Arabic Xhaman by Rami Gabriel

released September 16, 2019

Musicians: Rami Gabriel - oud, buzuq
Side A - Miles Jay - bass, buzuq, inanga. Ronnie Malley - riqq, oud.
recorded at Intercultural music; Ronnie Malley - engineer

Side B - Tim Mulvenna - percussion. Ozod Tursunov - tar, tanbur, vox
recorded at Kingsize studio; John Abbey - engineer

All songs composed by Rami Gabriel, except
Inanga oud, Inanga guitar with Miles Jay
Qarabataq Sikah - traditional, Samai Huseyni - Tatyos Effendi
Raqsat Tahiyat - Ziyad Rahbani

Mixed by Alex Hall and Ronnie Malley
Mastered by Chris Grabowski
Produced by Rami Gabriel

This album partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency.

Planks on a ghost ship
plies ancient ornaments
draws us
through sulfur and sand
to a Middle Sea of burgundy.