| ARTIST | TITLE | NUMBER | FMT | PRICE | BUY |
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| AA'ESHA EL FALATEYA | | MUNS77194 | TC | £ 0.00 |  |
| | 1. ANNY MALAM
2. YA HABIBY GHEBT ANNY
3. MALO EL KAMAR
4. EL DAR EL MADARY
5. MEN WAIN YA HABAYEB
6. NEHNA HABAYEB
7. GHANNY YA TOYOUR |
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| ABDEL AZIZ AL MUBARAK | NAGOUM ALLAIL ESHHADY | MUNS77190 | TC | £ 0.00 |  |
Over thirty years since I first heard this album and it has been sitting unplayed and unloved in my tape rack till now in 2022. The first three tracks are rather nice old style Sudanese orchestral in style and a bit different from the rest of the album as the music nor the vocals do not have the clarity of the later tracks. However the unlisted fourth track is just a small instrumental filler but the sound quality give a hint of what is to come. The next three tracks are just beautiful and are both superbly sung and played. Well worth getting the album just for these three tracks alone. If anyone out there would like to translate the Arabic from the inlay I will be very happy to e-mail then a full size image. There must be something there that tells you what is different about the recordings.
 ON CD-R IN MY COLLECTION | 1. NAGOUM ALLAIL ESHHADY
2. LA BETFASELNY
3. AL REMSH
4. Short Instrumental Filler
5. MEN GOUR ZAMANY
6. MEEN FAKKARAK
7. GHEEB ALAYA |
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| ABDEL AZIZ EL MUBARAK | ABDELAZIZ EL MUBARAK | CDORB023 | CD | £ 12.50 | |
| Modern urban Sudanese music or at least it was when this album came out back in 1987. Wonderful stuff that sounds just as fresh today as it did then. Interestingly tracks 2 and 5 are described by the band as their local form of Reggae music. Have a listen especialy to the extra long track 4 sample. [36m] Condition as new. | 1. TAHRIMNI MINNAK
2. AHLA EYYOUN
3. AH'LAA JARAH
4. TARIG ASH-SHOAG
5. BITGOOLI LA |
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| ABDEL GADIR SALIM | BAKHAF EL REED | SDS100 | TC | £ 0.00 | |
It said on the inlay card that the artist was Abdel Kader Salem but this was a transcription error from the Arabic by EMI Greece who licensed the album from Sudanphone. The first track was wonderful but after that the brass section tends to get a bit strident sounding and track Nos. 8 and 9 also have a few small speed and volume glitches. Having searched the Internet I couldn't find all the tracks or even any better quality recordings even on Arabic music websites, so it is still a pretty rare recording. Have a listen especially to the faults in track 8.
ON CD-R IN MY COLLECTION | 1. YAKHAF AL RYD (QAD RISHUNA)
2. NATLAQAA
3. KARDAFAN
4. DARFOUNA
5. GAMIL AL SOURA
6. RADAA ALQALIB
7. JINAK
8. AL MARYOUD
9. RISAALA SHOUQ |
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| ABDEL GADIR SALIM | KHARTOUM BLUES | 321027 | CD | £ 15.00 | |
| Abdel is the leading performer of the urban style and here he revives the jazz variations by the band's use of brass and accordion. Like the old bus they are shown travelling on this album is full of life and it really motors. Comes with a 6 page booklet in English and French with photos. BRAND NEW STILL SEALED | 1. RADA AL-QULAYB
2. BITZID MIN 'ADHABI
3. GHANNU YA IKHWANI
4. JAMIL AL-SOURAH
5. GHABA NAWMI
6. QUIDRECHINNA
7. ANA BATRAKI
8. MAKTUL HAWAK |
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| ABDEL GADIR SALIM | NUJUM AL-LAIL - STARS OF THE NIGHT | CDORB039 | CD | £ 13.00 | |
| Recorded at the Garden Studio in London back in 1988 this is a a superb album from the velvet voice of singer and oud player Abdel. Accompanied by the hypnotic sound of violin, sax, keyboard and percussion. A set of love songs with beautiful music which has been drawn from traditional sources. BRAND NEW and SEALED. Have a listen to the clips. | 1. NUJUM AL-LAIL
2. A'ABIR SIKKAH
3. NITLAGA, NITLAGA
4. GIDRAISHINNA
5. AL-LEMONI
6. JEENAKI |
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| ABDEL GADIR SALIM ALL-STARS | THE MERDOUM KINGS PLAY SONGS OF LOVE | WCD024 | CD | £ 12.50 | |
| A very quiet opening to the first track suddenly explodes as the band comes to life so whatever you do, don't turn up the volume. Beautifully sung, beautifully played and a real pleasure to listen to. Have a listen if you don't believe me. Album mint condition. | 1. UMRI MA BANSA
2. SUDANI
3. MAL WA IHTAGAB
4. MAQTOOL HAWAKI YA KORDOFAN
5. BASSAMA
6. ALMARYOOD
7. ALHAGI
8. A ABIRSIKKAH
9. MAL WA IHTAGAB (Concert performance) |
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| ABDEL KARIM EL KABLI | LIMAZA | RPM003-2 | CD | £ 12.00 | |
| Famous singer, songwriter and oud player Abdel and his band bring out the richness of the traditional music of the Sudan on this wonderful Paris recorded album. The band is almost a mini orchestra with violins, flute, bass guitar, oud, mixed percussion and just a bit of keyboard. Their softly played and sensuous music lets you just float away as if on a cloud while the velvety and tranquil throb of Abdel's power packed voice surround you with pleasure. On the other hand they can really belt it out when they launch into the classic 'Sukkar' or the dance happy 'Ash Shahid Gamar'. A brilliant album. (F.T.Index: Ash Shahid Gamar, Limaza, Kabbas, Song for Asia and Africa, Dannab. ) [8T/69M] BRAND NEW and STILL SEALED | 1. LIMAZA - WHY, BUT WHY?
