Ottoman Splendours (Various Artists)

Transcending language barriers, Ottoman music was born out of vast empires as musicians from Persia, Cairo, Andalusia and beyond, traveled from court to court. Inspired by these multi-layered influences, Lamia Yared revives a rare repertoire of the Levantine region, covering from classical Arabic, the Muwashahat, to the Turkish Sanat Sarkilar, to the Sephardic songs. As an interpret and oud...