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'The Astounding Eyes Of Rita' Anouar Brahem

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Oct 9, 2009 Updated Oct 21, 2009

Brahem’s reputation for playing the oud in unusual settings and pairings is furthered with this exquisite combination of bass clarinet, bass guitar and hand drums.

There has long been a balance of East and West in his work. “I need both elements” he says, “but ratios change with each project”.

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1. The Lover Of Beirut
2. Dance With Waves
3. Stopover At Djibouti
4. The Astounding Eyes Of Rita
5. Al Birwa
6. Galilee Mon Amour
7. Waking State
8. For No Apparent Reason

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Anouar Brahem (in Arabic أنور براهيم) (born on October 20, 1957) is an oud player and composer. He is widely acclaimed as an innovator in his field. Performing primarily for a jazz audience, he fuses Arab classical music, folk music and jazz and has been recording since at least 1991, after becoming prominent in his own country in the late 1980s.

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