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Noor
Geoffrey Armes
Noor
Genres: Dance & Electronic, International Music
 
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A unique mix of acoustic folk, middle eastern melodies, jazzy vibes and ethereal vocals. This CD contains 7 tracks (over 50 minutes) of original music, and includes an 8 page booklet containing song lyrics, notes and ba...  more »

     
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All Artists: Geoffrey Armes
Title: Noor
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Habibi Village Recording
Release Date: 10/16/2006
Genres: Dance & Electronic, International Music
Style: Electronica
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 700261201665

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A unique mix of acoustic folk, middle eastern melodies, jazzy vibes and ethereal vocals. This CD contains 7 tracks (over 50 minutes) of original music, and includes an 8 page booklet containing song lyrics, notes and background information, with graphic design and photography by Rob Dodson. Noor Inayat Khan, holder of both the George Cross and the Croix de Guerre, the daughter of American Amina Begum and Indian Sufi Musician Hazrat Inayat Khan, was born in Moscow January 1st 1914. She spent most of her youth in Paris, but subsequent to Hazrat's death (1927), the outbreak of WW2 and the invasion of France Noor moved to London (1940). She returned to Paris in June 1943, as an Allied Spy Radio Operator, only to be captured in October. Held by the Gestapo, after great suffering Noor was executed September 13th 1944, in Dachau.