Souvenance

Souvenance is the first double album by Tunisian oud player Anouar Brahem, recorded in May 2014 and released on ECM a few months later on November 28.^[2]

Souvenance
Studio album by Anouar Brahem
Released	November 28, 2014 (2014-11-28)
Recorded	May 2014 (2014-05)
Studio	Auditorio Stelio Molo RSI Lugano, Switzerland
Genre	Jazz
Length	1:29:08
Label	ECM ECM 2423/24
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Anouar Brahem chronology
The Astounding Eyes of Rita (2009) Souvenance (2014) Blue Maqams (2017)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
All About Jazz	[1]

Composition

The album was written during the Arab Spring in Tunisia, Brahem says about this that "I had to wait for the pressure to fall, before I could resume work." and that "I don’t claim a direct link between my compositions and the events that have taken place in Tunisia [...] but I was deeply affected by them."^[2]

Track listing

All music is composed by Anouar Brahem.

Disc one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Improbable Day"	12:41
2.	"Ashen Sky"	7:36
3.	"Delivrance"	5:07
4.	"Souvenance"	9:16
5.	"Tunis at Dawn"	6:42
6.	"Youssef's Song"	10:23

Disc two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"January"	7:19
2.	"Like a Dream"	9:40
3.	"On the Road"	7:59
4.	"Kasserine"	9:35
5.	"Nouvelle Vague"	2:40
Total length:		1:28:58

Personnel

• Anouar Brahem – oud
• François Couturier – piano
• Klaus Gesing – bass clarinet
• Björn Meyer – bass
• Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana - Pietro Mianiti