2. YA HELWA - OH SWEET ONE
3. SONG FOR ASIA AND AFRICA
4. ASH SHAHID GAMAR - THE GAZING MOON
5. KABBAS - THE KNIGHT'S ATTACK
6. SUKKAR - SUGAR
7. DANNAB - SHY BEAUTY
8. DANNAB INSTRUMENTAL |
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| ABDEL KERIM EL KABLY | SUKKAR | MUNS84153 | TC | £ 0.00 | |
Released in 1984 the album starts off with a version of his earlier hit song Sukkar, Sukkar which is supposed to be known by most of the population of both Sudan and Egypt as it was that popular. He was an accomplished singer, songwriter, poet and composer who played oud (an arabic lute) and the penny whistle. He is also supposed to have played the shetern (a small drum) according to Wikipedia but I couldn't find it mentioned anywhere else at all. He was held in high regard around the World and released over 150 songs during his career which ended in 2021 when he died at his home in the USA. My favourite track is AL MARAYA which went straight into my computer juke box. Beautifully sung and great music.[7T/42M]
ON CD-R IN MY COLLECTION | 1. SUKKAR
2. YA GAR
3. AL MARAYA
4. SHAZA AL ZAHR
5. SHAM'AH
6. AMEER
7. BENT MELOUK EL NEEL |
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| ABDEL MENAM EL KHALDI | HOB EL NAS - AL RAID KASSAM | MUNS81161 | TC | £ 0.00 | |
I could not track him down under the name Alkhaledy which the Sono Cairo Catalogue had him listed as. Luckily under Sudanese singers I matched his picture to that on the tape inlay. Tracking down his songs I managed to find 3 of the 4 missing song titles. Anyone know the third track title? Music wise this tape is rather different to the usual sounds of Sudan which is why I chose it out of the hundreds of sample tapes I had back then.
ON CD-R IN MY COLLECTION | 1. HOB EL NAS
2. YBARKLO LIK
3. UNKNOWN
4. AL RAID KASSAM
5. EL AMERA
6. AZAK YA AIOUNY |
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| ABDEL RAHMAN ABDALLA | AL ZEMAN ABU RASHMA | MUNS81310 | TC | £ 0.00 | |
Beautifully serene album of traditional music which features a mixture of horns, flutes, violins and drums to back up oud player Abdel's rich and melodic voice. The second track, 'Al Entezar', is my favourite with its slightly more jazzy sound but in general the album's slow and rhythmic pace is just perfect to come home and relax to after a hard days graft down at the local camel market! When making a CDR copy for my own collection I did need to adjust the track balance.
ON CD-R IN MY COLLECTION | 1. AL ZEMAN ABU RASHMA
2. AL ENTEZAR
3. BENT BALADY
4. EL TAIR EL MESAFER
5. MANADEELY
6. EL ZOAL |
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| ABU ARAKY EL BEKHEET | NOUR AL NOUAR - HILOUA AYOUNAK | MUNS75152 | TC | £ 0.00 | |
| Vocalist superb who's catchy intro track is a must for anyone even if you don't have an interest in Arab music. The rest of the album confirms his vocal mastery over a range of more standard styles of Sudanese songs. Orchestration comes from a line up of mainly traditional instruments but their playing can hardly be described as ethnic, more like, inspired. If you have Sidi Sedike or Dimi Mint Abba's albums and liked them then you'll love this one. | 1. NOUR AL NOUAR
2. JAS MI INTAHAL
3. WADDAH AL MOUHAYA
4. HILOUA AYOUNAK
5. BIKHAF ASAAL |
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| ABU EBAIDA HASAN | SAYED EL BALAD - MEN AHLENA SAFARNA | MUNS77199 | TC | £ 0.00 | |
| Traditional rhythmic drumming, simple backing strings, hand clapping and call and response vocals typifies this album from Abu Hasan and his band. Ethnic music with a touch of class that sets it aside from other more bland Sudanese productions. Not to be missed. | 1.
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| AHMAD EL GABRY | | MUNS76189 | TC | £ 0.00 | |
| Super vocals from Ahmad plus a mixture of violins, ouds, flutes and some forcefull drumming gives a modern sparkle to some of the more ethnic tunes of the Sudan. Turn up the bass and transport me to a khartoum disco anytime. Wonderful music that goes on and on forever. | 1. AKHER EL GAZA'E
2.RASA'EL
3. SAYED EL OMAM
4. HAAG EL REYAH
5. HEKMA |
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| AHMAD EL GABRY | | MUNS84144 | TC | £ 0.00 | |
| | 1. NAWA'EM
2. ANA BAREEDOH
3. KALBY WELHOB
4. INSHEGHAL
5. DARB ELMAHABA
6. RASA'EL
7. ELBLOAM
8. LEH KEDA |
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| AHMAD EL MOSTAFA | | MUNS77201 | TC | £ 0.00 | |
| | 1. HEKAYET GHAZAL
2. MALAK WEMOLY
3. TAR KALBY YA NAR
4. ZAHY FI KHADRA
5. NOUR FI NAR |
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| AL BALABIL | | MUNS96163 | TC | £ 0.00 | |
| Al-Balabil was a Sudanese female vocal trio made up of the sisters Hadia, Hayat and Amal Talsam. | 1.
