- Audio CD (Sep 23 1997)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Import
- Label: Alula
- ASIN: B0000067RI
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
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Track Listings
| 1. Tariqat |
| 2. Anahita Will Sustain You |
| 3. One Who Plants A Tree |
| 4. Ammeh Kimia |
| 5. Bid - E Majnum |
| 6. Through The Veil |
| 7. The Art Of Remembering |
| 8. The Salt Road |
| 9. Ma'na |
| 10. Karaj |
| 11. March Intro Dreaming |
| 12. A Prayer For The Soul Of Layla |
Product Description
From Amazon.com
Iranian-American keyboardist Jamshied Sharifi has the right idea, trying to make his keyboard sound like a "natural" instrument in this ambitious album that blurs the line between world music and New Age. With some strong guests like Moroccan gimbri player Hassan Hakmoun and singing star Paula Cole, he uses Middle Eastern rhythms and ideas as his framework to take his music to another place that exists outside geography. The album is often stunningly beautiful, as on the luminous title track or on "Ammeh Kimia," with the lush voice of Marie Afonso contributing. It's an example of the best worldbeat with Sharifi leading from the back, using his keyboard to sketch the colors while the others provide the detail. Projects like this walk a tightrope--they can either be absolute triumphs or pure slush and Sharifi makes sure his falls in the former category. Spiritual and haunting in the best way, A Prayer repays repeated playing. --Chris Nickson
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Exotic and Haunting,
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This review is from: A Prayer for the Soul of Layla (Audio CD)
This CD, perhaps more than any other, takes me away to another place. Some of the songs paint a vivid picture of a caravan of camels in my mind. The title track is incredibly soulful with a sad, longing quality. If that track does not evoke emotions in you, something has died inside of you. I highly recommend this CD.
4.0 out of 5 stars
good worldy music,
By I X Key "burningfield" (tomorrow) - See all my reviews
This review is from: A Prayer for the Soul of Layla (Audio CD)
the drumming on this cd is fantastic -- complex interesting rhythmsthe music is wild, from upbeat to textured curving ambient drones the Persian style vocals are of course beautiful & very moving I don't know about how "spiritual" this music is, in the sense that Vas is spiritual in, but it's great music nonetheless
5.0 out of 5 stars
Transports you to another land!,
By Rook Andalus (Annandale, VA, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: A Prayer for the Soul of Layla (Audio CD)
Some songs are very soft and soothing making me feel I'm being whisked away on a cloud, while other songs were full of rythmic percussions that make me want to get up and dance! The Salt Road track has a very interesting melodramatic sound to it, and mixes music with sounds of Persian street vendors in a way that makes you feel like you're in some distant land emersed in a beautiful foriegn culture. I love this CD and highly recommend it!
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