Cairo Blue by The Henkesh Brothers
Beladi and beyond - From the streets of Cairo comes this fusion of traditional Middle Eastern rhythms with jazz. For dancers looking for new and unusual inspiration, this album is for you. There are two beladi progressions, sambas, rumbas, saidi, fellahi, maqsoum and the unusual afriqi - that will get your feet moving and put your imagination in overdrive. Yet the album succeeds as listening music as well. The unusual combination of Middle Eastern quarter note thrown into a jazz format is intriguing. Something for everyone.
Egyptian Jazz. Either a saxophone or a trumpet improvising to a rhythm; Afriqui, samba, rumba, saidi, beladi or fellahi.
Tracklist
| 1. | Yasmin Afriqiya Sax | 4:45 |
| 2. | Francesca Samba Sax | 5:47 |
| 3. | Zahour Rumba Sax | 5:29 |
| 4. | Waled al-Belad Saidi Sax | 5:19 |
| 5. | Ariel Layalha Afriqi Trumpet | 4:36 |
| 6. | Shawq Rumba Trumpet | 3:54 |
| 7. | Nadia Fellahi Trumpet | 3:15 |
| 8. | Meshwar Samba Trumpet | 2:47 |
| 9. | Zamar Saidi Trumpet | 3:24 |
| 10. | Nesma Rumba Trumpet | 3:05 |
| 11. | King Tut's Beladi taqsim Trumpet | 1:32 |
| 12. | King Tut's Beladi Trumpet | 2:27 |
| 13. | Afreet Afriqi Sax | 3:39 |
| 14. | Dalia Rumba Sax | 5:44 |
| 15. | Samira Samba Sax | 3:47 |
| 16. | Bint Beladi taqsim Sax | 2:07 |
| 17. | Bint Beladi Sax | 3:05 |
| 18. | Yasmin Afriqiya (short) Sax | 2:37 |
Credits
Hosein Al-Issawi & Ahmed Ramaah
License
All rights reserved.
The Henkesh Brothers are a family of musicians from Cairo's Mohammed Ali Street, once the center for belly dance in Cairo. Khamis Henkesh became a famous tabla player working with Ahmed Adawia. His brother Reda is the lead drummer for Mohammed Mounir. Sayed Henkesh is the composer and accordion player, while his son Karim plays the violin. Ramadan Henkesh is also a top tier drummer in Cairo.