Bedouin Music of Southern Sinai

When this recording was made, the Bedouin of Southern Sinai were striving to maintain their semi-nomadic ways of life in a changing world. This selection provides a valuable record of and insight into their repertory of archaic poetry, songs and dances, as well as more popular tunes.

RELATED LESSON PLAN
"Egypt: The Bedouin Culture"

Track Listing

101	Hudjaini: Caravan Song	Tarabin Bedouin man	01:47
102	Water Drawing Song	Mzeina Bedouin man	02:10
103	Hafla: Beduin Evening, Coffee Grinding, Daḥḥīya Dance, Poem's Declamation	Bedouin tribes in Dir Nasib and Wadi Firan	05:58
104	Tune on Pipe-Flute	Flute player in Wadi Firan	01:48
105	Tune on Makrūna	Tarabin Bedouin man playing makrūna (clarinet)	02:11
106	Three Simsimiyya Tunes	Simsimiyya player accompanied by percussion	04:30
107	Fisherman Song	Fishermen in Abou Redis singing with handclaps and jerrican percussion	02:13
201	Yamania Song 1	Man in Al-Tur (El Tor) playing simsimiyya with chorus and percussion	05:02
202	Yamania Song 2	Man in Al-Tur (El Tor) playing simsimiyya with chorus and percussion	03:11
203	Ya khazarane	Men in Al-Tur (El Tor) with simsimiyya and hand-claps	02:20
204	Alá dal'úna	Fishermen in Al-Tur (El Tor) with simsimiyya and percussion	02:14
205	Love Song	Man in Al-Tur (El Tor) playing simsimiyya with chorus and percussion	02:30
206	The Poor and the Rich	Men in Al-Tur (El Tor) with simsimiyya, chorus and percussion	03:32
207	Complaint	Man in Al-Tur (El Tor) with simsimiyya, chorus and percussion	02:46
208	Fisherman Dance	Man in Al-Tur (El Tor) with chorus and hand-claps	04:48