Showing posts with label Arabo-Andalusian Music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Arabo-Andalusian Music. Show all posts

Saturday, 2 June 2018

Orchestre De La Musique Marocaine Andalouse Sous La Direction De Moulay Ahmed Loukili ‎– Insiraf Koddam l'Maia & Insiraf Btaihi l'Maia - LP published in Morocco in the early 1970s or in the 1960s


Here volume 3 (33-011) from the series of 4 volumes of LPs by Moulay Ahmed Loukili. Unfortunately the sound quality is not the best. I guess these recordings are from the archives of Radio Maroc. On this LP are selections from the 5th and from the 3rd movement of Nouba Maya. No idea why they have it in this order. Usually the 3rd movement should come before the 5th one.
We are in the process of buying also volume 4 and hope that we can post it then next.





Wednesday, 30 May 2018

Orchestre De La Musique Marocaine Andalouse Sous La Direction De Moulay Ahmed Loukili ‎– Sanaye Mine Koddam Listihlal & Mawal Touma Insiraf Bhtaïhi Erak l'Ajam - LP published in Morocco probably in the early 1970s or in the 1960s


Here we continue our series for the beautiful nights of Ramadan. We here post two beautiful LPs by the great Moulay Ahmed Loukili and his orchestra. He was the artist attached to Moroccan radio in Rabat. He had many broadcasts there. One can find quite a number on YouTube, especially if one puts in his name in Arabic: 
مولاي أحمد الوكيلي
Noteworthy are these two channels: 

Our LP here is the second (33-010) of four volumes. The first volume we have only as a CD. So we will not post it here. Next we will post volume 3. In these recordings are some innovations regarding the instruments used in the orchestra, but in total the performances, especially the vocals, are in an old, very beautiful way.
On this LP we have on Side 1 selections from the 5th movement of Nouba Istihlal and on side 2 a Mawal (vocal improvisation) and parts of the 3rd movement of Nouba 'Irak al-'Ajam.

In 2011 we posted an LP which has one side by Moulay Ahmed Loukili and in 2012 another LP with one side by him. See there also detailed information on the artist.






Saturday, 26 May 2018

Abd es-Sadeq Cheqara (Shekara) (1931-1998) - Chekara con la Orquesta Tetuan - LP published 1984 in Spain


Here we start a series of music for the beautiful nights of Ramadan.


Abd es-Sadeq Cheqara was a great singer of not only classical Arabo Andalusian music but also of old folk and Sufi traditions of his home town Tetuan. At the same time he was a virtuoso violin and 'ud player. In Morocco many LPs, cassettes and CDs by him were published over several decades.
We discovered this LP only recently. Unfortunately the copy we bought a couple of months ago is not in perfect shape, but as it seems to be quite rare and the music is very beautiful we decided to post it.
This LP contains next to Arabo Andalusian music on the second half of side 2 some examples of folk music.
By the same artist we posted in 2014 a beautiful LP published in Morocco in the 1970s. See here. In 2011 we posted a cassette of a Sufi ceremony with an Arabo-Andalusian ensemble, which is probably under his direction. See here.




Monday, 11 August 2014

1er Festival Algérien de la Musique Andalouse 1967 - Vol. 6 - LP published in Algeria


Side A:
1. Abdelkrim Dali & l'Orchestre de la Société des Concerts 
du Conservatoire d'Alger:
Istikhbar Zidane & Derdj Medjenba
2. L'Orchestre de la Rachidia de Tunis:
Wesla Mouwachahats


Side B:
1. L'Orchestre El Fenn ou El Adab d'Alger:
Extraits d'une Nouba du mode Hsine
2. L'Orchestre El Andaloussia d'Oran:
Extraits d'une Nouba du mode Raml-Maya
3. L'Orchestre de la J.F.L.N. de Blida:
Mecedder Rasd Dil




On Abdelkrim Dali see our posts:

Friday, 8 August 2014

1er Festival Algérien de la Musique Andalouse 1967 - Vol. 5 - LP published in Algeria


Side A:
1. Fadhila Dziria & l'Orchestre de la Société des Concerts
du Conservatoire d'Alger:
Istikhbar Aarak & Neklab Aarak
2. Mustapha Maher & Maha Djabri 
& l'Orchestre Ommeya de Damas (Syrie):
Wesla Mouwachahats


Side B:
1. L'Orchestre de Tlemcen:
Extraits d'une Nouba du mode Raml
2. Sadek El Bidjaoui &  l'Orchestre de la Société des Concerts
du Conservatoire d'Alger:
Extraits d'une Nouba du mode Sika
3. L'Orchestre El Mossilia d'Alger:
Extraits d'une Nouba du mode Sika




On Sadek El Bidjaoui see our post:

Thursday, 7 August 2014

1er Festival Algérien de la Musique Andalouse 1967 - Vol. 4 - LP published in Algeria


Side A:
1. Sid-Ahmed Serri & l'Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du
Conservatoire d'Alger:
Extraits d'une Nouba du mode Rasd-Dil
2. L'Orchestre de la Rachidia de Tunis:
Naouret Ettoubou
3. L'Orchestre El Afrah de Constantine:
Mecedder Medjenba


