Mawwal

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Tara Torna

Album: Black Flies

Released: Jan 23, 2007

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Tara Torna
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Pyar Ka Diya
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Ishq
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Kyla Vouti
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Ho gaye
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General Info

Genre: Acoustic / Fusion / Progressive
Location US
Profile Views: 13364
Last Login: 7/19/2009
Member Since 1/17/2007
Website www.mawwalmusic.com
Record Label Unsigned
Bio
.. ..MAWWAL performs original WORLD FUSION music and original arrangements of traditional Middle Eastern music in a spirited and beautiful trance-inducing acoustic/electric ensemble. Inventive vocal arrangements in English and Arabic weave through a Laouto (Greek lute) with Bass and Drums, augmented by traditional percussion (tabla, dumbek, frame drum, riq) and Violin in what has been called a "new genre" by Progression Magazine... .. Mawwal was formed in 2000 as an offshoot of Progressive World Fusion band Paranoise. Inspired by musicians like Peter Gabriel, Karsh Kale, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Youssou N'Dour, and Hamza El Din, Mawwal has a new take on "World" music. Jim Matus has created a sound that is at once familiar and totally new, with subtle elements of folk, Jazz, and groove rock mixed with traditional indigenous sounds and textures. .. ..{"mawwal" is a form of popular song and often criticizes society and introduces a lot of morals and values related to the common person... .. "mawwal", often performed through improvisation, allows the singer to demonstrate his/her vocal ability, while the musicians provide the stimulation with a musical improvisation.}.. .. Based in Northampton, MA, Mawwal is long established on the New England festival circuit... ....
Members
The core of Mawwal is: guitarist/lutist/composer/vocalist Jim Matus, with Jill O'Brien (vocals), Joe O'Brien (bass,vocals), and Mike Keyes (drums), augmented by Rohan Gregory (violin), Harshal Tole (tabla), Percy Jones (bass), Ken Matarazzo (percussion), and Michel Moushabek (percussion).
Influences
Peter Gabriel, Karsh Kale, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Youssou N'Dour, Hamza El Din.
Sounds Like
Ancient, multi-lingual chants and vocal melodies super-imposed on an ultra-tight rock n' roll rhythm section.