Amina Alaoui, Alcantara - 1h 2m 9s

Tracks & Durations

1. Ode d'ibn arabi	2:24
2. Ya 'ouchaq	7:18
3. Amours ou trop tard me suis pris	5:51
4. Lamento de Tristan	2:08
5. Istikhbar Zidane	4:16
6. Ya racha fattan	5:08
7. Maravillosos	4:07
8. Baha stibari	6:44
9. Ya man lahou	3:05
10. Batahouvat el qama bachahar	3:22
11. Hija mia	3:20
12. Ya 'adili billah	3:34
13. Amchi ya rassoul	4:36
14. El hourm ya rassoul allah	6:07

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Review

The ancient Andalusian poetry that Moroccan singer Amina Alaoui brings to radiant life in Alcantara has been in her family for generations. Her relatives sang the 500-year-old poems at gatherings and her grandmother murmured them while working on embroidery. The CD, whose title means "the bridge," takes listeners over time and land to the Muslim dynasties of medieval Spain and the music created there. This unique, melodious music along with Alaoui's aromatic voice makes Alcantara one of the best CDs of 1998. --Karen KarleskiAlcantara is a testament to the beauty of simplicity. This CD holds deliciously exotic music spun from the lovely singing of Moroccan vocalist Amina Alaoui and light but expressive guitar and percussive accompaniment from Henri Agnel and Bijan Chemirani. Empty of any sublime pretensions or girlish Western tone, Alaoui sings simply and maturely--with the love for her Anadalusian heritage spilling naturally through. Her style reminds one of Cesaria Evora--not singing to impress but to preserve and celebrate her culture's music. Rooted in a Muslim dynasty of Spain that ruled from the 8th to the 15th century, Andalusian music has a distinctly ancient, Arabic feel that's not particularly melancholy, certainly not solemn--just lyrical and elegant. And Alaoui portrays these qualities with a rare grace and expertise. To mine for more gems of Amina Alaoui's talent, check out her first U.S. release, Gharnati: Arabo-Andalusian Music of Morocco. --Karen Karleski

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