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The sophomore album from the "Arabic Tracy Chapman." While that would imply a deep folk-guitar base for her music, that's really not the case. What the album is made of is an extremely eclectic mix of sounds. The base for it all is in Algerian and Andalusian musics, with rai, flamenco and Arab classical music being the main keystones. On top of that, though, is layer after layer of other genres. Western folk is certainly one of the top factors in some of those, as well as hints of Western classical music in the backing violins and cellos that show up from time to time. East African jive and West African juju both seem to make appearances for a time, and hints of tabla from the subcontinent also creep in when you're not paying attention. The main highlight of the album isn't so much the eclecticism though, as it is Massi's abilities in songwriting, singing, and on the guitar. Her voice projects the proper emotion for powerful flamenco vocal runs, and soft French songs alike. Equally versatile, her guitar can make flamenco solos and folk-rock runs easily, along with more careful ballad picking. It's a very versatile album, with some top-notch musicianship from Massi, as well as some top-notch songwriting. Pick it up for a nice relaxed listen.
© Adam Greenberg /TiVo
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Erwin Autrique, Producer - Souad Massi, Producer, Recording Arranger, Interprète Instrumental, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rabah Khalfa, Interprète Vocal, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Virgin Music France
Erwin Autrique, Producer - Souad Massi, Producer, Recording Arranger, Interprète Instrumental, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Manzanas, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Henry, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Jean René Zapha, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Thomas Ostrowiecki, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Jose Luis Do Nascimento, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Virgin Music France
Erwin Autrique, Producer - Souad Massi, Producer, Recording Arranger, Interprète Instrumental, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Manzanas, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Henry, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Edouardo Lubo, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Jean René Zapha, Recording Arranger, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Thomas Ostrowiecki, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Jose Luis Do Nascimento, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Hamid Djouhri, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Mohamed Bennis, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Virgin Music France
Erwin Autrique, Producer - Souad Massi, Producer, Recording Arranger, Interprète Instrumental, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ivan K. Semenoff, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Jean Paul Dessy, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - F. Van Lieff, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - D. Eyckmans, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Virgin Music France
Erwin Autrique, Producer - Souad Massi, Producer, Chorus, Recording Arranger, Interprète Instrumental, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - David Fall, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Rabah Khalfa, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Henry, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Jean René Zapha, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Thomas Ostrowiecki, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Jose Luis Do Nascimento, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Virgin Music France
Erwin Autrique, Producer - Souad Massi, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - David Fall, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Rabah Khalfa, Author, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Henry, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Jean René Zapha, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Hamid Djouhri, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Farid Saadna, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Amar Bruno Saadna, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Samir Toucourt, Chorus, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Virgin Music France
Erwin Autrique, Producer - Souad Massi, Producer, Recording Arranger, Interprète Instrumental, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rabah Khalfa, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Hamid Djouhri, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Mohamed Bennis, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Samir Toucourt, Chorus, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Virgin Music France
Erwin Autrique, Producer - Souad Massi, Producer, Chorus, Recording Arranger, Interprète Instrumental, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rabah Khalfa, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Jean François Kellner, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Henry, Recording Arranger, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Jean René Zapha, Chorus, Recording Arranger, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Samir Toucourt, Chorus, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Virgin Music France
Erwin Autrique, Producer - Souad Massi, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Edouardo Lubo, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Virgin Music France
Erwin Autrique, Producer - Souad Massi, Producer, Chorus, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Manzanas, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Virgin Music France
Gérard Geoffroy, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Erwin Autrique, Producer - Souad Massi, Producer, Interprète Instrumental, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rabah Khalfa, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Jean François Kellner, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Samir Toucourt, Chorus, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Virgin Music France
Erwin Autrique, Producer - Souad Massi, Producer, Recording Arranger, Interprète Instrumental, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rabah Khalfa, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Jean François Kellner, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jean René Zapha, Recording Arranger, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Thomas Ostrowiecki, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Jose Luis Do Nascimento, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - David Auballe, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Virgin Music France
Album review
The sophomore album from the "Arabic Tracy Chapman." While that would imply a deep folk-guitar base for her music, that's really not the case. What the album is made of is an extremely eclectic mix of sounds. The base for it all is in Algerian and Andalusian musics, with rai, flamenco and Arab classical music being the main keystones. On top of that, though, is layer after layer of other genres. Western folk is certainly one of the top factors in some of those, as well as hints of Western classical music in the backing violins and cellos that show up from time to time. East African jive and West African juju both seem to make appearances for a time, and hints of tabla from the subcontinent also creep in when you're not paying attention. The main highlight of the album isn't so much the eclecticism though, as it is Massi's abilities in songwriting, singing, and on the guitar. Her voice projects the proper emotion for powerful flamenco vocal runs, and soft French songs alike. Equally versatile, her guitar can make flamenco solos and folk-rock runs easily, along with more careful ballad picking. It's a very versatile album, with some top-notch musicianship from Massi, as well as some top-notch songwriting. Pick it up for a nice relaxed listen.
© Adam Greenberg /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:49:05
- Main artists: Souad Massi
- Composer: Souad Massi
- Label: Universal Music Division Virgin Music
- Genre: World
© 2003 Backingtrack Productions ℗ 2003 Backingtrack Productions
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