Arabic Songs and Dances

On this 1974 album, Egyptian oud virtuoso and professor Khamis El Fino Ali performs eight love songs. El Fino Ali is famous for perfecting two styles: taksimes and tagheer. Taksimes refers to slow and free rhythm improvisations, and tagheer means changing from one nagham (tone scale) to another. Arabic Songs and Dances was originally released as a two-album set with four songs on each album. Liner notes include Arabic lyrics of each song, along with some English translations.

Track Listing

101	Halewa Yabuya (She's Beautiful!) Khamis El Fino Ali	03:52
102	Tul Ya Gamara Tuli (Come to the Window) Khamis El Fino Ali	04:06
103	Selim, Selim Ya Habibi (Greetings, Greetings My Darling) Khamis El Fino Ali	04:14
104	Yelli Yelli (My Heart Belongs to You) Khamis El Fino Ali	05:40
201	Awag el Tageya (The Fellow with His Cap Askew) Khamis El Fino Ali	04:00
202	Asmar Ya Halewa (Dark Pretty Girl) Khamis El Fino Ali	03:56
203	El Ein f'il Ein (When Our Eyes Meet) Khamis El Fino Ali	05:08
204	Selimni Alei (Say Hello for Me) Khamis El Fino Ali	03:47