LoginRough Guide to Sufi Music
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What is Sufi? According to the liner-note to The Rough Guide to Sufi Music, it can't be put into words but this fascinating musical compilation is the next best thing. Sufism, often expressed through dervish-dancing, is a religious experience: it's a way of harnessing music to join the soul to God. It's also a way of linking Senegal to Uzbekistan, via Egypt, Turkey, Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan: it's a potent social glue which transcends national frontiers. If that's the political importance of this record, the musical importance is no less great. Here is the amazing Sheikh Al-Tuhami, whose hypnotic festival gigs draw devotees
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Manufacturer: World Music Network
Release date: 8 October 2001
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0605633106428 UPC: 605633106428
Release date: 8 October 2001
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0605633106428 UPC: 605633106428
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