MA Rouf plays traditional Middle Eastern music with Afro-centric and Scandinavian jazz influences.
How does the fusion of jazz and world music sound like?

MA Rouf: The People

1. Feather
2. Dancing fakir
3. Blues for Soran
4. All alone
5. Gallop
6. Child
7. Linger
8. you are you
9. The people

Marouf Majidi – Tanbour, Tar, Vocal
Jouni Järvelä –  soprano, alto & tenor saxophones; Eb, Bb and bass clarinets; flute; piano/Pianoteq virtual keyboards
Mikko Hassinen – Drums and Percussion
Jukka Haavisto – Fretless Bass
Special guest Ahoora Mahone – Daf percussion

Produced by Marouf Majidi
Co-Produced by Jouni Järvelä
Recorded by Tuukka Tervo at Sibelius Academy Studios, Helsinki, Finland
Mixed by Rich Breen at Dogmatic Sound, Burbank, CA, U.S.A.
Mastered by Taito Hoffrén / Ääniä
Album cover by Jaana Moilanen
Graphic design by Tero Vesterinen
Photos by Unknown, Jaana Moilanen, Marouf Majidi
English proofreading by Girilal Baars

Compositions & lyrics by Marouf Majidi
Arrangements by Jouni Järvelä & Marouf Majidi
Except ”Soran” composed by Jouni Järvelä & Marouf Majidi, Lyrics: traditional, from Yarsan culture

Special thanks to: My mother Maryam Mokhberi, my sweet family, Davood Djalali, Shahram Alimohammadi, Taher Yarveisi and the people

AANIA-31

c & p Kanteleen Ääniä 2019
EAN: 6430024090772
www.aania.fi
www.maroufmajidi.com