Artist: Basya Schechter Title: Queen's Dominion Released: Aug 2004 Label: Tzadik – TZ 7193 Series: Radical Jewish Culture – 93 Genre: Folk, World, & Country Format: FLAC Quality: lossess Duration: 48:22 Size: 290 MB Cover Tracklist: 01. Dead Sea 2:57 02. By Way of Haran 6:14 03. Burning Bush 5:44 04. Pashmina 5:34 05. Midian 5:07 06. Under the Moes Tree 3:51 07. Bedouin Tea Party 4:54 08. Dancing Georgina 5:46 09. Queen’s Dominion 4:16 10. Wherewolf 3:58 Line up: Basya Schechter – Oud, Percussion Alan Kushan – Santur, Voice Jarrod Cagwin – Percussion Meg Okura – Violin Special guests : Daphna Mor – Recorders Noah Hoffeld – Cello Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz – Bass Jason Lindner – Melodica Albert Leusink – Trumpet Chiara Civello – Breathing, Vocals Notes: All songs composed by Basya Schechter except tracks 1, 7 and 8 by Basya Schechter and Jarrod Cagwin. Track 2 Ismet Siral melody arranged by Carl Berger. Tracks 6 and 10 improvisations lead by Alan Kushan. An absolutely stunning instrumental album from Basya Schechter, the beautiful vocalist and guiding force of the popular group Pharaoh's Daughter. Collaborating with Alan Kushan, a virtuoso on the santur, they combine influences from both Jewish and Arab traditions in creating this hypnotic and evocative CD of soulful music out of the Middle East. /Tzadik/
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