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Sunday, February 13, 2005
  • Sister Marie Keyrouz
    Sister Marie Keyrouz

    Near Eastern Songs

    On this edition of New Sounds, we sample songs of the Near East, from those of the early Christians to the Crusades to modern times. On tap are performances by ambient vocalist Azam Ali, who was born in Iran and raised in India; Mary Fahl, who first achieved fame as lead singer and co-founder of the cult band October Project; Sister Marie Keyrouz, a Lebanese nun who holds a second vocation as a musicologist, anthropologist, and singer; plus Yavina Sannatou, and the band Estampie.

PROGRAM #2151 Music from the Eastern Mediterranean (Thursday 5/8/03)

ARTIST(S)

RECORDING

CUT(S)

SOURCE

Soeur Marie Keyrouz

Chant Byzantin

Inna-l-Malak [1:30]

Harmonia Mundi 901315**
www.harmoniamundi.com

Savina Yannatou

Terra Nostra

Glory To the Word of God [3:30]
With the Moon I Am Walking [2:30]
Hey Het [5:00]

ECM #1856**
www.ecmrecords.com

David Byrne & Brian Eno

My Life In The Bush of Ghosts

Regiment [4:00]

Sire Warner Bros
Available for purchase at Amazon.com*

Estampie

Crusaders

Chanterai pour mon corage [6:30]

Christophoros #77183
dist. by Qualiton Imports, but likely out of print. Try www.estampie.de

Azam Ali

Portals of Grace

Inna-l-Malak [5:30]

Narada #72438**.
www.narada.com

Mary Fahl

The Other Side of Time

Ben Aindi Hababi [4:00]

Sony #89892**
www.maryfahl.com

Estampie

Crusaders

Seigneurs, Sachiez [3:00]

See above.

Soeur Marie Keyrouz

Chant Byzantin

Inna-l-baraya [5:00]

See above.

Savina Yannatou

Mediterranea

Ti Ne Kodër, Un Në Kodër ]3:30]

SoundsTrue #0018
www.soundstrue.com

3 Mustaphas 3

Soup of the Century

Bukë E Kripë Në Vatër Tonë [3:00]

Rykodisc #10195**
Available for purchase at Amazon.com*

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