Sam Shalabi
Sam Shalabi (* in Alexandria ) is a Canadian guitarist and oud player of Egyptian descent. His music, in which improvisation plays an important role, has influences from free jazz , psychedelic rock and traditional Arabic music .
music
Shalabi first made a name for himself in the Montreal music scene in the late 1990s , where he played with musicians from Alien8 Recordings and Constellation Records . In addition to his solo albums, he has released numerous other projects in changing and often large line-ups, the best known of which is his band Shalabi Effect . He also played as a guest musician with a few other artists, including A Silver Mt. Zion . Most of his music is instrumental; Singing voices usually only appear as part of a larger ensemble. While at the beginning of his career he mainly appeared as a guitarist, Shalabi increasingly occupied himself with the music of the Middle East and sometimes switched to the oud and other traditional instruments. Noises, electronic sounds and sampling also play a role in his music. Long pieces that develop slowly are typical. Shalabi's 2004 album Osama deals with Western and Arabic music in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 ; He recorded the 2008 oath with Arab musicians in Cairo . The album On Hashish is dedicated to Walter Benjamin . In 2008 Shalabi founded the Land of Kush orchestra in Montreal . The album Against the Day , published a year later, he named after Thomas Pynchon's novel Gegen den Tag ; the five pieces on the album are named after the five chapters of the novel.
Discography
Solo albums
- Luteness (2000)
- On Hashish (2001)
- Osama (2004)
- Overpass! A melodrama (2007)
- Oath (2008)
- Music for Arabs (2014)
Others
- He Has Left Us Alone, but Shafts of Light Sometimes Grace the Corner of Our Rooms… (2000, with A Silver Mt. Zion )
- Shalabi Effect (2000, with Shalabi Effect)
- Kristian, Shalabi, St-Onge (2001, with David Kristian and Alexandre St-Onge )
- The Trial of St-Orange (2002, with Shalabi Effect)
- Provocative Operations (2003, with Po)
- 'Gypt Gore (2003, with' Gypt Gore)
- Balai Mécanique (2003, with Balai Mécanique)
- Pink Abyss (2004, with Shalabi Effect)
- Unfortunately (2005, with Shalabi Effect)
- Against the Day (2009, with Land of Kush)
- Feign to Delight Gaiety of Gods (2012, with Shalabi Effect)
Web links
- Shalabi Effect website
- Artist site at alien8 recordings
- Interview with Sam Shalabi on hour.ca
- Sam Shalabi at Discogs (English)
supporting documents
- ↑ Dimitri Nasrallah: Sam Shalabi ( Memento of May 16, 2008 in the Internet Archive ), viewed on February 4, 2010
- ↑ Interview with Sam Shalabi on hour.ca ( Memento from May 4, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) (archived version), viewed on August 17, 2017
- ↑ Alien8 recordings to On Hashish seen 4 February 2010
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Shalabi, Sam |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian guitarist and oudist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Alexandria |