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Africa North

Various Artists
1 disc

1. Amin Amin - Steve Shehan/Baly Othmani
2. Walagh (I Observe) - Abdelli
3. Andalusian Oud Music (Pts. 1 & 2 - Said Chraibi
4. Kafiyo Kaladeri - Waaberi
5. Desse Barama (Peace) - Hamza el Din
6. Rera - Setona
7. El-Hawzi - Hossam Ramzy
8. Aquis Mahasnik Biman (With Whom Can I Compare You?) - Rasha
9. Maqsoum - Mahmoud Fadl
10. Thrikraiat Al Andalous - Hassan Erraji/Arabesque/Hassan Erraji & Arabesque
11. Conte de I'incroyable Amour - Anouar Brahem
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Additional Info

Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): 411307
Credits

Producer
Engineer
Compilation producers: Al Evers, Stephen Hill.
Includes liner notes by Richard Henderson.
Personnel: Hamza el Din, Baly Othmani (vocals, oud); Sheikh "Madey" Ahmed (vocals, bongos); Abderrahmane Abdelli, Abdi Nuur Allaleh, Maryam Mursal, Rasha (vocals); Claudio Toro (guitar, bombo, cowbells, guiro, maracas); Manolo Acuna (charango, soprano saxophone); Hassan Erraji (oud, violin, nay); Anouar Brahem (oud); Ariane de Bivre (flute, quena, nay, recorder); Aziz Ben Salam (nay); Barbaros Erkse (clarinet); Saidi Abdelnour (bendir); Hossam Ramzy (tabla, percussion); Mahmoud Fadl (percussion).
Liner Note Author: Rick Henderson.
Photographer: Robert Holmes.
Arrangers: Hassan Erraji; Mahmoud Fadl; Anouar Brahem; Rasha; Steve Shehan; Baly Othmani; Hossam Ramzy.
Africa North spotlights the beauty and longevity of Islamic music. Designed as a conduit to ecstasy, the works on this album feature the sultry but transcendental rhythms of the darbukka drum, highlighted by the oud and ghaita, but also integrate other musical elements, including strings, electronics and other folk instruments. Setona, Hossam Ramzy, Abdelli, Drummer of the Nile and other artists come together on Africa North, delivering a modern spiritual experience with their music. ~ Heather Phares
Critic Reviews

CMJ (4/26/99, p.36) - "...AFRICA NORTH shines a welcome spotlight on some of the trance-inducing pop hits of contemporary North Africa."
Dirty Linen (8-9/99, p.72) - "...an eclectic blend of very traditional and contemporary samples of Egyptian, Sudanese, Moroccan, Algerian, and Somalian musicians..."