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Al Andaluz Project: Deus et Diabolus

Galileo MC 2007

World Music: Hiszpania/Andaluzja / muzyka arabska/hiszpañska/celtycka

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Oryginalny projekt muzyczny stworzony wspólnie przez niemieck± grupê muzyki dawnej - Estampie i hiszpañsk± grupê - L'Ham de Foc. Muzyka inspirowana ¶redniowieczn± kultur± mauryjsko-arabsk± powsta³± w rejonie Andaluzji - mieszank± muzyki celtyckiej, arabskiej i hiszpañskiej. Warto!

History of the Al Andaluz Project

The realization of that special idea is the history of the encounter of two music formations. Michael Popp, musical director of the group Estampie, well-known in the medieval music-scene for their innovation and quality, has never ceased to criticize publicly insubstantial academical parading of supposedly authentic performance or medieval ballyhoo and commerce. After one Estampie concert a visitor presented Michael with a recording and said: "This will probably find favour in your critical ears...". It was a record of the band L´Ham de Foc from Valencia (Spain) who have put a name on the map of world music with their typical mixture of mediterranean, oriental and medieval music. With a smaller by-project focussing on sephardic music, Amán Amán, the band was to guest just a few weeks later in Munich, Estampie´s homebase. Enthusiastic about the record, Michael Popp took the chance and proposed a mutual project to the Spanish musicians. It didn´t take long to find out that they were birds of a feather, like-minded in musical as well as in human views, and the project made quick progress during several visits to Valencia and Munich.

During these highly productive and inspiring encounters, musical experience was exchanged and absolutely new ideas came up. The result of this co-operation, the „Al-Andaluz-Project“, was first released at 15. July 2006 on the occasion of the Landshuter Hofmusiktage. The live recording was broadcast by the Bayerischer Rundfunk. The by now available album was recorded in November 2006 at the medieval Dominican Monastery La Cartuja near Seville.

The encounter of the three „leading“ cultures of the Middle-Ages – muslim, jewish and christian – a topic as fascinating and controversal as ever - is reflected in the Al-Andaluz-Project by the origin of the involved musicians. Just recently violent-prone fundamentalist movements, whether religious or not, have taken centre stage of public debate. Unfortunately, the necessary basic knowledge of the matter is often fragmentary, this being due to a general ignorance of the historical context. And this in view of the incredible abundance of musical literature. In some regions this music has never ceased to be living tradition until today. Especially in the realm of music, the peaceful co-existence of the three great cultures lasted for centuries – a shining example for a mutually enriching and inspiring social life.

Al Andaluz

Al Andaluz (or Al-Ándalus) is the name chosen by the Ummayad conquerors for the Iberian Peninsula. Moorish-governed Spain was not only famous for its tolerance and scholarship, but for prosperity, trade and flourishing arts as well. For many centuries, people with different religions - muslim, jewish and christian - lived together in peace and inspired each other. Philosophers, poets, artists and musicians were most welcome at the courts of occidental rulers like Alfonso X. "the Wise" of Castile, and made their artistic contribution to a unique merging of cultures.

Regardless of their religious denomination people were striving for philosophical, scientific and religious truths. Instead of being a problem, diversity and variety were highly appreciated. The Caliphate Córdoba featured nine hundred public baths (hamams), thousands of mosques, running water and well-lit streets. By the 11th century, Toledo had become the intellectual capital of Europe, a christian city where Arabic continued to be the language of culture and scholarship. It was via Toledo, with its schools of translation and its famous libraries, that the rest of Europe could gain access to the ancient writings. Closer studies of that age leave the impression, that the Middle Ages in Al Andaluz were anything but dark in many ways. Quite the contrary: never again has been achieved an equally unique religious and cultural merging.

The Al Andaluz Project, in special line-up, wants to revive these special aspects of Al Andaluz for our today`s world. In dialogue with the old songs, with different linguistic and musical cultures, a new musical entity can come to life, a vision of tolerance, as the andalusian poet Ibn al-Arabi wrote in a poem:

My heart has been adopting manyfold appearances It is the monastery for Christian monks or the temple for idols or the Ka´aba for the circle of pilgrims or the tablets for the Tora or the pages for the Koran But wherever the caravan may bend its steps Love is my religion.

[info wydawcy[

The Galileo label has been releasing some gems lately. Al Andaluz Project is a collaboration between German Medieval music ensemble Estampie and Spanish world music group L'Ham de Foc. Both have a great interest in the music of Medieval Spain. The former Al Andaluz was Moorish-governed Spain, where the three dominant cultures of the western Mediterranean (Christian, Muslim and Sephardic-Jewish) lived in harmony.

The enthralling Deus Et Diabolus focuses on the music from that golden era. The exquisite selection includes Sephardic music, Christian Cantigas written by the famous Castilian king Alfonso X the Learned (also known as Alfonso the Wise) and Arab-Andalusian nubas and other genres.

The music is at times vivacious and dreamy in other sections, but always mesmerizing. In addition to the three vocalists, Sigrid Hausen, Mara Aranda and Iman al Kandoussi, the combines ensemble includes virtuoso musicians Michael Popp on ud, saz, fiddle; Ernst Schwindl on drehleier (organistrum), zanfona, hurdy-gurdy and nyckelharpa; Efren López on ud, saz, rabab, drehleier, zanfona and hurdy-gurdy; Aziz Samsaoui on qanun; Sascha Gotowtschikow on percussion; and Diego López on percussion.

According to the liner notes, Moorish-governed Spain was not only famous for its tolerance and scholarship, but for prosperity, trade and flourishing arts as well. For many centuries, people with different religions - Muslim, Jewish and Christian - lived together in peace and inspired each other. Philosophers, poets, artists and musicians were most welcome at the courts of western rulers like Alfonso X. "the Learned" of Castile, and made their artistic contribution to a unique merging of cultures.

[za: worldmusiccentral.org]

SK£AD:

Sigrid Hausen: vocals, flute
Mara Aranda: vocals
Iman al Kandoussi: vocals
Michael Popp: Ud, Saz, Fidel
Ernst Schwindl: hurdy-gurdy, Nyckelharpa
Efren López: Ud, Saz, Rabab, hurdy-gurdy
Aziz Samsaoui: Quanun
Sascha Gotowtschikow: percussion
Diego López: percussion

TRACKLISTA:

Morena (sefardí, trad.)
A Virgen mui groriosa (Cantiga de Santa María)
Nassam Alaina Lhawa (árabo-andalusí, trad.)
Pandero (M. Aranda / E. López)
De Santa María (Cantiga de Santa María, XIII wiek)
Chamsse Lachia (nuba kudam al-maya)
La galana y el mar (sefardí, trad.)
Gran dereit (Cantiga de Santa María)
Atiny naya - Solo Iman (árabo-andalusí, trad.)
Lluna (instr., E. López)
Arracha Lfatan (nuba garnati)
Las suegras de ahora (sefardí, trad.)

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 21 January, 2009.