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Barzakh
Barzakh
Studio album by Anouar Brahem
Released	1991
Recorded	September 1990
Studio	Rainbow Studio; Oslo, Norway
Genre	Jazz
Length	56:53
Label	ECM; ECM 1432
Producer	Manfred Eicher
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Barzakh is the debut album by Tunisian oud player Anouar Brahem, recorded in September 1990 and released on ECM the following year. The trio features violinist Béchir Selmi and percussionist Lassad Hosni.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]

The AllMusic review by Stephen Cook awarded the album 4½ stars stating, "This is a great title for fans of both international music and jazz."^[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Anouar Brahem, except as noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Raf Raf"		3:33
2.	"Barzakh"	Brahem Selmi	11:02
3.	"Sadir"		6:32
4.	"Ronda"		3:07
5.	"Hou"		1:33
6.	"Sarandib"		2:48
7.	"Souga"	Hosni	2:07
8.	"Parfum de gitane"		4:16
9.	"Bou Naouara"	Hosni	2:22
10.	"Kerkenah"		7:30
11.	"La nuit des jeux"		5:29
12.	"Le Belvédère assiege"		4:14
13.	"Qaf"		1:43

Personnel

Anouar Brahem – oud
Béchir Selmi – violin
Lassad Hosni – percussion

References

^ ECM discography Archived 2012-06-14 at the Wayback Machine accessed November 3, 2011
^ ^a ^b Cook, S. Allmusic Review accessed November 3, 2011

[ECM_discography-1] ECM discography Archived 2012-06-14 at the Wayback Machine accessed November 3, 2011

