Hamdulillah, Vol. 2: Fes Festival of World Sacred Music

• Artist: Various Artists
• Rating:
• Release Date: October 27, 1998
• Total Time: 144:59
• Type: Live, Collection (various artists)
• Genre: World

Review

This excellent two-CD set compiles 15 tracks recorded live at the Fes Festival of World Sacred Music in Fes, Morocco. Established in 1994 by an organization dedicated to artistic preservation, international cooperation, and other humanitarian causes as a way to establish common ground among people of diverse cultures, the Fes Festival has gained attention as one of the world's premiere musical events. Listening to these CDs, it's easy to see why, as artists from Morocco, India, Indonesia, Europe, and the Middle East come together in celebration of musical spirituality. Whether it's Amina Alaoui's hypnotic vocals on the opening track or the trance-like repetition of the Whirling Dervishes of Konya's 39-minute closer, it's the thread of worshipful spirituality that ties these heavenly tracks together. ~ Bret Love, All Music Guide

Tracks

CD 1

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Andalusian Music of the Gharnati Tradition [Arab]		Amina Alaoui	(3:42)
Music from Morocco's Rif Mountains		Taqtouqa Al Jabaliyya	(4:43)
Spiritual of Hindustan			(12:33)
Music and Songs from Medieval Andalusia			(6:12)
Spiritual Union in Song		Children Of Abraham	(6:35)
Chants and Music of Sufi Inspiration			(13:29)
Jewish Sephardic Songs		Francoise Atlan	(3:01)
The Jewish Tradition of the Moroccan Piyyout		Arab Andalusian Orchestra of Mohamed Briouel	(8:47)
Malhoun of Fes			(12:52)

CD 2

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Sufi Songs of Central Asia		Munadjat Yulchieva	(3:37)
Maqam Iraqi on Mystical Texts and Poetry		Al-Kindi Ensemble, Hussayn Al Azami	(7:12)
Medieval Muslim and Moorish Andalusian Songs			(6:53)
Javanese Gamelan Music		Wacana Budaya Gamelan	(6:07)
Spiritual Songs from Iran		Shahram Nazeri, Dastan Ensemble	(10:10)
Sufi Samá: Instrumental Music and Sacred Songs		Whirling Dervishes of Konya	(39:06)

Credits

Joel Davis (Photography), Joel Davis (Minister of Music), Steve McNamara (Editing), Steve McNamara (Mastering), Steve McNamara (Mixing), Steven Van Zandt (Editing), Steven Van Zandt (Mixing), Julien Weiss (Qanoun), Amina Alaoui (Performer), Amina Alaoui (?), Monajat Yultchieva (Singer), Shahram Nazeri (Singer), Shahram Nazeri (Performer), Francoise Atlan (Singer), Francoise Atlan (Performer), Coleman Barks (Translation), Marc Loopuyt (Guitar), Marc Loopuyt (Oud), Nasir Zahiruddin Dagar (Chant), Kayhan Kalhor (Lute), Kayhan Kalhor (Kamenj), Malik Mansurov (Lute), Adel Shams (Tambourine), Mohamed Soussi (Director), Tami Simon (Executive Producer), Taqtouqa Al Jabaliyya (Group), Taqtouqa Al Jabaliyya (Performer), Wacana Budaya Gamelan (Bells), Wacana Budaya Gamelan (Performer), Wacana Budaya Gamelan (Metallophone), Stephen McNamara (Editing), Stephen McNamara (Mastering), Stephen McNamara (Mixing), Elshan Mansurov (Kamenj), Dastan Ensemble (Ensemble), Dastan Ensemble (Performer), Arab Andalusian Orchestra of Mohamed Briouel (Performer), Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Singer), Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Group), Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Dancer), Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Performer), Munadjat Yulchieva (Performer), Steve Rush (Engineer), Steve Rush (Photography), Marc Boudet (Photography), Eric Bourhis (Photography), Hamid Motebassem (Lute), Hamid Motebassem (Taragat), Mohamed Briouel (Conductor), Mohamed Briouel (Director), Hussayn Al Azami (Director), Hussayn Al Azami (Singer), Rumi (Poetry), Whirling Dervishes (Singer), Whirling Dervishes (Group), Whirling Dervishes (Dancer)