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The Music of Islām : recorded in Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Turkey, Yemen, Pakistan, Indonesia, Iran and Qatar

Title
The Music of Islām : recorded in Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Turkey, Yemen, Pakistan, Indonesia, Iran and Qatar / produced by David Parsons [and] Prof. Margaret Kartomi (track 8).
Publication
Tucson, Ariz. : Celestial Harmonies, ℗1997.

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Parsons, David (Composer)
Description
1 audio disc (78:33) : digital; 4 3/4 in.
Alternative Title
Music of Islam sampler
Subject
  • Islamic music
  • World music
  • Songs, Arabic
  • Chants
  • Islam > Music
  • Islam
  • Egypt > Music
  • Egypt
Genre/Form
Music.
Note
  • Compact disc.
  • Digital recordings.
  • Sampler of selections from the 15-volume series of the same title.
  • "Ten years in the making, the Music of Islām series represents the most comprehensive sound documentation available of a world religion dating back to I/622 ... covering ancient and contemporary styles from Qurʻān recitation to frenetic percussion, from Ṣūfī ceremonies to the music of the Whirling Dervishes, and songs from Yemen's ancient capital Sanaʻa and Indonesia's remote provinces"--Container.
  • Booklet (40 pages : illustrations)--containing reprints of texts on Islamic music by Armand Shiloah, on Islamic religion (Encyclopaedia Britannica), on Islamic calligraphy by Suzan Al-Mutawa, an introduction to Islamic history by Francis Robinson, and bibliographical references inserted in container.
Credits (note)
  • Produced by David Parsons and Prof. Margaret Kartomi (track 8).
Contents
Baqara sūrah II, 1-5 (H. Hafiz Kani Karaca) ([Koran recitation], Istanbul, Turkey) (3:04) -- Farhangʻe aʻvam (Mr. Sadjadifard, Mr. Djamshidi, Mr. Sahihi) (near Tehran, Iran) (2:33) -- Youbati (various) ([Gnāwa music from] Marrakesh, Morocco) (6:36) -- Bent el balad (various) (Cairo, Egypt) (4:26) -- Kaʻbenin Yollari (Galata Mevlevî Music and Sema Ensemble) (Istanbul, Turkey) (5:00) -- Ya Rabbat el-Hussen (Saleh Abdul Baqi) (Sanaʻa, Yemen) (4:40) -- Raga Bairagi Bhairva [i.e. Bhairav] (various) (Lahore, Pakistan) (6:51) -- Ratep Meusuekat (Pho Cut Nyak Dhin Ensemble) (Meulaboh, Aceh, Indonesia) (4:51) -- Al-kartch (Aswān Troupe for Folkloric Arts) ([Nubian music from] Aswān, Egypt) (6:26) -- Qum na dimi (Mohammed Saleh Abd Al-Saheb Lelo and Haitham Hasan) (Doha, Qatar) (4:23) -- Baad el asaha (various) ([Bedouins in] South Sinai, Egypt) (5:56) -- Eshbehayn (various) ([Andalusian music from] Tetuan, Morocco) (5:00) -- Tekbir (Galada Mevlevî Music and Sema Ensemble ; Nail Kesova, conductor) ([Mevleviyeh order], Istanbul, Turkey)(3:51) -- Mawal I (Lotfi Jormana Group) (Tunis, Tunisia) (4:29) -- Scene inauguration (ʻAīssāoua Ṣūfī Musicians) (Marrakesh, Morocco) (9:17).
OCLC
  • ocm38953846
  • 38953846
  • SCSB-13652469
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries