Listen: Shye Ben Tzur Discusses "Junun" with BBC World Service "Weekend"

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Israeli composer/musician Shye Ben Tzur was a guest on BBC World Service Weekend. He discusses working on the new album Junun with Jonny Greenwood and the Rajasthan Express. The album was recorded in a makeshift studio inside the 15th-century Mehrangarh Fort in Jodhpur, India, and comprises Ben Tzur’s compositions, which feature devotional Sufi qawwal musicians who sing in Urdu as well as in his native Hebrew. Hear the BBC World Service piece here. Junun is on the Times of London's list of the Best Records of the Year and is up for the 2016 Gilles Peterson Worldwide Awards Album of the Year.

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Israeli composer/musician Shye Ben Tzur was a guest on the BBC World Service program Weekend this past Saturday. He discusses working on the new album Junun with Jonny Greenwood and the group of Indian musicians dubbed the Rajasthan Express. The album was recorded in a makeshift studio inside the 15th-century Mehrangarh Fort in Jodhpur, India, and comprises Ben Tzur’s compositions, which feature devotional Sufi qawwal musicians who sing in Urdu as well as in his native Hebrew. You can hear the BBC World Service piece below.

The album was released to critical acclaim last month. It's "one of the most inspired releases of the year," says the Times of London, which it includes it among the Best Records of the Year. "Intriguing, sinuous, and essential listening."

Junun has been shortlisted for the 2016 Gilles Peterson Worldwide Awards Album of the Year. To vote for your favorite, click here. Winners will be announced on January 16.

To pick up a copy of Junun, head to iTunes or the Nonesuch Store, where it's currently 15% off the everyday low price listed on the site as part of the store's ongoing anniversary sale.

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  • Monday, December 21, 2015
    Listen: Shye Ben Tzur Discusses "Junun" with BBC World Service "Weekend"
    Shin Katan

    Israeli composer/musician Shye Ben Tzur was a guest on the BBC World Service program Weekend this past Saturday. He discusses working on the new album Junun with Jonny Greenwood and the group of Indian musicians dubbed the Rajasthan Express. The album was recorded in a makeshift studio inside the 15th-century Mehrangarh Fort in Jodhpur, India, and comprises Ben Tzur’s compositions, which feature devotional Sufi qawwal musicians who sing in Urdu as well as in his native Hebrew. You can hear the BBC World Service piece below.

    The album was released to critical acclaim last month. It's "one of the most inspired releases of the year," says the Times of London, which it includes it among the Best Records of the Year. "Intriguing, sinuous, and essential listening."

    Junun has been shortlisted for the 2016 Gilles Peterson Worldwide Awards Album of the Year. To vote for your favorite, click here. Winners will be announced on January 16.

    To pick up a copy of Junun, head to iTunes or the Nonesuch Store, where it's currently 15% off the everyday low price listed on the site as part of the store's ongoing anniversary sale.

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