TSCD920 THE YEMEN TIHAMA: TRANCE & DANCE MUSIC FROM THE RED SEA COAST
The ferocious heat on Tihama, the Red sea coastal plain of Yemen, is matched in its intensity by the tibbal music, an Afro-Arabian amalgam that features lyres, reeds and, particularly, virtuoso drumming. Its practitioners are largely drawn from the akhdam, an outcast group with a reputation for sorcery, who bring passion, skill and stamina to performances which accompany acrobatic dancing and ceremonial trance.
“..uncompromising and raw music with a rhythmic intensity that will have you either transfixed or running from the room.” Songlines
1Â Wedding Song
2Â Lambuna ZÄr
3Â Teahouse Drumming
4 Simsimīya Ballad
5Â Habashi Dance
6Â Tumbara ZÄr
7 Tahdīra
8Â Indian Film Song
9Â Sharah Dance
10Â Wadi Mawr ZÄr
11Â Saint’s Day Drumming
12Â Saint’s Day Drumming
13Â Saint’s Day Drumming
14 Sham Allah
15 Tahdīra: Marisi Dance
Recordings and text by Anderson Bakewell
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