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01. RIZAN SAID - Electric Mawwal I
02. RIZAN SAID - High Tension Zamer
03. RIZAN SAID - The Impossible Arab Kurd
04. RIZAN SAID - When Vans Turn into Clubs
05. RIZAN SAID - Cosmopolitan Hacha
06. RIZAN SAID - The Man Who Toured the World
07. RIZAN SAID - From Mandal to Mandal
08. RIZAN SAID - Electric Mawwal II
ARTIST
TITLE
King of Keyboard
FORMAT
CD

LABEL
CATALOG #
END 011CD END 011CD
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
7/10/2015

It can be justifiably said that without Rizan Said a good number of Syrian singers from the 1990s on might never have been heard -- most notably Omar Souleyman, who has collaborated with Said for two decades. Where synthesizers can bring a certain artifice and death to the sound of music, Said's torrential speed and flair on the keys bring new life to Syrian and Kurdish sounds, respectfully forcing the component sounds of folkloric dabke to the next level. This is the updated sound of the ages, with hand drums and reed flutes emulated and pounded out on Korg keyboards. Packaged in a poster sleeve with green foil cover; hand-numbered edition of 500. Liner notes by Mark Gergis.