SOUNDS OF AL-MASHRIQ by COLEMAN

New mix CD on arabic music by Mochilla's Coleman!The Mashriq ( Arabic: قرشم , also transcribed as Mashreq, Mashrek ) is the Arabic term referring to a large area in the Middle East that is bounded between the Mediterranean Sea and Iran. It is derived from the Arabic consonantal root sh-r-q ( ق ر ش ) and essentially means “east” – or more poetically, “place of sunrise.” It is therefore the companion term to Maghreb ( برغم ), which simul - taneously suggests “west” or “sunset,” and is a reference to the Arabic-speaking countries of North Africa. Mochilla has had the opportunity to visit Lebanon and Jordan twice within the past year, as well as Egypt most recently. […] In honor of these visits and our growing cultural exchange, Coleman is presenting a mix of some of the music that he and Mochilla crew collected, picked up, swapped and bought along the way. Coleman always delivers when it comes to these mixes and this is no dierent; from Jay-Z samples to the djeri vocal music of Bahraini pearl divers, this is a journey worth taking.