Rabita Andalousa - Diwan Presents Magic Carpet - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The excerpts presented in this CD by the ensemble Rabita Andalusa originate in the nuba Istihal, created in Fez in the XVIII century by Hajj Allal and Batla, and for this reason are included within the Kunnash of al-Ha'ik as one of the two strictly Moroccan nawbat among the original body of eleven. According to the typical taste of the embroidery, the last section of the nuba played by Rabita Andalusa (track 15) is an insiraf excerpted from the nuba Rasd ed Dhil, the other nuba of Moroccan origin. The last two pieces (tracks 16 and 17) belong to the repertoire of urban popular music (sha'abi) from the North of Morocco.Rabita Andalusa is the name given to an ensemble composed of soloists of the Larache Conservatory, the ancient Roman city of Lukhos where, during the golden age of Andalusian-Maghrebi civilization, the sultan Youssef 'Abdelhaqq El Mérini (1258-1281) reigned. The goal of this free-wheeling association of musicians is to give life to the Andalusian-Maghrebi musical repertoire without forgetting it's connections to the popular music of Northern Morocco or the practices of religious brotherhoods. Album Tracks 1. Mashaliya 2. Tuishya 3. San'a Kala LI 4. Taqsim 'Ud 5. Tuishya 6. San'a Ma Kunta Hadri 7. Inshad 8. Tuishya 9. San'a Ya Wahida 10. San'a Neddemem Wa Nakhda 11. Taqsim Qanun 12. Mawal 13. Taqsim 'Ud 14. Mawal 15. Insiraf (From Nuba Rasd Ed-Dhil) 16. Bint Bladi 17. Habiba U Jarrahtini

Album Tracks 1. Bucchanale 2. Totem Ancestor 3. And the Earth Shall Bear Again 4. Primative 5. I 6. II 7. Our Spring Will Come 8. A Room 9. Tossed As It Is Untroubled 10. I 11. II 12. III 13. IV 14. V 15. VI 16. Root of An Unfocus 1. The Unavailable Memory of 2. Spontaneous Earth 3. Triple Paced 4. I 5. II 6. III 7. Prelude for Meditation 8. Mysterious Adventure 9. Daughters of the Lonesome Isle 10. Music for Marcel Duchamp 11. I 12. II 1. Sonata I 2. Sonata II 3. Sonata III 4. Sonata IV 5. Interlude I 6. Sonata V 7. Sonata VI 8. Sonata VII 9. Sonata VIII 10. Interlude II 11. Interlude III 12. Sonata Ix 13. Sonata X 14. Sonata XI 15. Sonata XII 16. Interlude IV 17. Sonata XIII 18. Sonata XIV 19. Sonata XV 20. Sonata Xvi

Album Tracks 1. Shams 2. Flying Carpet 3. Symphony for the Sheik 4. Nilade 5. Dance Du Nil 6. Ikarus' Dream 7. Café Cairo 8. Gardens of Damanhur 9. Tiepolo 10. Sansibar 11. Arabiskan 12. Gnossienne No. 1 (Live)