Inner Rhyme (ICR011) Layale Chaker & Sarafand

by Layale Chaker

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1.	Return to Jaykur 06:02	buy track
2.	Ushaq 03:59	buy track
3.	Relentless 05:30	buy track
4.	Interlude - Half-Light 01:24	buy track
5.	Mkhammas Suite - I. Hawwel Ya Ghannam 05:12	buy track
6.	Mkhammas Suite - II. Frah Al Donniyeh 03:44	buy track
7.	Mkhammas Suite - III. Ya Fajr 04:44	buy track
8.	Alight Here 05:24	buy track
9.	On the Trunk of an Olive Tree 06:04	buy track
10.	Postlude - Folded 02:08	buy track

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Violinist and composer Layale Chaker's debut album "Inner Rhyme" is woven as a suite that explores aesthetics of Arabic classical, vernacular and free verse poetry, using a musical language at the intersections of contemporary, jazz and Arabic Maqam music.

Composed between Beirut, Paris and London over the past two years and recorded in New York over the summer of 2018, the starting point of this suite was the translation of the twelve classical Arabic poetic meters into rhythmical meters.
Mapped through those rhythmical meters, but also through the fluidity of oral vernacular and free modern forms, “Inner Rhyme” unveils musical threads that aim to abstract language and focus on the physical contour of verses and the percussive sonority of the words.
Beyond expression, the composition process tries to capture the shape and essence of epic testimonials on life, death, war and love that make the heart of Arabic poetry.

"Inner Rhyme" was awarded the Arab Fund for Arts and Culture 2018 Grant.

Layale Chaker is joined by her ensemble, Sarafand, made up of cellist Jake Charkey, pianist Phillip Golub, bassist Nick Dunston, and percussionist Adam Maalouf.

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released January 18, 2019

Layale Chaker - violin

Sarafand: Jake Charkey - cello, Nick Dunston - bass, Phillip Golub - piano, Adam Maalouf - percussion

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Layale Chaker Brooklyn, New York

Layale's debut album with her ensemble Sarafand, “Inner Rhyme”, was listed as "Top of The World" by Songlines with a 5-star review, rated #2 on NPR 10 Best Releases, #1 for several weeks on the World Charts of iTunes and Amazon Music, and has received praises by the BBC Music Magazine, The New York Times, The Strad, Strings Magazine, Jazz World among others. ... more

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