Firas Zreik * Tarabesque [New LP] 10/21/22 With just two guitars and

With just two guitars and a drum set

Someone's Rockin' My Dreamboat

and the NBA's Jimmy Butler

Transmitter marks a deepening of Clarke's abilities and the convergence of two artists whose work searches for grace amid dislocation

Pressed on highest quality vinyl at Smashed Plastic in Chicago and co-released with the great Olvido Records

Firas Zreik * Tarabesque [New LP] 10/21/22 With just two guitars andWith Tarabesque, his powerful new album, Firas Zreik delivers his boldest and most visionary work to date. Fearlessly placing the kanun the shimmering Mediterranean harp at the center of a jazz quartet, a hybrid ensemble, and an Arab Takht ensemble, Zreik reimagines the instrument as both a rhythmic engine and melodic force. He builds a world of Maqam driven melodies woven through rich harmonic and modal landscapes that feel fresh, organic, and