'Soobia' is an album composed by Sary (cello) and Ayad (piano) merging Jazz, classical and traditional Near Eastern influences in a new and original form. 'Soobia' is a fixed image straight out of their childhood reminiscence. A vague memory of a small country house, isolated, dismal, aged prematurely by the cold and snow, and threatened by the hostile elements, to be reduced to dust in a mere instant. Yet, a small detail dispels this bleak, melancholy vision: a frail, crimson smudge dares seep through its windows and panes. The inside appears to be teeming with life, and feeding off extraordinary warmth. In the center of the space, a wood burning stove contaminates, with its gentle light, a few wise individuals who embrace it and each other. The very heart of the stone habitat is an intense fire, tamed by an iron carapace, and infusing a certain joie de vivre which seems suspended in timelessness. A warmth which, beyond any physical property, is primarily human? The scene captures the quintessence of a well-being that has become rather rare these days.
Sary & Ayad KHALIFE - LAND OF THE LOST NOMADS from Sary & Ayad KHALIFE on Vimeo.
