Ancient Egypt

by Ali Jihad Racy

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  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1979
  • Label: Lyrichord
  • Country: Lebanon
  • Length: 40:02
  • Community rating: 3.7/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

An ambitious ethnomusicological reconstruction, 'Ancient Egypt' utilizes meticulous research to recreate the hypothesized sounds of antiquity. Ali Jihad Racy masterfully plays reconstructed period instruments like the ney, mizmar, and tar, generating a profoundly hypnotic, minimalist atmosphere. The recording serves both as a fascinating academic exercise and a deeply moving piece of acoustic ambient folk.

Genres

Descriptors: desert, atmospheric, instrumental, acoustic, traditional, historical, ensemble, folk

Tracklist

  1. The Lamentations of Isis (3:07)
  2. The Land Of The Blessed (6:55)
  3. Hymn to Osiris (5:28)
  4. The Boat of Millions of Years (4:52)
  5. The Holy Lotus (3:38)
  6. Funeral Procession (5:06)
  7. Hymn For The Sunrise (5:23)
  8. The Triumph Of The Deceased (5:30)

Credits

  • Ali Jihad Racy - primary artist, composed by, performer, instruments [all], mijwiz, double reed, oud, finger cymbals, ney, tar, buzuq

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