[Allmusic-2] Cook, S. Allmusic Review accessed November 3, 2011

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-|  Name        = Barzakh
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-|  Artist      = [[Anouar Brahem]]
+| artist       = [[Anouar Brahem]]
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-|  Released    = 1991
+| alt          =
-|  Recorded    = September 1990
+| released     = {{Start date|1991}}
-|  Genre       = [[Jazz]]
+| recorded     = {{Start date|1990|09}}
+| studio       = Rainbow Studio<br>[[Oslo, Norway]]
-|  Length      = 56:53
-|  Label       = [[ECM Records|ECM]]
+| genre        = [[Jazz]]
+| length       = {{Duration|m=56|s=53}}
-|  Producer    = [[Manfred Eicher]]
-|  Chronology  = [[Anouar Brahem]]
+| label        = [[ECM Records|ECM]]<br>ECM 1432
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+| producer     = [[Manfred Eicher]]
+| chronology   = [[Anouar Brahem]]
-|  This album  = '''''Barzakh'''''<br />(1990)
+| prev_title   =
-|  Next album  = ''[[Conte de l'Incroyable Amour]]''<br />(1991)
+| prev_year    =
+| next_title   = [[Conte de l'Incroyable Amour]]
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-'''''Barzakh''''' is an album by Tunisian oud player [[Anouar Brahem]] recorded in 1990 and released on the [[ECM Records|ECM]] label.<ref name="ECM discography">[http://www.ecmrecords.com/Catalogue/ECM/1400/1432.php ECM discography] accessed November 3, 2011</ref>
+'''''Barzakh''''' is the debut album by Tunisian [[oud]] player [[Anouar Brahem]], recorded in September 1990 and released on [[ECM Records|ECM]] the following year. The trio features violinist Béchir Selmi and percussionist Lassad Hosni.<ref name="ECM discography">[http://www.ecmrecords.com/Catalogue/ECM/1400/1432.php ECM discography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614071733/http://www.ecmrecords.com/Catalogue/ECM/1400/1432.php |date=2012-06-14 }} accessed November 3, 2011</ref>
-== Background ==
-This album marks the beginning of an ongoing and fruitful relationship between Tunisian oud master/composer Anouar Brahem and the ECM label. From the exhilarating solo “Raf Raf,” we know we are in the presence of someone whose sense of touch, rhythm, melody, and atmosphere speaks straight to the heart from the mind of a visionary. This first track puts us into a time and place where only melody speaks, and the sands of time flow like blood in an infinitely chambered heart. The title track introduces the violin of Béchir Selmi, whose tender ribbons bind volumes. Brahem unfurls a ponderous firmament for which Selmi strings the clouds together in a necklace—a smile arcing across some divine collarbone. So begins a mournful, loving diatribe of sand and air. The synergy of this trio is honed to a golden edge in “Parfum De Gitane,” which exemplifies the album’s organic progression from soliloquy to chorus, and which is couched by two solo excursions from percussionist Lassad Hosni. These float us down the river of “Kerkenah,” which again spreads its warmth wide.
-A tapestry of colors fills out the album, including the lullaby-like “Sadir” and “Hou,” as well as the fresh energies of “Ronda” and “Sarandib.” Brahem shines most, however, in the solo pieces, of which “La Nuit Des Yeux” is an incredibly programmatic example that works at the level of fantasy. And in “Le Belvédère Assiége” we find in the intimate confines of that hollow body a shelter for all of us, where the sustenance of “Qaf” is given on a sonic platter as ephemeral as the drink that nurtures us from its plane.
-Barzakh balances itself on the fulcrum of tradition, in the process bidding us to follow the lessons of the every day.<ref name="Anouar Brahem: Barzakh (ECM 1432)">[http://ecmreviews.com/2012/06/14/barzakh Anouar Brahem: Barzakh (ECM 1432)] accessed June 14, 2012</ref>
 ==Reception==
-The [[Allmusic]] review by Stephen Cook awarded the album 4½ stars stating "This is a great title for fans of both international music and jazz"<ref name="Allmusic">Cook, S. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/barzakh-r98400 Allmusic Review] accessed November 3, 2011</ref>
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+| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
 | rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="Allmusic"/>
-| rev2      =
+| rev2 =
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+}}The [[AllMusic]] review by Stephen Cook awarded the album 4½ stars stating, "This is a great title for fans of both international music and jazz."<ref name="Allmusic">Cook, S. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/barzakh-r98400 Allmusic Review] accessed November 3, 2011</ref>
-}}
 ==Track listing==
+{{Track listing
-:''All compositions by Anouar Brahem except as indicated''
+| all_writing = Anouar Brahem, except as noted.
-# "Raf Raf" - 3:33
+| title1 = Raf Raf
-# "Barzakh" (Anouar Brahem, Bechir Selmi) - 11:02
-# "Sadir" - 6:32
+| length1 = 3:33
+| title2 = Barzakh
-# "Ronda" - 3:07
+| length2 = 11:02
-# "Hou" - 1:33
+| writer2 = {{hlist|Brahem|Selmi}}
-# "Sarandib" - 2:48
+| title3 = Sadir
-# "Souga" (Lassad Hosni) - 2:07
+| length3 = 6:32
-# "Parfum de Gitane" - 4:16
+| title4 = Ronda
-# "Bou Naouara" (Hosni) - 2:22
+| length4 = 3:07
-# "Kerkenah" - 7:30
+| title5 = Hou
-# "La Nuit des Jeux" - 5:29
+| length5 = 1:33
-# "Le Belvédère Assiege" - 4:14
+| title6 = Sarandib
-# "Qaf" - 1:43
+| length6 = 2:48
-*Recorded at Rainbow Studio in Oslo, Norway in September 1990
+| title7 = Souga
+| length7 = 2:07
+| writer7 = Hosni
+| title8 = Parfum de gitane
+| length8 = 4:16
+| title9 = Bou Naouara
+| length9 = 2:22
+| writer9 = Hosni
+| title10 = Kerkenah
+| length10 = 7:30
+| title11 = La nuit des jeux
+| length11 = 5:29
+| title12 = Le Belvédère assiege
+| length12 = 4:14
+| title13 = Qaf
+| length13 = 1:43
+}}
 ==Personnel==
-*[[Anouar Brahem]] - [[oud]]
+*[[Anouar Brahem]] – [[oud]]
-*[[Béchir Selmi]] - [[violin]]
+*Béchir Selmi – violin
-*[[Lassad Hosni]] - [[percussion]]
+*Lassad Hosni – percussion
 ==References==
 {{reflist}}
+{{Anouar Brahem}}
+{{Authority control}}
 [[Category:1991 albums]]

v t e Anouar Brahem
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Studio albums	Barzakh (1990) Conte de l'incroyable amour (1991) Khomsa (1994) Thimar (1997) Astrakan café (1999) Le pas du chat noir (2001) Le voyage de Sahar (2005) The Astounding Eyes of Rita (2008) Souvenance (2014) Blue Maqams (2017)