Hypnotic, magnetic new album by Anouar Brahem which adds a new dimension to our knowledge of this exceptional Tunisian musician. 'Le pas du chat noir' gives the clearest indication yet of the work of Brahem as composer and features a spacious 'chamber music' that resonates with the freshness of improvisation. The instrumentation is unique: oud, piano, accordion. Brahem's writing for this combination is highly evocative, meticulously controlled and sparse. Half of the magic, as he notes, resides in the not-played, in the marvellous mingling of overtones, sounds that rise from the piano to blend with the warm tones of the oud and the breath of the accordion's bellows.
Disc 1
1 Le pas du chat noir 07:51
2 De tout ton coeur 07:38
3 Leila au pays du carrousel 06:33
4 Pique-nique à Nagpur 04:11
5 Cést ailleurs 08:02
6 Toi qui sais 05:56
Disc 2
1 L’arbre qui voit 06:07
2 Un point bleu 01:44
3 Les ailes du Bourak 04:52
4 Rue du départ 06:00
5 Leila au pays du carousel, var. 05:36
6 Déjà la nuit 05:10