Mounqaliba
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Mounqaliba (Arabic: منقلبة; English: In a State of Reversal) is a 2010 album by Belgian singer Natacha Atlas. Co-produced by Samy Bishai, it was inspired by the poems of Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore.[1] In addition to original works, it also contains covers of Françoise Hardy and Nick Drake songs.[2] The album also features composers Zoe Rahman and Jocelyn Pook.
The album features audio clips from non-commercial film director, activist and conspiracy proponent Peter Joseph and self-educated industrial engineer and futurist Jacque Fresco through multiple tracks, as well as references to Zeitgeist: Addendum and a resource-based economy.[3]
Derek Beres named Mounqaliba on his list of the Top 12 Records of 2010.[4] Contrary to the view of Beres, The Guardian music reviewer Robin Denselow gave the album 2.5 stars in his review; citing purposeful limitation of her vocal range, reliance upon "an easygoing swirl of Arabic-tinged strings and jazz-edged piano" and "[being] annoyingly interspersed with spoken 'interludes' [by Joseph and others]" as the reason for the rating.[5]
Track listing
- "Intro"
- "Makkan"
- "Matrah Interlude"
- "Bada Al Fajir"
- "Muwashah Ozkourini"
- "River Man"
- "Batkallim"
- "Mounqaliba"
- "Le Cor, Le Vent"
- "Direct Solutions Interlude"
- "Lahazat Nashwa"
- "La Nuit Est Sur La Ville"
- "Fresco's Interlude"
- "Ghoroub"
- "Evening Interlude"
- "Taalet"
- "Egypt Interlude"
- "Nafourat El Anwar"
References
- ^ Franck Meslin (18 May 2010). "Singer Natacha Atlas moves to Condom". Sud-Ouest. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
- ^ Franck Meslin (16 July 2010). "Atlas brings Arabic groove to folk fest". North Shore News. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
- ^ Natacha Atlas (24 January 2009). "Zeitgeist addendum". Official Natacha Atlas blog. MySpace. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
- ^ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/derek-beres/global-beat-fusion-top-do_b_792567.html
- ^ Robin Denselow (Thursday 23 September 2010). "Natcha Atlas Mounqaliba CD Review". The Guardian (Music). Retrieved 2 Jan, 2011.
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