Farroukh

Toufic Farroukh - 2013 - Little Secrets

Lebanon

[Português] Toufic Farroukh é um músico saxofonista e compositor libanês radicado na França e muitos anos. O disco "Little Secrets" originalmente gravado em 1998, foi reeditado em 2013 sob o título "Little Secrets, The Acoustic Mix", com duas faixas a menos e ajustes de áudio. Este trabalho assim como outros seis discos autorais de Toufic Farroukh revelam um músico muito criativo e conectado as diversidades do mundo atual. Farroukh cria uma música muito particular e que oferece agradáveis surpresas, belezas e emoção ao ouvinte, tudo construído sob melodias e ritmos da atmosfera libanesa e o suporte do jazz contemporâneo, além de contribuições da música francesa e outras formas já universalizadas. Esta gravação conta com uma banda de talentosos músicos, entre eles Charbel Rouhana no oud, Daniel Casimir no trombone, Leandro Aconcha no piano e Vincent Limousin no vibrafone. 

[English] Toufic Farroukh is a Lebanese musician, saxophonist and composer living in France for many years. The album "Little Secrets" originally recorded in 1998, was reissued in 2013 under the title "Little Secrets, The Acoustic Mix" with two tracks less and audio settings. This work as well as six other own records of Toufic Farroukh reveal a very creative musician and connected to the diversity of today's world. Farroukh creates a very particular music and offering nice surprises, beauty and emotion to the listener, all built on melodies and rhythms of the Lebanese atmosphere and supported by the contemporary jazz, and contributions of French music and others forms already universalized. This record has the provision a band with talented musicians, including Charbel Rouhana the oud, Daniel Casimir on trombone, Leandro Aconcha on piano and Vincent Limousin on vibraphone.

Tracks:

01. Dance for My Father   5:45

02. Paco's Mood   5:09

03. Daily Life   3:50

04. Ali au pays des merveilles   3:32

05. Maïssa's Look   1:34

06. Sugar Dissolvant   5:13

07. St Elias   4:26

08. Fayrouz Blues    3:35

09. Green Orange    4:30

10. What of It (Intro)    0:32

11. What of It    4:12

12. Take One for Radwan    1:53

13. Don't Worry Baby    4:57

Musicians:

Toufic Farroukh - composition & agreement; tenor & soprano saxophones, bouzouk & percussion

Bassam Saba - nay

Charbel Rouhana - oud

David Venitucci - accordion

Serge Adam - trumpet & flugelhorn

Daniel Casimir - trombone

Jean Wellers - d. bass & 14 string guitar

Etienne Brachet - drums

Leandro Aconcha - acoustic piano

Cécile Daroux - bass flute

Vincent Limousin - vibraphone

Jasser Haj Youssef - violin

Adel Chamss - req

Sidney Thiam - conga & udu

Production:

Toufic Farroukh & Radwan Hoteit

Recorded by Gilles Silence in Urban Studio in Paris.

Mixed by Bruno Ehlinger at Buzz Studio in Paris.

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