Rock Paper Scissors - Arabesque Music Ensemble, The Music of the Three Musketeers (Xauen Music)

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Sample Track 1:
"Ala Baladi al Mahbub" from Arabesque Music Ensemble

Sample Track 2:
"Ifrah ya Qalbi" from Arabesque Music Ensemble

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The group formerly known as the Chicago Classical Oriental Ensemble performs the music of Zakariyya Ahmad, Muhammad al-Qasabji, and Riyad al-Sunbati, who collectively composed most of the repertoire sung by Egypt's legendary Umm Kulthum. Seventy-five-year-old Syrian singer Youssef Kassab, who also transcribed the compositions from recordings, joins the Chicago sextet. Discover the sounds that brought Egypt to a standstill during Kulthum's weekly radio appearances.

-- by Richard Gehr 02/27/08 >> go there

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