Hypnotic, magnetic new album by Anouar Brahem which adds a new dimension to our knowledge of this exceptional Tunisian musician. 'Le pas du chat noir' gives the clearest indication yet of the work of Brahem as composer and features a spacious 'chamber music' that resonates with the freshness of improvisation. The instrumentation is unique: oud, piano, accordion. Brahem's writing for this combination is highly evocative, meticulously controlled and sparse. Half of the magic, as he notes, resides in the not-played, in the marvellous mingling of overtones, sounds that rise from the piano to blend with the warm tones of the oud and the breath of the accordion's bellows.

• 1. Les Pas Du Chat Noir
• 2. De Tout Ton Coeur
• 3. Leila Au Pays Du Carrousel
• 4. Pique-Nique a Nagpur
• 5. C'est Ailleurs
• 6. Toi Qui Sait
• 7. L'arbre Qui Voit
• 8. Un Point Bleu
• 9. Les Ailes Du Bourak
• 10. Rue Du Depart
• 11. Leila Au Pays Du Carrousel, Var.
• 12. Deja La Nuit