Wolfgang Puschnig

Wolfgang Puschnig/Jatinder Thakur/Dhafer Youssef: Odem

by Eyal Hareuveni
October 18, 2005

Austrian reed man Wolfgang Puschnig, Tunisian oud player and vocalist Dhafer Youssef, and Indian tabla master Jatinder Thakur met in Puschnig's home base of Vienna at the beginning of the '90s, but they did not record as a trio until last year. These three tracks with special guests were recorded in 1997 and have just been released. Odem, their debut, is an intimate and relaxed meeting of three distinct musical languages that find a convincing common ground.

Odem ...