Yathrib

Michel Sajrawy grew up in Israel, and after extensive studies, is today a furious guitarist, composer, producer and sound technician whose musical ambitions are to reconcile the jazz of western culture with the "Makamat" of the Arabic Middle East and Schoenberg's avant-garde. With all the technical polish, musical virtuosity, compositional extravagance and finesse of the arrangements, Michel Sajrawy's Yathrib never lacks that special something that lets music become a permanent impression - soul! Very, very carefully and yet powerfully, guitar and oud approach a sensitive lopic with "Father", without getting tied down in sentimentality. "Spiritual Quest" kidnaps, seduces, lets desire begin to sprout - and never denies it. "Oasis" at the same time implies barrenness and loneliness. Yathrib, electrifying and saturated with vibrating emotion, full to the brim with life!