WARNING: Extremely contrived link ahead
Earlier this week Adam from the Swiss Canton of Manchester enthralled us all with photos of his recent trip into the Sahara.
If you linger in the Sahara for any length of time there is a fair chance you will bump into some bedouin. You are far less likely to bump into the singer-songwriter Bedouine (Azniv Korkejian to her dear old Mum).
I did warn you it was contrived.
Like her near namesakes Bedouine's origins lie in the Syrian desert - she was born in Aleppo of Armenian stock - but these days she hangs out in LA. There she makes music that is suitably mellow for the end of a week that, for me at least, has been full of minor irritations.
We'll start with an original song from what I think is still her most recent album, 2021's "Waysides", and follow it up with covers of Elton John and Big Star. On the latter she has roped in a couple of pals to help out.
"It Wasn't Me" - Bedouine
"Come Down In Time" - Bedouine
"Thirteen" - Bedouine, Waxahatchee & Hurray For The Riff Raff
If that leaves you wanting more, here is half an hour of Bedouine live and unaccompanied back in 2018. I saw her around then with a full band behind her and enjoyed that very much but I think I would have enjoyed this solo set even more.
Bedouine is new to me but I really enjoyed what I heard. Thanks guiding me to her, Ernie
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ReplyDeleteThanks Ernie, will check Bedouine out- grabbed some stuff from your back pages recently to add to my current playlist
ReplyDeleteGutted to hear about David Thomas - only 71 (it's no age). I flitted in and out with Pere Ubu during the 80s and 90s but when they were on it they were sensational. Noiseniks with the occasional sublimely pretty melodies and David Thomas was a 'case study' in performance.
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