Ofra Haza, Fifty Gates of Wisdom: Yemenite Songs - 38m 37s

Tracks & Durations

1. Im Nin' Alu	5:19
2. Lefelach Harimon	5:05
3. Ayelet Chen	6:29
4. Tzur Menti/Se'i Yona/Sapri Tama	5:45
5. Galbi	4:15
6. Ode Le'eli	3:30
7. Yachilvi Veyachali	3:26
8. Ash'alech	4:42

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Review

It would have been groundbreaking enough for the Israeli Ofra Haza to have performed an album of Yemeni Jewish songs. But when she and producer Bezalel Aloni added synthesizers, drum machines, and a generous helping of dance beats, they ended up creating one of the seminal records of world music--one of the very first ethno-techno releases whose reverberations extended into dance clubs around the globe, most especially with "Galbi." While its contemporary sound might make it seem shallow, there really is a lot of depth here, the lyrics coming from the poetry of 16th-century rabbi Shalom Shabazi. Along with fellow spirits like Dissidenten, Haza helped pave the way for Transglobal Underground, Natacha Atlas, and Banco de Gaia. --Chris Nickson

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