Jerusalem Under Fire

Jerusalem Under Fire

Jerusalem Under Fire

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AMG EXPERT REVIEW: Due to releases like Jerusalem Under Fire, Israeli percussionist Badawi (real name Raz Mesinai) has become one of the world's most renowned Middle Eastern percussionists. He's become an influential figure for the New York City trip-hop (or illbient) style of underground dancehall/dub music, a scene that has spawned the likes of DJ Spooky, DJ Olive, and a host of others. Amazingly, almost all the sounds you hear on Jerusalem Under Fire are played by Badawai himself, who handles percussion, flute, and effects duties, as well as supplying the string arrangements and remixing and rearranging the songs. Two other musicians (violinist Simi Sernaker and tabla player Karsh Kale) help fill out the already rich sound, while all of the compositions are entirely instrumental. Highlights are many, but the very best would have to be the constant violin swirl of "Soldier of Midian," and the percussion-driven opening track "Critical Combustion," and the traditional reggae sounds of "Kill the Messenger." — Greg Prato (All Music Guide)

Jerusalem Under Fire,Badawai,Roir,"specializing in the new alternative urban dub and classic dub, is really pleased to release this very hot CD with its obvious influences from King Tubby, Lee Perry, Mad Professor, Adrian Sherwood, Augustus Pablo, Fat Man, Joe Gibbs, etc.,Dance Music,Dub,Illbient,Middle East,Pop,Reggae,Reggae Music
Jerusalem Under Fire
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • old-school dub with an arab twist
 Jerusalem Under Fire
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Manufacturer: Roir
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000001Q44
Release Date: 1997-09-16

Tracks:

  1. Critical Combustion
  2. War on MT. Zion
  3. Rhythmic Flux
  4. Yashar
  5. Den of Dreams
  6. Jihad
  7. Soldier of Midian
  8. Tall King Dub
  9. Alien Encounter
  10. Return of the Giant Fruit Flies
  11. Kill the Messenger
  12. Semetic Stepper
  13. Cooper's Corner
  14. MT. Zion Dub
  15. Bedouin Interlude
  16. Ocean of Tears [For Rav Carlebach]

Album Description

AMG EXPERT REVIEW: Due to releases like Jerusalem Under Fire, Israeli percussionist Badawi (real name Raz Mesinai) has become one of the world's most renowned Middle Eastern percussionists. He's become an influential figure for the New York City trip-hop (or illbient) style of underground dancehall/dub music, a scene that has spawned the likes of DJ Spooky, DJ Olive, and a host of others. Amazingly, almost all the sounds you hear on Jerusalem Under Fire are played by Badawai himself, who handles percussion, flute, and effects duties, as well as supplying the string arrangements and remixing and rearranging the songs. Two other musicians (violinist Simi Sernaker and tabla player Karsh Kale) help fill out the already rich sound, while all of the compositions are entirely instrumental. Highlights are many, but the very best would have to be the constant violin swirl of "Soldier of Midian," and the percussion-driven opening track "Critical Combustion," and the traditional reggae sounds of "Kill the Messenger." — Greg Prato (All Music Guide)

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars old-school dub with an arab twist.......2000-08-18

Any lover of dub music who is bored with the current orthodoxy of Mad Professor/Massive Attack-type Brit techno-dub should check out Badawi and his return to the old-school roots of reggae. Echoing such dub masters as Scientist and King Tubby, Badawi manages to be creative and innovative not only by putting an Arab, percussion-heavy slant on dub tracks, but also by mixing up the tempo and instrumentation of the songs to cross over with styles like rocksteady and rai. This album is a must-have for all fans of dub, as well as fans of all world music crossovers and synthesis in general. Also, if you like Badawi but would prefer lyrics (in French, English and Arabic), you should check out the French band "Gnawa Diffusion".
Badawi: Jerusalem Under Fire
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    Manufacturer: Reachout International Records
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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