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Yafa is about the profound human desire of returning home and an anguish over a dear loss. The piece is in F minor and contains interesting rhythmic turns switching between fear and anger. Massive contrasts of sound and movement create constant tension and relief, and shape an acute formal and dynamic clarity.
The constantly recurring sevenths and ninths and frequent suspensions lead to warm, emotional melodies and rich, sensuous harmonies. This combination suggests vague Read more on Last.fm.
Malek Jandali (Arabic: مالك جندلي) (b. 1972), is a Syrian composer and pianist considered to be among the most versatile and creative musicians in the Arab world. He is the first Syrian and only Arab musician to arrange music based on the oldest music notation in the world, which was discovered in the Bronze City of Ugarit, Syria.
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