Jarak Qaribak

by Dudu Tassa & Jonny Greenwood

Jarak Qaribak cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 9 June 2023
  • Label: World Circuit
  • Country: Israel
  • Length: 39:44
  • Community rating: 3.5/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

This cross-cultural project pairs Israeli musician Dudu Tassa with Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood to reinterpret classic Middle Eastern love songs. The album features a diverse array of guest vocalists from across the Arab world, blending traditional acoustic instrumentation with Greenwood's signature string arrangements and drum machine programming.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, atmospheric, uncommon-time-signatures, traditional, ritualistic

Tracklist

  1. Djit Nishrab (feat. Ahmed Doma) (6:25)
  2. Ashufak Shay (feat. Rashid Al Najjar) (3:21)
  3. Taq ou-Dub (feat. Nour Freteikh) (3:37)
  4. Leylet Hub (feat. Mohssine Salaheddine) (4:41)
  5. Ya Mughir al-Ghazala (feat. Karrar Alsaadi) (3:54)
  6. Ahibak (feat. Safae Essafi) (4:57)
  7. Ya 'Anid Ya Yaba (feat. Lynn A.) (3:39)
  8. Lhla Yzid Ikthar (4:43)
  9. Jan al-Galb Salik (feat. Noamane Chaari & Zaineb Elouati) (4:23)

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