Ramzy, Hossam / Bedouin Tribal Dance
| Album: | Bedouin Tribal Dance | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Ramzy, Hossam | Added: | Jan 2007 | |
| Label: | Arc Music Inc. | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2007-02-11 | Pull Date: | 2007-04-15 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
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| Week Ending: | Mar 18 | Mar 11 | Feb 25 | Feb 18 |
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| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jan 06, 2016: | 2016-1-6
Enta W'bas |
4. | Mar 16, 2007: | Carrots & Sticks... But Mostly Sticks
Raqset Al-Hajjalah |
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| 2. | Dec 31, 2014: | 12-31-2014
Enta W'bas, Raqset Al-Hajjalah |
5. | Mar 13, 2007: | At the Cafe Bohemian
Raqset Al-Hajjalah |
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| 3. | Mar 10, 2008: | Emphysema For Emphasis
Raqset Al-Hajjalah |
6. | Mar 08, 2007: | Sunshine ... in the Afternoon
Al Majroodah |
Album Review
Sadie O.
Reviewed 2007-02-12
Reviewed 2007-02-12
Ramzy, Hossam – Bedouin Tribal Dance
Reviewed by Sadie O., 2/1/07
Traditional wedding/celebration music of the Egyptian Bedouins, as presented by the prolific musical chronicler Hossam Ramzy. Apparently the instruments consist of three horns, perhaps akin to the ney, with a drone (so almost all songs are like bagpipe tunes – if you can’t stand the sound of bagpipes, you probably won’t enjoy this!) and lots of hand drums. There are a male and a female singer, although most songs are instrumentals.
No FCCs – all in Arabic. Most sound frankly quite similar – I guess I like 10 best just because it’s a duet, which adds interest.
1. **Bagpipe-like horn solo, then downtempo percussion and horns – very sinuous instrumental.
2. **Similar instrumentation, but quite uptempo. Female vocals come in quite a ways along, call and response
3. **very familiar midtempo Egyptian-style bellydance beat, more horns, instrumental.
4. **similar beat but downtempo. Male vocals.
5. **slow and rather mournful-sounding horn intro, slow handdrum beat after 40 seconds, instrumental
6. ***drone/horn intro, then uptempo instrumental romp – conjures up a circle-dance-til-you-drop party.
7. **uptempo with some syncopation, female vocals.
8. **uptempo, male vocals
9. ***horn intro, then quite uptempo dance instrumental.
10. ***uptempo with lots of showy hand drum work, pleasant vocals, both male and female, love song.
Reviewed by Sadie O., 2/1/07
Traditional wedding/celebration music of the Egyptian Bedouins, as presented by the prolific musical chronicler Hossam Ramzy. Apparently the instruments consist of three horns, perhaps akin to the ney, with a drone (so almost all songs are like bagpipe tunes – if you can’t stand the sound of bagpipes, you probably won’t enjoy this!) and lots of hand drums. There are a male and a female singer, although most songs are instrumentals.
No FCCs – all in Arabic. Most sound frankly quite similar – I guess I like 10 best just because it’s a duet, which adds interest.
1. **Bagpipe-like horn solo, then downtempo percussion and horns – very sinuous instrumental.
2. **Similar instrumentation, but quite uptempo. Female vocals come in quite a ways along, call and response
3. **very familiar midtempo Egyptian-style bellydance beat, more horns, instrumental.
4. **similar beat but downtempo. Male vocals.
5. **slow and rather mournful-sounding horn intro, slow handdrum beat after 40 seconds, instrumental
6. ***drone/horn intro, then uptempo instrumental romp – conjures up a circle-dance-til-you-drop party.
7. **uptempo with some syncopation, female vocals.
8. **uptempo, male vocals
9. ***horn intro, then quite uptempo dance instrumental.
10. ***uptempo with lots of showy hand drum work, pleasant vocals, both male and female, love song.
Track Listing
| 1. | Raqset Al-Hajjalah | 6. | Shebi W'talhinah | |||
| 2. | Enta W'bas | 7. | Ghaly Al Ein | |||
| 3. | Efrooh Bwadina | 8. | Matloumini | |||
| 4. | Habbetik B'jnoon | 9. | Al Majroodah | |||
| 5. | Oyounik Ya Sattar | 10. | Baly Mashghoul |