Embrace

Personnel

Ravi Naimpally (tabla, darbuka), Alan Hetherington (drums, percussion), Ernie Tollar (flutes, saxophones), John Gzowski (guitars, oud), and Chris Gartner (bass). With guests: Yair Dalal (oud, violin); Christian Dawid (clarinet, bass clarinet, bell flute); Dhruba Ghosh (sarangi); Anwar Khurshid (sitar); Julien Labro (accordion); Hugh Marsh (violin); Roula Said (qanun); Eric Stein (mandolin); Kevin Turcotte (trumpet).

Description

Embrace is the energetic, bold second release of the Canadian world-music group, Fray (“free” in Yiddish) – headlined by the multi-faceted, award-winning international recording artist, Lenka Lichtenberg: composer, vocalist and songwriter. Continuing in the tradition of Fray’s eponymous debut album, Embrace boldly forges uncharted terrain with unexpected sounds from Middle Eastern, Brazilian and North Indian music, expertly animated by Canada’s leading Indo-Canadian and world-jazz players. 11 songs (5 in English, 5 in Yiddish, 1 in Hebrew) that embrace a soulful, harmonious and stirring mix of East and West.

Raise a Cup of Joy
Peace is the Only Way
Vayn fun lebn
Open My Eyes
Pigeons in Paris*
Perfume Road
Shnirele Perele
Aleynu
Danse Suite Macabre
Tumbalalaika
2010*

*Guest on the selected tracks