fredlag@noos.fr
10-07-2006, 15:36
I strongly recommend to buy the new CD (2006) issued by the British Library Sound Archive, compiled and presented by Amira Mitchell : «Women of Egypt 1924-1931», pioneers of stardom and fame, ref : TSCD931. Unfortulately, in order to offer more exemples of these rare voices, the editors’ choice has been to offer only one side of some of the 2side or 4side titles (as Munira’s dor ashki le-min). I regret this choice and would have prefered a 2-cd package, even if more expensive. 3 songs are complete, though.
The filtering is superb, some of those voices are almost unknown, and the booklet is a must.
http://www.topicrecords.co.uk
TSCD 931 doesn't seem to be on the site yet, but maybe be I don't know how to search properly
http://www.bl.uk/soundarchive
Waduda al-Manyalaweyya : asmar heliwa (inc)
Badi3a Masabni : al-ghira nar el-ghira (inc)
Nabawiyya Ghazal : kalam fe serrak (inc)
Munira al-Mahdeyya : Ashki le-min zoll el-hawa (inc, not 1st side)
Aqila Rateb : harr el-gawa zad nuhuli (inc)
Ratiba Ahmad and Zakariyya Ahmad : Qabadan Qabadan (complete)
Surayya Qaddura : Kam ba3athna (inc)
Badi3a Masabni’s orchestra : Raqs Badi3a (inc)
Fatma Sirri : Ana bass sakta lak (inc)
Sattuta 3ezzat : Ya khuya qul-li 3ala eh da kan (inc)
Saneyya Hasanayn : Qataft warda hamra be’idi (inc)
Sekina Hasan : 3inda mawti (complete)
Mufida Ahmad : Khud lak yom (inc)
Fathiyya Ahmad : Ya retni a3raf (inc)
Umm Kulthum : Qal eh helef (complete)
Rose Zahran and Sami al-Shawwa : Bashraf nawa athar Yusuf Bey (inc)
The filtering is superb, some of those voices are almost unknown, and the booklet is a must.
http://www.topicrecords.co.uk
TSCD 931 doesn't seem to be on the site yet, but maybe be I don't know how to search properly
http://www.bl.uk/soundarchive
Waduda al-Manyalaweyya : asmar heliwa (inc)
Badi3a Masabni : al-ghira nar el-ghira (inc)
Nabawiyya Ghazal : kalam fe serrak (inc)
Munira al-Mahdeyya : Ashki le-min zoll el-hawa (inc, not 1st side)
Aqila Rateb : harr el-gawa zad nuhuli (inc)
Ratiba Ahmad and Zakariyya Ahmad : Qabadan Qabadan (complete)
Surayya Qaddura : Kam ba3athna (inc)
Badi3a Masabni’s orchestra : Raqs Badi3a (inc)
Fatma Sirri : Ana bass sakta lak (inc)
Sattuta 3ezzat : Ya khuya qul-li 3ala eh da kan (inc)
Saneyya Hasanayn : Qataft warda hamra be’idi (inc)
Sekina Hasan : 3inda mawti (complete)
Mufida Ahmad : Khud lak yom (inc)
Fathiyya Ahmad : Ya retni a3raf (inc)
Umm Kulthum : Qal eh helef (complete)
Rose Zahran and Sami al-Shawwa : Bashraf nawa athar Yusuf Bey (inc)