Ahwar

by Nadah el Shazly

Ahwar cover art

The stunning debut album from the Egyptian vocalist and composer effortlessly shatters traditional genre boundaries, merging early 20th-century Arabic classical music with deeply experimental, modern electronic production. The record features incredibly hypnotic, microtonal vocal performances layered over surreal jazz instrumentation and eerie synthesizer soundscapes. It was widely celebrated in avant-garde circles as a brilliantly ambitious, highly psychedelic modernization of North African musical traditions.

Genres

  • Avant-Folk

Tracklist

  1. Afqid Adh-Dhakira
  2. Barzakh
  3. Palmyra
  4. Ana 'Ishiqt
  5. Koala
  6. Mahmiya