EGYPT – ÉGYPTE Hudba Arabského Orientu a Severní Afriky (Music of the Arabian Orient and North Africa) – Supraphon 0 17 1933 – Disc 3

EGYPT – ÉGYPTE 

Hudba Arabského Orientu a Severní Afriky (Music of the Arabian Orient and North Africa) – Supraphon 0 17 1933 – Disc 3, recorded by Václav Kubica, released 1976 (4 LP)

I have the pleasure of presenting this forgotten four-LP box set of essential authentic folk and classical music from Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco recorded by Czech ethnomusicologist Vaclav Kubica (b. 1926) on the Czech label Supraphon. Kubica also released Iraqi music recordings on the great early Ocora series (Musique Populaire Traditionnelle d’Iraq – OCR 55).

 

Here’s the third disc of the collection showcasing rarily-heard Egyptian music, including oboes (E1), rebab (E2, E3), double arghul clarinet (E6), a wedding song (F1), dances (E1, E2, F7), worksongs (E4, F2), and more.

 

I will share this box set’s disk 4 (Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco) shortly. 

 

J’ai le plaisir de vous présenter ce coffret quatre disques essentiel tombé dans l’oubli, comprenant de superbes musiques folkloriques et classiques authentiques d'Irak, de Jordanie, du Liban, de Syrie, d'Égypte, de Libye, de Tunisie, d'Algérie et du Maroc enregistrées par l'ethnomusicologue tchèque Vaclav Kubica (né en 1926) sur le label tchèque Supraphon. Vaclav Kubica a également publié des enregistrements irakiens incontournables sur Ocora (Musique Populaire Traditionnelle d’Iraq – OCR 55).

 

Nous présentons maintenant le troisième disque du coffret avec des musiques égyptiennes, y compris du hautbois (E1), du rebab (E2, E3), de la double clarinette arghul (D6), une chanson de mariage (F1), des danses (E1, E2, F7) et des chants de travail (E4, F2).

 

Je partagerai le dernier disque 4 (Libye, Tunisie, Algérie, Maroc) du coffret très prochainement.

E1 – Raks Nawaem dance, Instrumental ensemble led by Taufik Darwis with three mizmar (or zamr) oboes and a darbuka drum. Qena. 

 

E2 – Azf Rebáb dance, Sauki Ahmed Mahmud’s instrumental ensemble with voices, four rebab violins and a darbuka drum. Village of Busid al-Nahal near Nap Llammadi.

 

E3 – Epic song of the heroic 11th century arab leader Abu Zayd Al-Hilali. Same ensemble as E2.

 

E4 – Masons’ worksong, voices. Luxor.

 

E5 – Dora Saidi Achdar vocal form, two singers, a darbuka and a flute. Village of Durunka (Asiut).

 

E6 – Dora vocal form. Singer with a double arghul clarinet player with a drone pipe. Village of Durunka (Asiut).

 

F1 – Wedding song about the bride's life for the next nine months wedding guests. Village of Fedimin, Fayum oasis.

 

F2 – Fishermen's worksong. Fayum oasis.

 

F3 – Tawsih poetry and song, singers and percussionists. Village of Izzauja (Asiut).

 

F4 – Shetawa, singing / Fayum oasis.

 

F5 – Genwa, vocalists and hand clapping / Fayum oasis.

 

F6 – Time-honored Hidah Arabic musical form inspired by the camel’s gait. Three singers from the village of Darau (Aswan).

 

F7 – Nubian Fiji song and dance. Soloist, choir and large tar frame drums. Village of Abu Simbel.

