For today, I wanted to share with you “El Harib“, a psychedelic progressive rock ballad with an oriental touch & beautiful haunted voices, recorded in 1971 by Mahmoud, Hassan & Younes Mégri, founders of the Moroccon band “Les frères Mégri” – Enjoy !
Les frères Mégri – El Harib
You can also listen to this track on my Youtube channel here : https://youtu.be/UiWut4v8xdE
All the best,
Armand
Today, I wanted to share with you “Ana Wil Leyl“, a song by the Lebanese composer Robert Maalouf, with catchy drums and Oriental strings, high sample potential – Enjoy !!
Robert Maalouf – Ana Wil Leyl
You can also listen to this track on my Youtube channel here : https://youtu.be/kkpq5Odkvwo
Armand
Today, I decided to make you rediscover “Alqafila“, a particular song in the oriental catalogue of the Egyptian 20th century legend Mohamed Abdelwahab that doesn’t sounds like his other tracks, a beautiful orchestral track with magnificent violin, organ and oud parts – Enjoy !!
Mohamed Abdelwahab – Alqafila
You can also listen to this track on my #Youtube channel here : https://youtu.be/lUt36ABp0JI
Regards,
Armand
Following to this article, I wanted to share with you “Mawal“, another short but beautiful early 70s Oriental surf track a la Omar Khorshid with sweets violin and flute parts from the Egyptian master Baligh Hamdy – Enjoy !!
Baligh Hamdy – Mawal
You can also listen to this track on my Youtube channel here : https://youtu.be/N6LHPLp6Tfw
Have a nice week !
Armand
Munir Bachir was an Iraqi musician, native of the city of Mossoul.
He began the Aoud (6 strings lute from Iraq) play at 5 years old and became teacher of this instrument at the Musical School of Bagdad at 15 years old.
He militate all his life in favor of the recognition of the Aoud in the Middle East, considering it as a more advanced musical instrument than the mandolin or the sitar.
He toured a lot in Europe (France, Switzerland, Denmark, Germany..) before going back in Orient in the 70s, and recorded a many albums.
The song I wanted to present you today, “Fouk Ennakhl“, is a perfect crossover of Oriental and Occidental musical influences with sweets melancholic piano and violin parts that remind the recordings of the famous Rahbani Brothers from Lebanon – Enjoy !!
Munir Bachir – Fouk Ennakhl
You can also listen to this track on my Youtube channel here : https://youtu.be/MmXVqqdDfp8
Have a nice Sunday,
Armand
Today, I decided to present you “Layali“, a deep and melancholic psychedelic Oriental track with hauntingly organ parts and beautiful voices by the Egyptian composer Baligh Hamdi – Enjoy !
Baligh Hamdi – Layali
You can also listen to this track on my Youtube channel here : https://youtu.be/kZzHWIstDMI
Have a really nice sunday,
Armand
Randa was a Lebanese singer and actress who released a few singles in the mid 60s and in the early 70s.
The track presented here, “Vive L’amour“, is one of the song compiled on an Egyptian record released in 1966 and is a very innovative for the time, mixing Oriental rhythms and Occidental Jerk influences – Enjoy !
Randa – Vive L’Amour
You can also listen to this song on my Youtube channel here : https://youtu.be/185yh7Pho94
Have a nice sunday evening,
Armand
No need to introduce Fairouz (“Turquoise Blue” in Arabic), the greatest singer from Lebanon who recorded several dozen of songs, albums and theater plays, who was married Assi Rahbani and who is the mother of the well known Rahbani brothers.
Born as “Nuhad Rizq Wadīʿ Ḥaddad”, she is one of the most widely admired and deeply respected living singers in the Arab world.
I decided to make you rediscover a very early and rare song from the Diva, “Ya Mayla”, a romantic Bolero sung in Arabic language – Enjoy !
Fayrouz – Ya Mayla
You can also listen to it on my Youtube channel here : https://youtu.be/Pa_LUAqqpEA
See you soon,
Armand