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| AL BALABIL | LAYL AL-SHAJAN | SDS271 | TC | £ 0.00 | |
A first time for the 'Sudanphone' label in the U.K. Al Balabil were Sudan's most popular all girl trio some years ago and rightly so. Their voices harmonise perfectly with, yet stand out from, the traditional backing of violins, horns and percussion played in a modern style with the addition of a bit of electric guitar on most tracks. Timeless and soulful, it's now a favorite of mine without a doubt, especially Nasmat Al-Shamal which is gorgeously hypnotic. RECOMMENDED. [8T/56M]
Some extra info from Jeremy Toomey in the USA
I love the first track, 'Baridak'. It must be a Sudanese standard, as putting that title into Google in Arabic comes up with a string of video performances of the song (not all by al-Balabil), including this very nice one from a TV appearance marking al-Balabil's reunion after a 15 year absence: Baridak The last listed track is interesting. 'Adila is just the feminine version of the Arabic name 'Adil, but there is a note indicating that this is sung in a different dialect than the rest of the tape, some sort of pidgin. The word that appears in parenthesis, 'ratana', means something like 'jargon, lingo, pidgin' -- non-standard speech. Unfortunately, I don't know enough about every dialect or language in Sudan to say which specific dialect or language it is, but you will notice that the instrumentation is quite different than the rest of the tape, with only drum and clapping. Also, unlike the other songs on the tape, the lyrics are not credited to known writers, but instead are credited to 'heritage/folk' (min al-turath = 'from the heritage'). I find it more or less inscrutable, but then there are over 100 spoken languages and dialects in Sudan, so it wouldn't surprise me if this were a different language entirely, or even an extremely localized/divergent variety of Arabic (there are regional standards in the country, such as the Arabic of the capital, the 'Juba' Arabic dialect of the now-independent South, etc).
Thank you very much for the music. It's great.
And to Jeremy - Thank you ever so much for your help in transcribing the titles and the background information.
Nick
ON CD-R IN MY COLLECTION | 1. BARIDAK
2. AL-TAYF
3. AQUL ANSAK (I say forget)
4. LAYL AL-SHAJAN
5. WAYNAK INTI
6. NASMAT AL-SHAMAL (NORTHERN BREEZE)
7. ADILA
8. UNLISTED REPRISE OF AQUL ANSAK |
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| ALY IBRAHIM | | MUNS83006 | TC | £ 0.00 | |
| | 1. AHLA LOHZAT OMRY
2. YALAREES KOUM BEENA
3. KWARRET FAREEKNA
4. AL TAIR KHEDRY
5. AL TAAB
6. DARRET BANATNA |
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| BASHIR ABDEL'AAL | ANA MOSHTAK LAIK | MUNS84035 | TC | £ 45.00 | |
Well what can I say. If you enter the name on google you get a Syrian Nay (flute) player. However this Bashir is a Sudanese Oud player and also a very accomplished singer. So if anybody out there knows anything more then please get in touch. The album is out there on the internet but all the downloads I found had a buzz in the left channel and obviously all from the same recording just like this cassette. If you buy my last cassette I will also send it with a cleaned up CD-R copy. Anyway back to the music and I will let the sound clips tell you the rest.
ON CD-R IN MY COLLECTION | 1. ANA MOSHTAK LAIK
2. NOUR AINY 3. HATTA MARRAH
4. HAMDELLA ASALAMA
5. BETKOUL SHAKY
6. YA RAITO SAFARAK
7. NES'AD YOAM BELOKAK |
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| EL TAYEB ABDALLA | | MUNS82155 | TC | £ 0.00 | |
| | 1. AMANY
2. ARD EL HABIB
3. HELALY
4. AL SENEEN
5. NAB'E EL HANAN
6. ELLAYALY EL TAWEELA |
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| ELAKEB MOHAMED HASAN | | MUNS84145 | TC | £ 0.00 | |
| | 1. AYEZ ASHOUFAK
2. AGEEB YA HAB
3. ETDALLALY
4. YA LAIL
5. EL HELOW EL ASMAR
6. HAZIHI ALSAKHRA
7. LAYALY ELSHATE'E
8. HABIB EL OMR |
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| HAFEZ ABDEL RAHMAN | GHARAM | MUNS83115 | TC | £ 0.00 | |
Flute magic, with this beautiful traditional album from Hafez. It's a shame that the guitarist on 'Hatta Naitaky' (track 2) didn't play a more prominent part but nearly an hour of absolutely superb traditional yet modern flute, violin and drum music, recorded live, more than makes up for the lack of a bit of guitar. Gorgeous music but a big question that needs to be answered. The Sono Cairo Catalogue lists 6 tracks as shown on the right. However, both the actual cassette and the inlay card lists 4 tracks on side 1 and 3 tracks on side 2. Now that might be a bit confusing but when you play the tape there are 4 tracks on side 1 but on side 2 there are actually another 5 tracks making 9 in total. Track 9 is the first half of track 4 used as a filler according to the tape label and inlay. Only one problem - the repeated track is actually 6 not 4. Help I think I am going mad..... I can email a large image to help with the seventh track but can anyone identify the eighth track and which ones are actually which.
