''Nomad Songs'' is the twenty-third

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by German world musician

Stephan Micus Stephan Micus (; born 19 January 1953) is a German musician and composer, whose musical style is heavily influenced by his study of traditional instruments and musical techniques from Japan, India, South America, and other countries. With the exc ...

, recorded over three years and released on

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in June 2015. Always seeking new traditional instruments, ''Nomad Songs'' sees the addition of two new instruments to Micus's repertoire: the ''genbri'' (a Moroccan

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) and the ''ndingo'' (a Botswanan

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Reception

In a four-and-a-half star review for '' All About Jazz,'' John Kelman said "Nomad Songs is, despite the perennially pensive and reflective nature of his entire body of work, a shift from the more conceptually focused Panagia, which was based around prayers to the Virgin Mary."

Track listing

Personnel

– ndingo, genbri, steel-string guitar, suling, voice, ney, rawap,

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, twelve-string guitar, fourteen-string guitar, tin whistle,

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References

{{Authority control Stephan Micus albums ECM Records albums 2015 albums