Hamza el Din taught me for free when i was 15 to 18 in Oakland california. He taught me how to feed the squirells in his front yard tree.... to open the windows and listen....to spice my cigarettes... to accept those younger than you.... to respect those older and wiser than you. He taught me how to hear things you have never heard. He taught me to pioneer and remember your roots. He taught me how to take music from the world and how to give it back. Thank You Hamza. Love and peace, luke
this is amazing to hear. I would like to meet with you if that possible to document this story and I would like to hear more details. I live in the bay area now but for long. Let me know if we can schedule meeting. Thank you. omar.hebshi@gmail.com
Yes!! In other words how to be Grateful for what IS (You... Each one of us is Blessed in this way, we’re usually just too distracted to notice ) Thank you for sharing your Blessings so that we can reflect upon our own....
Hamza was an incredible talent and generous soul. He came to my Arabic class at the University of Texas, Austin several times in the 1970s and would perform at 9 am ... it seemed that he had spent the night playing the oud, so it wasn't a problem for him to get up and arrive punctually to the 9 am class. Truly amazing and inspiring..
Remembering this unique man on his day of passing ('arus) 22nd May (2006). He had a unique capacity for making everyone he met feel like an old friend. He could speak a half-dozen languages that I heard - a true citizen of the world. And blessings on his wife Nabra, wherever she is now! - D in PDX
That was so deep, It made me shade tears :( knowing that Hamza El Dine sings nostalgic songs telling the story of how Nubia was so beautiful before Egypt built the Aswan dam; that was a total catastrophe..
" a wish " is the best artwork of hamza that describes how Nubian felt while leaving their homeland forever .. and " al Nuba " talks about our life before building the dam
Thank you so much for these notes. Once a Sudanese friend translated a bit of the songs for me. But I had no idea of the real history of Nubia :( Still have no idea. I need to do some research before my trip to Egypt.
amazing ....! I am greek and i am learning how to play lavta which is very nice but the sweetness of this oud is out of comparison. Blessed be those who play
I don't think so. This music is not ancestral, I mean it's new and fusional in essence. It's a mix between nubian rhythms and arabic/middle eastern maqam system. It's in the maqam bayat-e.
G-d bless hamza el-din...what a blessing to music... i used to hear him on records when i was a little kid, then met him in 93. when i told him, he put his arm around me and smiled.
It's worth mentioning that he opened for the Grateful Dead at the Great Pyramid of Egypt,and was widely respected. I bought one of his albums many years ago, when I was 18 or 19. It was a great inspiration.
I was looking around the net listening to different ethnic music when I came across this video. What a beautiful melody. I love the tone of this man's voice.
Just to clarify to everyone here, I am an Oud player and know its history as well as anyone. The Oud means "wood" in Arabic. Because basically the Oud was the first String Instrument that had a wood "face" before that string instruments had skin faces. The Oud actually originates from Iran, though it is no longer a dominant instrument in Persia and is mostly associated with the Arabic world now. I personally think the Oud probably came from the Chinese Pipa, being that the silk road brought thes
@abalaba44 He used to come in as a regular at the restaurant where I worked on 4th Street in Berkeley. He taught the owner Egyptian hand drumming and they often performed together.
This is beautiful, İ've listened to it for years. The remarkable thing is that I am originally from the black sea region of Turkey, and what he is singing sounds more like what we have in Anatolia than anything I've ever heard from Arabic singers. Oh there are similarities between Arabic and Turkish music, but not to this level.
i saw him at a Church in Greenwich Village..i remember a group of 20 women in chador (?) with their faces covered led in to the event and the boss lady carried a switch to direct them.
why so much hate? especially directed at egypt. i don't care what slights one perceives from arab influence in egypt but many southern egyptians (the real egyptians) are close with sudanese and nubian culture as it is the closest thing to our own ancient culture. anyway, less BS and more about the music. this is gorgeous. i have a couple of his CDs and he's one of the best today, no question about it.
helawolise he gitekeni helawolise he dideneni ay gontakoni andolekoh woarha andoleka dimeg salam eya charti kagito masao mastodato achirandito djigigatito y kondjidjio kani aylanguro woarha andoleka Written by Mohi El Din Sharif, composed by Hamza El Din
usually eleven strings, two strings on: C, G, D, A, F (from top down) and one string on low C. Twelve pegs with one empty. Some people do it differently. The hardest part of oud is actually the picking technique (at least for me).
