Ishmael from Skyland by Arts for Social Cohesion / Guy Mendilow Ensemble
A song for peace about two brothers who we hope will one day learn to recognize each other as human again. The seed of this song was taught to Guy by an elder Sufi gentleman in Anne Arbor, MI. We sing it in the Turkish dialect of Arabic in which he sang it. It's inspired by Seeds of Peace, a peacemaking organization working with Palestinian and Israeli youth and adult educators, with whom Guy has been collaborating since 2006
The bass drum sound is the gourd of the berimbau thumping against Guy's chest.
Tracklist
| 8. | Ishmael | 5:23 |
Credits
(G. Mendilow)
AB: jaw harp, sax ● DG: violin ● GH: vocals, octave mandolin, oud ● GM: vocals, berimbau ● MW: percussion ● SLR: vocals
License
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