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The music of Arab Americans : a retrospective collection.

Title	The music of Arab Americans : a retrospective collection.
Publication Date:	℗1997
Publication Place	Cambridge, Mass. - Rounder
Subject	Arab Americans -- Music, Music -- United States, Music -- Arab countries, Songs, Arabic -- United States, Arab Americans, Music, Oud music, Songs, Arabic, Arab countries, United States
Type	Other
Language	ara,eng
Digital	No
Manuscript	No
Library:	Wesleyan University Library
Library Asset ID	LC : 00724438, PUBNUM : CD 1122, OCLC : (OCoLC)38433979
Record ID	alma9910548153903768
Library Location	Available at WU - Music Library Circulation Desk CD (CDA7692)
Date	℗1997
Notes	Music by Arab Americans originally recorded on independent Arab-American record labels in the first half of the 20th century., Sung in Arabic., Various performers., "The original 78 rpm recordings here date from 1916 to the early 1950s"--Container., Compact disc., Program notes by Anne K. Rasmussen and texts to the vocal works in Arabic with English translations ([24] p. : ill.) inserted in container.
Sample Text	• Fatima (Alexander Maloof and the Maloof Oriental Orchestra) (2:39) • Il-bulbul nagha = The nightingale cooed (Constantine Souse, vocals, with acc.) (6:40) • Hawwil ya ghannam = Stop and rest oh shepherd / 'Abd al-Ghani al-Shaykh (Amer Khadaj, vocals, with acc.) (6:04) • Lamma ya albi = When oh heart of mine (Sana Khadaj, vocals, with acc.) (6:13) • Raks arabi = Arabic dance (Naim Karakand, violin, with acc.) (3:08) • Wakef 'ala shat bahar = Standing on the shore / Zaghlul al-Damnour (Hanan, vocals, with acc.) (7:14) • La'uli bayt = Find me a house (Anton "Tony" Abdel Ahad, 'ud, vocal, with acc.) (5:51) • Arabic folk songs (Danny Thomas, vocal, with acc.) (7:39) • Flute imitation (Na'im Karakand, violin, with acc.) (4:00) • Li'b al khayl = Playing the horses (Russell Bunai, vocal, with acc.) (5:24) • Only you / Muhammad al-Bakkar (Kahraman, vocal, with acc.) (3:07) • Taqasim 'ala al-'ud : (improvisation on the 'ud) (Jalil Azouz, 'ud) (6:25) • Hall tadree = Do you know / words by Naseeb Aridah (Russell Bunai, vocals, with acc.) (6:09) • Al-jazayer [i.e. Al-jazayir] (Tony "Abdel" Ahad, 'ud, with acc.) (2:24).
Tür	Music, Popular music, Musique populaire

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The music of Arab Americans : a retrospective collection.

Publication Date ℗1997

Publication Place Cambridge, Mass. - Rounder

Subject Arab Americans -- Music, Music -- United States, Music -- Arab countries, Songs, Arabic -- United States, Arab Americans, Music, Oud music, Songs, Arabic, Arab countries, United States

Type Other

Language ara,eng

Digital No

Manuscript No

Library Wesleyan University Library

Library Asset ID LC : 00724438, PUBNUM : CD 1122, OCLC : (OCoLC)38433979

Record ID alma9910548153903768

Library Location Available at WU - Music Library Circulation Desk CD (CDA7692)

Date ℗1997

Notes Music by Arab Americans originally recorded on independent Arab-American record labels in the first half of the 20th century., Sung in Arabic., Various performers., "The original 78 rpm recordings here date from 1916 to the early 1950s"--Container., Compact disc., Program notes by Anne K. Rasmussen and texts to the vocal works in Arabic with English translations ([24] p. : ill.) inserted in container.

Sample Text • Fatima (Alexander Maloof and the Maloof Oriental Orchestra) (2:39) • Il-bulbul nagha = The nightingale cooed (Constantine Souse, vocals, with acc.) (6:40) • Hawwil ya ghannam = Stop and rest oh shepherd / 'Abd al-Ghani al-Shaykh (Amer Khadaj, vocals, with acc.) (6:04) • Lamma ya albi = When oh heart of mine (Sana Khadaj, vocals, with acc.) (6:13) • Raks arabi = Arabic dance (Naim Karakand, violin, with acc.) (3:08) • Wakef 'ala shat bahar = Standing on the shore / Zaghlul al-Damnour (Hanan, vocals, with acc.) (7:14) • La'uli bayt = Find me a house (Anton "Tony" Abdel Ahad, 'ud, vocal, with acc.) (5:51) • Arabic folk songs (Danny Thomas, vocal, with acc.) (7:39) • Flute imitation (Na'im Karakand, violin, with acc.) (4:00) • Li'b al khayl = Playing the horses (Russell Bunai, vocal, with acc.) (5:24) • Only you / Muhammad al-Bakkar (Kahraman, vocal, with acc.) (3:07) • Taqasim 'ala al-'ud : (improvisation on the 'ud) (Jalil Azouz, 'ud) (6:25) • Hall tadree = Do you know / words by Naseeb Aridah (Russell Bunai, vocals, with acc.) (6:09) • Al-jazayer [i.e. Al-jazayir] (Tony "Abdel" Ahad, 'ud, with acc.) (2:24).

Tür Music, Popular music, Musique populaire