Hamza El Din

Escalay (The Water Wheel)

"Born in Nubia, Hamza El Din grew up in a culture rich in the sensuous, rhythmic music of the people of the Upper Nile. During the time he was studying engineering in Cairo (Egypt), Hamza took up the oud, the principal instrument of Arabic classical music .... Hamza began studying music formally at the Conservatory of Music in Cairo. During this time and during subsequent study in Rome, he began to evolve new musical forms by drawing the moods and colors of Nubian music into the vast technical and aesthetic structure of Arabic classical music." (written by Elizabeth Warnock Fernea, from CD's program notes)

"Escalay" was released by Nonesuch Records, its first release was in 1971. You can find this CD in some of the on-line distributors, we have links to these distributors on our "Oud CDs" page. Nonesuch Records' web-site is currently under construction, but you can write to them if you would like a catalog:
Nonesuch Records
Warner Music Group
75 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY 10019

Artists and their recordings in this category:

Hamza El Din:
Al Oud

Hamza El Din:
Eclipse

Hamza El Din:
Music of Nubia

Marko Melkon:
Marko Melkon

Hamza El Din:
Escalay (The Water Wheel)

Marc Loopuyt:
Les Orients du Luth

Hamza El Din:
Lily of the Nile

Marc Loopuyt:
Les Orients du Luth vol. 2

Hamza El Din:
A Wish

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