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Tawsih poetry and song, singers and percussionists. Village of Izzauja (Asiut) (F3):

Rebab player, village of Busid al-Nahal near Nap Llammadi (E2, E3):

Three mizmar (or zamr) oboes and a darbuka drum. Qena (E1)

Vintage postcard of musicians, Port Said:

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JORDAN – LEBANON – SYRIA Hudba Arabského Orientu a Severní Afriky (Music of the Arabian Orient and North Africa) – Supraphon 0 17 1932 – Disc 2

JORDAN – LEBANON – SYRIA

Hudba Arabského Orientu a Severní Afriky (Music of the Arabian Orient and North Africa) – Supraphon 0 17 1932 – Disc 2, recorded by Václav Kubica, released 1976 (4 LP)

I have the pleasure of presenting this forgotten four-LP box set of essential authentic folk and classical music from Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco recorded by Czech ethnomusicologist Vaclav Kubica (b. 1926) on the Czech label Supraphon. Kubica also released Iraqi music recordings on the great early Ocora series (Musique Populaire Traditionnelle d’Iraq – OCR 55).

 

Here’s the second disc of the collection showcasing excellent Jordanian, Lebanese, and Syrian music, including buzuk lute (C1, D5), rebab (C2, C5), ney flute (D6), a wedding song (C6), a riveting Syrian ud lute solo (D7) and particularly inspired Lebanese vocals (D1, D2, D3, D4).

 

I will share this box set’s disk 3 (Egypt), and disk 4 (Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco) shortly. Stay tuned for some amazing music!

 

J’ai le plaisir de vous présenter ce coffret quatre disques essentiel tombé dans l’oubli, comprenant de superbes musiques folkloriques et classiques authentiques d'Irak, de Jordanie, du Liban, de Syrie, d'Égypte, de Libye, de Tunisie, d'Algérie et du Maroc enregistrées par l'ethnomusicologue tchèque #(né en 1926) sur le label tchèque Supraphon. Vaclav Kubica a également publié des enregistrements irakiens incontournables sur Ocora (Musique Populaire Traditionnelle d’Iraq – OCR 55).

 

Nous présentons maintenant le deuxième disque du coffret sur la musique 

jordanienne, libanaise et syrienne, y compris du luth bousoq (C1, D5), du rebab (C2, C5), de la flûte ney (D6), une chanson de mariage (C6), un solo de luth oud syrien captivant (D7) et des chants libanais particulièrement inspirés (D1, D2, D3, D4).

 

Je partagerai les disques 3 (Egypte) et 4 (Libye, Tunisie, Algérie, Maroc) du coffret très prochainement.

JORDAN

C1 – Folk song, long-fretted buzuk lute and darbuka drum.

 

C2 – Nail (music and poetry) by Abdu Musa, voice and rebab. Amman.

 

C3 – Bedouin Dance, singing, choir, ululation and clapping.

 

C4 – Bedouin rhythmic crushing of coffee beans.

 

C5 – Kasída by Abdu Musa, voice and rebab. Amman.

 

C6 – Wedding songs by women carrying wedding gifts from the groom’s house to the bride’s house three days before the wedding.

 

 

LEBANON

D1 – Ala Dal'ona, voices, choir, flute, drum and tambourine. 

 

D2 – Mizana-Ataba folk vocal form by Wadi Safi, voice, choir, orchestra. Beirut.

 

D3 – Abu Zuluf by Sabah (1927-2014), choir and orchestra. Beirut.

 

D4 – Kasid. Soloist Maria Atija, orchestra with flute and zither kanun. Beirut.

 

 

SYRIA

D5 – Taksim by Mohammed Abd al-Karim, buzuk lute, Damascus.

 

D6 – Ney flute by Abd al-Salam Safr. 

D7 – Taksim by Amar Naksbendi, ud lute 

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buzuk lute (C1):

Rebab (C2, C5):

Mohammed Abd al-Karim, buzuk lute (D5)

Vintage postcard of two Bedouin rebab players, Syria:

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IRAQ – IRAK Hudba Arabského Orientu a Severní Afriky (Music of the Arabian Orient and North Africa) – Supraphon 0 17 1931 – Disc 1

IRAQ – IRAK

Hudba Arabského Orientu a Severní Afriky (Music of the Arabian Orient and North Africa) – Supraphon 0 17 1931 – Disc 1, recorded by Václav Kubica, released 1976 (4 LP)

I have the pleasure of presenting this forgotten four-LP box set of essential authentic folk and classical music from Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco recorded by Czech ethnomusicologist Vaclav Kubica (b. 1926) on the Czech label Supraphon. Kubica also released Iraqi music recordings on the great early Ocora series (Musique Populaire Traditionnelle d’Iraq – OCR 55).

