Cantors Of The Zâwiya Hilaliya, Aleppo / Sufi Chanting From Syria: Dhikr Qâdirî Khâlwatî
| Album: | Sufi Chanting From Syria: Dhikr Qâdirî Khâlwatî | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Cantors Of The Zâwiya Hilaliya, Aleppo | Added: | Jan 2003 | |
| Label: | Inedit | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2003-04-21 | Pull Date: | 2003-06-23 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
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| Week Ending: | Jun 15 | Jun 1 | May 11 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Aug 05, 2017: | No Old Fart, No Minimum
Maqsûm |
4. | Dec 19, 2010: | Lift Muhammad Higher! with Bug
Musaddar, Glorification Of The Most-High: Razka, Glorification Of The Most-High: Opening |
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| 2. | Mar 17, 2015: | Arabology
Khummarî |
5. | Nov 24, 2009: | "In Your Ear ..." with Bug, got persia on my mind
Overture |
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| 3. | Jul 03, 2014: | The Sunset Life
Musaddar |
6. | Sep 11, 2007: | "In Your Ear ..." with David Bug, 9.11 observance
Maqsum |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2003-04-19
Reviewed 2003-04-19
DHIKR QADIRI KHALWATI - "Sufi Chanting from Syria"
INEDIT, 2002
I have no idea what the name of this group actually is. Even after browsing the comprehensive liner notes, I can't separate artist from location, name of ceremony, or specific musical tradition. Sorry. What I can tell you is that this is mystical chanting by a men's cantorial group from the ancient city of Aleppo, in a form that goes back several centuries. The CD was recorded at a live concert in Paris, and is meant to demonstrate the progression of a ceremony in which the chanters try to reach God through invocation, movement, and recitation of holy poetry. The 10-member chorus is unaccompanied, except for a single drum on tracks 2 & 6.
Fo's Picks: 2, 4, 6, 8
01. 11:52 - slow intro; develops into layers; shifts to new chant after 6 minutes.
02. 10:19 - solo praise of Allah; followed by a series of uptempo poems with drum
03. 09:29 - slow, deliberate chant that gradually speeds up; starts over after 5 mins.
04. 17:55 - fascinating progression of low chants under a long devotional poem
05. 07:13 - almost silent first minute; dirge-like chant and solo lead; slowly rises
06. 08:36 - simple chant and drum propel lead voices forward; speeds up; starts over
07. 02:57 - mid/uptempo unison chant; quiet turbulence at end
08. 03:46 - churning rhythm under steady lead; if you want something short, try this
[Fo] - 4/18/03
INEDIT, 2002
I have no idea what the name of this group actually is. Even after browsing the comprehensive liner notes, I can't separate artist from location, name of ceremony, or specific musical tradition. Sorry. What I can tell you is that this is mystical chanting by a men's cantorial group from the ancient city of Aleppo, in a form that goes back several centuries. The CD was recorded at a live concert in Paris, and is meant to demonstrate the progression of a ceremony in which the chanters try to reach God through invocation, movement, and recitation of holy poetry. The 10-member chorus is unaccompanied, except for a single drum on tracks 2 & 6.
Fo's Picks: 2, 4, 6, 8
01. 11:52 - slow intro; develops into layers; shifts to new chant after 6 minutes.
02. 10:19 - solo praise of Allah; followed by a series of uptempo poems with drum
03. 09:29 - slow, deliberate chant that gradually speeds up; starts over after 5 mins.
04. 17:55 - fascinating progression of low chants under a long devotional poem
05. 07:13 - almost silent first minute; dirge-like chant and solo lead; slowly rises
06. 08:36 - simple chant and drum propel lead voices forward; speeds up; starts over
07. 02:57 - mid/uptempo unison chant; quiet turbulence at end
08. 03:46 - churning rhythm under steady lead; if you want something short, try this
[Fo] - 4/18/03
Track Listing
| 1. | Glorification Of The Most-High: Opening | 5. | At-Taraqqî | |||
| 2. | Glorification Of The Most-High: Razka | 6. | As-Sawî | |||
| 3. | Musaddar | 7. | Khummarî | |||
| 4. | Maqsûm | 8. | Dandana |