LATE BREAKING NEWS: Our much awaited 3rd CD, "Riqmat HaZimrah" ("Embroidery of Sacred Song") will be coming off the press the first week of June 2004, and debuting at a CD release party on Sunday, June 6, 2004 at Freight & Salvage Coffee House in Berkeley, California (www.thefreight.org)! We are EXCITED! "Riqmat HaZimrah" will be available from CDbaby.com soon thereafter...
Za'atar is a Berkeley-based band dedicated to the performance of the vibrant music of Mizrahi (Middle Eastern Jewish) cultures.
The members of Za'atar breathe spirit into the music, leading to dancing, chanting, and the ululating (zagharid) that commonly accompanies this music in the Middle East.
Za'atar members collect and arrange its repertoire, which includes traditional and modern, sacred and social music of the Mizrahi Jews.
An eight-piece band, Za'atar combines traditional and modern instruments and arrangements with extensive improvisation to present an uplifting musical experience.
Check out the artist's website:
http://www.zaatar.web.com/Track List:
1. Shav'at Eynayim
2. Hokhma Bina
3. Eli Ya Eli
4. Illahi Hicaz
5. Ney Taqsim
6. Odekha
7. Eshal Elohai
8. Na'ah MiBeit Aviha
9. 'Oud Taqsim
10. Lamma Bada
11. Et Dodim
12. Kanun Taqsim
13. Ki Eshmera Shabbat
14. None
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