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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, Popular music -- United States, Popular music -- Arab countries, Songs, Arabic -- United States, Oud music, Music -- United States, Music -- Arab countries, Arab countries, United States
Type	Other
Language	ara,eng
Digital	No
Manuscript	No
Pages Count	1
Library:	Harvard Library
Library Asset ID	990077354080203941
Record ID	01HVD_ALMA212026664830003941
Library Location	LAMONT LIBRARY MEDIA CD (CDISC F666 8312 2#1 )
Date	1997
Notes	Music by Arab Americans originally recorded on independent Arab-American record labels in the first half of the 20th century., Compact disc., Program notes by Anne K. Rasmussen and texts to the vocal works in Arabic with English translations (24 unnumbered pages : illustrations) inserted in container., Event notes: "The original 78 rpm recordings here date from 1916 to the early 1950s"--Container., Sung in Arabic., Participants: Various performers.
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).
Biçim / tür	Popular music, Music, Songs, Musique populaire
Dizi / koleksiyon	American song
Kaynak	HVD - Core
Başlık	The music of Arab Americans : a retrospective collection

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The music of Arab Americans : a retrospective collection

Publication Date 1997

Publication Place Cambridge, Mass. - Rounder

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

Type Other

Language ara,eng

Digital No

Manuscript No

Pages Count 1

Library Harvard Library

Library Asset ID 990077354080203941

Record ID 01HVD_ALMA212026664830003941

Library Location LAMONT LIBRARY MEDIA CD (CDISC F666 8312 2#1 )

Date 1997

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

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).

Biçim / tür Popular music, Music, Songs, Musique populaire

Dizi / koleksiyon American song

Kaynak HVD - Core

Başlık The music of Arab Americans : a retrospective collection