Shiraz is the brand new album from vocalist and oud maestro Dhafer Youssef. His most personal album to date, it reflects his life journey in music, his love and gratitude to life, and most centrally, his devotion to his wife, the Shiraz of the title. Besides the very personal story behind Shiraz, the music of the album has a cultural relevance that might be more important today as ever before: it embodies the dialogue between heritage and modernity. I’ll explore this and much more on Vespertine this Sunday night.
RTÉ lyric fm, Sunday 17th May, 9pm-12am
