Blog December 5, 2011

Discography: Tarab: the Art of Ecstasy in Arab Music

<p>Here are a list of albums heard on Afropop Worldwide's <a href="https://afropop.test.ejaedesign.com/audio-programs/tarab-the-art-of-ecstasy-in-arab-music">Tarab: the Art of Ecstasy in ArabMusic:</a></p> <p><br><strong>Sabah Fakhri</strong> "<em>Au Palais Des Congres-1978</em>" (Club du Disque Arabe 1995)</p> <p><strong>A.J. Racy, Simon Shaheen</strong> "<em>Taqasim</em>" (Lyrichord 1990)</p> <p><strong>Ensemble Ibn Arabi</strong> "Chant Soufis Arabo-Andalous" (Long Distance)</p> <p><strong>Wadi Al Safi </strong>"Chante Le Liban" (Duniaphon)</p> <p><strong>Emil Zrihan and Orchestre Anadlou D’Israel </strong>"Maghreb I" (Magda Music)</p> <p><strong>Shaykh Hamza Shakkur et L’Ensemble Al-Kindi</strong> "Syrie, Musique des Derviches Tourneurs de Damas" (Audis Ethnic)</p> <p><strong>Omar Sarmini and Ensemble Al-Kindi </strong>"The Crusades Through the eyes of the Orient" (Le Chant du Monde)</p> <p><strong>Sheikh Ahmad Barrayn </strong>"Sufi Songs" (Long Distance)</p> <p><strong>Anything by Umm Kulthum</strong> (also spelled Oum Kalsoum, Oum Koulthoum)</p> <p> </p> <p>Also look for these recommended albums.</p> <p><strong>Sabah Fakhri, Sabah Fakhri</strong> "<em>Sabah Fakhri: Volume 1</em>" (Cairo Beirut Audio)</p> <p><strong>Adîb al-Dâyikh, Ensemble Al-Kindi</strong> "<em>Courtly Love</em>" (Institut du Monde Arabe 1995)</p> <p><strong>Wadi Al-Safi, Sabah Fakhri, Simon Shaheen, Qantara</strong> "<em>The Two Tenors Of Arabic Music</em>" (Ark 21 2000)</p> <p><strong>Umm Kulthum</strong> "<em>Anthologie (5-cd Set)</em>" (Sonodisc 2002)</p> <p><strong>Umm Kulthum</strong> "<em>Ana Fe Entezarak</em>" (Sidi 1994)</p>

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Spiritual Journeys: Tarab: The Art of Ecstasy in Arab Music
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Spiritual Journeys: Tarab: The Art of Ecstasy in Arab Music

Explore the rich traditions of Tarab in Arab music, its emotional ecstasy, and cultural values, through the insights of A.J. Racy, a renowned ethnomusicologist, and the artistry of legendary Tarab singers like Umm Kulthum, set against the backdrop of Aleppo's Aleppian Tarab tradition and Syrian music culture.

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