Hossam Ramzy — Bedouin Tribal Dance (ARC Music, 2007)
Egyptian percussionist Hossam Ramzy is doing an outstanding job by introducing international audiences to the rich variety of Egyptian music. On Bedouin Tribal Dance, Ramzy performs with some of the finest Bedouin musicians, including Shebi Abdalla on magruna, Sabri Messaed on second magruna, Mohammed Shebl on 3rd magruna, Reda Sobhy on rebaba, Ahmed Kabaraty on percusssion, Sayed Ramadan on rebaba, Omar Khairy on duffs and Ragab El Haddad on mazhar. The vocals are by Yasmin Saied and Mostafa Abdalla.
The pieces selected for this recording are lively Bedouin wedding songs arranged by Ramzy. In most of the pieces there is a hypnotic magruna melody leading the way, accompanied by the fiddling on the rebabas, percussion and hand clapping percussion.
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Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.