ON CD-R IN MY COLLECTION | 1. GHARAM
2. HATTA NALTAKY
3. AL FOZDOKEYA
4. LAW BAHEMMO
5. AROUS
6. NOGOUM ELLAIL
7. Unknown
8. Unknown
9. Repeat first half of track 6. or is it 4? |
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| HAMAD EL REEH | ALA WAYN | MUNS85055 | TC | £ 45.00 | |
A wonderful live recording of what I thought was going to be pretty standard Sudanese music. Drum driven violin orchestral music with deep voiced singer Hamad cruising through. Then in comes track two and well rather than read my review have a listen to the clips and be amazed. The music is brilliant but the recording is a bit hit and miss as I found out when recording it to my collection CDR. However being so rare its worth it's weight in gold and cleaned up it sounds just great. Unusually the tape runs for 83 minutes in total.
ON CD-R IN MY COLLECTION | 1. ALA WAYN
2. AL WASIA
3. KAMAL JAMILAK
4. SHAHR SHAHRAYN
5. ILA MASAFRA
6. JIT SHAYL AL FARAH
7. SHAAL M FARQATAK QALBY
8. AJ BOYNA
9. HABIBI ENTA TASALAM
10. BARIDAK YASBAH OUMRY
11. FI SABIL NAZARAMIN AYOUNAK |
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| HASAN ATTIA | | MUNS77208 | TC | £ 0.00 | |
| | 1. YAAM GAMIL
2. HORYAT EL HEHRAB
3. YAAM LOKYAK
4. HAYARNY FO'ADY
5. HOBBY
6. YA AASHEKEEN TOUBA
7. YA HAMAMA MA'A EL SALAMA
8. YA FO'ADY |
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| HASAN ATTIA | YA MAMARY END AL ASEEL | MUNS84142 | TC | £ 0.00 | |
Well I couldn't find much on the web about Hasan Attia except that he was born in 1921 and passed away in 1993. I have two of his tapes but that is just the tip of the iceberg with recordings going back to his youth. Later releases were with his own orchestra. Listen to his soft, slightly raspy voice and you can straight away see why he was a very popular singer. Four tracks went straight into my computer juke box.
ON CD-R IN MY COLLECTION | 1. YA MAMARY END AL ASEEL
2. SA'ALT AN FA'ADY
3. HAI TADRY
4. AL REHLA AL BAIDA
5. AKOULANTA NOUR
6. NADANY AL RAHEEL
7. YA SAKENEEN AL HAY
8. LA TASMA'EY
9. EYOUNY |
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| IBRAHIM AWAD | | MUNS84141 | TC | £ 0.00 | |
| | 1. SEHRET AINY YA ZAMAN
2. HABIBY GANNETY
3. AYAMY EL HELWA
4. FARAKEEH DARBY
5. ALLEMNY EL HOB |
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| IBRAHIM AWAD | | MUNS84127 | TC | £ 0.00 | |
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| KAMAL TERBAS | (not translated) | KSA | TC | £ 0.00 | |
The only English on the inlay says it was made in Jeddah K.S.A. by Hani Production. The music clips will tell you much more than I can so just have a listen. It is truly AN INCREDIBLY BEAUTIFUL ALBUM.
ON CD-R IN MY COLLECTION | 1. (not transcribed)
2. (not transcribed)
3. (not transcribed)
4. (not transcribed)
5. (not transcribed)
6. (not transcribed) |
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| KAMAL TERBAS | ARGOUK | MUNS83008 | TC | £ 0.00 | |
Kamal Ibrahim Suleiman, better known as Kamal Terbas is one of the best singers in Sudan and here with his band in a superb concert recording. The percussionists and hand clappers keep up a steady stream of varied and trance inducing ethnic rhythms to which Kamal's powerful voice and the band's backing vocals are perfectly suited. Bakait Tensa is my favorite track and while not quite as Jazzy as Ali Hassan Kuban it's just as addictive. WONDERFUL ALBUM. If anyone knows what track 6 is called I would love to know as it is shown in Arabic on the tape inlay but has been missed out of the transcription in the catalogue.
ON CD-R IN MY COLLECTION | 1. ARGOUK
2. LA YA ZAMAN
3. MA TEHTAMMO BEL'AYAM
4. KOUM YA HAMAM
5. BAKAIT TENSA
6. Title Unknown
7. EZKORY
8. SADDEKNY
9. EKHWATY EL BANAT
10. SENEEN FI EZ GAMR
11. EL AMAN |
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| KAMAL TERBAS | AZLEM MAN ZALAM | MUNS81162 | TC | £ 45.00 | |
Another lovely album from singer Kamal and his band with the drummers and the clapping of hands keeping up a steady rhythm of trance inducing music. Forty minutes of pure pleasure.
