Zyryab

Zyryab is a 1990 album by flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucía and his sextet. It features jazz pianist Chick Corea and guitarist Manolo Sanlúcar. The album is named after Ziryab, a 9th-century, Persian [2][3] and Black African[4][5][6]-poet/musician at the Umayyad court in Córdoba, credited with introducing to Spain the Arabic oud, later to become the Spanish guitar.

Zyryab
Studio album by
Paco de Lucía
Released1990
GenreFlamenco
Length42:02
LabelPolygram Ibérica
ProducerPaco de Lucía
Paco de Lucía chronology
Siroco
(1987)		 Zyryab
(1990)		 Concierto de Aranjuez
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Content

Zyryab follows Paco de Lucía's innovative exploration of the new flamenco, especially through the presence of jazz pianist Chick Corea. The taranta "Tío Sabas" is dedicated to the flamenco composer Sabicas.

Track listing

All pieces written by Paco de Lucía, except where noted.

  1. "Soniquete (Bulerías)" – 7:35
  2. "Tío Sabas (Tarantas)" – 5:04
  3. "Chick" – 3:46
  4. "Compadres (Bulerías)" (Paco de Lucía & Manolo Sanlúcar) – 5:15
  5. "Zyryab" – 6:15
  6. "Canción de Amor" – 4:20
  7. "Playa del Carmen (Rumba)" – 4:28
  8. "Almonte (Fandangos de Huelva)" (Paco de Lucía & Chick Corea) – 5:32

Musicians

References
  1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r121829
  2. James T. Monroe , "Hispano-Arabic poetry: a student anthology ", Gorgias Press LLC, Jan 30, 2004 . "Modernism had been brought from the court of Harun ar-Rashid by Ziryab, the Persian singer who became an arbiter..."
  3. Zayyadine, Fawri (2000). The Umayyads: The Rise of Islamic Art. AIRP. p. 125. ISBN 9781874044352.
  4. Salma Khadra Jayyusi; Manuela Marín (1992). Handbuch der Orientalistik: Der Nahe und Mittlere Osten. The legacy of Muslim Spain, Part 1. 12. BRILL. p. 709. ISBN 978-90-04-09599-1.
  5. Abu-Bakr, Mohammed (1993). Islam's black legacy: some leading figures. Purple Dawn Books. p. 23. ISBN 978-1-882250-08-0.
  6. Drake, St. Clair (1990). Black folk here and there: an essay in history and anthropology. 2. Center for Afro-American Studies, University of California. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-934934-30-5.
  • Gamboa, Manuel José and Nuñez, Faustino. (2003). Paco de Lucía. Madrid:Universal Music Spain.


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