{"product_id":"charif-megarbane-ali-tirakat-114329","title":"Tirakat","description":"\u003cp\u003eTirakat brings together Jakarta-based trio Ali and Lebanese composer and multi instrumentalist Charif Megarbane in a collaboration rooted in long histories of cultural exchange between Indonesia and the Arab world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAli are known for blending 1970s Indonesian psychedelic funk with Orkes Melayu, disco grooves, and Arab melodic forms, while Megarbane’s extensive catalogue has consistently explored similar cross-regional currents through jazz, library music, and Mediterranean-influenced arrangements. What connects the two is not genre alone, but a shared musical vocabulary shaped by overlapping histories, references, and lived cultural continuities.\u003cbr \/\u003eThe relationship between Indonesia and the Arab world stretches back over a thousand years, forged through Indian Ocean trade routes that carried not only goods, but languages, belief systems, instruments, and musical ideas. These exchanges were gradually absorbed\u003cbr \/\u003einto local traditions rather than replacing them. In Indonesia, Arabic musical elements entered through devotional practices and ensemble formats such as Gambus, Qasidah, and Orkes Melayu, where maq?m-derived melodic structures were adapted into local tuning\u003cbr \/\u003esystems and performance styles. Over time, these sounds became embedded within Indonesian popular music, shaping genres such as dangdut and informing a wider sonic landscape that remains audible today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklisting\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003eSide A\u003cbr \/\u003eIntro\u003cbr \/\u003eAbaday\u003cbr \/\u003eMosaics\u003cbr \/\u003eKuda Arab\u003cbr \/\u003eMata Api\u003cbr \/\u003eAhmad’s Lament\u003cbr \/\u003eJamal\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSide B\u003cbr \/\u003eA Ladder on the Balcony\u003cbr \/\u003eBandar Batavia\u003cbr \/\u003eOmbak, Ombak\u003cbr \/\u003eFrag Men Ted Mea Ning\u003cbr \/\u003ePekojan Funk\u003cbr \/\u003eSilk End\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Charif Megarbane \u0026 Ali","offers":[{"title":"OS","offer_id":57740713755011,"sku":"521610000","price":27.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/2417\/5395\/files\/Charif-Megarbane-Ali_Tirakat_Black-Vinyl-LP_s521610_o8021623_a625617_v13838100.be60569a.webp?v=1775570820","url":"https:\/\/thecircle.de\/en\/products\/charif-megarbane-ali-tirakat-114329","provider":"The Circle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}