Chris Karrer – The Mask

Rudy Carrera

Sad news to report today, as former Amon Düül II guitarist, oudist and multi-instrumentalist Chris Karrer passed away on January 2, 2024.  We honor him by sharing a North Africa-influenced work of his from 2018 called The Mask.  The back story is […]

Badieh – Badieh

Rudy Carrera

This is quite a pairing.  Badieh consist of Spaniard Michel Gasco, who plays oud and rebab, pairs with Iranian musician Mohammed Miragharzadeh on tar and setar. From Badieh’s Bandcamp site: “Worlds Within Worlds is proud to announce the release of Badieh’s self-titled […]

Youmna Saba – Arb’een (40)

Rudy Carrera

Lebanese singer and oudist Youmna Saba offers up 40, an album of experimental music, but not in the way you think. From her Bandcamp site: “”Arb‘een (40)” is a solo experiment in songwriting, challenging narrative structures and proposing alternative readings of time […]