Kirya
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| Studio album by Ofra Haza | |||||
| Released | 1992 | ||||
| Recorded | Microplant (Los Angeles), Conway, Devonshire, Record Plant, Bee Studio (Bahiya, Brazil) | ||||
| Genre | Progressive electronic music, World music | ||||
| Length | 43:46 | ||||
| Label | Shanachie (licensed from East West Records, Germany) | ||||
| Producer | Don Was, Ofra Haza, and Bezalel Aloni | ||||
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Kirya (an ancient Hebrew nickname for Jerusalem) was Ofra Haza's 1992 follow-up to the internationally successful Desert Wind (1989). Building on her successful blend of European pop and traditional Middle Eastern sounds, the album was a logical next step for Haza. Musically, it applied the sensibilities of pop producer Don Was to traditional song writing and instrumentation; lyrically, it delivered powerful themes of longing, joy, and the plight of the downtrodden in several languages, much like Haza's earlier work.
Along with producer Was, Haza was joined by other Western musicians, including a featured duet with Iggy Pop on "Daw Da Hiya", a song about a girl sentenced to death for becoming pregnant out of wedlock while the man responsible remains free.
[edit] Track listing
| # | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Kirya" (Trad. lyrics and music by Haza and Aloni) | 6:11 |
| 2. | "Horashoot – The Bridge" (Trad. lyrics by S. Ben Amram, Haza and Aloni; music by Haza and Aloni) | 3:46 |
| 3. | "Innocent" – A Requiem for Refugees (Haza and Aloni) | 4:46 |
| 4. | "Trains of No Return" (Haza and Aloni) | 4:15 |
| 5. | "Mystery Faith and Love" (Haza and Aloni) | 5:24 |
| 6. | "Daw Da Hiya" (Lyrics by Haza, Aloni, and Grant Morriss; music by Haza and Aloni) * feat. Iggy Pop |
4:55 |
| 7. | "Don't Forsake Me" (Trad. lyrics by Shabazy, Haza and Aloni; music by Haza and Aloni) | 4:35 |
| 8. | "Barefoot" (Haza and Aloni) | 5:14 |
| 9. | "Take 7/8" (Aharon Amram, Haza and Aloni) | 4:35 |
