Elizabeth, by MEKTOUB

Elizabeth

by MEKTOUB

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1.	Artisan 06:34	info	buy track
2.	Mystic journey 09:44	info	buy track
3.	Dance the world 05:15	info	buy track
4.	The beneficent 06:02	info	buy track
5.	Lifeboat (Lo son de la mar) 10:51	info	buy track
6.	Vagabondo 04:44	info	buy track

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MEKTOUB (Nielo Gaglione, Justin LeDuc, Tara McGovern, Drew Morton, and Ryan Smith) humbly dedicates and with much love this album to IRA "JOHN" RAPSON and his entire family and all his loved ones.

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released June 16, 2022

Lyrics and music were written and composed by NIELO GAGLIONE except for Lifeboat ( Lo son de la mar) written by SAM KARPIENIA.
Orchestrations were created by John Rapson and Ryan Smith.
- Recorded June 21, 2021 at HANNAH RAPSON, Rose Hill, Iowa City, IA
- JOHN SVEC - Sound engineer and mixing
- FRANCOIS FANELLI - SONICS MASTERING - Mastering
- AMY DOBRIAN - original monotype of a Veraguan Mango hummingbird (Panama)
- MICHAEL FEDDERSEN and CHRIS CORETSOPOULOS - photographer
- JOHN and VIRGINIA STAMLER, NIELO GAGLIONE - Producers

- John Rapson on piano, Ryan Smith on woodwinds, Tara McGovern on fiddle, Justin LeDuc on drums, Drew Morton on bass, Nielo Gaglione on vocals, Algerian mandole and bass.

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MEKTOUB Iowa City, Iowa

Mektoub performs a repertoire of Mediterranean folk-jazz and original music by singer/songwriter Nielo Gaglione, an immigrant to Iowa from Southern France. His style is rooted in influences from reggae, jazz, and musical traditions from North Africa, and his lyrics often speak to values of social progress and love.
Orchestrations by John Rapson and Ryan Smith will guide this magic musical journey ... more