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Anouar Brahem and the Art of the Oud Simon Shaheen -Oud and Violin Player
Fes Festival of World Sacred Music Um Kulthum: A Voice Like Egypt (aramusic.com)Senegalese Singer Youssou N'Dour CD 'Egypt'
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New Release: Professor Racy's New Book on Tarab Making Music in the Arab World A. J. Racy University of California, Los Angeles Cambridge University Press A.J. Racy is a well known scholar of ethnomusicology. In this pioneering book, he provides an intimate portrayal of the Arab musical experience. The focus is tarab, a multifaceted concept that has no exact equivalent in English and refers to the indigenous music and the ecstasy associated with it. |