| Fadl, Mahmoud / Drummers of the Nile Go South |
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| Album: | Drummers of the Nile Go South | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Fadl, Mahmoud | Added: | Jul 2002 | |
| Label: | Piranha Musik | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2002-08-19 | Pull Date: | 2002-10-21 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | Oct 20 | Oct 13 | Oct 6 | Sep 29 | Sep 22 | Sep 15 | Sep 8 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Mar 01, 2011: | anti-heroine Shofna Gamar, Jibal Al Nuba | 4. | Dec 09, 2004: | Sunshine ... in the Afternoon United Nubians - Saidi Style | |
| 2. | Oct 11, 2006: | Morning Glory United Nubians - Saidi Style | 5. | Jun 12, 2004: | Morning Glory United Nubians - Saidi Style | |
| 3. | Jul 07, 2006: | Sunshine ... in the Afternoon United Nubians - Saidi Stylee ((Rhythm: Tribal House) | 6. | Mar 09, 2004: | Sunshine ... in the Afternoon Makaoum Suez |
| Album Review |
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| Fo Reviewed 2002-08-05 | ||
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MAHMOUD FADL – Drummers of the Nile Go South Piranha, 2002 EGYPT – Excellent traditional Nubian music, reflecting the culture of an ancient, lost land (it was flooded to create Lake Nasser in the 1960’s). Nubia straddled the current Egypt/Sudan border, and so the music combines Arabic atmosphere with a more “African” rhythmic sense. The rhythm section includes congas, bongos, and spoons! The beats are awesome, but the best tracks have vocals in Nubian and Arabic. The entire album is first-rate! Definitely recommended! Fo’s Picks: 4, 7, 9, 13, 16 # 2, 5, 8, 10, 11, 14, 15, 17 are very cool drum rhythms, each under 2 minutes long. Beat heads might wanna mix with these, and should definitely check out #18 as well. 03. 6:49 – filigreed string-picking 2 mins, then upbeat caravan rhythm w/male chorus 04. 3:39 – old Nuba (Sudanese) song w/female call & response chorus and good drums. 06. 3:08 – up/med tempo, deadpan male vox; same string/drum style as track 3 07. 5:09 – sounds more Asian than African! Very nifty drum pattern and stretchy nasal vocal 09. 2:50 – another Sudanese song: propulsive, somewhat bouncy beat and female chorus 12. 4:43 – wedding chant: slow with long, twisty vocal lines; first half a cappella, then drums 13. 4:10 – long intro with fast strumming, then uptempo drums join in. male chorus near end 16. 3:25 – quick modern drums; male singers name all the villages destroyed by the lake 18. 4:20 – modern tribal house, with live & sampled drums. Also mix in some pipes. [Fo] - 8/5/02 | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Ambesto | 10. | Alara | |||
| 2. | Nubian Walk | 11. | Meroe | |||
| 3. | El Semsemya | 12. | Al Adil Welzein | |||
| 4. | Jibal Al Nuba | 13. | Ya Markeb Al Hind | |||
| 5. | Jirk | 14. | Piye | |||
| 6. | Ah Ya Lalli | 15. | Satis | |||
| 7. | Ana Ayan | 16. | Shachtak Bachtak | |||
| 8. | Kandaka | 17. | Makaoum Suez | |||
| 9. | Shofna Gamar | 18. | United Nubians - Saidi Style | |||
| 19. | Ambesto 2 | |||||