Archives of Arabic Music, Vol. 1

• Artist: Various Artists
• Release Date: 1987
• Total Time: 71:41
• Type: Collection (various artists), Compilation (best of)
• Genre: World

Review

Archives de la Musique Arabe, Vol. 1 is the Arabic equivalent of the earliest Yazoo recordings (i.e., taken from old 78s dating from the first quarter of the century; in this case, 1908-1920). Consequently, the sound quality is often quite rough, and there is never a lack of surface noise. However, this is amazing music of great historical importance, so many listeners will not have a problem overlooking the record noise. The Ocora label, in conjunction with the Institut du Monde Arabe, presents historic early recordings of such influential and famous musicians as Egypt's Yusuf al-Manyalawi and Abduh al-Hamuli. Among the artists' repertoire are qasidas (improvisation on classical poems), a dawr (chant with improvisation and refrain), a bashraf (instrumental overture), and a taqsim (instrumental improvisation). ~ Joslyn Layne, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Taqsim Rasd		Muhyiddin Ba Yun	(6:52)
Qasida: Saluha Limadha		Muhammad Al Ashiq	(7:04)
Qasida: Ukadhdhibu Nafsi		Yusuf Al-Manyalawi	(8:22)
Sallimit Rohak		Ali Abd Al-Bari	(14:30)
Mawwal Baghdadi: Ya Rabbi Najik		Ahmad Al-Shaykh	(3:31)
Bashraf Qarabatak: Sikah		Ensemble d'Amin Al-Buzari	(8:02)
Qasida: In Kuntu Fi L-Jaysh		Salama Highzi	(15:22)
Qasida: Fatakatu Lahziki		Abd Al-Hayy Hilmi	(7:58)

Credits

Muhyiddin Ba Yun (Performer), Yusuf Al-Manyalawi (Performer), Abd Al-Hayy Hilmi (Performer), Ahmad Al-Shaykh (Performer), Ensemble d'Amin Al-Buzari (Performer), Ali Abd Al-Bari (Performer), Muhammad Al Ashiq (Performer), Salama Highzi (Performer)