ON CD-R IN MY COLLECTION | 1. AZLEM MAN ZALAM
2. OMMY ALLAH YESALLEMEK
3. MA TEHLAMMO
4. BEL AYAM
5. ENY EL GAMAL
6. EL SHABAH BAYEN |
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| MAGZOUB ONSA | DAH MA SALAMAK - SAHM EL RAIDA | MUNS81219 | TC | £ 45.00 | |
I thought this was going to be another rather lacklustre sample to listen to as the usual drums and violins struck up but I soon had to change my mind. Once it livens up it becomes obvious that it is a live recording as the audience starts to clap to the rhythm and the girls start to 'ulah'. After the first two tracks the recording quality improves as he switches to the studio where his full potential becomes apparent. It's got some very danceable tracks and slowly but surely you'll find yourself swaying to it's rhythmic Sudanese beat. Tape and inlay condition as new only played twice.
ON CD-R IN MY COLLECTION | 1. DAH MA SALAMAK
2. (not transcribed)
3. (not transcribed)
4. SAHM EL RAIDA
5. (not transcribed)
6. (not transcribed) |
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| MAHAMED WARDY | AL HABIB - SODFA | MUNS81159 | TC | £ 0.00 | |
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| MOHAMED EL AMEEN AND ZIDAN IBRAHIM | | MUNS82175 | TC | £ 0.00 | |
| | 1. WAAD EL NOUR
2. AL MAW'ED
3. EYAL EBGO YALLY
4. BA'A EL SHARR ALAIK
5. MEEN ALLEMAK
6. YA FARAS
7. FI BA'DAK YA GHALY
8. GHARBA WE SHAGAN
9. AL WEDA'E |
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| MOHAMMED WARDI | LIVE IN ADDIS ABABA 1994 | RPM001-2 | CD | £ 15.00 | |
The living legend of Sudanese music live in concert in Addis Ababa and 'WOW' what an album it is too! Mohammed and his 18 piece band just explode into a riot of joyful music and song that mixes the classical sounds of the Sudan with the funky - bluesy sounds of sub-Saharan Africa. His rich and exuberant vocals bounce along to the infectious throb of the drummers while the strings, accordion and sax go into overdrive. This is without a doubt the best album of Sudanese music that I've ever heard, in fact it's one the best African albums that I've ever heard. (F.T.Index: I'm not going to try and list them in order as they are all brilliant.) [8T/65M] Great sleeve notes as well. Condition as NEW.
ON CD-R IN MY COLLECTION | 1. AL NAS AL GIYAFA
2. QATAR AL-NADA
3. ZAT AL SHAMA
4. HARAMT AL HUB W AL RAIDA
5. AZIBNI
6. SHIN BITGOUL
7. YA BALADI YA HABOUB
8. TISA TASHER SANA |
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| MUSTAFA SIID AHMED | AL HUZN AL NABEEL | HAS4214 | TC | £ 0.00 | |
Released back in 1992 this album has a slightly more modern feel to it being enhanced with a little bit of guitar and keyboard plus the use of a most delightful chorus line. (F.T.Index: 1, 4, 5, 3, 2. ) [5T/42M]
ON CD-R IN MY COLLECTION | 1. AL HUZN AL NABEEL
2. ATHINIK EURIFTI
3. SAAFIR
4. NASHWAT REID
5. FI EUYONIK |
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| MUSTAFA SIID AHMED | KOONIL NAJMA | HAS022 | TC | £ 0.00 | |
This cassettes was sadly Mustafa's final release. His untimely death, he was only in his 40s, in 1995 in exile at Doha - Qatar, has left a gap in Sudanese music that is almost un-fillable. His songs while being rather political are sung with such tremendous feeling that if you don't speak Arabic you'll think of them as being romantic. The superbly played musical backing comes from the standard line-up of violins, drums, sax and flutes but such is the magnetism and brilliance of Mustafa's voice that you probably won't really notice it. ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS 1996 (F.T.Index: 1, 4 ,5, 2, 3. ) [5T/46M]
ON CD-R IN MY COLLECTION | 1. KOONIL NAJMA
2. AL BIT AL HADIQA
3. GAMAR AL ZAMAN
4. LO KONTI MAEAYA
5. YA DOLANA |
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| NOURA | | MUNS84123 | TC | £ 0.00 | |
| | 1. FRAI'E AL BAN
2. HAMAMET EL GHOSOUN
3. BALALY MA GEH
4. HABIB AL ROAH |
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| OSMAN HESAIN | | MUNS77205 | TC | £ 0.00 | |
| | 1. EW'EDNY BEKEIMA
2. AMANA
3. AGMAL AYAMY
4. KALBY FAKRAK
5. LE ANNAK HABIBY
6. KHATRAK EL GHALY |
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| SADEK METWALY | ESHET EL BASATA | MUNS86075 | TC | £ 0.00 | |
Wonderful unique album from Sadek and his band. He combines soft and soulful but typically Sudanese songs with some inspired electric guitar playing that overlays and intertwines with the rhythmic drumming and singing. The result is just out of this world! Hauntingly beautiful music that I could listen to for ever. Brilliant in every way and I think it can easily stand comparison with Baaba Maal and Mansour Seck's classic 'Djam Leeli' album for the beauty of the music. A DEFINITE MASTERPIECE. [10T/56M]
Thank you to Stuart Ellis for the transcription and translations.
