en Barzakh (album)

Barzakh
Barzakh
Studio album by Anouar Brahem
Released	1991
Recorded	September 1990
Studio	Rainbow Studio; Oslo, Norway
Genre	Jazz
Length	56:53
Label	ECM; ECM 1432
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Anouar Brahem chronology

Barzakh is the debut album by Tunisian oud player Anouar Brahem, recorded in September 1990 and released on ECM the following year. The trio features violinist Béchir Selmi and percussionist Lassad Hosni.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]

The AllMusic review by Stephen Cook awarded the album 4½ stars stating, "This is a great title for fans of both international music and jazz."^[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Anouar Brahem, except as noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Raf Raf"		3:33
2.	"Barzakh"	Brahem Selmi	11:02
3.	"Sadir"		6:32
4.	"Ronda"		3:07
5.	"Hou"		1:33
6.	"Sarandib"		2:48
7.	"Souga"	Hosni	2:07
8.	"Parfum de gitane"		4:16
9.	"Bou Naouara"	Hosni	2:22
10.	"Kerkenah"		7:30
11.	"La nuit des jeux"		5:29
12.	"Le Belvédère assiege"		4:14
13.	"Qaf"		1:43

Personnel

Anouar Brahem – oud
Béchir Selmi – violin
Lassad Hosni – percussion

References

^ ECM discography Archived 2012-06-14 at the Wayback Machine accessed November 3, 2011
^ ^a ^b Cook, S. Allmusic Review accessed November 3, 2011

[ECM_discography-1] ECM discography Archived 2012-06-14 at the Wayback Machine accessed November 3, 2011

[Allmusic-2] Cook, S. Allmusic Review accessed November 3, 2011

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