Alf Leila Wa Leila [Import]

• 1xLP pressed on Classic Black Vinyl
• High-Quality pressing in vintage inside-out die-cut sleeve
• Printed inner sleeve with liner notes
• The studio version of this immortal “Alf Leila we Leila” must undeniably be archived under the best recordings ever made in music history

They call her ’The Rose of the Nile’, ‘The Queen of the Nile’, ‘The Daughter of the Nile’ or even ‘The 4th Pyramid of Egypt’ since she’s known as the greatest Egyptian singer of all time.

Om Kalsoum’s mythical life story of a poor peasant girl who grew up to become the face of Egypt is a 20th-century fairytale. Almost half a decade after her death the power of her music and singing is still moving the hearts of millions of people worldwide. At the end of her overwhelming career, she was introduced to the young but brilliant composer Baligh Hamdy who wrote this 30-minute-long monument for her in 1969.

In the footsteps of Mohamed Abdel Wahab, the godfather of Egyptian modern music, Baligh Hamdy refreshed the classical Egyptian orchestra sound with the addition of stylish instruments like electric guitar (Omar Khorshid), organ (Hany Mehanna), accordion, and horns that were adapted to the eastern tonal system. The studio version of this immortal “Alf Leila we Leila” must undeniably be archived under the best recordings ever made in music history!