Music of Islam, Vol. 1: Al Qahirah Music of Cairo

Music of Islam, Vol. 1: Al Qahirah Music of Cairo Artist: Various Artists
Label: Celestial Harmonies
Category: Music


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Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 013711314021
EAN: 0013711314021
ASIN: B0000007YX


Release Date: 1998-04-14

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Tracks:

  1. Khatwet Habiby
  2. El Helwa Dayer Shebbak
  3. Ud Solo
  4. Ana Fi Entizarak Khalet
  5. Nay Solo
  6. Samra Ya Samra
  7. Qanun Solo
  8. Bint Al-Balad
  9. Tabalah Solo
  10. Sama'I Bayati (Al-Aryan)
  11. Riqq Solo
  12. Habibi Wa Enaya

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Beautifully exquisit.......2003-06-25

I am an intermediate Raks sharki dancer and I prefer traditional and original as possible music. The zills are trully beautiful. Salome would definately have had this CD in her collection. You can feel the serpent taking over your hips...trully beautiful Egyptian music for those who love and love to dance traditional, non-pop, non-synthetic, sweet, sensual music. This cd is absolutely loaded with hip enchanting rythms and a variety of solos you can choose from. I would also highly recommend Sulukule, another original cd loaded with beautiful music, all traditional from Turkey. Another one: El-Fonoun, original, beautiful and traditional Palestinian music.

5 out of 5 stars music in the classical tradition.......2002-12-17

This is a recording that took me several hearings to fully appreciate, but has now become one of my favorites.
Some of these pieces were originally composed as songs, but have here been transcribed for a six-piece group. Played by some of the finest studio musicians in Egypt, their technique and artistry is astounding; though masters of many styles, on this CD they are featured on traditional instruments: The ud (short necked lute), qanun (a type of zither), nay (oblique flute), tabalah and duff (drums), and riqq (tambourine).

Some of the pieces are slow and melodic, and others virtuoso rhythmic selections for the percussive instruments.
I particularly like the ud solo (track # 3) where one can hear the kinship between this music and Spanish flamenco, the nay solo (# 5), and the final track, which has an exotic melody and a rhythm that might give you the impulse to dance.

The insert that comes with this CD is practically a small book, with a history of the music and the instruments used, Islam and its calligraphy, as well as extensive detail on the 12 pieces played on this CD and its musicians. The sound is good and total time 63'54.

This recording is part of a superb series of 15 CDs that was 10 years in the making, with music in a wide variety of styles and a range from North Africa to Indonesia. This first volume, if you appreciate classical Arabic music, is sure to please.
Also available is a 16th CD, which is a sampler with one selection from each recording in the set.

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