Hamza El Din - Al Oud (LP, Cle) Mint (M) / Mint (M)

Summary: Vinyl, LP1, Al Oud, Hamza El Din, 2023, US

Media Condition:  Mint (M)
Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)
Country:    US  
Released:  02 Jun 2023
Genre:       Folk World & Country
Style:         

Comments:
New, Sealed.
 

Notes:

Instrumental and Vocal Music of Nubia

1. Childhood
2. The Spirits
3. Grandfathers’ Stories
4. Did Nara Remember
5. The Message Bearer
6. The Gondola
7. Call For Unity
8. The Fortune Teller
9. Greeting Card 

Barcode and Other Identifiers:

Barcode 848064015406
Label Code RGM-1540

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RGM-1540

It’s fair to say that what Ravi Shankar did for the sitar, Hamza El Din did for the oud (the short-necked Arabian lute): bringing a little-known instrument to the attention of the West and popularizing it. Indeed, he ended up playing oud with everybody from the Grateful Dead to the Kronos Quartet to his one-time roommate Sandy Bull. But El Din’s gifts went beyond that of an oud virtuoso; he was also an accomplished singer and composer, and you will hear all of those talents on full display on this seminal album, released on Vanguard in 1965 soon after his star-making appearance at the 1964 Newport Folk Festival that attracted the attention of Bob Dylan and Joan Baez. Meditative, mesmerizing, and haunting, Al Oud features nine original compositions based on Nubian folk traditions; at first it’s the exotic sound of the oud that draws you in, but it’s the rhythmic pulse of the music and the expressive quality of El Din’s voice that keeps you riveted. A richly rewarding listen.