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Released
  
1995

Length
  
76:20

Artist
  
Anouar Brahem

Producer
  
Manfred Eicher

Genre
  
Jazz

Recorded
  
September 1994

Khomsa(1994)
  
Thimar(1997)

Release date
  
1995

Label
  
ECM Records

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Similar
  
Anouar Brahem albums, Jazz albums

Anouar brahem comme un depart


Khomsa is an album by Tunisian oud player Anouar Brahem recorded in 1994 and released on the ECM Label.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 3 stars calling it "a beautiful contemporary statement reflecting the cinematic forms Brahem loves, mixed with European classical and improvisational sensibilities, professionally rendered, and well within the tradition of world jazz and the clean ECM concept"

Track listing

All compositions by Anouar Brahem except as indicated
  1. "Comme un Depart" (Richard Gálliano) - 3:32
  2. "L 'Infini Jour" - 7:31
  3. "Souffle un Vent Sable" (Anouar Brahem, Jon Christensen, Palle Danielsson, Richard Gálliano) - 10:07
  4. "Regard de Mouette" - 1:55
  5. "Sur l'Infini Bleu" - 5:53
  6. "Claquent les Voiles" - 2:09
  7. "Vague" - 2:37
  8. "E la Nave Va" - 4:41
  9. "Ain Ghazel" - 7:32
  10. "Khomsa" - 7:01
  11. "Seule" - 3:39
  12. "Nouvelle Vague" - 2:38
  13. "En Robe d'Olivier" - 2:41
  14. "Des Rayons et des Ombres" (Christensen, Danielsson, Gálliano) - 8:31
  15. "Un Sentier d'Alliance" - 2:41
  16. "Comme une Absence" - 3:12
  • Recorded at Rainbow Studio in Oslo, Norway in September 1994

    • Personnel

  • Anouar Brahem - oud
  • Richard Galliano - accordion
  • François Couturier - piano, synthesizer
  • Jean Marc Larché - soprano saxophone
  • Béchir Selmi - violin
  • Palle Danielsson - double bass
  • Jon Christensen - drums

    • Songs

    1Comme Un Départ3:37
    2L'Infini Jour7:34
    3Souffle Un Vent De Sable10:06

    References

    Khomsa Wikipedia
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