''Sheikh Aljama'' is an album by Spanish
industrial band Esplendor Geométrico, recorded at Al-Majriti Studio in
Melilla
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(Spain), and released as CD by Daft Records in Belgium.
The title, meaning "Community's Sheikh" in Arabic, was the official title for the first president of
the Córdoban Republic after the fall of the caliphate. The cover depicts a Muslim girl on the old
Granada
Granada ( ; ) is the capital city of the province of Granada, in the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Granada is located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada (Spain), Sierra Nevada mountains, at the confluence ...
’s King throne at
Alhambra
The Alhambra (, ; ) is a palace and fortress complex located in Granada, Spain. It is one of the most famous monuments of Islamic architecture and one of the best-preserved palaces of the historic Muslim world, Islamic world. Additionally, the ...
fortress. Titles are in Spanish or Arabic languages, as well as names of the band and album are also written in Arabic.
Track listing
# "Baraca" – 4:40
# "Trafica" – 7:20
# "Introspección" – 5:45
# "Medinati" – 4:30
# "Descontrol" – 5:48
# "Jeque de Aljama" – 4:30
# "Min dahul" – 5:00
# "Animatriz" – 4:01
# "Sinaya" – 3:10
Notes
Some notes in the album:
* ''In memorial to Abu al-Hazm ben Jahwar of Cordova''
* ''Special thanks to
Nizar Kabbani in “Jeque de Aljama” track''
External links
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1991 albums
Esplendor Geométrico albums