بليغ حمدي (Baligh Hamdi) & Magid Khan - Indo-Arabic Variations LP

Unique fusion of the Indian and Egyptian music cultures devised by Baligh Hamdi, the most prominent of all modern composers in the Arab-speaking world. Hamdi, who penned dozens of hit compositions for Umm Kulthum, Abdel Halim Hafez, Warda and Sabah amongst others, also shaped the future of Arabic music in a way that's difficult to overestimate.

Directed by Hamdi, the renowned Indian sitar player Magid Khan joins the Egyptian musicians of Abdel Halim Hafez's orchestra in re-reading some of Hamdi's compositions from a new perspective – here sitar and tabla dance together with arghoul, ney and other Arabic instruments.

An east-meets-east masterpiece in which Hamdi once again pushed the boundaries of Arabic music in his tireless quest for a broader, more global reach.

Tracklisting:

A1. Gazairïa 5:35
A2. Sahara 4:50
A3. Achark 7:45
B1. Lahore 6:60
B2. Ennaï 5:25
B3. Magnouna 5:10

LP, Album, RE

Altercat Records

ALT016