Badhra
Context
Opening track of Thimar, recorded in Oslo in March 1997 with saxophonist John Surman and bassist Dave Holland. AllMusic, cited by Wikipedia, sees it as a successful fusion of jazz and classical Arabic music.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Jazz of the Maghreb and the Near East, ECM and European jazz. Among the origins and influences of Jazz of the Maghreb and the Near East: ECM and European jazz.