Faiz Ali Faiz, Chicuelo, Miguel Poveda
December 16th, 2010
on 5:11 p.m.
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This is the most extraordinary recording I own. Whenever I play just the audio for people, the common reaction to the round of applause at the end is one that accompanies awe. “THAT was LIVE?!”
Check This Out. It's 13 minutes short and you may not understand a word... Offer yourself the time. Give yourself permission to be moved by something new. This is your journey after all, and it was you who stumbled upon this music. The universe obviously wants you to hear this.
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Qawwali Flamenco is a meeting between the Pakistani Sufi tradition of Qawwali and Spanish Flamenco. Though the genres may appear quite different, they are actually very similar in that the music invites improvisational story telling, crying and wailing about love lost and found, from subjects spanning from romance to god devotion.
The double album was recorded live at the Fes Festival of Sacred Music, Morocco, in June 2005. Faiz Ali Faiz leads his Qawwali Ensemble, while Miguel Poveda and Juan 'Duquende' Cortes are joined by guitarist Chicuelo to form the Spanish contingent.
It’s the ultimate mash-up and I can only hope more of this kind of cross-pollinating is made possible as the world gets smaller and smaller and we all get closer and closer. Hi, nice to meet you. Wanna touch genres?
The universe obviously wants you to hear this
