Globe Records - Artist Search: abdel-gawad, riad

Artist	Title	Format	Label	Date


ABDEL-GAWAD, RIAD	EL TARAB EL ASEEL "AUTOCHTHONIC ENCHANTMENT" (Stock on hand: 31)	CD: $14.98 (US) - ($13.48 with *discount)	INCOGNITO	1/22/2008
INTERNATIONAL: Here is something wonderful coming out of Middle Eastern lands. Nationally and internationally acclaimed composer and virtuoso violinist, Riad Abdel-Gawad & his four-piece ensemble---"takht" of Egyptian virtuosos perform on rarely-heard classical ethnic instruments. This music celebrates the art of musical ecstasy---"tarab" with meditative yet breathtaking improvisations---"takseem" and whirling dervish-like pre-composed music. The music cross-fertilizes International World, Sufi, Jazz and Classical music genres.

ABDEL-GAWAD, RIAD	EGYPT - MOTHER OF THE WORLD (Stock on hand: 16)	CD: $14.98 (US) - ($13.48 with *discount)	MUSICARIAD	9/21/2010
INTERNATIONAL: This is Riad & Takht's second release with City Hall Records. Nationally and internationally acclaimed composer and virtuoso violinist Riad Abdel-Gawad and his ensemble from Cairo perform on all of the main, and together rarely-heard, Middle Eastern ethnic instruments. 15 Tracks and 71 minutes of original instrumental compositions and improvisations that is cutting-edge Middle Eastern music with deep roots in purely Arabic-Egyptian music. The music seamlessly fashions classical, jazz and Sufi styles. This second release has the addition of acoustic standup bass and has added bongos and Upper Egyptian percussion. The music is scintillating, meditative, and joyful.

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