Harem
Tuesday, June 10, 2003
Catalog: Music, Priced: 19, Sale:11 Used:6, 3rd Party Price:8, Hobbie Price: 12
Sales Rank:6142
UPC:724353718022; MPN:37180
Sales Rank:6142
Album Artists:
Harem Tracks: 
Arabian Nights Beautiful Free Harem It's A Beautiful Day Misere Mei Mysterious Days Stranger In Paradise The Journey Home The War Is Over Until The End Of Time What A Wonderful World What You Never Know You Take My Breathe Away
Album Details:
If one's notion of "world music" promises a touch of the exotic and indigenous, often overlooked is the fact that the influence of western pop music has seeped into every corner of the globe, creating a hybrid that's often more than merely the sum of its influences. Theater vet Brightman steps into that pan-cultural hall of mirrors here, wedding her fascination with the music and rhythms of the "forbidden places" (the title's Arabic meaning) of the Middle East to her own oft ethereal vocal charms and rock-solid sense of drama. And if the diva's equally sound crossover sensibilities (and that of longtime producer Frank Peterson) sometimes mire it in familiar world-beat pastiche, Brightman's charmed muse manages some transcendent moments nonetheless. Her musical borrowings (Borodin for the title track; Puccini's *Madame Butterfly* for "It's a Beautiful Day") are as compelling as her choice of collaborators: classical violin star Nigel Kennedy and Iraqi vocalist Kadim Al Sahir add compelling touches to the weary timeliness of "The War is Over." The musical influences range from Europe across the Mediterranean and as far East as the Indian roots of "Bollywood" composer A.R. Rahman's "The Journey Home" and Brightman's own "You Take My Breath Away" to evocative recastings of the emblematic standards "Stranger in Paradise" and Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World," while ex-Killing Joke keyboardist Jaz Coleman provides the savory East-meets-West orchestrations that ensure Brightman's star turns the seamless foundations they deserve. --Jerry McCulley
Taged as: Adult Alternative, Adult Contemporary, Dance-Pop, Ethnic Fusion, Interview, Middle Eastern Pop, Miscellaneous, Music Theater, Musical Theater, Pop, Pop Vocals, Popular Music, Vocal, Vocal Music, Vocal Pop, FrankPeterson.com, Frank-Peterson.com SarahBrightman.com, Sarah-Brightman.com
Sarah Brightman Frank Peterson
You Take My Breathe Away What You Never Know What A Wonderful World Until The End Of Time The War Is Over The Journey Home Stranger In Paradise Mysterious Days Misere Mei It's A Beautiful Day Harem Free Beautiful Arabian Nights Harem Music Lyrics, Music, Reviews and Ratings Angel Records
Adult Alternative, Adult Contemporary, Dance-Pop, Ethnic Fusion, Interview, Middle Eastern Pop, Miscellaneous, Music Theater, Musical Theater, Pop, Pop Vocals, Popular Music, Vocal, Vocal Music, Vocal Pop, FrankPeterson.com, Frank-Peterson.com SarahBrightman.com, Sarah-Brightman.com