Desert Wind (album)
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| Desert Wind | ||
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| Studio album by Ofra Haza | ||
| Released | 1989 | |
| Recorded | Can Am Studios, "Z" Sound Studios, etc. | |
| Genre | Progressive electronic music, Synthpop | |
| Length | 49:15 | |
| Label | Teldec (Warner Music Group) | |
| Producer(s) | Arfid Mardin, Joe Mardin, Ofra Haza, Thomas Dolby, et al. | |
| Ofra Haza chronology | ||
|---|---|---|
| Yemenite Love (1988) |
Desert Wind (1989) |
Kirya (1992) |
Desert Wind was the 1989 album of Ofra Haza. Ofra Haza was already one the most popular singers in Israel, however she was pretty much unknown in the rest of the world. It was the song "Im Nin'Alu" which brought Ofra Haza to the attention of Europe. Desert Wind was therefore more oriented to the European market.
The main language of the album is in English, however Ofra also sings in Yiddish, Hebrew and the ancient language of Aramaic. The album has a very oriental feeling since it contains ancient Yemenite songs. The sound is a mainstream form of progressive house with elements of synthpop. The album ends with "Kaddish", a Jewish prayer which as Haza writes is meant to hold all the world's sorrows on the wings of an angel. The song has a short English introduction, however the main part of the prayer is in Aramaic.
[edit] Track listing
| # | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Wish Me Luck" | 4:18 |
| 2. | "Ya Ba Ye" | 5:06 |
| 3. | "Middle East" | 4:41 |
| 4. | "I Want To Fly" | 4:20 |
| 5. | "Slave Dream" | 4:35 |
| 6. | "Taw Shi" | 3:18 |
| 7. | "Mm'mma (My Brothers Are There)" | 4:23 |
| 8. | "In Ta" | 5:50 |
| 9. | "Fatamorgana (Mirage)" | 4:50 |
| 10. | "Da'asa" | 3:40 |
| 11. | "Kaddish" | 4:28 |
