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Junun

Shye Ben Tzur, Jonny Greenwood and The Rajasthan Express

Junun

Collaboration between the Israeli composer and Radiohead guitarist, recorded in India and featuring a local qawwali group, to be accompanied by a Paul Thomas Anderson documentary

ADM rating[?]

7.6

Label
Nonesuch
UK Release date
20/11/2015
US Release date
20/11/2015
  1. 8.0 |   The FT

    The Rajasthan Express span the full gamut of North Indian music, from choral qawwali singing to brisk syncopated drumming to blurts of brass — all three disparate elements combine thrillingly
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  2. 8.0 |   The Observer

    The real stars here are the Rajasthan Express’s six-piece brass section, who come into their own on the joyous Julus and Junun Brass
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  3. 8.0 |   Exclaim

    A textured and energetic collection of songs that transcend genre and the generalizations often used when describing non-Western music. This is music to be embraced and celebrated
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  4. 8.0 |   Mojo

    An exotic, often rapturous reading of Tzur's Sufi-meets-Hebrew song forms. Print edition only

  5. 8.0 |   Q

    The perfect cleanser for even the most jaded musical palette. Print edition only

  6. 8.0 |   Pitchfork

    While Greenwood's presence guarantees a certain level of interest, the newsiest takeaways from this album involve the skill of Ben Tzur and the musicians of the Rajasthan Express
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  7. 8.0 |   PopMatters

    Junun is proof that any amount of common ground, no matter how small, can still helps ideas take flight
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  8. 8.0 |   Gig Soup

    A fundamentally stimulating record
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  9. 7.5 |   Consequence Of Sound

    A celebration of musicians living, breathing, and learning from one another
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  10. 7.0 |   Uncut

    A fine entry point into the rich mystery of Sufi music. Print edition only

  11. 7.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    The strength of Junun, to me, is primarily academic: a study of the overlap between culturally distant music
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