THE MUSIC OF ISLAM ISLAM is one of the most influential world religions, which dates back to 622. Today, one fifth of the worlds population, over one billion people, are Muslims, occupying a large territory stretching from the Atlantic shore of north and west Africa, through west, central, and south Asia to island southeast Asia, and attracting an increasing following in India, western Europe, north America, east Asia, and southern Africa. This is a global presence which cannot be ignored. Islamic music is as diverse as its global landscape. Although, many orthodox Muslims have traditionally held that music is generally detrimental to the listeners religious life, and as a result there is relatively little sacred music in Islam. But there is some. Central to Islamic life is the chanting of the holy scripture, the Quran. Two associated works, the call to prayer known as EZAN and the TEKBIR, are known throughout the Islamic world, and are also performed in a highly stylized, richly embroidered style of chant. If these are not music, what are ? Then there are Sufi Qawwali, the music of Whirling Dervishes and diverse folk influenced Islamic music from Egypt, Morocco, Yemen, Tunisia, Turkey, Iran and several other countries. THE MUSIC OF ISLAM is the result of a vision going back over a decade, which inspired Eckart Rahn to record 200 musicians in 9 countries on 3 continents over 10 years; the finished project can surely be regarded as recorded music history. In an elaborate research David Parsons follows the many traces of the contemporary Islamic music back to the roots. Prof. Margaret Kartomi of Australia, the leading expert of Indonesias music cultures, have captured the very essence of each area; the people, culture and music. With 17 CDs in 15 volumes, The Music of Islam boxed set is an unique sound document destined to live beyond our time and most likely surpass the very existence of some of the people and cultures featured. THE MUSIC OF ISLAM : Volume 10 Quran Recitation - Istanbul, Turkey Featuring five of the best reciters in Turkey, this volume in The Music of Islam series focuses on the recitation of the Quran, as the title implies. Producer David Parsons has remarkably captured the spiritual essence of this ancient and time-honored tradition. HAFIZ KANI KARACA is one of Turkeys greatest Quran reciters and has represented Turkey in recitation competitions in other Islamic countries. HAFIZ HUSEYIN EREK is the leader of the Sisli Mosque Foundation of Istanbul. HAFIZ KADIR KONYA is a famous reciter who also represents religious business interests on the Istanbul City Council. HAFIZ DR. EMIN ISIK is a Professor of Quran recitation and commentary on Quran (Tefsir) at the Theology Faculty of Marmara University. He is one of Turkeys best-known proponents of Quran recitation. AL-SHEIKH NAIL KESOVA is the Leader of the Galata Mevlevi Ensemble (the world famous Whirling Dervishes), a composer in the Turkish mystic music tradition, and a well-known singer and reciter of Turkish mystic and religious music. Tracks : 1 EZAN (Call to Prayer) 2 FATIHA (The Opening Chapter) 3 BAQARA I (The Heifer) 4 BAQARA 1 (During Ascension) 5 MULK (The Sovereignty) 6 YA-SIN 7 RAHMAN (Most Gracious) 8 HASHR (The Banishment) 9 ASR (The Ages) 10 IKHLAS (Purity of Faith) 11 FALAQ (The Dawn) 12 NAS (Mankind) 13 TEKBIR (Unification) *DOWNLOAD LINK in 1st comment*
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