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Unplayed mint COPY.  LP limited edition.  out of print

 
A treasure trove of cosmic funk and lush dancefloor seductions recorded, remarkably, against the backdrop of the Lebanese Civil War and international intrigue in Egypt. The 11 tracks recorded here, over a decade, range from giddy 70s dance music from the likes of Joseph Nemnon ("Rasputin") to a positively bonkers synth psyche-out from Assa'd Khoury. The playing through out these tracks is exemplary, with muscular funk workouts rendered mind-bending to staid western ears by Middle Eastern modes and rhythms. Another highlight amongst highlights is the moody kitch dancer Jamileh by Ihsan Al Munzer, as seductive as it is fried by phaser and flanger effects.


Egypt & Lebanon: Cosmic Arab Disco & Searing Dance Floor Bangers 1974-1985 is a monumental introduction to some of the hippest proto-electronic music from the Middle East in the 1970s and 1980s. These are some of the prime cuts that electrified dance clubs throughout the Middle East, from Cairo to Beirut, featuring psychedelic synths and organs, break-neck percussion, and mind-bending beats. The music is a flowering of experimentation with synthesizers, complex electronic flourishes, hard-disco funk, and swirling innovative melodies based on traditional forms. This LP compilation proves some of the most forward-thinking music being made in Arab world was conjured by absorbing everything that radiated from European and American discos and then furthering the dialogue, with sublime results. Features twelve, secret weapon tracks to set ablaze any dancefloor.


Features Joseph Nemnom, Iman El Bahr Darwish, Isahn Al Munzer, Mohammed Jamal, Assa'd Khoury With His Oriental Electronic Organ & Band, Ammar El Shariyi, and Farid Atrache.

Fans of Omar Khorshid, Baligh Hamdy, Baligh Hamdi, Fariuz, Oum Kathoum, Abdul Halim Hafez, Farid El Atrache, Ziad Rahbani, Elias Rahbani,