| Echoes from Ugarit | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Malek Jandali |
| Cover: | Echoes from Ugarit.jpg |
| Released: | May 25, 2009 (DDD) (US) June 27, 2009 (Stereo) (SYR) |
| Recorded: | Moscow Radio House July 11–16, 2008 |
| Genre: | Classical music, World music, Film music |
| Length: | 45:21 |
| Label: | Soul b Music US-QRC (DDD) US-QRC 2009 (Stereo) US-QRC 08-00001 |
| Producer: | Malek Jandali |
The piece “Echoes from Ugarit”, whose name bears the album, is the oldest music notation in the world that was discovered in the city of Ugarit, Ras Shamra - Syria, on cuneiform tablets dating back to the fourth century BC. Malik Jandali, the Syrian pianist, was the first musician in the world to deal with this notation, add rhythm and harmony to it, and play it on the piano accompanied by international orchestras. The album “Echoes from Ugarit” is the outcome of his attempts to mix oriental maqams in an academic manner with classical music. He recorded it in Moscow with the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra.
| Chart | Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Dubai Weekly | 6 | |
| Music Maker Chart | 4 | |
| SYR Chart | 1 | |
| World Record Retailer | 14 |