stuart@radiodiffusion.net
ON CD-R IN MY COLLECTION | 1. ESHET EL BASATA
~ THE SIMPLE LIFE
2. EL FARHA TAMT
~ HAPPY NOW
3. TENSA KEEF MA' ADNA
~ HOW TO FORGET OUR MEETING
4. AL BOLBOL AL SADAAH
~ THE ENCHANTING NIGHTINGALE
5. ZALAMOUNI ZALAMOUNI
~ UNFAIR TO ME
6. MADANI EKHWAN
~ MADANI EKHWAN (name)
7. EDEIT MIN OMRI SNEEN
~ I GAVE SO MUCH OF MY LIFE
8. HANENOUH
~ MAKE HIM TENDER
9. AYOUNIK WAHED L'L AFRAH
~ ONE HEART FOR HAPPINESS
10. ENDIB HAZI
~ CURSE MY BAD LUCK |
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| SALA BEN EL BADEYA | TA'AALA YA LAIL - AL GARH AL ABYAD | MUNS75154 | TC | £ 0.00 | |
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| SALAH BEN EL BADEYA | | MUNS77209 | TC | £ 0.00 | |
| | 1. ARESNA SAR
2. ASNAK KAMAR
3. SET EL BANAT
4. SODFA
5. GHAREEBA
6. ALA WASAFOUK
7. YA RABBY HAL TARA MENNY KALBOHA |
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| SALAH MOSTAFA | | MUNS77202 | TC | £ 0.00 | |
| | 1. GHALTAN BA'TEZER
2. YOAM WARA YOAM
3. KAMARAIN DONYANA
4. TAREEK HENNAH
5. LA YA GAMEEL
6. MEN AL AAMAK |
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| SALMA AL ASSAL | THE SOUND OF SUDAN | EUCD2550 | CDx2 | £ 17.50 | |
| Wonderful. A stunning double CD of traditionally based Sudanese songs sung and played in a modern style. With 21 tracks and nearly 130 minutes of listening time this album is definitely recomended if you like Sudanese music. Band leader and bongo player is Hassouna Bangaladish while the lead female singer is Salma Al Assal who also plays the dalllouka, a mud and straw darbouka drum. Mohamed Al Semary takes on the lead male vocals while father and son Magdy and Moddathir Meshmesh play tabla, doholla and percussion respectively. Moddathir by the way was only eight and a half years old when this recording was made. Adel Serr - bass guitar, Atef Reyhan - accordion and Aasem Al Tayyeb - violin make up the other instrumentation. Backing vocals come from Mohammed Senkat, Saadeya Ahmed Adam, Amira Mahmoud Mohammadein and Awadeya Othman Al Sheikh. Have a listen to the clips. | DISC 1
1. BENAYYA (LITTLE GIRL)
2. EL GHADDARA DEEMA (LIFE, THE ALL TIME DECEIVER)
3. AL AJIKO
4. OM ZEIN (MOTHER OF ZEIN)
5. SEIRA (THE WALK OF THE BRIDEGROOM)
6. YA SAMIR (HEY SAMIR)
7. YA KHALIL (NAME OF THE BELOVED)
8. AZZA (DEAR)
9. AL WAFIR DERA - O (THE MAN WITH THE STRONG ARMS) - WED EL BALAD (SON OF OUR CITY) - AL WIZ AWWAM (GEESE CAN SWIM AND DANCE)
10. HABIB TA-AL (COME BACK, MY BELOVED)
11. TABAT (A SONG OF PRAISE) - YA HABIBI (MY BELOVED)
DISC 2
1. MASSO NOURKOM (TURN OFF YOUR LIGHTS)
2. ENNAYA (MY EYES)
3. DAM - ET AL SHOUQ (TEARS OF LONGING)
4. YA BASHIR (CALLING BASHIR)
5. AADILA YA BAIDA (AADILA, YOU WHITE GIRL)
6. BEHOKM EL SIED (UNDER THE ORDERS OF THE LORD)
7. FERIEA AL BAN (THE BRANCH OF THE BAN TREE)
8. AASHIQTO SHADIN (I AM IN LOVE WITH A CHARMING LADY)
9. EL LABAN (MILK) - EL KHADAR KHADARI (THIS GREEN COLOUR IS MINE)
10. SABAB EL AZA (THE CAUSE OF MY TROUBLES) |
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| SAYED KHALEEFA | SALAM EL BASMA | MUNS77184 | TC | £ 0.00 | |
The late great Sayed Khalifa a star for over 40 years died in Amman in 2001 aged 73. A most difficult album to describe. It opens with a sax line up that could have come straight from an American big band of the 1940's and goes on through music which can sound typically ethnic Sudanese or even Chinese! Throw in a track or two that wouldn't go amiss in Music Hall or as theme tunes to a Western movie and you start to get the idea. Add instruments that range from oud to piano and both male and female backing singers and the picture is now clearer. However I haven't mentioned the driving force behind all this variation, namely Sayed Khaleefa, who's stupendous voice powers out on every track. A strange and intriguing album with plenty of surprises. Recording is low volume on side A but very loud on side B. Clips are corrected volume from my collection CD-R.
