http://calabashmusic.com<img src='http://files.calabashmusic.com/images/42507/el_tanbura.jpg'>El Tanbura's music is driven by the seductive call of the simsimiyya, an ancient harp dating back to the times of the greatest PharaohsThu, 21 Aug 2008 15:11:39 -0500http://eltanbura.calabashmusic.com/<img src='http://files.calabashmusic.com/images/61955/justin_adams.jpg'>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:11:39 -0500http://justinadams.calabashmusic.com/<img src='http://files.calabashmusic.com/images/60240/arabesque.jpg'>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:11:39 -0500http://arabesque.calabashmusic.com/<img src='http://files.calabashmusic.com/images/83456/kamran_rastegar.jpg'>Kamran Rastegar was born in Shiraz, Iran but has resided primarily in the US. Presently he teaches at the University of Edinburgh, where he continues his studies and work in music, which has largely focused on computer-based recordings involving both live and synthetic instruments for film soundtracks.Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:11:39 -0500http://kamranrastegar.calabashmusic.com/<img src='http://files.calabashmusic.com/images/83636/world_wind_band.jpg'>Dirk Campbell and Jan Hendrickse are both renowned music composers and multi-instrumentalist professional performers, specializing in traditional wind instruments (duduk, gaida, kaval, ney, uilleann pipes...).Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:11:39 -0500http://worldwindband.calabashmusic.com/<img src='http://files.calabashmusic.com/images/72121/the_musicians_of_the_nile.jpg'>The Musicians of the Nile come from the heart of Upper Egypt. They bring traditional songs to life in the form of the epic, as well as the chaabi of the Sa' id region.Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:11:39 -0500http://themusiciansofthenile.calabashmusic.com/<img src='http://files.calabashmusic.com/images/70615/oum_kalsoum_aka_umm_kulthum.jpg'>Oum Kalthoum or Umm Kulthum is one of the most famous singers from Egypt of all times . . .Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:11:39 -0500http://oumkalsoum.calabashmusic.com/<img src='http://files.calabashmusic.com/images/3594/alihassankuban.jpg'>Ali Hassan Kuban, the godfather of Nubian soul music, masters a blend of pentatonic Nubian musical forms with international jazz instruments and lyrics in Nubian and Arabic.Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:11:39 -0500http://alihassankuban.calabashmusic.com/<img src='http://files.calabashmusic.com/images/3686/mahmoudfadl.jpg'>Mahmoud Fadl, the Nubian Master Drummer from the Nile, is a descendant of a Nubian family that is rooted in the Griot culture of the &quot;Battikol&quot; people.Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:11:39 -0500http://mahmoudfadl.calabashmusic.com/<img src='http://files.calabashmusic.com/images/91790/mokhtar_al_said.jpg'>Mokhtar Al Said has been working in the music industry for over 30 years.Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:11:39 -0500http://mokhtaralsaid.calabashmusic.com/