8437002045067

Egyptian Taqasim, Vol. 1

Various Artists

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Format: CD

Cat No: ND0702

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Release Date:  09 June 2008

Label:  Nesma Music

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  8437002045067

Genres:  World Music  Middle East  

  • Description

    The Taqsim, or Taqasim in plural, is a traditional Arabic musical form of instrumental improvisation and is usually performed solo or accompanied by a simple percussion line. The Taqsim can be used to introduce a song, in the middle of a piece, or as a piece itself where the player shows his or her virtuosity improvising over a melodic theme. This album presents a compilation of Taqasim performed by Egyptian musicians on some of the most popular instruments of today's Arabic musical panorama. Some of these taqasim are played on traditional Arabic instruments like the nay, the kawala, the oud or the kanoun; others are played on western instruments like the violin or cello incorporated into modern Arabic music of the 19th and 20th centuries.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Nay - Mohamed Fouda
      • 2. Nay - Mohamed Fouda
      • 3. Oud - Mamdouh El Gebaly
      • 4. Cello - Emad Ashour
      • 5. Cello - Emad Ashour
      • 6. Kawala - Abdalla Helmy
      • 7. Kawala - Abdalla Helmy
      • 8. Kanoun - Maged Naeem
      • 9. Violin - Mohamed Aly
      • 10. Violin - Mohamed Aly
      • 11. Nay - Mohamed Fouda
      • 12. Oud - Mamdouh El Gebaly