CMJ (6/7/99, p.33) - "...another milestone in [El Din's] illustrious career. Here Hamza's oud and tar playing mix with a dervish of Arabic percussion to create a driving, propulsive music that will please listeners from all walks of life."
Dirty Linen (10-11/99, p.61) - "...I have never heard more tasteful and effective overdubbing, and Ohtaka's vocals, which sound at times more like Bulgarian than Japanese singing, work quite well....[a] very handsomely produced and highly listenable disc."
Personnel: Hamza El Din (vocals, oud, tar, riq, doumbek); Shizuru Ohtaka (vocals); Joan Jeanrenaud (cello); W.A. Mathieu (piano); Hani Naser (doumbeks, clay drums).
Recorded at Different Fur Studio, San Francisco, California in October 1998. Includes liner notes by Hamza El Din & W.A. Mathieu.