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Flamenco Arabe ReviewThis album is a collaboration between Hossam Ramzy and Rafa El Tachuela who is a flamenco musician whose compositions focus on exploring the roots and origins of flamenco. This album is a fabulous fusion of musical styles and instruments by top class musicians. The liner notes in this album are very helpful, it contains short, informative biographies for both Hossam Ramzy and Rafa El Tachuela as well as for Said Kamal (Egyptian violin) and Mohamed Naiem (nay and kawala). Each song title has been translated into English, German, French & Spanish and for each song there are helpful notes on the influences that make up each composition here. In May 2003, I was lucky enough to be able to go along to the Purcell Rooms at the Royal Festival hall on London's South Bank to see Hossam Ramzy and some of the musicians who recorded this album play live. It was incredible to see and hear how all the different instruments and sounds from different countries and cultures could blend so harmoniously all together on stage to produce such an amazing sound. If you ever get a chance to listen to live Arabic music, never turn it down, it's amazing! This album explores the connection between the music of Andalusia (the region of Southern Spain) and that of the Arab world. This is an album I wasn't sure about before I listened to, but I had the most wonderful surprise when I played it for the first time. Track 1 "Al Quantara" begins with a very spiritually moving piece of Arabian flute - it took me by the hand and led right to the heart of this album. I particularly liked this track with the way combined with Spanish guitar with the Egyptian violin and flutes and was still beautifully structured and from that point on I was totally captivated by this album and the way all the instruments and styles fused together so harmoniously. This track would make a very interesting performance piece for more advanced dancers looking for a challenge in their oriental dance skills. Track 2 "Ahalm Ghernatah" is also very nicely structured; I really love the way the instruments meld together in this piece, in particular I liked the way the violin and the qanun fused together and then the way the violin fused with the nay, then the tabla; this might be a good tracks for intermediates to experiment with. Track 3 "Al Vuelo" is an interesting, powerful piece that combines the Spanish guitar with handclapping, I really liked the way the music flowed in this piece; it does have a certain flavour and style all of it's own and would again make a challenging piece for more advanced dancers to work with. Track 4 "Rumbapa" is based on the Arab Malfuf rhythm - this might be an easier track for less experienced dancers who are looking to create an original choreography to work with as the Malfuf rhythm is steady all the way through the track and the structure of the music is less complex. Track 5 "Rafaga De Viento" is more musically complex and again would be a challenge for the more advanced dancer. Track 6 "Kebeira Samet" is based around the Arab Masmoudi rhythm and is more simply structured; this combined with the fact that it has a slower tempo and the Arabian flute, the violin and the guitar all take it in turns playing solo makes this could make this song an interesting beginner's choreography or it would make an excellent teaching piece for getting to know the Masmoudi rhythm and for learning to how to follow the sounds of each instrument. "El Amor Perdido" is a slower paced track with a more melancholy feeling; I love the slight echo the violin seems to have on this track is and this another lovely piece to practice moving and getting your body to flow to the music with. "Men El Balad" starts with another hauntingly beautiful nay solo introduction and then goes into one of my favourite rhythms - Saidi. I like this track a lot and it would make an excellent beginners performance piece that will give their choreographies an original twist. "Zambra Por Nadejda" is slower paced and has that quintessential Spanish flavour and is just beautiful to concentrate on the notes played and just feel every note move your body. One of my favourite tracks on this album is the wonderful "Silk Route Suite" that is divided into four sections - "Kathak" from North India (the tabla in this piece really is just awesome - it seems to "sing" with a voice of it's own as just as much as the vocals); we then visit Egypt in "Egyptian" part b we hear the rhythm "Sarabant" and get a real sense of the influence Indian music had on Egyptian musicians - this part alone would make a wonderfully original performance piece for beginners or intermediates. We the move onto Andalusia with "Sol y Sal", this is a challenging flamenco piece and finally we end with yet another fabulous fusion "Juntos" that blends all influences seamlessly together. If you know enough about these different styles of dance, then the four sections could be used to create a really stunning show. What I particularly enjoy about this album is the effortless way all the styles came together in such harmony on this album, if you're looking to create an original choreography while maintaining an Arabic flavour, you'll find something on this album to help you do that. As with most of Hossam Ramzy's albums, there's something on here for every dancer from beginners upwards so it's one that can be used at all stages of your dancing or classes.Flamenco Arabe Overview

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