Urban Egyptian dance music at it's best.

9 MP3 Songs in this album (49:48) !
Related styles: World: Drumming, World: Middle East Traditional, Mood: Party Music

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Details:
The "popular jazz" of Egypt, Baladi is the soundtrack of Cairo and Alxandria in the 1950s. It is urban Egyptian dance music at its most dynamic.

Guy Schalom reunites the all-star team of Egyptian master musicians with two key additions: master percussionist Hassan Reevis and klezmer luminary Frank London on trumpet.

Quotes:
âOutstanding, fresh and compelling as well as technically superb⦠absolutely spot onâ fROOTS
âSchalom has just the right touchâ All About Jazz

Musicians:
Guy Schalom: darabuka
(Natacha Atlas, Musicians of the Nile, Mahmoud Fadl, the Klezmatics, David Krakauer, Konsonans Retro)
with:
âSheikâ Taha: quarter-tone accordion
(Ahmed Adaweia, Mohamed Abdel Wahab, Fifi Abdou, Tahia Cariocca)
Ahmed El Saidi: oriental sax
(Ali Hassan Kuban, Salamat, Shams Hussein)
Hassan Reevis: duff
(Abdel Halim Hafez, Ahmed Adaweia)
Adam Warne: riq & mazhar
(Nizar Rohana, Los Desterrados, Jadid Ensemble)

and special guest:

Frank London: trumpet
(the Klezmatics, Frank Londonâs Klezmer Brass Allstars, Maurice El Medioni)