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Unplayed mint COPY. LP limited edition. out of print
LIMITED REISSUE OOP and quite RARE! KILLER compilation of hard to find Lebanese 60's/70's tracks.
COVER/VINYL M/M
Beirut,
Lebanon's beautiful capital city on the Eastern Mediterranean
waterfront, was once hailed as "the Paris of the Middle East," until a
brutal civil war began in 1975; the country was all but destroyed by the
time the violence ended many years later. During the early 1970s, the
center of the Middle East's music industry was located in Beirut. Many
great artists flourished in its nightclubs and recording studios as the
city became the entertainment playground for the entire Arab world. Some
of the greatest Arabic musicians and performers of the 20th century
were either living there or frequently passing through -- legends like
Fairuz, Sabah, Farid El Atrache, Omar Khorshid, Taroub, the Rahbani
Brothers, and many others. This album, which features some of these
legends along with others who are less well known, showcases the breadth
of musical styles flourishing in Beirut. Arabic pop yeh yeh, Latin
jazz, orchestral groove, folk rock melancholia, surf guitar, and a host
of beguiling approximations on every genre of the time, yet all singular
in their Arabic, cosmopolitan flair. These tracks represent a
magnificent period when, for a brief number of years, Beirut was the
place to be. Performers include the Bandali Family, Filmon Wehbi, Elias
Rahbani, Ziad Rahbani, Taroub, Nabil Abdel Ali, Sabah, Mike Hegazi, and
Georgette Sayegh.
Side A
01. Bandali Family Do You Love Me? 05:41
02. Filmon Wehbi Bishtikibom 01:52
03. Elias Rahbani Beat, Beat, Beat 04:07
04. Taroub Tiki Tiki Tak 02:45
05. Nabil Abdel Ali Improvisation for Guitar 02:27
06. Sabah Hully Gully 02:38
Side B
07. Mike Hegazi Kaddal El Mayass 03:30
08. Georgette Sayegh Ya Nassini 02:19
09. Filmon Wehbi Hamburger 03:00
10. Rahbani Brothers Dabke Al Mahata 02:38
11. Taroub Al Qamar Talea 03:56
12. Ziad Rahbani Les Gardienne De Cles 02:36
13. Nabil Abdel Ali Oriental Music 03:40
Fans of Omar Khorshid, Baligh Hamdy, Baligh Hamdi, Fariuz, Oum Kathoum, Abdul Halim Hafez, Farid El Atrache,