Of all the things in Islamic countries, the one that i missed the most when i was in Europe was the call to pray five times a day. It actually took me sometime to realise what was it that made me feel different in the streets of Rabat or in a little town of the Draa valley. I know that i could make some point about the noise pollution introduced by so many mosques around the world, but i wont. It marks the rhythm of the day, it grounds the time in such an effective and beautiful way. The voices of the Mohaicins (the ones that call to pray) are filled with emotion, and that feeling soaks every alley way, every street, every town, every city of the Muslim world. It is a daily reminder of our human condition, that we are tiny in comparison with the Universe that we are living in, that our power is negligible in comparison with that of nature. In here i post a verse of the Holy Qur2an sung by a Sheij:
http://omoniak.ath.cx:8888/af_nono/114.mp3
And an islamic chant of a more romantic nature (as i was told):
http://omoniak.ath.cx:8888/af_nono/18.rm
My experience with music has not only been related directly to Islam, actually i have assisted to a multitude of concerts in Alexandria and Cairo. The African, Asian and Islamic influences give birth in this region to a great variety of styles. They are impossible to account for an egnabi like me, but here are some nice examples:
http://omoniak.ath.cx:8888/af_nono/mzmar.mp3
The percussion that makes me go mad, yalla al-tabla!!!
http://omoniak.ath.cx:8888/af_nono/tabla.mp3
And the sagrita, those known high pitch shouts that women perform, they remind me so much of traditional weddings in Islamic countries. You dont know what im talking about?
http://omoniak.ath.cx:8888/af_nono/sagrita.mp3
Apart of the modern anti-music of westerner influence (pretty girls/boys that show loads of skin during their stupid dances but they have not composed a single poem or a melody in their life) contemporary compositions flourish too nurtured by the aforementioned musical traditions, one of the most beautiful examples i found:
http://omoniak.ath.cx:8888/af_nono/secretlove.rm
And i was lucky enough to watch a professional Anun player in my own living room. Here i present the young local talent Amira, from Collage Band in Alexandria, playing a composition of the living legend Belal Hosni...The canabe ahmar crew is in tha house, and this is just the first day of rehearsal !!! wait to see the final version:
This traditional Egyptian instrument is one of the most complicated to play and difficult to master, but as u saw the beauty of its sound when in expert hands cannot be described with words. In here another clip from Amira accompanied by a Re (la pandereta de toda la vida), performing a melody of a known Turkish composer that i cannot spell:
And as a final comedy note, remember:
http://omoniak.ath.cx:8888/af_nono/114.mp3
And an islamic chant of a more romantic nature (as i was told):
http://omoniak.ath.cx:8888/af_nono/18.rm
My experience with music has not only been related directly to Islam, actually i have assisted to a multitude of concerts in Alexandria and Cairo. The African, Asian and Islamic influences give birth in this region to a great variety of styles. They are impossible to account for an egnabi like me, but here are some nice examples:
http://omoniak.ath.cx:8888/af_nono/mzmar.mp3
The percussion that makes me go mad, yalla al-tabla!!!
http://omoniak.ath.cx:8888/af_nono/tabla.mp3
And the sagrita, those known high pitch shouts that women perform, they remind me so much of traditional weddings in Islamic countries. You dont know what im talking about?
http://omoniak.ath.cx:8888/af_nono/sagrita.mp3
Apart of the modern anti-music of westerner influence (pretty girls/boys that show loads of skin during their stupid dances but they have not composed a single poem or a melody in their life) contemporary compositions flourish too nurtured by the aforementioned musical traditions, one of the most beautiful examples i found:
http://omoniak.ath.cx:8888/af_nono/secretlove.rm
And i was lucky enough to watch a professional Anun player in my own living room. Here i present the young local talent Amira, from Collage Band in Alexandria, playing a composition of the living legend Belal Hosni...The canabe ahmar crew is in tha house, and this is just the first day of rehearsal !!! wait to see the final version:
This traditional Egyptian instrument is one of the most complicated to play and difficult to master, but as u saw the beauty of its sound when in expert hands cannot be described with words. In here another clip from Amira accompanied by a Re (la pandereta de toda la vida), performing a melody of a known Turkish composer that i cannot spell:
And as a final comedy note, remember:
