Yared, Lamia
Zalzalian Crossings
Rooted in Ottoman Turkish and Arabic classical repertoires, and in dialogue with the Italian Trecento tradition, this recording brings together Lamia Yared (vocals, composition) alongside an ensemble of distinguished collaborators: Antonino Anastasia (tamburello, riqq, bendir), Fahrettin Yarkin (daire, bendir), Nagme Yarkin (Istanbul kemene), Nikos Andrikos (lavta, guest vocals), Peppe Frana (lute, oud, arrangements), Savas Ozkok (kanun), and Volkan Ertem (cello). At the crossroads of Istanbul, Florence, and the Mashreq, the album unfolds as a musical journey shaped through both collective and individual arrangements. The program emphasizes rarely performed works from the muwashsha? tradition by composers such as Omar al-Batch and Ali Darwish, placed in dialogue with earlier sources including Dede Efendi, and reinterpreted through Byzantine manuscript traditions alongside medieval Florentine repertoire.