The tabla and mezhar player play like American djembe cowboys, louder and faster. The violin and ney players must've had their ears blasted to pieces. I love Souhair's dancing. I wish the percussionists played along with it, and the rest of the band.
Okay, I always thought Banat Iskindiriyya was the name of the magensi which was composed for her, which was then later recorded as Banat Iskindriyya with a slightly different arrangement (I always figured it was named that because Souhair was an Alexandrian girl). Do you know if the opening here is known by another name?
Cool. This makes me think. I always have a hard time answering the where you are from question, because I was born one place, grew up in another, built most of my adult life in another, moved around for a few more years, and now live someplace completely new and I'm never quite sure if I'm really from any of these places, or all of them, or ??? Maybe being a daughter of Alexandria is just a one of many identities Souhair might carry or get called? Or maybe that title on the Princess of Cairo album was more arbitrary than that? Hany's idea?
On the B-Side of the 'Princess of Cairo' album released by EMI Greece in 1985 this piece was part of a suite of music originally titled " بنات إسكندرية Banat Eskendria ", hence how I titled the video. However, in more recent re-releases the publishers have broken Banat Eskendria into tracks and given them names. The music she enters to here is titled on the album re-release 'Music of Souher Zaki' then this performance continues to include the track newly titled 'Sea Breeze'. At about 8:17 into the video where the Sama‘i Thaqil rhythm starts, I can't place the melody, some Muwashah or Sama'i composition, so maybe it is a variation on this piece written by Hany Mounhana? Or maybe something this band just threw in? At about 10:29 they return to the 'Music of Souher Zaki' theme. At 11:06 she puts on her sagat and they transition into another song...shoot, this one sounds very familiar, but I can't place it...Gah! I will keep an ear out for this one too. At 12:35 they move into an accordion taksim most likely improvisational, and that's were this particular clip ends. I think there is a tabla improv after that, and then later this same show, Lessa Faker. If you happen to find or know the name to Sama'i part and/ or the song at 11:06, definitely let me know.
Could be Shems, but being a drummer, I can tell by looking when one is beating his drum as if it owes him money! Besides, they seem to be the only ones sweating. :-)
Zaki and Tarioca, my favorits - classical egybt dance!
Soheir Zaki is the best belly dance dancer, love her grace
The tabla and mezhar player play like American djembe cowboys, louder and faster. The violin and ney players must've had their ears blasted to pieces. I love Souhair's dancing. I wish the percussionists played along with it, and the rest of the band.
The first piece is not Banat Iskindiriyya, but part of her magensi which was composed especially for her.
Okay, I always thought Banat Iskindiriyya was the name of the magensi which was composed for her, which was then later recorded as Banat Iskindriyya with a slightly different arrangement (I always figured it was named that because Souhair was an Alexandrian girl). Do you know if the opening here is known by another name?
O that's also a possibility ofcourse. :-)
Shems Dance By the way, Suhair started her career in Alexandria, but wasn't from Alexandria. She originally was from al Mansurah.
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Cool.
This makes me think. I always have a hard time answering the where you are from question, because I was born one place, grew up in another, built most of my adult life in another, moved around for a few more years, and now live someplace completely new and I'm never quite sure if I'm really from any of these places, or all of them, or ??? Maybe being a daughter of Alexandria is just a one of many identities Souhair might carry or get called? Or maybe that title on the Princess of Cairo album was more arbitrary than that? Hany's idea?
You found it?! Nice!
Gah I love her!
What is the name of the music that dances?
On the B-Side of the 'Princess of Cairo' album released by EMI Greece in 1985 this piece was part of a suite of music originally titled " بنات إسكندرية Banat Eskendria ", hence how I titled the video.
However, in more recent re-releases the publishers have broken Banat Eskendria into tracks and given them names. The music she enters to here is titled on the album re-release 'Music of Souher Zaki' then this performance continues to include the track newly titled 'Sea Breeze'.
At about 8:17 into the video where the Sama‘i Thaqil rhythm starts, I can't place the melody, some Muwashah or Sama'i composition, so maybe it is a variation on this piece written by Hany Mounhana? Or maybe something this band just threw in?
At about 10:29 they return to the 'Music of Souher Zaki' theme.
At 11:06 she puts on her sagat and they transition into another song...shoot, this one sounds very familiar, but I can't place it...Gah! I will keep an ear out for this one too.
At 12:35 they move into an accordion taksim most likely improvisational, and that's were this particular clip ends. I think there is a tabla improv after that, and then later this same show, Lessa Faker.
If you happen to find or know the name to Sama'i part and/ or the song at 11:06, definitely let me know.
Shams, i love how knowledgable u r.
The sound is really distorted on this clip too, that might be exaggerating audio balance issues.
Could be Shems, but being a drummer, I can tell by looking when one is beating his drum as if it owes him money! Besides, they seem to be the only ones sweating. :-)