Israeli-Iranian live with Liraz and her musicians who will perform 2 titles in the Grand studio and the musical selection of Sophian Fanen in 5 pieces.
Each month, the music critic Sophia Fanen offers 5 new releases or songs that have marked the news. It opens with a legend of Brazilian song Gal Costadisappeared on November 9, 2022.
Sophian Playlist
– Gal Costa and Tim Bernardes, Babyfrom the album “Nenhuma Dor(Biscoito Fino, 2020)
– Natalia Lafourcade, De todas las floresfrom the album “De todas las flores(Sony Music Mexico, 2022)
– Liraz, Royafrom the album “Roya(Glitterbeat Records, 2022)
– Soyuz and Kate NV, I Knew Itfrom the album “Force of the Wind(Mr. Bongo, 2022)
– Loyle Carner, Nobody Knows (Ladas Road)from the album “Hugo(Universal Music Operations, 2022).
Then we receive the Israeli artist of Iranian origin Liraz in the #SessionLive for the release of the new album Roya.
The award-winning Persian-Israeli singer Liraz released their new album Roya. This third album is a collection of 11 tracks enriched by its characteristic mixture of traditional-modern rhythms and retro-Persian sounds, Roya (“fantasy” in Farsi) is music like a magic portal, an arched doorway to a place of peace, joy and unfettered freedom, with its chador.
Liraz and his Israeli sextet (three women, three men) recorded for ten days in Istanbul, in a basement studio, out of sight and overflowing with creativity. With them, on violin, viola and tar, the wooden Iranian lute in the shape of a wasp, composers and musicians from the Iranian capital, Tehran; the same anonymous players who had previously collaborated with Liraz online, no questions asked, no face shown, under the radar of Tehran’s secret police, for his album Zane released in 2020. This time, everyone worked collectively, face to face, heart to heart. The pervasive sense of danger and fear eventually gave way to the joy of shared adventure. “I only remember fragments: the fear and anxiety I felt when I found out they were on their way. The tears of joy and relief we all shed as we embraced each other,” recount Liraz. “And the music we made! Such music!”
Titles performed at the Grand studio
– Roya, Live RFI see the clip
-Azizamfrom the album Roya see the clip
– Doone DooneLive RFI.
Line Up: Liraz Charhi – singing, Gilad Levin – guitar, Eitan Drabkin – keyboards, Amir Sadot – bass, Roy Chen – drums.
Claire Simon – translation.
Sound: Benoît Letirant, Fabien Mugneret.
Production : Steven Helsley.
► Scrapbook Roya (Glitterbeat Records 2022).