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  • Artist(s): Jonny Greenwood
  • Summary: The debut full-length release from the collaboration between Dudu Tassa and Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood features guest appearances from Rashid Al Najjar, Karrar Alsaadi, Noamane Chaari, Ahmed Doma, Zaineb Elouati, Essafi, Nour Freteikh, Lynn A., Safae, and Mohssine Salaheddine.
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  1. Positive: 5 out of 5
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  1. Jun 12, 2023
    80
    Sitting somewhere between remixes and reimaginings, the songs on Jarak Qaribak illustrate the elasticity of this songbook, highlighting how its longing melodies can be reapplied into new voices, transmitting similar emotions through unusual settings.
  2. Jun 26, 2023
    80
    Produced by Tassa and Greenwood and mixed by Nigel Godrich, Jarak Qaribak (translating from Arabic as “Your Neighbor Is Your Friend”) constantly and refreshingly brings together a variety of styles – not just in terms of country of origin but also eras and genres.
  3. Jun 12, 2023
    80
    That Jarak Qaribak manages to combine that respect - for the songs, the singers and their various cultures - with a free-flowing, light sense of exploration that feels joyfully current, is its triumph. [Jul 2023, p.31]
  4. Mojo
    Jun 12, 2023
    80
    Harmonious stuff, in every sense. [Jul 2023, p.86]
  5. Jun 12, 2023
    77
    Jarak Qaribak is a rich, fascinating case of music both carrying history and shaping the future, redrawing the limits of the possible in specific, limited, yet meaningful ways.
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  1. Jul 31, 2023
    8
    What an interesting project. A complete collection of interesting, fresh textures on music that makes me exited about how wider the worldWhat an interesting project. A complete collection of interesting, fresh textures on music that makes me exited about how wider the world expands with this album. A lot of reflections comes into my mind, but I'll just say that I wish we can have both, more curious ears in search for the sounds of the world, just as a world which can safely produce, create and explore its own musical folklore with the excitement of being heard and present for everyone who is brave enough to face wisdom. Expand