Tamsin Elliott & Tarek Elazhary - So Far We Have Come (2023) [Hi-Res]
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BAND/ARTIST: Tamsin Elliott, Tarek Elazhary
- Title: So Far We Have Come
- Year Of Release: 2023
- Label: Penny Fiddle Records
- Genre: World Fusion, Folk
- Quality: 24-44100 FLAC
- Total Time: 45 min
- Total Size: 501 MB
- WebSite: Album Preview
So Far We Have Come is the debut duo album from Tamsin Elliott (UK) and Tarek Elazhary (Egypt), two artists who have recognised in each other a commonality in their relationship to music. They are both practitioners and composers deeply embedded in their own living traditions, while also leading genre- bending bands (Solana, Dokkan). Through their friendship and ongoing collaboration they have unearthed a series of intriguing connections between English & Arabic folk idioms, and worked together to weave this affinity into a thrilling fusion of songs, tunes and textures.
Long before Tamsin began work on her critically acclaimed solo album FREY (Penny Fiddle Records, 2022), she spent several months in Egypt embarking on an exploration of Arabic music, during which she met Tarek on the Cairo live scene. When international travel was permitted again following the COVID lockdowns, she began to discuss plans with Tarek to bring him to the UK for a return visit, and to make the collaborative album they had dreamed of creating together. So Far We Have Come is a testament to their personal and musical perseverance, and a statement of hope and resistance during troubled times. Tamsin explains that “the title of our debut album was born out of a conversation about the progress that has been made in women’s rights in Egypt and the UK. We see how much has changed, and yet how far we have to go - and this echoes across ecological crises, geopolitical tensions, racism and societal disconnection. So Far We Have Come also reflects the distance
and barriers we have overcome to create this work together.”
Most of the tracks on the album were composed together in early spring, inspired by and interspersed with English dance tunes and pieces from Arabic classical and folk traditions. Having received the EDFSS Alan James Creative Bursary, they began their conceptual process in residency at Cecil Sharp House in London, before travelling to Tamsin’s hometown Bristol to develop and record their ideas over the course of a month. The resulting album is a lively, yet thoughtful, conversation between their traditions and compositional styles.
Tarek Elazhary - Oud, Voice, Field Recordings
Tamsin Elliott - Lever Harp, Piano Accordion, Quartertone Accordion, flute, Voice, Synths, Field Recordings
Archie Churchill - Moss - Guitar
Sam Sweeney - Fiddle
Daniel Gouly - clarinet, Bass Clarinet
Rowan Elliott - Viola, Fiddle
Ricardo do Noronha - Percussion
Leila Sami - Voice
Tracklist:
1.01 - Tamsin Elliott & Tarek Elazhary - In the Grey of the Morning (3:18)
1.02 - Tamsin Elliott & Tarek Elazhary - El Hara (4:37)
1.03 - Tamsin Elliott & Tarek Elazhary - So Far We Have Come (2:41)
1.04 - Tamsin Elliott & Tarek Elazhary - The Returning Light // Late Frost (3:41)
1.05 - Tamsin Elliott & Tarek Elazhary - Taqasim Nahawand (1:38)
1.06 - Tamsin Elliott & Tarek Elazhary - Hope Is the Thing with Feathers (5:02)
1.07 - Tamsin Elliott & Tarek Elazhary feat. Leila Sami - Amy Abu El Fanous (4:07)
1.08 - Tamsin Elliott & Tarek Elazhary - Telaet Ya Mahla Norha // Mundesse (3:52)
1.09 - Tamsin Elliott & Tarek Elazhary - Taqasim Bayati (2:13)
1.10 - Tamsin Elliott & Tarek Elazhary - Jala Man Kad Sawarak (5:08)
1.11 - Tamsin Elliott & Tarek Elazhary - Out of Nowhere (2:30)
1.12 - Tamsin Elliott & Tarek Elazhary - Barn Elms // Halsway Hornpipe (4:34)
1.13 - Tamsin Elliott & Tarek Elazhary - Improvisation : Landscapes of El Darb El Ahmar (2:22)
Long before Tamsin began work on her critically acclaimed solo album FREY (Penny Fiddle Records, 2022), she spent several months in Egypt embarking on an exploration of Arabic music, during which she met Tarek on the Cairo live scene. When international travel was permitted again following the COVID lockdowns, she began to discuss plans with Tarek to bring him to the UK for a return visit, and to make the collaborative album they had dreamed of creating together. So Far We Have Come is a testament to their personal and musical perseverance, and a statement of hope and resistance during troubled times. Tamsin explains that “the title of our debut album was born out of a conversation about the progress that has been made in women’s rights in Egypt and the UK. We see how much has changed, and yet how far we have to go - and this echoes across ecological crises, geopolitical tensions, racism and societal disconnection. So Far We Have Come also reflects the distance
and barriers we have overcome to create this work together.”
Most of the tracks on the album were composed together in early spring, inspired by and interspersed with English dance tunes and pieces from Arabic classical and folk traditions. Having received the EDFSS Alan James Creative Bursary, they began their conceptual process in residency at Cecil Sharp House in London, before travelling to Tamsin’s hometown Bristol to develop and record their ideas over the course of a month. The resulting album is a lively, yet thoughtful, conversation between their traditions and compositional styles.
Tarek Elazhary - Oud, Voice, Field Recordings
Tamsin Elliott - Lever Harp, Piano Accordion, Quartertone Accordion, flute, Voice, Synths, Field Recordings
Archie Churchill - Moss - Guitar
Sam Sweeney - Fiddle
Daniel Gouly - clarinet, Bass Clarinet
Rowan Elliott - Viola, Fiddle
Ricardo do Noronha - Percussion
Leila Sami - Voice
Tracklist:
1.01 - Tamsin Elliott & Tarek Elazhary - In the Grey of the Morning (3:18)
1.02 - Tamsin Elliott & Tarek Elazhary - El Hara (4:37)
1.03 - Tamsin Elliott & Tarek Elazhary - So Far We Have Come (2:41)
1.04 - Tamsin Elliott & Tarek Elazhary - The Returning Light // Late Frost (3:41)
1.05 - Tamsin Elliott & Tarek Elazhary - Taqasim Nahawand (1:38)
1.06 - Tamsin Elliott & Tarek Elazhary - Hope Is the Thing with Feathers (5:02)
1.07 - Tamsin Elliott & Tarek Elazhary feat. Leila Sami - Amy Abu El Fanous (4:07)
1.08 - Tamsin Elliott & Tarek Elazhary - Telaet Ya Mahla Norha // Mundesse (3:52)
1.09 - Tamsin Elliott & Tarek Elazhary - Taqasim Bayati (2:13)
1.10 - Tamsin Elliott & Tarek Elazhary - Jala Man Kad Sawarak (5:08)
1.11 - Tamsin Elliott & Tarek Elazhary - Out of Nowhere (2:30)
1.12 - Tamsin Elliott & Tarek Elazhary - Barn Elms // Halsway Hornpipe (4:34)
1.13 - Tamsin Elliott & Tarek Elazhary - Improvisation : Landscapes of El Darb El Ahmar (2:22)
Year 2023 | World | FLAC / APE | HD & Vinyl
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