Where Africa Meets the Orient

Music from Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Turkey, Azerbaijan...Noor Shimaal perform modern acoustic music and songs with traditional roots ranging from the Middle East all the way to Morocco. Playing traditional instruments, e.g. oud (lute), ney, gasbah (Arabian flutes), zurna (shawm), tulum (bagpipe), santur (dulcimer), accordion and banjo, they produce a very contemporary feel to the music.1. Mabruk Mabruk (Nubia, South Egypt) - 5:01Two Thousand Wedding Congratulations (music: trad.)2. Sidi Boumedienne (West Algeria) - 5:14The Medieval Holy Man (music: Khaled/Baba)3. Ilvanlım (Turkey) - 4:12The Man from Van (music & lyrics: S. Ezgu/M. Yenilme)4. Nujum al-leyl (Kordofan, West Sudan) - 5:33Stars at Night (music: Abdel Gadir Salim, lyrics: V. Dogan Corringham)5. M’hanni lebled (Maghreb, North Africa) - 7:38Tensions at Home (music: trad., lyrics: A. Benhassine-Miller)6. Aksam olur davul zurna calinir (Turkey) - 4:17Drums and Zurna in the Evening (music: trad.)7. Méditerranée (Algeria) - 5:38Favourite Places (music: Bellemou Messoud)8. Hasretindeyim (Azerbaijan) - 4:01I Miss You (music & lyrics: Z. Gündoglu & Z. Hanlarova)9. Jarzis (East Algeria / Tunisia) - 5:08The Oasis of Jarzis (music: trad)10. Wele wele (Egypt) - 5:59You Drove Me Crazy but the Band Plays On (music: trad)Total playing time: 53:13 min.