@abalaba44 Beautiful Luke... I keep returning to him for Inspiration again and again. Lets retain the legacy and keep the spirit alive through music...
This song is totaly hypnotic and beautiful, I LOVE IT! Anyone know the name of this song?!? A few musicians can really speak thru their instrument and songs like this man did. R.I.P Hamza El Din.............
e cultures together. Then what happened is that Zyriab, the famous Oud player of Baghdad (where the Oud came to its first Zenith) fled from fear od eath and escaped to Cordoba in Spain. The Oud became the archetype for the Lute and the Guitar, BUT, my own opinion is that it was just part of the equation. Spain was truly at this time was kind of the first melting pot country in so far as it held Islamic, Christian, Jewish, and other cultures in balance. But anyways, it doesn't really matter.
Hamza el Din taught me for free when i was 15 to 18 in Oakland california. He taught me how to feed the squirells in his front yard tree.... to open the windows and listen....to spice my cigarettes... to accept those younger than you.... to respect those older and wiser than you. He taught me how to hear things you have never heard. He taught me to pioneer and remember your roots. He taught me how to take music from the world and how to give it back. Thank You Hamza. Love and peace,
luke
abalaba44 So amazing, I am so close to Oakland, makes my heart light up. Lucky girl❤️
Greeting Im Khalil and im Oud student from Vermont State , however i like to asking you about maestro Hamza !!! how may I Chatting with you ?
this is amazing to hear. I would like to meet with you if that possible to document this story and I would like to hear more details. I live in the bay area now but for long. Let me know if we can schedule meeting. Thank you. omar.hebshi@gmail.com
Yes!! In other words how to be Grateful for what IS (You... Each one of us is Blessed in this way, we’re usually just too distracted to notice ) Thank you for sharing your Blessings so that we can reflect upon our own....
😂
Hamza was an incredible talent and generous soul. He came to my Arabic class at the University of Texas, Austin several times in the 1970s and would perform at 9 am ... it seemed that he had spent the night playing the oud, so it wasn't a problem for him to get up and arrive punctually to the 9 am class. Truly amazing and inspiring..
The name of the song is Helalisa, and is on his album Eclipse (1978).
Remembering this unique man on his day of passing ('arus) 22nd May (2006). He had a unique capacity for making everyone he met feel like an old friend. He could speak a half-dozen languages that I heard - a true citizen of the world. And blessings on his wife Nabra, wherever she is now! - D in PDX
That was so deep, It made me shade tears :( knowing that Hamza El Dine sings nostalgic songs telling the story of how Nubia was so beautiful before Egypt built the Aswan dam; that was a total catastrophe..
" a wish " is the best artwork of hamza that describes how Nubian felt while leaving their homeland forever ..
and " al Nuba " talks about our life before building the dam
Thank you so much for these notes. Once a Sudanese friend translated a bit of the songs for me. But I had no idea of the real history of Nubia :( Still have no idea. I need to do some research before my trip to Egypt.
amazing ....! I am greek and i am learning how to play lavta which is very nice but the sweetness of this oud is out of comparison. Blessed be those who play
Beautiful! Hamza was a Nubian gem, true to his Nubian roots and land and people! Rest in peace son of Toshki. Nor ikka nahja
So clear to me that this is the ancestor of the blues.
I don't think so.
This music is not ancestral, I mean it's new and fusional in essence. It's a mix between nubian rhythms and arabic/middle eastern maqam system. It's in the maqam bayat-e.
The father of modern Nubian music ,a great string player and oud master.
Hamza is a virtuoso, yet he is a humble man. I had the honor to know him when I lived in San Francisco. Better Oud music, you will not find.
