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fave it Contemporary Gospel | Middle East
13 tracks | 58 minutes
Released Jun 2004
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:35 Oh Lord lyrics BUY MP3 02:35 Oh Lord lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:35 Oh Lord
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:04 Instrument lyrics BUY MP3 04:04 Instrument lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:04 Instrument
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:44 Isiah 2:4 lyrics FREE 04:44 Isiah 2:4 lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:44 Isiah 2:4
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:15 Mystery lyrics BUY MP3 05:15 Mystery lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:15 Mystery
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:07 Love Your Neighbor lyrics BUY MP3 05:07 Love Your Neighbor lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:07 Love Your Neighbor
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:35 Bring Peace lyrics BUY MP3 05:35 Bring Peace lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:35 Bring Peace
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:29 Magnificent lyrics BUY MP3 03:29 Magnificent lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:29 Magnificent
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:40 Ideals lyrics BUY MP3 03:40 Ideals lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:40 Ideals
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:24 Radio Ramallah lyrics BUY MP3 03:24 Radio Ramallah lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:24 Radio Ramallah
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:21 Adoration lyrics BUY MP3 05:21 Adoration lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:21 Adoration
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:06 Born Winner lyrics BUY MP3 04:06 Born Winner lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:06 Born Winner
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 06:35 Come Holy Spirit lyrics BUY MP3 06:35 Come Holy Spirit lyrics "GIFT MP3" 06:35 Come Holy Spirit
Jewish/Arab colloboration on guitar, oud, darbouka, daf. Peace songs in Hebrew, Arabic and English from Israel and Palestine. Music as prayer from musicians who live their belief.
Bio / Background
RUACH, meaning wind or spirit in both Arabic and Hebrew is focused on letting the spirit of peace into our "hearts , lives, and homes" (song 11) and than sending that spirit out to spread peace in the world through recording, performance, travel, study, networking and prayer (g2g). The collaborative effort between Nabil Abu-Nicola on Oud and Samia Ashkar on voices -Arab Christians from Nazareth- and Ofer Golany on guitars, a Jewish pacifist from Jerusalem began in December 2002. Elijah, a German and Jennifer, an Austrian came to Jerusalem with a prophetic calling to find Jewish and Arab musicians who are committed to bring peace. They met Nabil in the garden of Gethsemene. He was already on a path of service to humanity regardless of nationality, religion or other divisions and offered the name Musicians for Peace.
↓ more ↓They met Ofer, a working musician who had been asking to play less in the service of beer (pubs) and more in the service of peace (where will you send me- he asked) at a concert for the peace of Jerusalem. As happens with commitment - providence shifted gear. Father Raed, a Palestinian priest, offered 30 studio hours at an East Jerusalem studio and Peace from Jerusalem, a 7 song 30 minute CD, with 2 songs in English, 2 in Hebrew and 3 in Arabic from their previous repertoires was finished just in time for a summer tour of Germany. During that tour Isiah 2:4 (song 4 - nation shall not lift us sword against nation) got its first Arabic/Hebrew 4 voice arrangement later blossoming into the Arabic/Hebrew/French/English arrangement on RUACH. In October 2003 Ofer and Nabil went together to Sarajevo at the invitation of Musicians Without Borders and there Oh Lord, a Franciscan prayer asking to be instruments of peace in Arabic and Instrument, that same prayer in English were born. A tour of Belgium with the Newlife community gave birth to Ideals (song 9) and Love Your Neighbor (song 6), with its French attachment, and Come Holy Spirit (song 13) in a 7 minute concert version. In healing prayer this song can go on for half an hour - opening the heart and asking the spirit for all good things. Back in Israel they got into the studio and received provident help from Herwig Strobl, an Austrian violinist who sent the violin track to Born Winner (song 12) and the Dutch Franciscans who contributed to the recording costs. Israels's finest Harp player Sunita contributed harp to 2 songs, 2 songs have a small clarinet part, 3 have accordion and 3 different percussionists Arab and Jewish, all gave their talents to be on this CD. A sign that hope is there. The unique guns2guitars folding cover was ready the morning Musicians for Peace flew to Belgium for an April/May tour of Europe arranged by Marijke of Culture Without Borders (Germany) and Emmanuelle of the Newlife Community (Belgium). All 300 computer burned copies were sold in 22 performances. Now there is a glass master version with a link on CD baby. Musicians for Peace continue to support peace initiatives everywhere and perform in Israel bringing Arab and Hebrew speakers together in the brotherhood that is created by music.
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Love it!!!ilovejewishmusic wrote on June 30, 2008
It took me listening to the samples just once to decide to buy it and I don't regret it! It's a wonderful album with unique sounds. I feel like I'm in the Middle East when I hear it! It's a combination of Arabic sounds (not just instruments and music but the style of singing) with Hebrew words and English songs too. I love it!






