Moddathir Aboul Wafa invites us to rediscover Egyptian music and enjoy it.
Recorded exclusively with acoustic instruments by some of the most brilliant Egyptian musicians, this disc presents a large variety of styles; classical oriental compositions, traditional music, and marvellous improvisations, included the last theme which fusions with the Latin samba rhythms.
Ali Khattab has invented his own style, giving his group of Egyptian musicians the space to breathe and to move naturally. A perfumed alchemy emanates from this magical distillation, which is entirely hand-made.
The music of this album an attempt to take apart an Egyptian musical image using contemporary technique: loop. This is done by relying on the violin and trying to discover new potentials of this instrument, in terms of melody, harmony and rhythm.
Nieves Hidalgo, a flamenco singer of Andalusian origin, takes us on a musical journey to traditions that communicate with one anther from distant shores. In these old melodies life is celebrated, love is found and is lost. These are songs which, in times past, children learned from their parents’ mouths; a custom which hardly survives in the modern world.
Pianist, arranger, and composer, Moisés P. Sánchez has been immersed in music since he began to play the piano at the age of three. As a result of this very personal introduction to music, Moisés has developed a unique and individual way of conceiving music and the piano itself.
Born and raised in Cairo, where he became a musician, Ali became enamoured with the sound of flamenco guitar. After immersing himself in Andalusian culture, he began to combine the rhythms and modes of Arabic music with those of flamenco.
“I have devoted all my love and passion o producing this music with the collaboration of Egypt’s most gifted musiciens. It is aimed at all passionate dancers around the world who make this Art rise up and cross new borders everyday”. Nesma
This disc of the music from the dance show From the Nile to the Guadalquivir compiles a wide range of Arabic music styles performed on traditional instruments. You will enjoy listening whether you dance or not.
This album presents a compilation of music Nesma used while performing in the Cairo dance scene in the 90’s. All the themes have been specially composed or arranged for dance.
Nesma is exigeant and carefull at the time. She is not afraid to deliver her “secrets” and to share her experience to accompany us on the path of the dancer, sometimes tortuous.
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