http://calabashmusic.com/New Music From Mahmoud Fadl on Calabash Music2008-12-01T10:22:52ZThe Calabash Music Teamsupport@calabashmusic.comFor Oriental Dancers From Cairo With Lovehttp://mahmoudfadl.calabashmusic.com/#album_959792007-09-04T01:07:41ZMusic from For Oriental Dancers From Cairo With LoveThe rhythms of Oriental Dance have always been at the centre of master percussionist Mahmoud Fadl’s many musical activities. As a young man he accompanied the great Mona al Said and has ever since played and arranged for many distinguished dancers and conducted workshops and seminars. PIRANHA asked Mahmoud to compile a collection from his prodigious output of albums, with lovers of Oriental Dance in mind. The result is a journey through different styles, from the purely percussive to the ornately orchestral, from the dusty street corner to the plush night club, always coloured by Mahmoud’s innate innovative sense.]]>Umm Kalthum 7000http://mahmoudfadl.calabashmusic.com/#album_325002006-11-17T07:12:16ZMusic from Umm Kalthum 7000Welcome to the 7th Millenium as seen from the mother ("umm") of all cities. Welcome to the mother of all songs. Umm Kalthum (1902-1975), bigger in the arab speaking world than Maria Callas and Elvis Presley in the West put together. Welcome to the world of Mahmoud Fadl, ambassador of Cairo Cool, master drummer of the Nile and director of Nubian soulsters Salamat. In his follow- up to the highly acclaimed album "Love Letter From King Tut-Ank Amen" he plays tribute to the eternal Diva, 25 years after her death - and the biggest funeral ever seen in Cairo. Umm Kalthum 7000 packs a full compliment of young instrumentalists from the Cairo Opera who live and breathe the music of the divine Umm, and welcomes the outstanding Salwa Abou Greisha - from the famous Nubian musicians' family - as the featured vocalist.]]>The Drummers of the Nile in Town: Cairosonichttp://mahmoudfadl.calabashmusic.com/#album_325242006-11-17T07:12:16ZMusic from The Drummers of the Nile in Town: CairosonicWelcome to the adventures of the "Drummers of the Nile," part III. After their southbound journey they are back in town, as strong as ever. Join Mahmoud Fadl on his walk down Cairo's Mohamed 'Ali Street, the notorious musicians' hang out, where he meets up with master drummers Mohamed "Kallo" Sobhi and Magdi Berbish, the Khalil family (flagship of Said musicianship) and the legendary Hasaballah Brass Band, the one and only brass band in Egypt.

]]>The Drummers of the Nile Go Southhttp://mahmoudfadl.calabashmusic.com/#album_36902005-04-12T10:55:32ZMusic from The Drummers of the Nile Go South It never rains in Nubia - it just comes pouring down the Nile. Up the cataracts of the river Nile Mahmoud Fadl drums his way south. On the boat are his fellow masterdrummers Gaafar Hargal and Hamdi Matoul, Nubian wedding diva Salma and many more. Join their travels back to the rhythms of ancient Nubia, drowned in Lake Nasser ever since the day the region was flooded in the early Sixties. Follow the Nubian sounds on their exodus to the Suez channel, the Nuba mountains, Cairo and Khartoum - even to the clubs of the West, where his "United Nubians" are spreading the message of the eternal "Black Pharaohs". ]]>Drummers of The Nilehttp://mahmoudfadl.calabashmusic.com/#album_920082007-09-04T01:07:41ZMusic from Drummers of The NileThis musical excursion with Mahmoud Fadl takes us down river on the track of the percussion jewels of the Nile. An expedition leading from the narrow back lanes of Cairo right through into the heart of the Nubian countryside beyond the majestic river.

Nubian weddings and fellah tribal singing - deeper and deeper right to the source of this traditional music. Just as the Nile, the throbbing heart of North Africa, forms the joint border of Sudan and Egypt, so too does Mahmoud Fadl and friends demonstrate the affinity of the rhythms of this region. A pan-African percussion adventure.]]>Love letter from King Tut Ank Amenhttp://mahmoudfadl.calabashmusic.com/#album_921842007-09-04T01:07:41ZMusic from Love letter from King Tut Ank AmenYou wanted a love song? You'll get a love song. Not written directly by the great old pharaoh himself but by such celebrated Egyptian componists as Mohamed Abd el-Wahab and Farid El Atrache. These tracks have been wonderfully orchestrated and recorded by Mahmoud Fadl and his Cairo Connection. Exquisite trumpet played by Samy El Bably and excellent darbuka percussions. A billet doux from Cairo which will get every postman on his feet.]]>