Peppe Frana & Christos Barbas - Such a Moon, the Thief Pauses to Sing

Two thieves, Italian Peppe Frana (oud, lavta) and Greek Christos Barbas (flute, ney) enchanted by the moon (the wonderful world of the modal music of Middle East and beyond) stop to sing their ecstasy the result is this CD.'Such a Moon, the Thief Pauses to Sing', the first album by the duo includes ten original compositions and taksim - oud improvisations - all in makam (a system of melody types used in Arabic, Persian and Turkish classical music), taken from the classic Ottoman tradition.