| Aicha
Redouane |
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Aicha
Redouane is a Moroccan artist who studied music in Paris and
later went to Cairo to study closely the styles of the Egyptian
19th century music. In 1991 she founded Al-Adwar Ensemble with
Habib Yammine, and set out to sing the style of the illustrious
predecessors.
The lyrics of Dor Kadni-l-Hawa (Love has broken me) were written
by Sheikh Muhammad ad-Darwish, and the music is attributed to
the composer Muhammad 'Uthman (1855-1900). |
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| Nazem
El Ghazali |
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Nazem
El Ghazali (1920-1963) was one of the most popular singers in
the history of Iraq and his songs are still heard almost in
every home in the Arab world. He was a student of Mohammed Al-Qubanchi,
(Elkabbandji), one of the most prominent maqam singers of this
century. Nazem was renowned for his popular songs and he has
also recorded some maqams. According to many,
his refined mellow voice was the finest in the field.
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| Mohammad
Abdel Wahab |
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Viewed
by most Arabs as the greatest musician of the twentieth century,
Abdel Wahab had a tremendous influence on Arabic music, during
his long and highly productive life time and thereafter. He
was born in 1902 in one of the popular neighbourhoods of Cairo,
at a time when the musical scene was dominated by masters of
the 19th century school, such as Abdo Al - Hamouli, Mohammad
Uthman, Salama Hijazi etc.. and in the beginning of his musical
career he followed their suit. But unlike other great musicians
of his generation, he began since the mid-1930ies to venture
new forms of musical composition and added western instruments
to the traditional Arabic orchestra. To a large extent, he can
be considered as the vanguard of modernism in contemporary Arabic
music.
These two songs belong to the mid 1950ies period, when this
trend was mature and evident in his works. |
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| Oum
Kulthoum |
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Oum
Kulthoum is considered as the greatest Arab singer of our time.
Known as Kawkab al Sharq (Star of the Orient), her songs were
and still are heard by millions of people throughout the Arab
World. Twenty five years after her passing away, her love lyrics,
national odes and religious chants continue to affect millions
of people, and over 300,000 albums and cassettes of her songs
are sold annually, in Egypt alone. Her performances in Cairo,
which took place on the first Thursday of every month, were
a pan-Arab event, and people from all the Arab countries would
fly into Cairo for the sole purpose of attending her concerts.
With her words
and voice she could create a magical atmosphere and enchant
her listeners as no other Arab singer in the past or at present
has been able to do.
The music of these
two songs was composed by Zakaria Ahmad, who was one of the
giants in the history of Arab music. We present here the complete
songs. |
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