Myriad Road Explained

Myriad Road
Type:Album
Artist:Natacha Atlas
Border:yes
Released:2015
Genre:Jazz, world music
Label:Decca
Producer:Ibrahim Maalouf
Prev Year:2011
Next Title:Strange Days
Next Year:2019

Myriad Road is a 2015 jazz album by Natacha Atlas. The album was composed and produced by Ibrahim Maalouf,[1] with additional songs written by Natacha Atlas and Samy Bishai. The album, which is Atlas' first jazz record, features songs in both English and Arabic.[1]

The album was first conceived in 2011 when Atlas and Maalouf met at a concert in Istanbul. Maalouf wanted to create a work that would avoid the characteristics of her earlier electropop albums which emphasized traditional costumes and belly dancing.[2] [3]

Track listing

  1. "Voyager" – 5:10
  2. "Visions" – 3:22
  3. "Ya Tara" – 4:04
  4. "Oasis" – 3:23
  5. "Nafs El Hikaya" – 4:01
  6. "Something" – 4:05
  7. "Heaven's Breath" – 5:25
  8. "Nile" – 5:15
  9. These Things – 3:07
  10. "Hikma" – 5:01

Notes and References

  1. News: Saeed. Saeed. Mawazine Sessions: Chanteuse Natacha Atlas on her latest album and collaborating with Ibrahim Maalouf. The National. July 11, 2016.
  2. News: Mechai. Hassina. "Myriad Road" : Natacha Atlas "jazz" with Ibrahim Maalouf. Le Point. December 27, 2015. French.
  3. News: Berthod. Anne. D'un coup de trompette magique, Natacha Atlas se transforme en Lady Jazz. Télérama. October 13, 2015.