Bedouin Music of Southern Sinai
Various Artists
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
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101
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Hudjaini - Caravan Song | Tarabin Tribe | 1:47 | |
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102
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Water Drawing Song | Mzina tribe | 2:10 | |
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103
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Ḥafla: Bedouin Evening: Coffee Grinding, Daḥḥīya Dance, Poem's Declamation | Different tribes recorded in Dir Nasib and Wadi Firan | 5:58 | |
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104
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Flute Solo | Wadi Firan man | 1:48 | |
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105
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Makrūna | Tarabin Tribe | 2:11 | |
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106
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Three Simsimiyya Tunes | Al-Tur lutist, drummer | 4:30 | |
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107
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A Fisherman's Song | Abu Rodeis | 2:13 | |
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201
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A Yamania Song | Al-Tur lutist, singers | 5:02 | |
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202
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A Yamania Song | Al-Tur lutist, singers | 3:11 | |
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203
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Ya khazaráne - Love Song | Al-Tur lutist, singers | 2:20 | |
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204
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Alá dal 'úna | Fisherman from the Syro-Lebanese region | 2:14 | |
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205
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A Love Song | Al-Tur lutist, singers | 2:30 | |
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206
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The Rich and the Poor | Al-Tur lutist, singers | 3:32 | |
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207
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Yamania: Complaint - Epic Song | Al-Tur lutist, singers | 2:46 | |
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208
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A Fisherman's Dance | Al-Tur singers | 4:48 |
Album Info
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Music of the World's Peoples: Vol. 2Various Artists
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Songs of IsraelHillel and Aviva
