(Review from gnosis2000.net)

On Ibn Battuta, Embryo’s focus has shifted towards music from the Middle East.

Quite an excellent album mixing jazz, fusion and above all various styles of Arabic music. On the title track Edgar Hoffman plays some lovely Turkish clarinet. “Simai Ka” features a Coltrane like soprano sax solo by Chuck Henderson, and Edgar Hoffman plays a dreamy solo on the ney (a type of flute often used in North African/Arabic music). Burchard adds several virtuoso contributions on vibraphone/xylophone. “Kletta” is an interesting piece trying to merge percussive elements and structures of three continents. Dieter Serfas plays on the African talking drum and Yusuf Esqah joins on Indian tablas, while Burchard plays the hackbrett (hammer dulcimer).

Line-up:
- Christian Burchard / drums, percussion, vb., vocals, marimba, 1/4 tone marimba, cymbal
- Roman Bunka / guitar, oud
- Chuck Henderson / sax (soprano), vocals, percussion, handclapping
- Dieter Serfas / gangan, drums
- Chris Lachotta / bass
- Christoph Karrer / percussion, oud
- Norbert Stamberger / sax (bass)
- Albrecht Huber / 1/4 tone trumpet
- Marty Cook / trombone
- Janal Mohmad / vocals, harmonium
- Sime Mohmand / vocals
- Yusuf Eshaq / tabla
- Edgar Hoffmann / sax (alto), Turkish clarinet
- Roland Schaeffer / nagaswaram
- Fathi Salama / synths
- Khamis Henkesh / darabouka
- Rama Kishna / bass
- Ibrahim Gaulala / salamaia
- Adeeb Refala / oud
- Alman Shafik / violin

Track List:
01. Code 7 – 5:50
02. Ibn Battuta – 7:52
03. Komet 41 – 10:59
04. 1/4 Tone Jazz, Part 1 – 5:14
05. Man Bekhod Wa To Bekhod – 3:44
06. Prelude – 6:10
07. Beat From Bagdad – 7:11
08. Simai Ka – 7:28
09. 1/4 Tone Jazz, Part 2 – 1:28
10. Kletta – 4:49
11. El Qalb Yeshak Kulli Gamil – 3:45
12. Andalusian Beat – 3:59
13. Zeinab – 4:13

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