Eclipse

by Hamza El Din

Eclipse cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1978
  • Label: Pacific Arts
  • Country: Egypt
  • Length: 44:33
  • Community rating: 3.84/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Recorded in the United States, the oud master and vocalist delivers deeply mesmerizing, spiritually charged performances rooted in the traditions of upper Egypt and Sudan. The intricate, unaccompanied acoustic playing brought international attention to the preservation of Nubian cultural heritage.

Genres

Descriptors: Folk, acoustic, repetitive, complex, technical, instrumental, traditional, delicate, melodic, droning

Tracklist

  1. Helalisa (Nubian Song) (3:47)
  2. The Visitors (10:01)
  3. Ollin Arageed (8:30)
  4. Your Love Is Ever Young (18:29)
  5. Mwashah (3:44)

Credits

  • Hamza El Din - primary artist, oud, drums, vocals, handclaps, music by, composed by, arranged by
  • 賲丨賷 丕賱丿賷賳 卮乇賷賮 - lyrics by
  • 毓亘丿 丕賱睾賳賷 丕賱禺賱賷賱賷 - lyrics by
  • Ahmed Rami - lyrics by
  • Riad El Soumbati - music by
  • Traditional - composed by

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