Nada Prod. 
Bustan Abraham (IS,1992)****
Bustan Abraham came into existence when certain attempts of Jewish/Arab cooperation still seemed to be technically possible. Bustan has the same meaning in Hebrew and Arab meaning garden of fruits and essences, in this case from the garden of Abraham. The Abraham Fund is a non-profit organisation in the US, Canada and Israel stimulating the cooperations between the two communities. In this case the band clearly has its improvisation skills, which forms a rather independent style of its own rooted most clearly in classical Arab music, jazz, perhaps Turkish and Persian music with hints to European and American (or Western examples of experiences, if in any way different in) ways of Fusing styles, and of classical composition. After listening to the whole album, it sounds better and more perfect example as I thought than after having heard just a few fragments on the net.
Members are Taiseer Elias on oud, Amir Milstein on flute, Avshalom Farjun on quanun, Yehuda Siliki on baglama (saz), Miguel Herstein on classical guitar & banjo, Emmanuel Mann on bass, Nassim Dakwar on violin, and Zohar Fresco on percussion (durbakkeh, daff, bandir, congas, doira, cymbals, bells, shakers).
