Nguyên Lê - Maghreb And Friends (1998)
Artist: Nguyên Lê
Title: Maghreb And Friends
Year Of Release: 1998
Label: ACT
Genre: Jazz
Quality: FLAC (image+.cue, log)
Total Time: 53:46
Total Size: 365.3 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:Title: Maghreb And Friends
Year Of Release: 1998
Label: ACT
Genre: Jazz
Quality: FLAC (image+.cue, log)
Total Time: 53:46
Total Size: 365.3 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
01. Ifrikyia (5:34)
02. Constantine (6:25)
03. Louanges (5:57)
04. Yhadik Allah (4:44)
05. Nora (6:35)
06. FunkRai (5:20)
07. L'Harkha Li Jeya (6:47)
08. Guinia (5:47)
09. Nesraf (6:33)
Two of the most overworked words in contemporary jazz criticism are "fusion" and "soundscape". The former is routinely applied to any music incorporating elements from ostensibly discrete stylistic or cultural traditions, the latter to music in which the overall aural effect is thought to be as important as its individual constituents; each can serve to mask critical confusion on being presented with a hodgepodge, an arbitrary mix of sounds and textures gathered magpie-fashion, more for their superficial attractiveness than from any deep conviction that they will form an indispensable part of a satisfying artistic whole.Nguyên Lê’s music in general - and Maghreb & Friends in particular - irresistibly brings both words to mind, but its richness, originality and sheer integrity ensure that each can be used in its...