Welcome to “Furat”, my beloved project that I have poured my heart and soul into for quite some time.
The singer Jabr met with the producer and oud player Muhannad Nasser on an unforgettable musical journey to release and produce this album. This musical project restores old songs by female singers who lived between 1920 and 1960 around the Euphrates River and presented rich musical masterpieces in a unique and contemporary style for their era.
With Jabr’s delicate and powerful voice and Nasser’s unique spiritual playing, they form a charming and harmonious duo that takes listeners on an emotional and musical journey through different worlds between Arabic music, jazz and flamenco.
Combined with the clarinet that complements the melody with emotional intensity, and with the warm tones of the bass, they create a pulsating and harmonious combination. The percussion enhances the music and raises the melody to a new level.
Jabr, the Oriental lady, aims to continue the work of these great singers. Her music respects and preserves their rich heritage while appealing to contemporary audiences. It is a beautiful musical journey that blends tradition and modernity.
Press
Radio Monte Carlo International about the album “Furat”, click here to read the article
Austrian National Radio. oe1.orf, in “Portrait of the singer Basma Jabr and Album Furat” click here to read the article
Songs
You can listen and enjoy to some songs from this album:
By Andreas Waldmüller about the album “Furat”
“An alum like a meadow of flowers
Basma Jabr | Furat
Can my words here keep up with what one of the most wonderful voices I know is presenting to us here?
They don’t have to.
The feeling that hits me every time I listen to this album is indescribable, but it is worth a try.
The area that we should know from school as “The Intercurrent Country” is partly in Jabr’s home country, Syria. Mesopotamia also comes to mind, the country I wanted to move to as a child, as the stories from the Orient were the ones that inspired my childish imagination to soar. Today, one thing I am certain of is that the women in this highly culturally developed country had to and must be particularly strong. And throughout the ages, they have always raised their voices to sing or fight or both sing and fight.
Euphrates, the region that unites the country. Whoever drinks from its water will never thirst again. We hope that the voices of the Euphrates, which are heard here through Jabr’s voice, will not stop. Jabr’s voice will not let us forget them.
They are such wonderful songs. Full of love and passion. You can feel the presence of the singers. Some songs almost sound a little teasing. Like bobbing flowers on slender but powerful stems, like the scent of jasmine and like the taste of a drop of honey on the lips. While the other songs sound powerful and direct, but never too assertive. There is always a feeling of long-awaited unity. Jabr is the one who makes these wonderful voices of the Orient sound again and continues this tradition in a wonderful way, giving the displaced people back a piece of home and giving me a bit of the land of my childhood dreams. Absolutely, Jabr is a truly adorable artist.
The album was produced by Mohannad Nasser, who also plays oud like you rarely hear. Oscar Antolí on clarinets and kaval, Samar Hafez on bass and Peter Somos percussion. And once as a guest Angela Boutros in the Keys. They all play such wonderful music at a high level. This album seems very lively, and I often listen to it several times in a row.
On June 15th of this year, I was lucky enough to attend the release of the album at Vienna Musikverein, It was great.
Thank you, Basma Jabr, for living here in Vienna.“