Ghalia Benali Discography of CDs

Ghalia Benali albums Track Listing of songs: Bharat; Anwar; Dama Daiman; Hanuman; Hayamatni; Prabhu; Ka'si; Chahd; Jotar;

Ghalia Benali albums Track Listing of songs: Qadheet Hayati; Biridhak Ya Khaligui; Araka Assiyya'ddamii; Araftu'l Hawa; Al Atlal;

Ghalia Benali CD discography Liner Note Author: The Spy from Cairo. Personnel: The Spy from Cairo (oud, saz, keyboards, drum programming). Audio Mixer: Moreno Visini.

Ghalia Benali music CDs On each of his recordings, jazz auteur Nicola Conte has explored a different side of his multi-faceted personality as a conceptualist, a composer, and a guitarist. While there is some overlap on each of his last three offerings, he combines various styles in new and compelling ways -- all with large casts of players. Love & Revolution -- gorgeously arranged by Magnus Lindgren with many returning players from 2009's Rituals -- employs the sounds of sunshine Euro-pop, jazz balladry, and Eastern-tinged and modal jazz. There are eight different vocalists, and stellar soloists including trumpeters Till Brönner and Flavio Boltro, saxophonists Lindgren, Timo Lassy, and Tim Warfield, a stellar rhythm section, and other selective personnel. Conte plays guitar, but it's his direction, compositions, and choice of cover material that really shine. Gregory Porter's singing and Bridgette Amofah's backing vocals fuel the groovy "Do You Feel Like I Feel," that has traces of a big-band arrangement of "Workin' on a Groovy Thing," with its sprightly, warm horn section and shimmering tambourines and snare drums topped by a killer sax break from Lindgren. José James and Nailah Porter duet on the smooth soul-jazz nugget "Love from the Sun," backed by a smaller group. Lindgren's arrangement borrows its opening vamp from Mario Biondi's hit "This Is What You Are." James takes the lead on a beautiful reading of Dave Mackay and Vicky Hamilton's "Here" from their 1969 self-titled offering. The reeds and winds swoon and swoop yet leave room for a fine solo by Brönner. Another real groover is "Black Spirits" with Nailah Porter's vocal leading the Afro-Cuban strut. Melanie Charles' voice fronts the airy, flute-heavy samba arrangement of "Shiva." Speaking of Charles, her voice on Conte's title track -- the album's funkiest -- is simultaneously steamy and declarative, holding in its grain a new and savvy hope. The covers ...

Ghalia Benali discography As time wears on, it appears as though it's becoming increasingly more difficult to come up with a unique spin on rock music. But every so often, an artist comes out of seemingly nowhere to offer a pleasant surprise. Case in point, Think of One and their 2008 release, Camping Shaâbi. Although the group hails from Belgium (the town of ...

Ghalia Benali songs Recording information: DK Recording Studio, Destelbergen; Gent, Belgium. Photographer: Klaus Weddig. Translator: Ishbel Flett. Arranger: Ghalia Benali. Personnel: Ghalia Benali (vocals); Lode Vercampt (cello). Liner Note Author: Christian Scholze.

Ghalia Benali CD discography Recording information: Sonido del Valle Studios, Cali, Colombia.

Track Listing of songs: Sans Garde-Fou; Hedningarden; Oh La Belle; Le Serpent; Erbalunga; Fields Of Deeley; L'olivier; Bourree Tappen; Accovi/Onderweg; Polaire; Noite Longa; Scottiche De La Tete; Asturiana; A Terra; Diama Den; Ringtones/Text Alert;