Series about and with Catalan gambist and conductor Jordi Savall.
Part 70. Attention to the newest CD by Savall: Ibn Battuta, which was released in October 2015.
Ibn Battuta – Le Voyageur de l’Islam, The Traveler of Islam Du Maroc à l’Afghanistan, 1300-1336.
On his latest CD Ibn Battuta Jordi Savall and his ensemble Hespèrion XXI follow the musical footsteps of the Arabian traveler Ibn Battuta.
This 22-year old left Marocco in 1325 to go on a pilgrimage to Mecca. This resulted in a 29-year long journey in Northern Africa, Egypt, Syria, Saoudi Arabia and Iraq before he traveled further to Russia, India and even China.
Ibn Battuta, The Traveller of Islam
Part I. From Morocco to Afghanistan (1300-1336)
1300 – Anatolia
1. Der makam-i Räst (Mss. D. Cantemir)
1304 – Tangier
2. Mowachah Billadi askara min aadbi Llama
1303-1304 – Eastern Campaign of the Catalan Company
3. Quant ai lo mon consirat (anonymous, 12th century)
1311-1315 – Apogee of the Muslim Empire of Mali
4. Kouroukan Fouga
1315 – Death of Ramon Llull
5. Si ai perdut mon saber (Ponç d’Ortafà, 1170-1246?)
1324 – Death of Marco Polo
6. Ego krasi den epina
1325 – Morocco – Egypt
7. The Koran: Bismi Allah a Rahman
1326 – Cairo – Jerusalem – Damascus
8. Dance of Nile
1326 – Death of Osman I, founder of the Ottoman dynasty and the Ottoman Empire
9. Ni havent
1326 – Arabia: Mecca
10. Sallatu Allah
1326-1327 – Iraq – Persia
11. Chaharmezrab (Anonymous Persian)
12. Ce Brun Hal asmar (trad. of Damascus, Syria)
1328-1330 – Yemen – Zanzibar
13. Véro
A. Al Saabri, M. Azizoglu, W. Bouhassoun, D. El Maloumi, Marc Mauillon and A. Papadopoulou, vocals. Hespèrion XXI conducted by Jordi Savall
(AliaVox AV9913, 2015)
From Cantigas de Alejandro (Alfonso X el Sabio, 1221-1284):
14. CSM 155 Caballero de Alejandro
Música Antigua conducted by Eduardo Paniagua
(Pneuma PN 1510, 2015)