This man is tremendous! What blissful music he makes!
i can't beleive i'm hearing this song today, it brought tears to my eyes, allah yer7amo
Hamza El Din's music gives me so much peace, I see myself home in the desert where my roots are. It brings tears to my eyes. Thank you for sharing ❤
G-d bless hamza el-din...what a blessing to music... i used to hear him on records when i was a little kid, then met him in 93. when i told him, he put his arm around me and smiled.
I met Hamza when he roomed with Sandy Bull in NYC in the '60s, fell in love with his music and with him as well.
Great music for its main purpose: to tell those universal stories which immediately touch your soul.
It's worth mentioning that he opened for the Grateful Dead at the Great Pyramid of Egypt,and was widely respected. I bought one of his albums many years ago, when I was 18 or 19. It was a great inspiration.
قمة في الروعة و الإحساس
بلاد النوبة بلاد الجمال
music is universalll , greetings from İstanbul
I was looking around the net listening to different ethnic music when I came across this video. What a beautiful melody. I love the tone of this man's voice.
I love the music of Hamza El Din, sure other men play instruments like this but his songs are unique :)
my mother was good friends with him, he even stayed at our house for a while.
Can you tell me a little bit more about him please
Was he a suffi person ext?
tell us more about, please.
15 year later
I remember listening to a record by this wonderful musician when I was a kid. Loved it then and am happy to rediscover his music.
Amazing..... Encarta 95 got me here.
I never forgot this laud soothing music!
Just to clarify to everyone here, I am an Oud player and know its history as well as anyone. The Oud means "wood" in Arabic. Because basically the Oud was the first String Instrument that had a wood "face" before that string instruments had skin faces. The Oud actually originates from Iran, though it is no longer a dominant instrument in Persia and is mostly associated with the Arabic world now. I personally think the Oud probably came from the Chinese Pipa, being that the silk road brought thes
What a beautiful song!
So thankful that we got to spend time together on this earth. You are never gone;) from me Hamza El-Din
What an incredible Musical Artist Hamza was !!! Through his music he will continue to
enchant and inspire !!
Note: He is singing in the Nubian language, NOT Arabic.
Amaros Who asked?
@@lowellcalavera6045 he said Note ....tard
@@sarifarsitv4974 he also said "NOT Arabic", clearly implying someone thought it WAS Arabic...(is this confusing to you, son? Am I going too fast?) 😆
@@lowellcalavera6045 dude u still didnt get it ? he said NOTE how dumb can u be
Thanks , i was wondering if this was arabic. Do you know what nubian language?
Lovely. I can listen to this music all day.
I love this song, thank you for posting!
Wow, Alot of feelings, He is tearing up his oud... He is a professional.
had his first album in our house when i was a kid- '65 or so? always a favorite of mine. first time i've ever seen footage! thanks!
kültür tonlar ve ezgiler den anlatıyoki hempimiz osmanlıyız...i love you tukrey
The masster of masters [of the oud] has left us, but he will never be forgotten.
Praise be to Allah!
Wow very far out indeed, thanks for sharing
helalisa great tune...listened to it before a couple of exams...pretty soothing !!👍
god, its so strong it made me cry T_T... thank you so much for this
نغم اصيل من ابداع فنان اصيل.........يا سلام
What a wonderful musician Hamza was. He did this number with the Dead at the Capitol Theater in 1978 and earlier when he played with them in Giza. RIP
Sad to have lost such a musician. Wish to God I understood the language.
Amazing, my good Sudanese friend introduced me to this music.
My grandfather hamza ❤😢
Effortless mastery and timeless artistry!
What a wonderful musician. RIP
my favorite Oud player
There is no substitute and there never will be.
RIP
Captivating. So much soul
perfection. I love that song
wonderful music and musician
It is also on "Songs of the Nile" as "Hela Lisa" (different version).
Love Hamza's music heard album A'L Oud in 1972 &listen still & learning Oud
Hamza El din is too great i loved him from the first song. listen to his track on the visitors included in Babel ost its great too.
