Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan - Sitar - LP published in India in 1983

Side 1:

Raga Patdeep

Side 2:

Raga Shyam Kedar

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Ali Akbar Khan - Sarod - LP published in India in 1968

Tabla: Shankar Ghosh

Side 1:

Raga Des Malhar

Side 2:

Raga Nat Bhairo (Bhairav)

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Rais Khan - Sitar - Milestones - Cassette published in India in 1985 containing the recordings from his very first LP from 1968

This cassette is a re-release of recordings which were originally published on LP as "Khansahib Rais Khan" (ECLP 2359) in 1968. This was his very first LP.

Tabla: Bashir Ahmed Khan

Side 1:

Raga Jhinjhoti

Side 2:

Raga Mian Ki Todi

Lok Priya - Dhun Dadra

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On the artist:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rais_Khan
http://mewatigharana.com/html/raiskhan.html
On his background:
http://mewatigharana.com/index.html

Annapurna Devi & Ravi Shankar - Some rare Surbahar recordings from the 1950s

CD 1:

Annapurna Devi:

1. Raga Kaunsi Kanada

2. Raga Manjh Khamaj

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CD 2:

Annapurna Devi & Ravi Shankar:

Raga Yaman Kalyan

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"She has not recorded any music albums. But some of her performances (notably, 1. Raga Kaushi Kanara and Raga Majh Khamaj, Surbahar recital; and 2. Raga Yaman duet Surbahar recital with Ravi Shankar) that have been secretly taped from her earlier (1950s) concerts, are non-commercially available among a percentage of music lovers in India."

For more information see:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annapurna_Devi

http://www.kamat.com/database/articles/annapurna_devi.htm

http://spinningawheel.blogspot.de/2012/12/1913-annapurna-devi-and-ravi-shankar.html

Many thanks to KF who made a nice double CD out of these recordings.

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

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On Abdelkrim Dali see our posts:

http://oriental-traditional-music.blogspot.de/2012/05/2eme-festival-algerien-de-la-musique_22.html

http://oriental-traditional-music.blogspot.de/2013/12/musique-classique-algerienne-semaine.html

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

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On Sadek El Bidjaoui see our post:

http://oriental-traditional-music.blogspot.de/2012/05/2eme-festival-algerien-de-la-musique.html

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

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On Ahmed Serri see:
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sid_Ahmed_Serri

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

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On Mahieddine Bachtarzi see our earlier post:

http://oriental-traditional-music.blogspot.de/2012/05/2eme-festival-algerien-de-la-musique_22.html

On Hassan El Annabi see:

http://fr-fr.facebook.com/pages/Hassan-El-Annabi/505929962798247

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

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On Dahmane Ben Achour see:
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dahmane_Ben_Achour
On Mohammed Tahar Fergani  see our earlier posts:
http://oriental-traditional-music.blogspot.de/2013/12/musique-classique-algerienne-semaine.html
http://oriental-traditional-music.blogspot.de/search/label/Hadj%20Mohamed%20Tahar%20Fergani

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:

http://musique.arabe.over-blog.com/article-18734282.html

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

Dhondutai Kulkarni (23 July 1927 – 1 June 2014) - In her memory some unpublished recordings

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Many thanks to KF for the recordings, the covers and the booklet.

Of Raga Lalita Gauri there is on YouTube a version with better sound quality:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sa2JxsAbddg

See also:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhondutai_Kulkarni

http://swaratala.blogspot.de/2014/06/dhondutai-kulkarni-1927-2014_6.html

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Dhondutai-Kulkarni-A-life-steeped-in-simplicity-soaked-in-music/articleshow/35911853.cms

Al-Haj Abd er-Rahman ben Moussa - Al-Qur'an al-Karim - TCK 678 - Cassette from Morocco

We post here one more cassette by Al-Haj Abd er-Rahman ben Moussa with beautiful Quran recitations, based on so-called "Andalusian" melodies, a style which has almost completely disappeared.

Before we had already published Vol. 1 and Vol. 60 of a complete Quran on 60 cassettes and five cassettes from this series (see here).  Originally we wanted to post this cassette already in february 2013, but abstained from it because this tape has unfortunately some weaknesses: the sound is partly muffled, especially on side 1 up to 11:05. Now on the occasion of the blessed month of Ramadan we finally decided to post it.  

Haj Abd er-Rahman ben Moussa was very well known in Morocco as he used to recite the Quran on Moroccan TV and radio for decades.

This volume is from a series of 8 cassettes. Some volumes were given to me as a gift by some Moroccan friends, some I bought in the late eighties in Brussels. There is also a complete Qur'an on 60 cassettes by him, of which we have posted already the first and last volumes and which I bought in the early or mid nineties, also in Brussels. I don't remember what inspired me in the beginning to look for recordings by him, but I did for many years. Two or three years ago one could still not find anything about him in the internet, but now there are a couple of sites from which one can download his recitations. As this style has more or less completely disappeared, now there seem to be people who feel the loss and are eager to get hold of his recordings.

Addition on 1 february 2015:

By now one can find many recitations by Al-Haj Abd er-Rahman ben Moussa on YouTube, for example the complete Qur'an in 5 parts here:
https://www.youtube.com/user/tanga1958/videos

If you put his name (abderrahman ben moussa) into the search bar of YouTube you will find many many more files.

There are now also 40 downloads to be found on platforms like Amazon, Deezer etc.

Side 1:

Surat al-Tauba (16:50)

Side 2:

Surat al-Ma'ida (16:38)

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