Rabih Abou-Khalil, part 2

A couple of other nice recordings by Abou-Khalil:

Yara (1998):
very nice recording with strings.
Originally came about as music for a film of the same title.

Dominique Pifarely (violin), Vincent Courtois (cello), Nabil Khaiat (percussion)





Journey to the Centre of an Egg (2005):
One of Abou-Khalil's most modern-sounding records. Joachim Kühn's piano playing is inventive and dynamic, and challenges Abou-Khalil to stray a little farther from Arabic sounds into jazz territory.

Joachim Kühn (piano, alto saxophone), Jarrod Cagwin (drums, percussion),
Wolfgang Reisinger (additional percussion)

Anouar Brahem, part 2

	Astrakan Café - 2000 Anouar Brahem : oud Barbaros Erköse : clarinet Lassad Hosni : bendir, darbouka
	Le Pas du Chat Noir - 2002 A very subdued album that rewards repeated listening. Brahem's oud playing does not dominate, but blends with the piano and accordion, with echoes of Bill Evans, Philip Glass, Schubert and Chopin. Anouar Brahem : oud François Couturier : piano Jean Louis Matinier : accordion
	Voyage du Sahar - 2006 Very similar album to Le Pas du Chat Noir Anouar Brahem : oud François Couturier : piano Jean Louis Matinier : accordion
	The Astounding Eyes Of Rita - 2009 Brahem returns here to a more energetic style, with playing and compositions reminiscent of Astrakan Café and Thimar. Anouar Brahem : oud Klaus Gesing : bass clarinet Björn Meyer : bass Khaled Yassine : darbouka, bendir
	Madar - 1994 This is Garbarek's record, and it contains some compelling music. However, Garbarek has an unusual and strident tone of the saxophone, which is not everyone's cup of tea. Jan Garbarek : tenor and soprano saxophones Anouar Brahem : oud Ustad Shaukat Hussain : tabla

There are also some bootlegs of Anouar Brahem concerts floating around teh internets. I don't want to link to them directly, but the concerts are:

Live In Salvator Kirche Church at Duisburg, Germany
Live at Teatro Sociale, Bellinzona, Switzerland, 1998 (with John Surman and Dave Holland)
Zürich International Jazz Festival 1993 (with Jan Garbarek and Shaukat Hussain)

Issa Hassan

Issa Hassan is a Kurdish musician who primarily plays buzuq. He has lived in Lebanon and currently lives in Paris. He has a couple of albums with jazz influences:




Issa Hassan, buzuq and composition
Elie Maalouf, piano and composition
Adel Shams-el-Din, percussion
with Haroun Teboul, Emek Evci.