Excellent he was one of the best we needs another sole to carry on his humantrian mission
Well done and relaxing. Wish it was longer.
I'm Egyptian myself but not Nubian and I'm so proud of this. His English is surprisingly good by the way :D
@abalaba44 He used to come in as a regular at the restaurant where I worked on 4th Street in Berkeley. He taught the owner Egyptian hand drumming and they often performed together.
Magnifique!
this song is Helalisa.
what a spirit.
This is beautiful, İ've listened to it for years. The remarkable thing is that I am originally from the black sea region of Turkey, and what he is singing sounds more like what we have in Anatolia than anything I've ever heard from Arabic singers. Oh there are similarities between Arabic and Turkish music, but not to this level.
This is Nubian
i saw him at a Church in Greenwich Village..i remember a group of 20 women in chador (?) with their faces covered led in to the event and the boss lady carried a switch to direct them.
Beautiful
awesome. thanks for posting.
such beauty
why so much hate? especially directed at egypt. i don't care what slights one perceives from arab influence in egypt but many southern egyptians (the real egyptians) are close with sudanese and nubian culture as it is the closest thing to our own ancient culture.
anyway, less BS and more about the music. this is gorgeous. i have a couple of his CDs and he's one of the best today, no question about it.
a sadness that is as old as the world itself.
helawolise he gitekeni
helawolise he dideneni
ay gontakoni andolekoh
woarha andoleka
dimeg salam
eya charti kagito
masao mastodato
achirandito djigigatito
y kondjidjio kani aylanguro
woarha andoleka
Written by Mohi El Din Sharif,
composed by Hamza El Din
usually eleven strings, two strings on: C, G, D, A, F (from top down) and one string on low C. Twelve pegs with one empty. Some people do it differently.
The hardest part of oud is actually the picking technique (at least for me).
Thank you ! sublime Peace
We loved him!
Thanks for the support brother! peace
الله الله الله عليك يا فنان
I love this musiccccccccc
Thank You beautiful music .
Thank you 🙏
حسام الشايع يحب هالاغنية ههههههههههههههههههههههههههه لايك اذا كنت عربي
really good
He was a world treasure.
simply excellent!
@abalaba44
Beautiful Luke...
I keep returning to him for Inspiration again and again. Lets retain the legacy and keep the spirit alive through music...
soft voice, good instrument, thanks from türkiyeee
I'd like to sing and play some of his amazing pieces.....Inshallah.
Please, please, please, share lyrics.
Shukran
6 years later u maybe found allready , but the song is called Helalisa
just right for me to revise world music, thank you :)
He speaks in the language that Angels no longer teach, for their subjects no longer have the humility or wisdom to learn. The last Mohican. Ishi.
The Nuba's pyramid my lovely hamza💙
Many thanks for this!
ThankU for sharing.
great...wonderfull music.This is Ottoman Folkloric Music...
lol Ottoman ?? this is pure pore Nubian folklore .. African music and language
hamza was a Nubian musician
Masterful!
Amazing!
Brazil
Name of the song is Hela Lisa
damn, i want an ud
This song is totaly hypnotic and beautiful, I LOVE IT! Anyone know the name of this song?!? A few musicians can really speak thru their instrument and songs like this man did. R.I.P Hamza El Din.............
it's " helalisa "
15 years later
it is called Helalisa
great.
Dope....
the oud is an instrument in remarkable sonority
lute = laud (in spanish, coming from the arab) = al ud
So, this is the protoype of the lute type instruments...
e cultures together. Then what happened is that Zyriab, the famous Oud player of Baghdad (where the Oud came to its first Zenith) fled from fear od eath and escaped to Cordoba in Spain. The Oud became the archetype for the Lute and the Guitar, BUT, my own opinion is that it was just part of the equation. Spain was truly at this time was kind of the first melting pot country in so far as it held Islamic, Christian, Jewish, and other cultures in balance. But anyways, it doesn't really matter.
Great..