Elsaffar/ Elsaffar/ Rivers of Sound - Other Shore In Stock and was introduced to Sam

and was introduced to Sam Phillips of Sun Records and Johnny Otis

To ensure that the non-Spanish-speaking listener understands what the songs are all about

four arias each of Bach and Handel

He rarely performed improvised music and the tracks here are a rare and exciting document

Catherine Kontz

Elsaffar/ Elsaffar/ Rivers of Sound - Other Shore In Stock and was introduced to SamIraqi American trumpeter, santur player, vocalist, and composer Amir ElSaffar is a visionary and a pioneer of cross cultural musical exploration. His six piece Two Rivers Ensemble, formed in 2006, was among the first projects to combine jazz with Iraqi Maqams. In 2015, ElSaffar expanded the group to form the 17 member Rivers of Sound. The orchestra's 2017 release Not Two (New Amsterdam) was described by the New York Times as 'an arresting debut album