Khamis El Fino
Music for the Classical Oud
This recording was made during a concert at Asia House on December 1, 1963, for the Society of Asian Music.
"Khamis
El Fino has concertized throughout the Far East and Middle East for
the past seventeen years. He has appeared as a performing artist in
India, Pakistan, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, Thailand,
Japan and the United States.
Born
in El Rami Alexandria, Egypt and a graduate of Cairo Conservatory,
Prof. El Fino taught at conservatories in Cairo and Alexandria. His
compositions have been performed on radio in India, Egypt, Iran, and
Iraq, and at the American University of Beirut, Lebanon. His songs
have been commissioned by vocal artists in the Middle East..."
(information from LP's program notes)
"Music
of the Classical Oud" was released (in LP form) by Folkways
Records in 1964. "Folkways Records was one of the largest
independent record companies of the mid-twentieth century. Founded by
Moses Asch in 1947 and run as an independent company until its sale
to the Smithsonian Institution in 1987... The Simithsonian
Institution acquired Folkways in order to ensure that its sounds and
the genius of the artists would continue to be available to future
generations. Every single title is being kept in print and available
for purchase." (from Smithsonian Folkways Records' catalog)
Smithsonian
Folkways Records has a web-site
where you can see their catalog and order a copy of this album in CD
or cassette form. All of the cassettes and CDs are recorded from the
master tapes.
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