Nagham Fi Hayati
One of Brian Eno’s favourite albums - a cornerstone of Arabic music, including heavy groover ‘Hebina Hebina’ - reissued internationally for the first time since 1974.
Known as the King of Oud, El Atrache is one of the giants of Egyptian music with Oum Kalthoum, Abdel Halim Hafez and Warda. ‘Nagham Fi Hayat’ is El Atrache’s soundtrack to a film of the same name, in which he starred alongside Mervat Amin, and now appears preserved for posterity in a new remaster, giving the recording’s grand string orchestration, super crisp hand percussion and intoxicating vocals the luxury treatment it deserves, perfectly spotlighting its standout moments in the lively dance ‘Hebina Hebina’, or El Atrache’s virtuoso performance on ‘Takassim Oud’, replete with febrile crowd appreciation.
Frankly we’re seduced from the front with the sultry sway of plugged-in organ, keys and symphonic string slashes on ‘Alachan Malich Gheirak’, and it’s practically irresistible for the instant lifestyle upgrade of ‘Hebina Hebina’, sweeping from fiery percussion and sultry vox to an amazing, panoramic breakdown, and back into the fire, while ‘Ya Habayibi Ya Gheibin’ dials up the dramatic romance and El Atrache’s curtain closing performance is almost worth the cost of entry alone - we’re right there with the crowd, urging him on.
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Classic 1974 album newly remastered and reissued for the first time, including a 2 page insert with liner notes by Mario Choueiry
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One of Brian Eno’s favourite albums - a cornerstone of Arabic music, including heavy groover ‘Hebina Hebina’ - reissued internationally for the first time since 1974.
Known as the King of Oud, El Atrache is one of the giants of Egyptian music with Oum Kalthoum, Abdel Halim Hafez and Warda. ‘Nagham Fi Hayat’ is El Atrache’s soundtrack to a film of the same name, in which he starred alongside Mervat Amin, and now appears preserved for posterity in a new remaster, giving the recording’s grand string orchestration, super crisp hand percussion and intoxicating vocals the luxury treatment it deserves, perfectly spotlighting its standout moments in the lively dance ‘Hebina Hebina’, or El Atrache’s virtuoso performance on ‘Takassim Oud’, replete with febrile crowd appreciation.
Frankly we’re seduced from the front with the sultry sway of plugged-in organ, keys and symphonic string slashes on ‘Alachan Malich Gheirak’, and it’s practically irresistible for the instant lifestyle upgrade of ‘Hebina Hebina’, sweeping from fiery percussion and sultry vox to an amazing, panoramic breakdown, and back into the fire, while ‘Ya Habayibi Ya Gheibin’ dials up the dramatic romance and El Atrache’s curtain closing performance is almost worth the cost of entry alone - we’re right there with the crowd, urging him on.