Mouasalat Ila Jacad El Ard leftfield four tracks of pure

four tracks of pure

Hold/Still Remixes offers a diverse collection of reinterpretations from various artists

recorded at the Monterey Jazz Festival on October 4

this album always feels like a cohesive whole

Pretty quickly they hit on their direction

Mouasalat Ila Jacad El Ard leftfield four tracks of pureIssam Hajali's 1977 solo debut, recorded in Paris during political exile. A stripped down, introspective work blending melancholic folk with jazz and santoor textures, set to Palestinian poet Samih El Kasem's verses. Self dubbed and hand distributed in Beirut, fewer than 100 copies circulatedthis reissue restores a hidden precursor to Hajali's later work with Ferkat Al Ard, sourced from his sole surviving original cassette.