Mohamed Abdel-Wahab Re: Phish Thread- Al Kol Aileh

[Owen Davidson <owend...>]

Mohamed Abdel-Wahab also wrote material that was performed and recorded by
Om Kalsoum.  A few years ago the Palestinian artist Simon Shaheen put out
a recording of instrumental versions of Abdel-Wahab's songs, as a sort of
reverential tribute.

Owen

robert wiener wrote:

> Eliezer,
>
> Can you tell us which song served as the basis of "Al Kol Aileh"?
> I don't believe that I've ever heard Abdel Wahab's work.  Maybe on
> Atlantic Avenue (Brooklyn).
>
> The blurb below comes from the All Music Guide.  It's interesting to
> read that Abdel Wahab drew on Western music.  (If he were alive today,
> would he be listening to Phish?)   I guess that this is just another
> example of the cross-fertilization of musical styles.  Are there other
> examples of Arabic (Egyptian) tunes that became Jewish (Israeli) hits?
> Or vice versa?
>
> As a singer and an influence on Egyptian music during its renaissance,
> Abdel Wahab was equaled only by Umm
>  Kulthum. But while she was a traditionalist to the core, Abdel Wahab
> believed in learning from Western music.   Yet he too was a musical
> nationalist, renewing rather than diluting Egyptian tradition.
> Starting from a highly traditional sound as a teenager, he gradually
> moved into a highly varied (and internationally popular) film-based
> repertoire. But besides contributing to the pop world, he introduced
> more fundamental elements, such as long instrumental passages, a major
> element in his work. -- John Storm Roberts, All-Music Guide
>
> Bob
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eliezer Kaplan <zelwel (at) earthlink(dot)net>
> To: World music from a Jewish slant <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
> Date: Wednesday, July 28, 1999 9:24 AM
> Subject: Phish Thread- Al Kol Aileh
>
> >Can you still call 'Al Kol Aileh' Jewish music even if you know the
> melody
> >was lifted from Mohammed Abdelwahab? (Guess so...)
> > EK
> >
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