Mustapha Skandrani - Istikhbars & Improvisations (New Vinyl) September 25th 2026 Pre-Orders B2 Stranger In A Strange

B2 Stranger In A Strange Land 5:43

the album is not just the best of "before

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by Sara Marcus

Mustapha Skandrani - Istikhbars & Improvisations (New Vinyl) September 25th 2026 Pre-Orders B2 Stranger In A Strange"Istikhbars and Improvisations", recorded in 1965 in Paris, is a solo piano album presenting a trans Mediterranean crossover based on traditional Algerian vocal pieces known as Istikhbars. Playing these istikhbars (which have roots in the Islamic Arabo Andalusian culture which flourished in Spain) on the piano, that quintessentially European instrument, Skandrani was greeted with derision by some purists. Skandrani's powerful musical vision, however,