ON CD-R IN MY COLLECTION | 1. SALAM EL BASMA
2. AL MANDIL
3. JAMIL BASAAM
4. ALLAH BIKHALIK
5. ASHKA LIMIN
6. ZANOUBA
7. HABIB QALBY
8. HAMASA
9. GHAZALIA
10. KHASIMATANI |
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| SETONA | TARIQ SUDAN | BF398 40942 | CD | £ 0.00 | |
| Released back in 1997 this wonderful album was put together by Setona and her husband Ahmed mixing a wide range of rhythms and melodies from the Sudan and other central African countries. Setona was born in Sudan but now lives in Egypt where this album was recorded at Ammar Sound Studios in Cairo. Condition as NEW | 1. KOMSSOU
2. KOLI KOLI
3. TARAZINA
4. RERA
5. ALI
6. TAGALIMO
7. MANI INI
8. DELOSA
9. MA SCHUFNA
10. HAGERO
11. KOMSSOU DANCE PERCUSSION REMIX |
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| SHARHABIL AHMED | THE KING OF SUDANESE JAZZ | HABIBI013 | CD | £ 20.00 | |
| Contemporary Sudanese music draws a lot of influences both from Arabic music as well as sub-Saharan. Sharhabil Ahmed was born in 1935 and is still in 2020, his 80th year, the founding father of the Sudanese Jazz scene, but maybe not jazz as we know it. His aim was to modernise Sudanese music by bringing it together with western influences and instrumentation and Wow did he succeed. Below is a cassette by Sherehly Ahmad which turned out to actually be Sharhabil Ahmed. I know transcribing Arabic to English is difficult but I didn't spot this until listening to the CD I got to Aziza which was instantly recognisable even 30 years after I last heard it. So see the write-up below for an idea of what is coming. BRAND NEW STILL SEALED. | 1. ARGOS FARFISH
2. EL BAMBI
3. MALAK YA SALY
4. KAMAR DAWA
5. ZULUM ALDUNYA
6. AZIZA
7. YA SHAGINI |
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| SHEREHLY AHMAD | LAMMA EL KAMAR | MUNS77204 | TC | £ 0.00 | |
Every so often something fabulous pops up from the most unlikely places and this album is definitely one of them. Intrigued by the first track, 'Lamma el Kamar', which sounded more like a hymn than anything else, I was astonished as Sherehly's crooning voice got me hooked on a lovely melody called 'Ellail el Hady'. Then on track three, 'Zay Mabnehwak', he changes again to the simplest of tunes played on guitar and horn but backed by a drummer using wires on a dustbin? Turn over and straight into a beautiful typically Sudanese number called 'El Hob Erelto'. Then back came the horn, the guitar, that mad drummer and Sherehly, his gorgeous voice now on top form with a couple of simple songs, 'Malek Ya Saly' and 'Ghazal', that had me up and shaking the old chassis in a flash. Bing Crosby never had this effect on me but I've played this album to loads of my friends and the verdict was always the same, 'ITS MAGIC AND I WANT ONE!' So for those of you who haven't yet had the pleasure of listening to Sherehly and his mad cap band I can only say to you that you won't be disappointed. Even if you think, like everyone else, that the music is terrible, you'll still find, as they all have, that overall it's got something that makes this album absolutely and totally irresistible. BRILLIANT
Tracks on this cassette which may have a different name but are also on the CD above.
ZAY MABNEHWAK = YA SHAGINI
GHAZAL = AZIZA
MALEK YA SALY = MALAK YA SALY
ON CD-R IN MY COLLECTION | 1. LAMMA EL KAMAR
2. ELLAIL EL HADY
3. ZAY MABNEHWAK
4. EL HOB ERELTO
5. MALEK YA SALY
6. GHAZAL |
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | | MUNS81302 | TC | £ 0.00 | |
| Taking part are Salah Ben El Bodeya, Ahmed El Gabry, Abdel Azeem Haraka and Abdu El Sagheer. | 1. HOBBY AL KADEEM
2. SET EL BANET
3. RASA'EL
4. TA'AMMAL
5. ARD EL HABAYEB
6. ALASHAN KHATERNO
7. BAZANY ABR
8. AL KOROUN
9. KAYFAMA YOREED ALIAIL |
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | NUBIAN SONGS FROM NORTH SUDAN | MUNS83116 | TC | £ 0.00 | |
Amazing 50 minute, 10 track, compilation album of ethnic Nubian songs which unfortunately gives no details about the artists. The singers on side 'A', both male and female, with the exception of the last track, are accompanied simply by strings and a hand drum or two. The last track could be a taster for the first track on side 'B' which must be twenty minutes long and is incredible. A stunningly powerful and rough voiced female singer leads the voices of hundreds of shrill young children in a call and response song that's driven along by a group of rhythmic drummers who can really belt it out. They also join in the singing about half way through and then speed it up to a stunning finish. That is followed by another group of drummers on their own and finally winds down with a beautiful unaccompanied chant by a man who must be long dead as it has been re-recorded from an old vinyl record. Who ever he was he could actually sing the music and that takes some doing. BRILLIANCE ETHNIC STYLE.
