Includes phone interviews with Yaron Hallis from Monsieur Camembert, and with Davod Azad, plus a number of interesting releases from Elef Records from Lebanon.
Australian (or partly): (A)
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ARTIST
'Track'
ALBUM
(Label, Details)
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TONY HANNA and THE JUGOSLAVIAN GIPSY BRASS BAND
'Pavlovatch Mon Amour' and
'Rosana'
TONY HANNA AND THE JUGOSLAVIAN GIPSY BRASS BAND
(Éléf Records, 2002)
[http://www.elefteriades.com]
HANINE Y SON CUBANO
'Zourouni'
10908 KM
(Éléf Records, 2002)
[http://www.elefteriades.com]
JOSÉ FERNANDEZ and WADIH EL-SAFI
'Indak bahria'
JOSÉ FERNANDEZ AND WADIH EL-SAFI
(Éléftériadés Productions, 1999)
[http://www.elefteriades.com]
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[Interview with Yaron Hallis, with the following music:]
MONSIEUR CAMEMBERT
'I Want You to be My Baby',
'Caravan' and
'Boulevard of Broken Dreams'
MONSIEUR CAMEMBERT
(self CAM 004, 2005)
(A)
[http://www.monsieurcamembert.com]
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KLEZMERITIS
'Araber Tanz'
KLEZMERITIS
(Kaleidoscope Music KM001, 2000)
(A)
[http://www.globalgrooves.com.au;
http://www.erniegruner.com]
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MAURICE EL MÉDIONI ET SON PIAN ORIENTAL
'Meklassates 1 and 2'
CAFÉ ORAN
(Piranha CD-PIR1045, 1996)
[Under and around the Wot's On Gig Guide;
http://www.piranha.de]
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ZEBRA CROSSING
'Big Game'
ZEBRA CROSSING
(Quick Release Records QR24, 2005)
(A)
[http://www.thezebracrossing.com]
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[Interview with Master Davod Azad, with the following music:]
DAVOD AZAD and the AZAD ENSEMBLE
'Chashm'e mast (byat'e Isfaham)' and
'Khalvat'e darvishan'
MAY BIRINGI
[http://www.davodazad.com; http://www.emdaad.com.au]
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THE CHÉHADÉ BROTHERS
'Al nashal instrumental'
A BRIDGE OVER THE MEDITERRANEAN
(Éléf Records, 2004)
[http://www.elefteriades.com]
AKIM EL SIKAMEYA
'Ya Habibi Ya Lil'
AÏNI
(Label Lila Records AL 100104, 2004)
[http://www.akimelsikameya.com]
TONY HANNA and THE JUGOSLAVIAN GIPSY BRASS BAND
'Lamma Bada'
TONY HANNA AND THE JUGOSLAVIAN GIPSY BRASS BAND
(Éléf Records, 2002)
[http://www.elefteriades.com]
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LES BARKER
'The Church of the Wholly Undecided'
THE WAR ON TERRIER
(Mrs Ackroyd Records DOG018, 2004)
[http://www.mrsackroyd.com]
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ABDULLAH CHHADEH and NARA
'Bab-Al Jabi'
SEVEN GATES
(ABYC Records CHH1001, 2005)
[http://www.abdullahchhadeh.com]
ALI SLIMANI
'Intro quanun' and 'Mon destin'
ESPOIR/HOPE
(Le Chant du Monde/Harmonia Mundi CDM 016, 2002)
[http://www.alislimani.co.uk]