Title: Some misguided interculturalism
Product review: Six items on this CD are oud solo pieces and they are nice, melodic and well-played. Particularly the first, inspired by pharaonic music, is a gem. But the ensemble pieces are a bad exemple of Eastern musicians soaking up Western influences and creating an amalgamation that is neither here nor there. These works lack substance and direction and are musically unconvincing.
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