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Ofra Haza at Montreux Jazz Festival

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Released
  
1998, 2005

Artist
  
Ofra Haza

Label
  
Ausfahrt

Length
  
74:03

Release date
  
1998

Ofra Haza at Montreux Jazz Festival httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediaen550Ofr

Recorded
  
Montreux, Switzerland (July 1990)

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Genres
  
World music, Progressive house

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Ofra Haza At Montreux Jazz Festival is a 1998 album by Israeli singer Ofra Haza. The recording which captures Haza and a five-piece band live at the Montreux Jazz Festival in July 1990 comprises material from her international studio albums Shaday, Yemenite Songs and Desert Wind, including hit singles like "Im Nin' Alu", "Galbi", "Shaday", "Ya Ba Ye", as well as Yemeni Jewish traditionals and the a cappella performance of "Love Song" with lyrics from The Song of Songs.

Contents

The album was first issued in 1998 and re-released internationally on the Locust Music label in 2005. The live concert film released in 2007.

Track listing

  1. "Im Nin' Alu" (Shabazi) - 4:00
  2. "Hilwi" (Traditional) - 3:55
  3. "Eshal" (Aloni, Haza) - 4:31
  4. "Asalk" (Amram, Shabazi) - 5:13
  5. "Taw Shi" (Aloni, Dolby, Haza) - 4:07
  6. "Fatamorgana (Mirage)" (Aloni, Haza) - 4:48
  7. Medley: "Galbi"/"Wen Esalam"/"Ayooma" (Aloni, Amram, Haza, Traditional) - 16:03
  8. "Rassa" (Aloni, Haza) - 3:03
  9. "Shaday" (Aloni, Haza) - 6:21
  10. "La Fa La" (Shabazi) - 8:29
  11. "Love Song" (Aloni, Traditional) - 2:57
  12. "Ya Ba Ye" (Aloni, Haza) - 4:49
  13. "Kaddish" (Aloni, Haza) - 5:37

Personnel

  • Ofra Haza - lead vocals
  • Eric Person - flute, saxophone
  • Haim Cotton - keyboards
  • Tzour Ben Zeev - electric bass
  • Jim Mussen - drums
  • Daniel Sadownick - congas, bongos, timbales, percussion
  • Songs

    1Im Nin' Alu4:01
    2Hilwi3:56
    3Eshal4:32

    References

    Ofra Haza at Montreux Jazz Festival Wikipedia