Alaki

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Alaki
Alaki album.jpg
Live album by Mohsen Namjoo
Released December 27, 2011
Recorded February 2011
Genre Persian traditional music, Iranian rock, Jazz, Avant garde, Free Jazz
Length 71:23
Label Payam Entertainment, Inc.
Producer Babak Payami, Mohsen Namjoo, Mammad Zadeh
Mohsen Namjoo chronology
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Alaki
(2011)

Alaki (Persian: الکی, meaning fake, irrelevant, or insincere) is a live album by Iranian singer-songwriter Mohsen Namjoo. The album is a recording of a performance at Stanford University in February 2011. The title track Alaki is based on a postmodern poem with social, and at times satirical content that blurs the lines between poetry, music and participatory theater.

Track listing

  1. "Hoosham Bebar" (Take My Breath Away) - 7:01
  2. "Halal Halaa" - 8:25
  3. "Nameh" (The Letter) - 6:50
  4. "Aaane Man Ast Oo" (He Belongs To Me) - 7:06
  5. "Deylaman" - 12:51
  6. "Zadeh" (Struck) - 5:49
  7. "Yaare Jaani" (My Dear Beloved) - 2:50
  8. "Alaki" - 14:12
  9. "Zolf" (A Lock of Her Hair) - 6:18

Sources of Lyrics

  • Hoosham Bebar is a ghazal by the famous Persian poet Sa'di.
  • Nameh, Zadeh and Zolf are three ghazals by the famous Persian poet Hafez.
  • Aane Man Ast Oo and Deylaman are two ghazals by the famous Persian poet Rumi (Molavi).
  • Yaare Jaani is an Iranian folklore song from Birjand.
  • Alaki is a poem by Mohsen Namjoo.

Credits

  • Ali Bazyar: Percussion
  • Mark Deutsch: Bazantar, Guitar
  • Keyavash Nourai: Kamancheh, Cello
  • Siamack Sanaie: Acoustic Guitar, Rhythm Guitar
  • Serwah Tabbak: Backing Vocal
  • Tannaz Jafarian: Backing Vocal
  • Dina Zarif: Backing Vocal
  • Shadi Yousefian: Backing Vocal
  • Mammad Zadeh: Udu, Setar, Daf, Bass
  • Mohsen Namjoo: Vocals, Setar, Acoustic Guitar

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