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Out of the Reeds by Pharaoh's Daughter
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fave it Middle East | Judaica
11 tracks | 41 minutes
Released May 2001
on Tzadik Records
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:52 Hevel lyrics BUY MP3 04:52 Hevel lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:52 Hevel
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:06 Afilu lyrics BUY MP3 03:06 Afilu lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:06 Afilu
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a new sound in Jewish music that fuses hasidic chants and liturgy with Middle Eastern rhythms, tablas, oud, cello and flute.
Editorial review
Out of the Reeds is an absolutely gorgeous album from Pharaoh's Daughter. Leader Basya Schechter learned Hebrew and Yiddish as a child, then joined a step family of Syrian descent. It is this multicultural background that informs the music of Pharaoh's Daughter. Tabla and dumbek provide the rhythm under Schechter's beautiful voice and acoustic guitar or oud. Flute and cello add a sublime richness as she sings traditional liturgical texts in Yiddish and Hebrew. Despite the appearance of downtown players Anthony Coleman and Matt Darriau on several tracks, the music has a very traditional and reverential Middle Eastern feel. The haunting melodies are derived from traditional Jewish music, Armenia, and even West Africa. Pharaoh's Daughter manage to combine these musical traditions in an utterly complementary fashion, resulting in a work of uncommon beauty. [The 2004 re-release by Tzadik adds a bonus version of "Taitsch."]~ Sean Westergaard, All Music Guide
Bio / Background
This is the album that Brooklyn-based Basya Schechter was born to make - reverent, intelligeng and exciting settings to classic jewish liturgy and folksongs with superb backing by her own band and a distinguished group of guests including producer, Anthony Coleman and Matt Darriau.
From a haunting "Hevel" through a niggun created from a West African Melody, from an eerie "Eicha" through the best new "Lecha Dodi" I've heard in years, a powerhouse Shnirele Perele, "Ija Mia" a wonderful Ladino closing - well, there simply isn't a false step. A bona fide, genuine, gilt-edged masterpiece. ***** (George Robinson, Jewish Week.)
Pharaoh's Daughter was formed by Basya Schechter after returning from Morocco in the spring of 1995. It was after a series of trips to the Middle East Africa which included Israel, Egypt, Central Africa, Turkey, Zimbabwe, Kurdistan and Greece.
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Fusion that works wellcoffeetown wrote on October 22, 2009
Basya Schechter's Hebrew pronunciation has taken some hits from purists, but this album is actually quite impressive. The stylish arrangements should open the material to a new audience.