Just taking a break from stoner rock for a bit to announce the Yemenese oud master Abdulatif Yagoub is in town for a gig tonight. I’ve written about them a few times and I’ve also helped secure a show here, Yagoub is a true artist and it’d be a pleasure to watch him perform with Smadj & Mehdi from Duoud

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Wadi Rum, Jordan
Melting. That’s how we feel in Istanbul right now. The weather’s supposed to go 5 degrees hotter in the coming days thanks to desert winds from Africa, combine it with Istanbul’s world renowned humidity and you get the inspiration for today’s middle eastern sounds with suitable instruments like kanun and oud.
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I had thought of following up Esbjoern Svensson Trio with Israeli bassist Avishai Cohen’s astounding album “Continuo” on Razdaz Records, but as you see a few posts got in the way. Avishai’s music feels familiar to me because he’s from Israel, that means he’s from the Middle East if you’re not skilled in geography and [...]

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