حسن الصغير - هون علينا mp3 album

Album is named after track B2 ("Honed us"). The first tracks starts after a very long silence.A1 "Oh my darling". Intro with solo accordion. Ensemble plays syncopated rhythm. 126 bpm. Male vocalist serenades his habibi, answered by flute and accordion. Something like a xylophone playing arpeggios can be heard through-out, and a string section bursts out sometimes. ****A2 "Sip my heart". Starts with scratchy guitar, and the ensemble taking turns playing the lead (reeds, synths). 182 bpm. Solo male vocalist answered by a male-female chorus. Solo flute can be heard too. ***A3 "Tonight". Mostly percussive intro, followed by strings and synths. 127 bpm. Singing starts with male chorus, answered by male vocalist. Not much else happens. **B1 "Rejoice, my heart". Percussive short intro, followed by strings and synths. 109 bpm. Singing starts with male-female chorus. Some percussion breaks with scratchy guitar. Solo flute. ****B2 "Honed us". Synth and flute intro. Synth, reed and strings parts before the male-female chorus starts singing over a syncopated rhythm of 160 bpm. Male vocalist alternates with chorus. Accordion and reed solos. ***B3 "Contrition". The intro is mostly flute doubled with strings and some strummed bass and guitar notes. Male vocalist starts singing over sustained strings notes and is answered by flute. The first minutes are very slow without drums and percussion, until the ensemble kicks in with a steady 154 bpm beat. Solo synths and vocals by a male chorus, and a male vocalist. Some nice breaks and string parts doubled with the chorus. *****B4 Uncredited track. Fades in to a funky rhythm with solo keyboard and scratchy guitar, and fades out again. 127 bpm / 1:34. *****