Dhafer Youssef Divine Shadows Rar

Check out Diwan of Beauty and Odd by Dhafer Youssef on Amazon Music. Stream ad-free or purchase CD's and MP3s now on Amazon.co.uk. Dhafer Youssef’s delivered a master’s performance and so did guitarist Wolfgang Muthspiel, who was a great contributor to Glow’s on-form presence. The album was a perfectly realized collision of oriental music, European Jazz and a pinch of visceral rock.

«This heady, enticing cultural clash - the sensual warmth of Youssef's Middle East meets the cool sensuality of his European collaborators. Has yielded moments of quite sublime beauty. The results approach the hypnotically sublime.» JazzNews «There's got to be something pretty astonishing coming out that will prevent this being my album of the year!» Fiona Talkington, BBC Radio 3 Late Junction «five stars» Observer «This heady, enticing cultural clash.has yielded moments of quite sublime beauty. The results approach the hypnotically sublime.» Jazzwise In 2004, Dhafer is invited by Norwegian producer, composer and pianist BuggeWesseltoft, on his album “Film Ing”. He collaborates with him on the song “Hope”. Far from being ephemeral, this new collaboration grows with the release of “Divine Shadows” (2005), under the label Jazzland Records, founded by BuggeWesseltoft.

After these unlikely encounters between Oud and electronic music (Electric Sufi), Dhafer Youssef sets himself a new challenge which consisted in introducing more string instruments to his creative universe. P-cad master designer on windows 7. This surrealist equation resolved with the release of “Divine Shadows” in 2005. The sound is resolutely thrilling without losing its ethereal aspect. Spiritualism is asserted manifesting itself without any complex and far from stereotypes. The album was marked by the arrival of Arve Henriksen and Marilyn Mazur together with the road companions Eivind Aarset, Audun Erlien, Rune Arnesen.

After a first nomination for the BBC awards for world music in 2003, “Divine Shadows” will bring him a new nomination in 2006. «Genuine musical and emotional beauty» «a tantalizing record» Jazzwise «Intricate melodies and textures abound» The Times «Supple grooves and subtle soundscapes make a calm but impassioned plea for understanding and dialogue and invite you in like cool, tiled architecture on a sweltering day» BBC Online «Youssef's music continues to cast a considerable spell.» Mojo Back in the studios, Dhafer Youssef records “Digital Prophecy” in 2003. The search of new sonorities intensifies and the result is exhilarating.

The symbiosis between the Oud and electric sonorities is more natural. The alchemy operates between great artists from the electro-jazz Scandinavian scene. These artists are trumpetist Nils Petter Molvaer, pianist Bugge Wesseltoft, Guitarist Eivind Aarset, electric bass player Auden Erlien and Drummer Rune Arnesen and Bansuri player Ronu Majumdar. This great sound ascension gave Dhafer Youssef’s music more height bringing him, in 2003, a nomination for the BBC awards for world music. It's Dhafer Youssef at his hypnotic best. «A stroke of genius.

A beguiling mix of the passionate spirituality infusing qwaali and the visceral appeal of cutting-edge electronic music.» BBC Music Magazine «In a territory full of self-indulgent ramblings, this CD stands out as intensely musicals, focused and yes, spiritual, in a designer sort of way. He's not only a fine oud player, but a spectacular vocalist. This is a CD and a musician I want to keep coming to.» Evening Standard «What sets this album apart is the jazzy backbeat of boopy percussion and cool brass topped by some awesomely eerie vocals - soft and fluent and soaring in the mystical style of the Muslim Sufis. It's spellbinding.» Traveller «The quality control is high, with imaginative pacing of electronic, acoustic and ambient sounds, and many different feels.” Youssef's inclusion of the articulate and melodic Markus Stockhausen is a stroke of genius.» The Guardian Acclaimed by the critics, he successfully went on a tour over Europe before going back to studios with a new project. In 2001, Dhafer Youssef recorded “Electric Sufi” his second album with Enja Records.

As its name suggests, this marks the musician’s first experience with electronic music. For this project, he collaborated with Wolfgang Muthspiel (Guitar), Markus Stockhausen (Trumpet), Deepak Ram (Bansuri), Dieter Ilg (Bass), Mino Cinelu (Percussion), Rodericke Packe (Electronics) as well as Will Calhoun (Drums) and Doug Wimbish (Bass). The sound mixture was exalting.