http://calabashmusic.com/New Music From Abed Azri頯n Calabash Music2008-12-01T09:45:24ZThe Calabash Music Teamsupport@calabashmusic.comAromateshttp://abedazrie.calabashmusic.com/#album_696052006-11-17T03:00:35ZMusic from AromatesAbed Azrié sings excepts from:
   - Contemporary middle-east poetry: Mahmoud Darwiche, Samih Al-Qassem et Tawfiq Zayyad (Palestine), Ounsi Al-Hage et Khalil Hawi (Liban) Badr Chaker As-Sayyab (Irak) Adonis , Abed Azrié (Syrie)
   - Mystical poetry (Sufi) : Al-Hallaj (858-922) Rabiah Al-Adawiyyah (morte en 801) Ibn Al-Fared (1181-1234)
   - The Epic Gilgamesh (2500 years before JC)  
Musiciens: Imad Morcos (Qanoun), Mouhammad Moutalattef (Nay), Adel Shams, Uskan Çelebi (Percussions), Benoît Urbain (Keyboard)
Released in Septembre 2006 Sur Doumtak.]]>Pour enfants seulementhttp://abedazrie.calabashmusic.com/#album_392622006-11-17T03:00:35ZMusic from Pour enfants seulementAbed Azrie together with children's choir of  9 year olds singing in Arabic for an album without frontiers.]]>Omar Khayyamhttp://abedazrie.calabashmusic.com/#album_392722006-11-17T03:00:35ZMusic from Omar KhayyamAn Iranian native now residing in Paris, Abed Azrié is endowed with one of those utterly unforgettable and hair-raising voices. His rich baritone is extremely expressive and emotive, charged with a gentle but very penetrating power. This emotional intensity bonds naturally with his penchant for setting to music Arabian poems with strong mystical leanings. Omar Khayyam's Rubaiyat -- one of literature's truly famous collections of spiritual poetry -- served as the conceptual inspiration and lyrical source for this album. The liner notes recount the legendary story… What distinguishes Omar Khayyam from Abed Azrie ’s earlier work isn’t the mystical mood enhanced by strangely chromatic progressions, but the accompanying ensemble. The Oriental percussion of Adel Shams still appears, as do the Turkish Ney flute and qanoun zither, but the main anchor is a string quintet, made up of two violins, viola, cello and double bass. This surprising but eminently suitable conjunction -- with the gently rolling rhythms, the haunting thematic motifs injected by a modal saxophone, piano or accordion figures, the rich timbres of bowed and plucked strings -- makes for a very unique setting that is impossible categorise. Azrié fashions a thoroughly believable and deeply captivating but entirely fictional musical milieu. The visions they conjure up are ancient, carried aloft a soft breeze from hidden monasteries and desert oases, from remote but peaceful places dedicated to the inner mysteries. These are timeless songs that emanate from holy places in another dimension and, in the weave of magical sounds, hold the dreams and higher aspirations of mediators of all faiths and persuasions. As with his other albums, recording quality is once again top-notch and even benefits from HDCD encoding. Very highly recommended]]>Epop饠de Gilgameshhttp://abedazrie.calabashmusic.com/#album_393002006-11-17T03:00:35ZMusic from Epop饠de GilgameshTHE EPIC OF GILGAMESH (2500BC) is the most famous work that survives from ancient Mesopotania. It tells us the story of a friendship born of a rivalry and developed is situations of extreme peril and adventures undertaken together, but that ultimately ends in death… The two heros of the tale just didn’t know when to stop, and from victory to victory they continuously infuriated the gods who reacted by striking down Enkidou. His partner, Gilgamesh, was then struck by a realisation of his own mortality and so began a quest for the secret of immortality, leading ultimately to calmness and wisdom . . . ( Originaly album by Abed Azrie released in 1977)]]>Venessiahttp://abedazrie.calabashmusic.com/#album_393172006-11-17T03:00:35ZMusic from VenessiaSuite for one woman's voice, men's voices and instrumental ensemble composed by Abed Azrie - Sung in Venetian - released in 2000 on l'empreinte digitale.]]>Lapis Lazulihttp://abedazrie.calabashmusic.com/#album_393282006-11-17T03:00:35ZMusic from Lapis LazuliLAPIS LAZULI is a delicate blend of poetry written by the legendary lovers and mystics accompanied by music with Oriental and Western influences. The strength of this record is in its immediate dynamism, serenity, energy and vitality that escape the everyday to bring a universal feeling to every man, woman and child in every country. Taken from the most beautiful texts of the ancient manuscripts, the music is nourished by the imagery and the rich tones of Abed Azrie ’s voice, that maintain an organic relationship between the sounds and the words. LAPIS LAZULI takes you on a journey to another world altogether, where each note is escorted by a colour, a mood, a memory, a love and a pure vision. The vocal harmonies are sometimes reminiscent of traditional Hindu song: a spiritual and heartfelt prayer in praise of the female form that envelopes the collage of the sound. BERNARD MOUSSALI (Historian of Oriental Music)]]>Suerte Livehttp://abedazrie.calabashmusic.com/#album_393542006-11-17T03:00:35ZMusic from Suerte LiveIn his composition of SUERTE, Abed Azrié tried to evoke the energy of what is known in Spanish as duende and in the Arab world as tarab – an expression born of Judeo, Christian, and Arabian gypsies which describes the process by which the body is completely taken over by the energy of the music. In search of the Andalusian soul, two voices and two languages combine over Arabian, Flamenco, and Western instrumental styles - the fusion of modern with eternal, a celebration of dance, joy, and women. For the lyrics, Abed has selected a series of exquisite eleventh century Andalusian poems, or wuwwashahat that utilise a multi-metrical style developed in Spain around the ninth century – a contemporary form of the western medieval troubadours’ verse which preserve their precursors delicate themes. They rejoice in cultural duality and seek to transcend the senses through music. From the immortal territories of the Mediterranean, the rich tones of Abed Azrie ’s voice over the Arabian violins, Flamencan guitars, and classic contrabass serve to create a rich tapestry of musical textures; the result is an uplifting and timeless soundscape.]]>Chants d'amour et d'ivressehttp://abedazrie.calabashmusic.com/#album_393722006-11-17T03:00:35ZMusic from Chants d'amour et d'ivresseThis is a double CD of Abed Azrie recorded from concerts performed for RADIO FRANCE in the OLIVIER MESSIAEN studio on Saturday 21 October 2000* and Thursday 21 March 2002** where he plays the following… - Extracts from L’EPOPEE DE GILGAMESH: the man and the quest for immortality (written on the ancient Babylonian tablets 2500 years before the birth of Christ. - Extracts from L’EVANGILE SELON JEAN. The divine love of SOUFIS: Judaism, Christianity and Islam have the same faith, the same spirituality and the same message (from the 9th to the 13th century) - The ANDALUCIAN authors: from joy to reflection and dance. (Spanish born Arabian poets of the 11th century). - OMAR KHAYYAM: Odes to love and wine (written by the mathematician and astronomer from 1040 to 1123).]]>