Sama'a (Audition)

by Ahmed

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Recorded live at the Sharjah Biennial, this work translates the group's dense, repetitive style into a more ritualistic and atmospheric context. The title references the Sufi practice of 'Sama', reflecting the music's spiritual and meditative aspirations achieved through extreme technical precision and endurance. It marks a transition toward a more cinematic and ominous sonic profile, further deconstructing the traditional boundaries of post-bop and ethno-jazz synthesis.

Genres

  • Free Jazz
  • Arabic Jazz

Tracklist

  1. Ya Annas [Oh, People]
  2. Isma'a [Listen]
  3. El Haris [Anxious]
  4. Farah 'Alaiyna [Joy Upon Us]