Side B:
1. L'Orchestre El Haoua El Djamil de Tlemcen:
Extraits d'une Nouba du mode Raml-Maya
2. L'Orchestre El Moustakbel de Constantine:
Extraits d'une Nouba du mode Sika




Sunday, 3 August 2014

1er Festival Algérien de la Musique Andalouse 1967 - Vol. 3 - LP published in Algeria


Side A:
Mahieddine Bachtarzi & l'Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire d'Alger:
Extraits d'une Nouba du mode Raml-Maya


Side B:
1. Hassan El Annabi & l'Orchestre d'Annaba:
Extraits d'une Nouba du mode Raml-Maya
2. L'Orchestre du Conservatoire du Caire:
Wesla (Suite) de Muwachahats




On Mahieddine Bachtarzi see our earlier post:
On Hassan El Annabi see:

Saturday, 2 August 2014

1er Festival Algérien de la Musique Andalouse 1967 - Vol. 2 - LP published in Algeria


Side A:
1. Abderrahmane Ben Achour (Dahmane Ben Achour) (1912-1976)
& l'Orchestre de Blida:
Extraits d'une Nouba du mode Zidane
2. L'Ensemble National "Ommeyya" de Syrie (Damas):
Chants et Danses sur des Muwachahs Andalous 


Side B:
1. Mohammed Tahar Fergani & l'Orchstre de Constantine:
Nesraf du mode Rasd
2. L'Orchestre de la S.L.A.M. (Société Littéraire, Artistique et Musicale)
de Tlemcen:
Extraits d'une Nouba du mode Hsine



1er Festival Algérien de la Musique Andalouse 1967 - Vol. 1 - LP published in Algeria


Here we post the 6 Volumes of the first Algerian Festival of Arabo-Andalusian music, which took place in Algiers in 1967. In May 2012 we had posted already volumes 7 to 12 of the "2ème Festival Algérien de la Musique Andalouse 1969" and in September 2011 three volumes of the "3ème festival de musique Andalouse - Alger 1972".

Side A:
1. Ben Tobbal & l'Orchestre de Constantine:
Extraits d'une Nouba du mode Rasd
2. L'Orchestre de Lybie - Direction: Hassan El Aribi:
Malouf - extraits d'une Nouba


Side B:
1. Mohamed Khaznadji & l'Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire d'Alger:
Extraits Sika & Dil
2. Mohamed El Ghomeiri & l'Orchestre de la Socièté "El Muwahiddia" de Nedroma:
Extraits d'une Nouba du mode Sika




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On Ben Tobbal see:
http://musique.arabe.over-blog.com/article-16945176.html
On Mohamed Khaznadji see:

On Hassan El Aribi and the Malouf in Libya:


Hassan Uraibi (1933 - 2009; also spelled Arabi, Araibi, Araiby, or Oraibi) was a Libyan composer and one of the pioneers of Libyan music, performing Andalusian music known as Malouf. During his lifetime he has received many prestigious medals and awards, as well as chairing various positions in Libya and the Arab world, such as the Arabic Music Board and Libyan Music Festival.
He was born in 1933 in the Sough El Guima area of Tripoli. At a young age he moved to Benghazi and worked as an employee at Ministry of Transportation. He was soon discovered as a singer by Mohamed Sudagi who gave him an opportunity which he did not waste and joined the Music Department at Benghazi's radio station as an advisor. During this time Uraibi composed many songs for a number of Libyan and Arab singers, including: Mohsen Attia, and Egyptologists Suad Mohammed and Hoda Sultan. After returning to Tripoli, Uraibi founded his Malouf ensemble in 1964 with many well-known names at that time in Libya. He was named the first president of the Libyan music board in 1974.
Hassan Uraibi died in April 18, 2009 in Tripoli. His funeral was attended by a number of artists and cultural officials in the country. His death came as a shock to many Libyans who loved his timeless work.
Malouf (Arabic: مالوف‎ Ma'lūf) is a genre of music in the Andalusian classical tradition of Algeria, Libya and Tunisia after the Conquest of Spain in the 15th century. It was revived in the 1920s by the French musicologist Baron Rodolphe d'Erlanger. Though in its modern form, malouf is likely very dissimilar to any music played more than four centuries ago, it does have its roots in Spain and Portugal, and is closely related to genres with a similar history throughout North Africa, including malouf's Libyan cousin, Algerian gharnati and Moroccan ala or Andalusi. During the Ottoman era, malouf was highly influenced from Turkish music. Even now most of malouf examples are very similar to Turkish classical music. Malouf is played by small orchestras, consisting of violins, drums, sitars and flutes. Modern malouf has some elements of Berber music in the rhythms, but is seen as a successor to the cultural heights reached by Muslim Andalusia. Malouf has been called "an emblem of (Tunisian) national identity." Nevertheless, malouf can not compete commercially with popular music, much of it Egyptian, and it has only survived because of the efforts of the Tunisian government and a number of private individuals. Malouf is still performed in public, especially at weddings and circumcision ceremonies, though recordings are relatively rare. The term malouf translates as familiar or customary.
from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSO6wfBwtU8