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Mustapha Skandrani - Istikhbars and Improvisations
Mustapha Skandrani - Istikhbars and Improvisations
Mustapha Skandrani - Istikhbars and Improvisations
Mustapha Skandrani - Istikhbars and Improvisations
Style:
Global Misc., Jazz, Ambient / Modern Classical
Label:
EM Records
Catalog Number:
EM1096LP2
Release Date:
2024RE
Format:
Vinyl LP
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Description
2026 Repress
"Istikhbars and Improvisations", recorded in 1965 in Paris, is a solo piano album presenting a trans-Mediterranean crossover based on traditional Algerian vocal pieces known as Istikhbars. Playing these istikhbars (which have roots in the Islamic Arabo-Andalusian culture which flourished in Spain) on the piano, that quintessentially European instrument, Skandrani was greeted with derision by some purists. Skandrani's powerful musical vision, however, perceives the European element involved in Arabo-Andalusian musical culture, a world of exchange and co-existence, and his decision to play this music on the piano reminds us of this European influence.
