Badawi
Badawi was born Raz Mesinai in 1973 in Jerusalem. By spending a lot of time with Bedouins in the Sinai desert as a youngster, he picked up on their unique musical style. When he reached the age of seven, he was taken under the wing of dervish sheik Murshid Hassan (of the Palestinian refugee camp of Balata), who taught the youngster all about exotic Middle Eastern drumming. Soon he had mastered such percussive instruments as the bendir, zarb, and darbukka. He also discovered spirituality along the way, following the Hasidic rabbi and folk musician Harav Shlomo Carlebach. After moving to New York City, he found himself immersed in the burgeoning NYC Academy of Underground DJs (which included DJ Spooky and a host of others) and changed his name to Badawai (which means "desert dweller" or simply "Bedouin"). By utilizing home recording technology, he recorded his debut for ROIR, Presents Bedouin Sound Clash, which was released in 1996. A year later, the more experimental (but just as good) Jerusalem Under Fire surfaced, which confirmed him as one of the best dub/reggae DJs of the late '90s. Further releases followed (during which time Badawai changed the spelling of his name slightly, to Badawi), including 1999's The Heretic of Ether and 2001's The Soldier of Midian.
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Jerusalem Under Fire (Badawi)
Reggae - Released by ROIR on 10 Oct 1997
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Soldier Of Midian (Badawi)
Reggae - Released by ROIR on 1 Aug 2001
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Bedouin Sound Clash (Badawi)
Reggae - Released by ROIR on 16 Sep 1996
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Jerusalem Under Fire (Remaster)
World - Released by UPA Records on 1 Jan 1996
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
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An Infinite Pause (UPA Dub Mix)
World - Released by UPA Records on 22 Mar 2024
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Acid Dancehall Instrumentals Vol.3 (An Underground Producer Alliance Compilation)
Dub - Released by UPA Records on 10 Sep 2021
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Acid Dancehall Instrumentals Vol.1 (An Underground Producer Alliance Compilation)
Dub - Released by UPA Records on 10 Sep 2021
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Ibn Battuta, We're Glad You Came
Badawi, Mike Ladd, Ghost Producer
Jazz - Released by UPA Records on 28 Feb 2024
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