Tag: Egypt
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Diggers’ delights on Nagat El Seghira’s cult 1980 album – originally released on cassette, now cut to vinyl for first time by Wewantsounds and Disco Arabesquo
The track Ana Basha El Bahr (“I Adore The Sea”) by Nagat El Seghira will have loopdiggas frothing at the mouth through its reissue by Wewantsounds and Disco Arabesquo – originally only on cassette and produced by Hany Shenouda, also a musician in cult group Al Massrieen. The reissue of the collectors’ album from 1980…
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‘The Voice of Egypt’ lives on – pioneer and icon Umm Kulthum (Om Kalsoum) – on remastered double vinyl drop via the devoted Souma Records
Umm Kulthum is an internationally famous Egyptian singer and has two of her classic works reissued by Souma Records this month. Ubiquitous across the Arab World as a singer-songwriter and film actor of the 1930s to the 1970s, she has had many accolades and tributes paid – known as ‘Kawkab al-Sharq’ (‘Star of the East’)…
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Postdrone is one of Egypt’s most versatile musicians – his new album for the RAKETE label further shows the talent of producers from Cairo
Postdrone is an emerging production talent from Egypt and his forthcoming Ready For Nothing LP – a feast of post-dubstep electro fusion, industrial ambient and rap – is in perfect company at Cairo-based label RAKETE. The stable “echoe the sounds of an ever-growing club culture, bringing together the most sought after work from music producers…
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Omar Khorshid kicks off 2021 for Wewantsounds – this reissue of collector’s classic ‘We Want Love’ is an instrumental masterpiece, by one of the greatest guitarists ever
Omar Khorshid is one of the greatest guitar players of the Arab world – so naturally, one of the best to pick up the instrument and grace our planet – and this much needed reissue of We Want Love is a must from Wewantsounds. The label’s Arabic series of albums has grown very consistently, blessing our…
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