Here’s the first disc of the collection showcasing Iraqi music, including a precious track by the great ud lute maestro Jamil Bachir (1921-1977) (B4), kanun zither (B5), rebab violin (A2, A3, A4), zurna oboe (B2, B3), Bedouin (A1, A2) and Gypsy (A5) music, a sword dance (B3) and more.

In the coming weeks 

I will share this box set’s disk 2 (Jordan, Lebanon, Syria), disk 

3 (Egypt), and

 disk

 4 (Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco). Stay tuned for some amazing music!

J’ai le plaisir de vous présenter ce coffret quatre disques essentiel tombé dans l’oubli, comprenant de superbes musiques folkloriques et classiques authentiques d'Irak, de Jordanie, du Liban, de Syrie, d'Égypte, de Libye, de Tunisie, d'Algérie et du Maroc enregistrées par l'ethnomusicologue tchèque Vaclav Kubica (né en 1926) sur le label tchèque Supraphon. Vaclav Kubica a également publié des enregistrements irakiens incontournables sur Ocora (Musique Populaire Traditionnelle d’Iraq – OCR 55).

Nous commençons ici par le premier disque du coffret sur la musique irakienne, avec notamment un précieux morceau du grand maître du luth ud Jamil Bachir (1921-1977) (B4), de la cithare kanun (B5), du violon rebab (A2, A3, A4), du hautbois zurna (B2 , B3), de la musique bédouine (A1, A2) et tzigane (A5), et une danse du sabre (B3).

Je partagerai les disques 2 (Jordanie, Liban, Syrie), 3 (Egypte) et 4 (Libye, Tunisie, Algérie, Maroc) du coffret dans les semaines à venir.

 

A1 – Bedouin song by Abd al-Jabbar Aggar, voice. Baghdad.

 

A2 – Kasíd Badawi (Bedouin) by Abd al-Jabbar Aggar, voice and rebab. Baghdad.

 

A3 – Abudija by Abu Sakir, voice and rebab.

 

A4 – Swahli form by Abu Sakir, voice and rebab.

 

A5 – Swahli by The Kawilija Gypsy ensemble, voices, rebab and drums. Ramadi.

 

A6 – Murabba, voices, choir, clapping, drum, and riqq tambourine. Baghdad.

 

B1 – Jalghi Baghdadi (ancient Iraqi musical tradition) by Jalghi Baghdadi ensemble with a four-stringed jawza spike fiddle, santur dulcimer, riqq tambourine and tabla drum. Baghdad.

 

B2 – Group of Dabka men dancing in an open circle, with men’s voices and a zurna oboe. Mahmudija. 

 

B3 – A group of sword dancers – each with a saber and a small round darakka shield – dance to a zurna oboe. Baghdad.

 

B4 – Taksim improvisation by Jamil Bachir (1921-1977), oud (or ‘ud) lute.

Baghdad.

 

B5 – Taksim improvisation by Salim Hussein, kanun zither. Baghdad. 

 

B6 – Samai Lami (instrumental music) by Ghanim Haddad conducting the Institute of Fine Arts Orchestra, Baghdad.

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Our other Iraqi music posts:

Jamil Bachir - Luth Traditionnel - Arabesques N°4, 1973 here

Arabian Music - Maqam - UNESCO Musical Sources Philips, 1971 here

 

Jamil Bachir, ud (B4)

Gypsy dancer (A5)

Dabka dance, zurna oboe (B2) 

Jalghi Baghdadi ensemble with a four-stringed jawza spike fiddle (B1)

Salim Hussein, kanun zither (B5)

Abu Sakir, voice and rebab (A3, A4)

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