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Tag: Arabic music

Album reviews

Splendid Jedid

Angel Romero December 27, 2016 No Comments Arabic musicOsama AbdulrasolOsama Abdulrasol Quintetqanunworld music

Osama Abdulrasol Quintet – Jedid (Home Records, 2016) Jedid is an excellent album by Belgium-based Iraqi qanun maestro and composer Osama Abdulrasol. His quintet features…

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Apollo You Sixteen

Angel Romero December 6, 2016 No Comments Arabic musicFlamencoguitarKarim Baggilioududworld music

Karim Baggili – Apollo You Sixteen (Take the Bus, 2016) Apollo You Sixteen is the title of the fifth album by Belgian multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and…

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Nizar Rohana’s Exquisite Ud

Angel Romero September 3, 2016 No Comments Arabic musicNizar RohanaNizar Rohana Triooudud

Nizar Rohana Trio – Furat (Loplop Records, 2016) Ud master Nizar Rohana dedicates his new album to the Euphrates River. Furat is the Arabic world…

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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Fatma Zidan

Angel Romero July 18, 2016 No Comments Arabic musicEgyptEgyptian musicFatma Zidan

Denmark-based Egyptian singer Fatma Zidan was the winner of the Danish World Awards in 2008 and 2010. Although she trained as a classical harp player,…

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Hypnotically Captivating Infinite Hope

TJ Nelson June 17, 2016 No Comments Amaan Ali KhanAmjad Ali KhanArabic musicAyaan Ali KhanIndian classical musicoudRahim AlHajsarod

Amjad Ali Khan, Rahim AlHaj, Amaan Ali Khan and Ayaan Ali Khan – Infinite Hope (Ur Music, 2016) Swimming in a plumy lushness, Infinite Hope,…

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Artist Profiles: Ahmed Omar

Angel Romero June 9, 2016 No Comments Ahmed OmarArabic music

Born in Egypt to an Eritrean father, Ahmed took his first steps in music at a Nubian music institute in downtown Cairo. He started with…

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Artist Profiles: Adnan Joubran

Angel Romero April 22, 2016 No Comments Adnan JoubranArabic musicoudPalestine

Adnan Joubran was born 1985 in Nazareth (Palestine), to a musical family of singers, oud makers and players. He made his debut on the international…

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Artist Profiles: Adel Shams Eddine

Angel Romero April 21, 2016 No Comments Adel Shams EddineAl-Kindi EnsembleArabic musicpercussionriqq

Adel Shams Eddine (also spelled Adel Shams El Din) was born in Cairo in 1950, but is currently living in France. He has been one…

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Artist Profiles: Adel Salameh

Angel Romero April 21, 2016 No Comments Adel SalamehArabic musicoudPalestine

Palestinian ‘ud player and composer, Adel Salameh was born in Nablus, Palestine, in 1966. He started performing as a soloist while still living in the…

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Artist Profiles: Abdel Karim Ensemble

Angel Romero April 17, 2016 2 Comments Abdel Karim EnsembleArabic musickanunMuwashahanayneyqanun

Formed by professional musicians from several countries (Syria, Egypt, Morocco and Spain) and under the direction of Abdel Karim, this ensemble has the purpose of…

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