The piece “Echoes from Ugarit”, whose name bears the album, is the oldest music notation in the world that was discovered in the city of Ugarit, Ras Shamra - Syria, on cuneiform tablets dating back to the fourth century BC. Malik Jandali, the Syrian pianist, was the first musician in the world to deal with this notation, add rhythm and harmony to it, and play it on the piano accompanied by international orchestras. The album “Echoes from Ugarit” is the outcome of his attempts to mix oriental maqams in an academic manner with classical music. He recorded it in Moscow with the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra.
| Echoes from Ugarit | |
|---|---|
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | May 25, 2009 (DDD) (US) June 27, 2009 (Stereo) (SYR) |
| Recorded | Moscow Radio House July 11–16, 2008 |
| Genre | Classical music, World music, Film music |
| Length | 45:21 |
| Label | Soul b Music US-QRC (DDD) US-QRC 2009 (Stereo) US-QRC 08-00001 |
| Producer | Malek Jandali |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [1] |
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Malek Jandali
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Andalus" | 5:39 |
| 2. | "Sulaima" | 7:59 |
| 3. | "Piano Dream" | 3:11 |
| 4. | "Leil" | 5:58 |
| 5. | "Yafa" | 7:15 |
| 6. | "Echoes from Ugarit" | 4:53 |
| 7. | "Eid" | 4:36 |
| 8. | "Arabesque" | 5:04 |
Personnel
edit- Malek Jandali – composer, producer, publisher; piano, orchestration and arrangement
- Sergey Kondrashev – conductor of the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra.
- Pavel Lavrenenkov – recording engineer and sound engineer.
- John Rodd – track mixing, mixing engineer, audio engineer .
- Dave Lawrence – audio engineer and editor.
- Roger Seibel – mastering engineer and sound master.
Charts
edit| Chart | Rank |
|---|---|
| Dubai Weekly | 6 |
| Music Maker Chart | 4 |
| SYR Chart | 1 |
| World Record Retailer | 14 |
Further reading
edit- The Official Website - الموقع الرسمي للموسيقي السوري مالك جندلي
- "Arab American News - The first Arab composer to arrange world’s oldest music notation: Syria is the birthplace of alphabet, music and harmony!
- "What's On" Magazine - March 2008- From Ugarit to the World! - Interview With Composer & Pianist Malek Jandali[permanent dead link]
- "Forward Magazine - December 2007 - Syrian Echoes that Reach the World; Malek Jandali Plays Passion on Strings!
- "Annahar Newspaper - April 17, 2008 (Arabic) - عازف البيانو والمؤلف الموسيقي السوري مالك جندلي[permanent dead link]
- "Dubai Jazz - Malek Jandali: A Truly Hidden Syrian Gem!
- "The Center for Arab Culture and Dialogue - Washington D.C.- Syrian Musician Arranges and Performs World's Oldest Music Notation.
- "www.US4Arabs.com - First Arab composer to arrange world’s oldest music from Syria!
- "Asdaa Newspaper - Press Release (Arabic) - Montréal Canada - May 2008[permanent dead link]
- "Arab News - Press Release - Middle East - May 27, 2008
- "Cham Press - Article (Arabic) - مالك جندلي يحاول أن يعلم الأمريكيين ثراء الثقافة العربية ويؤكد عظمة الموسيقى السورية القديمة
- "Ministry of Culture - Press Release (Arabic) - Damascus, Syria