When Days Have No Nights (The Songs of Rumi Music by Mischa)

Mischa Rutenberg - When Days Have No Nights (The Songs of Rumi Music by Mischa)

When Days Have No Nights (The Songs of Rumi Music by Mischa)
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Artist: Mischa Rutenberg
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2000-04-04
Music Label: MorPrem
Soundtracks:
  1. Without You
  2. Gently Sweetly
  3. Until I Call His Name
  4. Avoid This Alley
  5. Adam's Heart
  6. Our Days Have No Nights
  7. Circle Turn And Spin
  8. To Find The Beloved
  9. Suddenly Through My Door
  10. Ask Me Why I Cry
  11. Like A MArble Of Love
  12. Mad For Your Love
  13. Tavern Of Love

Music reviews of When Days Have No Nights (The Songs of Rumi Music by Mischa)

Music Review: Extraordinary love songs to God
Rating: 5 Stars

This is a sublime collection of devotional songs derived from the poetry of the 13th century Sufi master, Rumi. The songs use new English translations that express in very simple, modern language, many of the subtleties and deep emotions of Rumi's poetry more fully and more directly than other English versions. Most of the original poems were written by Rumi to his Master, Shams of Tabriz. They are love songs to the Divine Beloved. They sing of the joy of his presence, the agony of his absence, the anticipation of his coming, the longing for his return. Here are just a few examples of the lyrics:

Without You/ This whole universe is just/ Passing through my fingers/ Like some powdered sand or dust,/ So won't You come, come, come, please come?/ Bring Your light into our lives, please come!

* * *

No, don't say a word,/ Don't speak about the night./ We live in an endless day with limitless light,/ So don't waste your words, because you'll find,/ Our days have no night.

* * *

He has opened the gates,/ He invites me in./ Deep in silence He waits;/ the world continues to spin./ I will spin, turn and circle all through the night,/ Early in the morning I will turn into light./ I'll never stop turning till I merge in Him,/ Turn, turn, turn, circle and spin!

The songs blend Eastern and Western styles of devotional music to make a very tasteful kind of world-beat sound that is lively but also refined and graceful. There are virtuoso Near Eastern strings, winds and percussion supported by acoustic and electric guitars, synthesizers and keyboards, a terrific jazz-rock drummer, congas, tablas, saxophones, a trumpet, clarinet, and backup singers. The instrumentalists weave a tapestry of hypnotic sounds around Mischa's vocal melodies. It is part new-age, part art-rock, part folk, part jazz, part blues, and all evoking the kind of devotional atmosphere one might find at Rumi's tomb - but using modern pop song forms. The music is wonderfully recorded and surprisingly varied. One song even has a chorus in Spanish! Some songs even have the poems chanted in Persian and English.

The result is a very rich experience unlike any other CD I've ever heard. Though there are only 13 songs listed, there is a LOT of music here! Each song has extended instrumental sections that are like musical meditations on Rumi's themes, and there are some amazing rhythm grooves combining the Middle Eastern and contemporary percussion.

Highly recommended for anyone interested in spiritual or devotional music.

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Description of When Days Have No Nights (The Songs of Rumi Music by Mischa)

The poetry of beloved 13th century mystic....Rumi.. newly translated and sung with contemporary lyric and music.

Blending eastern and western orchestration in a wide variety of styles. One is even in Spanish. Many of the songs also contain readings of the original in Persian and in English.

Very evocative melodies.....exotic rhythms.......full of devotion, joy, and longing.

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