Middle Eastern (album)

Middle Eastern is an album by Mehdi Rajabian, along with a hundred musicians from twelve countries of Middle East , in classic and Middle Eastern form, released by Sony Music Entertainment in March 2019. This album haven't been released in Iran due to the restrictions Rajabian is facing. This album includes 11 tracks which are 40 minutes in total. The initiative idea for this album came to Rajabian's mind while he was imprisoned due to his musical activities. Countries which are collaborating on this album list as below: Iran, Turkey, Yemen, Palestine, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan, Oman, Egypt, Bahrain, and Tajikistan and Azerbaijan as guest appearances. In this album is made by the use of traditional instruments, as the main focus was on Middle Eastern tones.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Middle Eastern
Studio album by
Mehdi Rajabian
Released15 March 2019
RecordedMarch 2018, in different studios in Middle East
GenreClassical, Traditional Middle Eastern Folk
Length40:12
LabelSony Music Entertainment
ProducerBarg Music by Mehdi Rajabian

Publication

This album was published worldwide in March 2019 by Sony Music Entertainment.[2] It was available on both physical and digital markets (such as iTunes) to buy. This album hasn't been published Iran due to the restrictions Rajabian is facing.

Cover

The cover of the album is a photograph by Reza Deghati. As he claimed in one of his interviews with Al Jazeera, the photograph was shot in Iraq.[1]

Musicians' Condition

The melodies of this album were created in the middle of war, vast water (as one the musicians was a refugee escaping his country on a boat), in prison, poverty and under bombardments. Rajabian himself was in prison for two years due to his musical activities, and he wrote the initiative idea for the album then. The message this album carries is about tyranny, oppression, human rights, war, peace, and freedom.[7]

Reflection In Medias

News agencies such as Washington Post, Euronews,[3] ICI,[8] MSN,[4] Al Jazeera,[1] Newsweek,[2] BBC World, etc. did cover the album. Washington Post mentioned this that music can talk about suffering and human rights, and not just for fun and politics. Newsweek labeled this album as one of the greatest albums of Middle East.

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References
  1. "'No to war': Middle East musicians collaborate on a 'peace album'". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  2. "Middle Eastern". Sony Music Turkey. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  3. Matamoros, Cristina Abellan (20 September 2018). "Middle East musicians send united message of peace in new musical collaboration". euronews. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  4. "Risquer sa vie pour faire de la musique en temps de guerre". www.msn.com. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  5. "'No to war': Middle East musicians collaborate on a 'peace album'". Your Middle East. 16 March 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  6. "Iran,"Medio Oriente di pace", il nuovo album di Mehdi Rajabian". Arabpress (in Italian). 10 August 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  7. "'No to war': Middle East musicians collaborate on a 'peace album' - RocketNews". RocketNews | Top News Stories From Around the Globe. 16 March 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  8. ICI.Radio-Canada.ca, Zone Arts-. "Risquer sa vie pour faire de la musique en temps de guerre". Radio-Canada.ca (in French). Retrieved 17 March 2019.
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