Egypt - Tarek Abdallah

Wasla: Suites musicales égyptiennes
Tarek Abdallah / Adel Shams El-Din
Buda Musique 4704634

Contents:

    I. Wasla Bayyati
  1. Ni Sama'i ni qadim
  2. Wasla
  3. Prélude Shams
  4. Taqasim Bayyati
  5. Istihilal Bayyati
  6. Walli Gai

    7. II. Wasla Rast
  7. Sama'i Rast
  8. Khush-Rank
  9. Prélude Madad
  10. Taqasim Rast
  11. Longa Rast

    12. III. Wasla Sikah
  12. Waslitna

Performers: Tarek Abdallah (oud), Adel Shams El-Din (riqq)

Playing time: 60'09"

Recording date: 2014 (unknown); released: 2015

Music is by Tarek Abdallah, the first suite based on traditional forms, and the second on material of Mohammed al-Qasabgi.

According to the label website: "Born in Alexandria in 1975, Tarek Abdallah is a composer and interpretor who draws his inspiration from the golden age of Egyptian art of solo oud (1910-1930) — which is also the main focus of his musicology research work at the University of Lyon."

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T. M. McComb