Hear the all things considered program for july 10, 2000. The collaboration resulted in the hypnotic, polyrhythmic tune ollin arageed, written by hamza himself. All popular tracks tracks albums playlists reposts station follow share. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our cookie policy. Jul 10, 2000 hear the all things considered program for july 10, 2000. Dedicated to toshka, the village of his birth flooded over three decades ago by the aswan high dam project, a wish is hamzas prayer for the remembrance of his home. Mwashah, greetings, the visitors, childhood, helalisa nubian song, biography. It was borne by one of the islamic prophet muhammad s uncles, hamza ibn abd almuttalib, an early islamic convert renowned. The meaning of the name hamza is steadfast strong and brave. World music, lyrics, and videos from aswan, eg on reverbnation. Show all release groups instead, or show various artists release groups. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. He subsequently lived and studied in italy, japan and the united states.
By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described. Like all of hamza s music, it is a love letter to his home, and perhaps the most extensive realization of hamza s vision of collaboration. Grateful dead rare tracks on anniversary of return from egypt. Dedicated to toshka, the village of his birth flooded over three decades ago by the aswan high dam project, a wish is hamza s prayer for the remembrance of his home. Discover top playlists and videos from your favorite artists on shazam. Chandos records is one of the worlds premier classical music record companies, best known for its ground breaking search for neglected musical gems. Rare tracks on anniversary of return from egypt grateful dead. The virtuosity shown on greetings, for example, is a sheer delight, his nimble and thoughtful fingers creating lovely melodies behind the vocals of shizuru ohtaka. Nubian music, arabic classical music, arabic folk music. Lily of the nile, music of nubia, a wish, available sound darius, eclipse, top tracks.
He has drawn on both traditional nubian music and the vast aestethic structure of arabic classical music to create an entirely new mode of expression. Download this show in the all songs considered podcast. A wish 1999, he revisited the theme of nubia and its vanishing culture. Born on 10th july 1929 in the egyptian village of toshka, near wadi halfa, he originally trained to be an electrical eng.
On this, his first album in three years, his playing is as wonderful and mesmerizing as everyou can almost feel his fingers touching the strings. Escalay the water wheel, originally issued in 1971, is. Joined by cellist joan jeanrenaud formerly of kronos quartet, composer and pianist w. Raised along the nile river near the southern egyptian border, hamza grew up within a culture rich in melody and rhythm, where music was essentially a communal activity of singing and percussion, as villagers gathered to celebrate important events such as births, deaths, weddings, and harvests. Berkeley, california, may 22, 2006 was a nubian oud player, tar player, and singer. The song is his wish for the return of his childhood village which was submerged for political reasons under water.
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