Lamia Yared & Efren Lopez - From Minho To Euphrates (2025) [Hi-Res]

Lebanese singer and oud player Lamia Yared announces her third album, From Minho to Euphrates, created in collaboration with Spanish multi-instrumentalist Efrén López. The album is a profound musical exploration, bridging eight centuries of sacred and secular traditions from Iberia to Mesopotamia, aiming to reveal the shared spiritual essence across different cultures. The repertoire interweaves 4th-century Syriac hymns, medieval Iberian Cantigas de Santa Maria from the 12th century, Aleppine Muwashahāt, and a rare 13th-century composition by theorist Safi al-Din al-Urmawi. López contributes innovative arrangements, reimagining the Iberian repertoire using maqam microtonality, highlighting the connection between Western and Eastern Mediterranean traditions. Featuring an ensemble of international musicians, the rich instrumentation, including qanun, gamba, tombak, and nay, creates a soundscape that balances historical grounding, improvisation, and a contemporary feel. The album results from Yared's more than sixteen years of immersion in Arabic, Syriac, Ottoman, and Persian musical traditions.

Tracklist:
1-1 Lamia Yared & Efren Lopez;Efren Lopez;Lamia Yared - Domyo Idto [3:02]
1-2 Lamia Yared & Efren Lopez - Btoulto Mor Yacoub [3:15]
1-3 Lamia Yared & Efren Lopez;Efren Lopez;Lamia Yared - Non é Mui Gran Maravilla [5:46]
1-4 Lamia Yared & Efren Lopez - Mo Makikhat [1:52]
1-5 Lamia Yared & Efren Lopez - Santa Maria Amar [4:52]
1-6 Lamia Yared & Efren Lopez - Muwashah Al Rifqou Bi Maftoun [4:04]
1-7 Lamia Yared & Efren Lopez - Muwashah Dhabi Wadi Al Naqa [3:19]
1-8 Lamia Yared & Efren Lopez - Qadishat Aloho [1:13]
1-9 Lamia Yared & Efren Lopez - Chqal Nourono [4:27]
1-10 Lamia Yared & Efren Lopez - Por Nos De Dulta Tirar [6:25]
1-11 Lamia Yared & Efren Lopez - Asbe Sangi [6:33]
1-12 Lamia Yared & Efren Lopez - Anta Fil Husni Faridoun [3:44]
1-13 Lamia Yared & Efren Lopez - Santa Maria, Strela Do Dia [3:10]
1-14 Lamia Yared & Efren Lopez - Nesgue w Netyatar [1:03]
1-15 Lamia Yared & Efren Lopez - En Bon Ponto [5:11]