World Music on Continental Drift

Pyramids and structural remains of ancient Egypt with their beauty and mysteries have always been the center of attention when it comes to Egypt and its culture. But it wont take too long to see the same magnitude of beauty and glamor in music of Egypt. In fact, the earliest material and representational evidence of Egyptian musical instruments dates to the Predynastic period, but the evidence is more securely attested in the Old Kingdom when harps, flutes and double clarinets were played. Percussion instruments, lyres and lutes were added to orchestras by the Middle Kingdom. While preserving the traditional roots, the modern Egyptian music has a touch of Turkish, Spanish, and Arab music styles. In this show, we selected a set of instrumental pieces that would introduce different musical instruments of Egypt along with some traditional and folk songs. We ended the coverage of Egyptian music on this edition of Continental Drift with half an hour of pop music from Egypt and of course we could not resist playing Amr Diab’s Habibi.

PLAYLIST:

Format: Track – Artist /Album

• Luxor Baladna (Saidi) -    Upper Egypt Ensemble / Egypt – A Musical Voyage

• Gabet Al Nour -    Gamal Goma / The Heartbeat of Egypt

• Hamdi Matkal Kenawi – Unspecified / Rabab: Singing and Epic Songs (Egypt)

• Train To Mumbai – Zach Mechlem / Streets Of Egypt

• Winding Waters    - Zach Mechlem / Streets Of Egypt

• Folk Song With Tamburah: Nubian Girl – Various Artists / Egypt – Echoes Of The Nile

• Atum (Creator Sun God): I. Song: voices, nay – Michael Atherton    / Ankh: The Sound of Ancient Egypt

• Atum (Creator Sun God): V. Instrumental (Arghul) – Michael Atherton / Ankh: The Sound of Ancient Egypt

• Madam Tehab Betenker Lieh – Mohamed Abd Elwahab Band / Sharkiat (Egyptian Folk Songs)

• Solo de luth – Samy Elmaghribi    / Egyptien

• KHOLKHAL TAHEYYA (Taheyya’s Ankle) – Hossam Ramzy / Sabla Tolo – Journeys into pure Egyptian Percussion

• Kont Fain Wana Fain – Youssef Boutros /    Nostalgic Egyptian

• Nay by Mohamed Fouda 1 – Mohamed Fouda    / Egyptian Taqasim Vol.1

• Oud by Mamdouh El Gebaly 2 – Mamdouh El Gebaly    / Egyptian Taqasim Vol.1

• Kahn El-Khaleely – Salah Ragab & The Cairo Jazz Band / Egyptian Jazz [Re-mastered,Bonus Tracks]

• Lafat ala Gheri – Wust el Balad

• Avante de Partir – Noun Ya

• Flamenco Oriental – Dalida

• Kol El Ayadi – Gehan Rateb

• Mesh Ma’ool – Mohamed Hamaky

• Amr Diab – Habibi

Global Shuffle Segment (11:30 p.m. – 12:00 a.m.):

Balkan Beat Box

*Listen to the following song here.

• Baba Mimoun – Hassan Ben Jaafar

• Quand EsctCe Qu’on Arric – Balkan Beat Box

• Siki, Siki Baba – Kocani Orkestar

• Metamorfosi – Gianluca Mercurio

• Dave og Jon – Sudan Dudan