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This show presents the heart of Egypt and
the Egyptian people from all walks of life.
Classical music that touched the hearts of generations
past mixed in with Famous Egyptian Traditional music
THE BALADI (Urbanised Folklore)
that holds the innocence of the countryside as well
as all the lure of the Ghetto.
In this show we will not be trying to make history.
I am actually bringing to you the people who created
the history of Egyptian music from the 20th century.
The
Band:
 Emil
Bassili, Violin
A violinist who brings you the smooth sounds of
Cairo. Serpentine like soloing and heart rendering
Arabian Nights. He was one of the famous Violinists
in the highest acclaimed orchestra playing for the
most famous singer of Arabian times: Om Kolthoum
(the Shining Star of the Middle East).
 Wadie
Nossier, Nay (Egyptian Bamboo Flute)
An incredible performer, who takes you on journey,
sailing the flowing waters, calmly caressing the
banks of the Nile River passing through the history
of Egypt. The Nay is an unchanged instrument since
the times of the Pharaohs. Wadie is professor of
Music at the Egyptian High institute of Arabian
Music and a man who worked and recorded with....
well, almost any and everyone who is worth mentioning
as a brilliant star singer. Soulful, Spiritual,
Floating, Playful and very Accurate.
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Gamal El Soghayyar, Keyboards
The son of the late El Gamal, Cairo's best known
accordion player, who put him on the stage at the
age of 7 to play in weddings, birthdays and traditional
parties. By the age of 10, El Gamal El Soghayyar
became very well known in the musical scene and
was working professionally in the nightclubs next
to his dad. He specialised in music for Belly dancing
and composed 100's of some of the best known Egyptian
dancers such as Shushu Amin, Hala El Safi, Mona
El Saied and many more. His music had now become
known as the "Golden Oldies" of nowadays.
He is formidable arranger who has made and recorded
music since the early 70's.
 Sheikh
Taha, Accordion
Sheikh Taha is an accordion player who put many
of the world famous popular singers of Egypt on
the map. Singers like Ahmed Adaweya, Mohamed Abdel
Mottalib & many more. The distinctive sound
of the best Baladi improvisation, a man who not
only studied Arabian music, but has also composed
in Jazz format and written many tunes that echoing
all over the world.
 Josef
Iskander, Drums
A drummer extraordinaire. He has been at the forefront
of the Arabic music scene in Cairo, the Middle East
and Europ. He toured the world and performed to
the masses. He was the support percussionist on
Hossam Ramzy's first ever release (An Introduction
to Egyptian Dance Rhythms) in 1987 and still holds
that same position. To keep up pace with Hossam
Ramzy's intricate rhythmenology, you have to be
very knowledgeable in Egyptian and World Percussion
in all its colours and a Metronomic Demon.
To do that for the last two decades.... Josef Iskander
continues to do so and be there......
The Show:
 The
show is divided into these two sections, starting
with the classical part :
· Instrumental music to the history
making songs from Om Kolthoum , Abdul Halim Hafiz
and Farid Al Atrash are being visually portrayed
by the delightful dancing of Serena Ramzy.
· Powerful Rhythmic Drum Solos by Hossam
Ramzy & Josef Iskander.
· Spiritual
improvisations to new compositions by Hossam presenting
the Egyptian Nay Flute by Wadie Nossier and the
singing strings of the Egyptian Violin by Emil Bassili.
All this is performed by the orchestra accompanied
by the Accordion from Sheikh Taha and Keyboards
by El Gamal El Soghayyar.
Second part: Baladi
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Live improvisation created on the night by the Quarter
tone Accordion played by Sheikh Taha, Egypt's most
acclaimed accordionist of the last 4 decades. Presenting
accurate interpretation by Serena Ramzy to this
impromptu composition and supported by the same
style of Question and Answer from the whole orchestra.
· Baladi, as an improvised style, has
another branch to it that became known songs and
gained high popularity. Serena Ramzy in this second
half will be dancing to some of these songs portraying
and presenting some of her own choreographies as
presented on her recently released DVD "Visual
Melodies".
· No Baladi composition
is complete without a live, Improvised Drum Solo
Duets. Here, Hossam & Josef will be accompanying
Serena on a journey, exploring the various ways
to interpret the Egyptian Rhythms, old and new.
Sharp accents, soft transitions and rhythmic phrasing
that become alive in 3D.
In all,
an evening of celebration of Egyptian Music and
Dancing presented by Hossam Ramzy Ensemble.
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Bristol
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BRISTOL
Friday, 29th September 2006
From 8:00
pm – 1:00 am
City Academy Bristol
(Russell Town Avenue, Bristol, BS5 9JH,
phone: 0117 941 3800) Click
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LONDON
Thursday, 5th October 2006
From 8:00
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The Union
Chapel (The Vestry, Compton
Avenue, London, N1 2UN, www.unionchapel.org.uk)
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