Recordings by Senegalese singer Youssou N’Dour, Cape Verde’s famous diva Cesaria Evora, and Palestinian oud player Simon Shaheen all show the influence of Egyptian music. We’ll hear from them and others on this New Sounds, starting with the great Egyptian singer Oum Kalsoum (or Umm Kulthum.) Like the legendary Oum Kalsoum, Cesaria Evora is backed by an Egyptian orchestra -a mix of strings with Arabic sounds like the oud, kanun, and ney flute - on her latest release, Nha Sentimento.
We’ll also hear from Youssou N’Dour’s release “Egypt,” featuring traditional musicians from Senegal and musicians from Cairo. Plus, the oud player Simon Shaheen, Les Musiciens du Nil, and more.
PROGRAM #3010, (First aired on Tues. 12-01-09)
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ARTIST(S) |
RECORDING |
CUT(S) |
SOURCE |
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Cesaria Evora |
Nha Sentimento |
Sentimento, excerpt [1:00] |
Lusaafrica 562503 |
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Oum Kalthoum |
Oum Kalsoum, The Star of the East |
Hedeeth al rouh, excerpt [8:00] |
MLP / World Music Office |
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Youssou N’Dour |
Egypt |
Tijaniyya [5:44] |
Nonesuch #79694** www.nonesuch.com* |
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Cesaria Evora |
Nha Sentimento |
Sentimento [4:27] |
See above. |
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Simon Shaheen |
Music Of Mohamed Abdel Wahab |
Sittel Habayeb [6:33] |
Axiom 422-846 754 Out of print. Try auction sites or Amazon.com* |
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Youssou N’Dour |
Egypt |
Baay Niasse [5:16] |
See above. |
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Cesaria Evora |
Nha Sentimento |
Mam'Bia E So Mi [4:16] |
See above |
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Philip Glass & Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra and Chorus |
The Glass Box |
Aknaten: Window of Appearances [4:24] |
Nonesuch #424508 ** www.nonesuch.com* |
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Ali Jihad Racy |
Ancient Egypt |
The Boat of Millions of Years [4:00] |
Lyrichord #7347 |
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Les Musiciens du Nil (Musicians of the Nile) |
Charcoal Gypsies |
Salamat, excerpt [2:00] |
Real World Records / Carol 2366 www.realworldrecords.com |
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