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| 1. | Dal'ouna On The Return
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| 2. | Al-Quds
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| 3. | Jenin
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| 4. | Ouz
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| 5. | Orient House
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| 6. | Land Of Canaan
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| 7. | Exile
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| 8. | La Côte Mediterranée
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| 9. | Epilogue
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Jazz
Gilad Atzmon saxes, clarinet, flute
Frank Harrison piano
Yaron Stavi double bass
Asaf Sirkis drums
Romano Viazzani accordion
Koby Israelite accordion
Peter Watson accordion
Marcel Mamaliga violin
Gabi Fortuna flute
Guests:
Dhafer Youssef vocal and oud
Reem Kelani vocal
Tali Atzmon vocal
Raised as a secular Israeli Jew in Jerusalem, Gilad Atzmon witnessed the daily sufferings of Palestinians and spent 20 years trying to resolve for himself the tensions of his background. Finally disillusioned, he moved away from Israel and went to England to study philosophy. Yet when he met Asaf Sirkis, a drummer from his homeland, Atzmon recovered an interest in playing the music of the Middle East, North Africa and Eastern Europe that had been in the back of his mind for years. He founded the Orient House Ensemble in London and started re-defining his own roots in the light of political reality. He now regards himself as a devoted political artist.
As a member of the Blockheads, Gilad has recorded and performed with such as Ian Dury, Robbie Williams, Sinead O'Connor and Paul McCartney. As a bandleader and reed player he has been thrilling his listeners with his powerful personal style, a sophisticated, sometimes ironical combination of great bebop artistry and Middle-Eastern roots. Multi-reed talent Atzmon shows "a seemingly effortless ability to demolish and rebuild any old tune he chooses to play," Time Out read. Influenced by Cannonball Adderley's powerful approach on the sax, Gilad's live performances are simply breathtaking and overwhelming. In addition, he has started a new career as a literary writer: His first novel "Guide To The Perplexed" was published in the UK in late 2002 and will be translated into French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Czech, Japanese, Russian and other languages.
Gilad Atzmon's music moves more and more towards a cultural hybrid. On his new album, "Exile," he and his colleagues (featuring the moving voices of Reem Kelani and Dhafer Youssef) try to tell the story of Palestine, a country that was stormed by radical Zionists in the 20th century. Asking himself how the Jewish people - who themselves have suffered so much for so long - can inflict so much pain on the Other, Atzmon takes up Israeli traditional and nationalistic melodies and turns them around deliberately. For instance, "Al-Quds" is an Arabic interpretation of an Israeli tune that became the anthem of the '67 War. A cross cultural statement with a political twist.
---JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR (BBC Music Awards, Juli 2003)
"His source materials range from east-European folk music through to hard bop, funk and French accordion tunes. He manages to weld it all together with such righteous fury that the end result is nothing short of devastating". James Griffiths 5* REVIEW IN THE GUARDIAN
"You might be surprised, but the most telling combination of politics and music in years has been produced by a jazz musician. Of course, jazz in the '50s and '60s was inextricably linked to the Civil Rights Movement in the US; and the music of Israeli-born reeds-playing genius, Gilad Atzmon, is similarly enmeshed with the struggles of the Palestinian people. Indeed, the remarkable Palestinian singer, Reem Kelani, opens this staggeringly brilliant collection. Her keening vocals hold a plaintive conversation with Atzmon's mournful clarinet, before the song spins into a defiant, swirling dance. Next up, Al-Quds takes an Israeli favourite of the '67 war and substitutes lyrics by an Arabic poet. The track interweaves Atzmon's fluid, fervent post-bop stylings with Middle Eastern, Balkan and North African modalities. A tactic he employs throughout to prove that the West and the Muslim world can coexist. And produce great art"...*****JOE CUSHLEY What's On in London
In his new album: 'Exile', Gilad & The Orient House Ensemble move further towards a cultural hybrid. The band tries to remove the unnecessary barriers between Jewish and Arabic cultures. Gilad tries to emphasize the similarity between the two peoples that lived in perfect harmony for hundreds of years. The new album features the great Palestinian singer Reem Kelani and The world famous vocalist and oud player Dhafer Youssef.
Exile represents a significant milestone in Gilad's musical career. For the album Gilad has selected musicians who live in exile, including musicians from Palestine, Italy, Romania, Britain and the Israel. |
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