booklet: 24 p. informative booklet in 3 languages (English / Arabic / French)
Producer: Tony Sfeir
Calligraphy: Samir Sayegh
Graphic Design: Karma Tohme
Format: Digipack
No. of Discs: 1
Year of Release: 2009
Label: Incognito
Country: LebanonEgypt