ON CD-R IN MY COLLECTION | 1. 6'24
2. 4'06
3. 2'25
4. 3'12
5. 3'44
6. 2'51
7. 2'06
8. 19'21
9. 2'51
10. 3'13
Total Time : 50'19 |
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | RAHLA MAA ALANGHAM AL SOUDANIA | MUNS82178 | TC | £ 0.00 | |
| A journey through Sudanese melodies is what the title means and that could not be bettered as a description.Taking part are Abdel Kareem El Kably, Abu Araky El Bekheet, Sherehly Ahmad and Salah Ben El Badeya. | 1. YA DINYAT AL WAED - ABDEL KAREEM EL KABLY
2. JEBEL MARA - ABU ARAKY EL BEKHEET
3. YA SALAM A EL HOB - SHEREHLY AHMAD
4. ARGOS FARFESH - SHEREHLY AHMAD
5. RAHLA AYOUN - SALAH BEN EL BADEYA
6. A YA MAK - SALAH BEN EL BADEYA
7. BIKHAF ESAAL - ABU ARAKY EL BEKHEET
8. AL TELEPHON - SAYED KHALEEFA |
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | SOUNDS OF SUDAN | WCD018 | CD | £ 12.50 | |
| Superb compilation album recorded in the U.K. when these three Sudanese top male vocalists were on tour together back in 1986. From Abdel Gadir Salim comes Umri Ma Bansa, Al Noam Djafani and Maqtool Hawaki Ya Kordofan. From Abdel Aziz El Mubarak comes Afra El-Helwa, Ya Izzana and Ya Marri Bebaitna. Lastly from Mohamed Gubara comes Noora, Guroosh Edjin and Rahiel Gumriyiei. Includes copious notes in a 16 page booklet. Condition as new. | 1. UMRI MA BANSA
2. AL NOAM DJAFANI
3. MAQTOOL HAWAKI YA KORDOFAN
4. AFRA EL-HELWA
5. YA IZZANA
6. YA MARRI BEBAITNA
7. NOORA
8. GUROOSH EDJIN
9. RAHIEL GUMRIYIEI |
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | SOUNDS OF SUDAN | WCB002 | LP | £ 10.00 | |
| Abdel Gadir Salim Sounds Of Sudan - Volume One - Songs Fom Kordofan featuring Salim on vocals and oud, Azhari Abdel Gadir on accordion and El Zubeir Mohammed El Hassan on tabla. Superb and a mint copy from 1987. | 1. UMRI MA BANSA
2. GHANU YA AKHWANI
3. AL NOAM DJAFANI
4. MAQTOOL HAWAKI YA KORDOFAN |
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| VARIOUS ARTISTS | TWO NILES TO SING A MELODY | OSTCD004 | CDx2 | £ 15.00 | |
| Absolutely amazing. A book style double CD with a 36-page booklet sandwiched in the middle and crammed full of images and details about the 16 tracks by 15 different artists. Masses of info about the history of music in the Sudan as well. All recorded during the 1970's to 1990's and mainly from cassettes as the masters are impossible to get hold of. Have a listen and see what a treasure this album is. Condition as NEW. | DISC 1
1. EMAD YOUSSEF - AL BAREEDO ANA
2. ABDEL EL AZIZ AL MUBARAK - MA KUNTA AARIF YARAIT
3. KAMAL TARBAS - MIN OZZALNA SEEBAK SEEB
4. MADJZOUB OUNSA - ARRAID ARRAID YA AHAL
5. KHOJALI OSMAN - MALO LAW SAFEETNA INTA
6. ZAIDAN IBRAHIM - MA HAMMAK AZABNA
7. SAIED KHALIFA - IGD ALLOOLI
8. TAJ MAKKI - MA AARFEEN NAGOOL SHINO!
DISC 2
1. HANAN BULU BULU - ALAMY WA SHAGIYA
2. ABDELMONIEM EKHALDI - DROOB A SHOAG
3. SAMIRA DUNIA - GALBI LA TAHWA TANI
4. MOHAMMED WARDI - AL SOURAH
5. ABDULLAH ABDELKADER - AL ZAMAN ZAMANAK
6. MUSTAFA MODAWI AND IBRAHIM EL HASSAN - AL WILAID AL DAIF
7. COMPOSED BY IBRAHIM EL KASHIF - ELHABEEB WAIN?
8. MOHAMMED WARDI - AL MURSAL |
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| WED AL BAKRY | (not transcribed) | MUNS93024 | TC | £ 25.00 | |
Beautiful music and singing throughout by Wed Al bakry and his band. Settle down and drift away with the hypnotic sounds of Kartoum's music scene. Have a listen to the clips to see just what I mean. A slightly later release than the other munsphone tapes so not transcribed as not in my catalogue.
ON CD-R IN MY COLLECTION | 1. (not transcribed)
2. (not transcribed)
3. (not transcribed)
4. (not transcribed)
5. (not transcribed)
6. (not transcribed)
7. (not transcribed)
8. (not transcribed) |
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| ZIDAN IBRAHIM | LAW AHEBK EL OMER KOLH | MUNS85056 | TC | £ 0.00 | |
| Great intro with the band tuning up for a live gig. When the music and singing starts its obvious why the crowd is going 'Bananas'. The music is fast and modern yet still traditional with violins forming the basis on which the electric guitar, horns and the drums improvise. Zidan's powerful voice belts out the songs but tends to get a bit lost in the background when the bands in full swing. You'll hear how stunning his voice can be on side 'B' when the band slows down for a bit of a breather. The audience obviously loved it, so did I. | 1.
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