Astrakan café is an album by Tunisian oud player Anouar Brahem, recorded for ECM at the Propstei Sankt Gerold, Austria in June 1999 and released on September 18, 2000. Brahem's trio features clarinetist Barbaros Erköse and percussionist Lassad Hosni.ECM discography accessed November 8, 2011
Reception The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek called it "deeply personal, profound music. It is also highly iconographic, with timelessness woven through every measure.... This would be traditional music if a tradition such as this—which is original, though adapted from many sources on inspiration—actually existed. Highly recommended."Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed November 8, 2011
Track listing
Personnel
Anouar Brahem Trio Anouar Brahem – oud Barbaros Erköse – clarinet Lassad Hosni – bendir, darbouka
Technical personnel
Manfred Eicher – producer Markus Heiland – recording engineer Sascha Kleis – cover design Gérald Minkoff – cover photography Dorian Shaw, Moncef Fehri – liner photography Paolo Scarnecchia – liner notes Alastair McEwen – liner note translation
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