Music from Yemen Arabia: Sanaani, Laheji, Adeni

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 14, 1999)
• Original Release Date: September 14, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rounder Select
• ASIN: B00000K2A9
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #645,391 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #8 in Music > World Music > Middle East > Yemen

Track Listings

1. You Said That You Would Forget Me

2. Wa Seed Ana Lak Min Al Khodan

3. Ana Mush Arremak - Hassan Al Zabeede

4. Tabal Samar - Hassan Al Zabeede/Salim Ibrahim

5. Wa Mogarred Bi Wadi Aldoore

6. Ya Sabooh Al Enab

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4.0 out of 5 stars Yemeni Trio: From Mountains to Coast, May 18, 2009

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This review is from: Music from Yemen Arabia: Sanaani, Laheji, Adeni (Audio CD)

Originally issued by Lyrichord Records in 1975 and now available on Rounder, this album of Yemeni songs performed by the Kawabani brothers features oud and riqq tambourine and sometimes qanan zither and bongo-like double drums. Call-and-response with oud is featured with the steady treble of the drums and clangling cymbals of the riqq. In contrast to some other Yemeni albums that feature dances of heavy drumming, this recording is only vocal. The simple melodies and rhythms are straightforward and largely consistent throughout the album. One track is a quat-chewing song and was recorded in a room dedicated to the herb; indeed, the singer in this instance has a wad of the leaf within a cheek. Although the selections come from various regions of Yemen, any distinctions are not obvious. To my ears, the music here is more Arabian than what one expect from an ancient trade crossroads.