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Yemen: Songs from Hadramawt

Various Artists
Yemen: Songs from Hadramawt The Hadramawt region of Yemen has always been a center of culture for the Arab world. This album, recorded between 1985 and 1995, is devoted to the vocal art of male singers, both amateur and professional, and highlights dân, a genre of many dimensions (including entertainment dânand dân of camel drivers). Some of the singing may be accompanied by instruments: drum, flute, and oud. Poetry is an important expression of cultural life in Hadramawt, and is often sung. Departing from common musical practice elsewhere in the Arab world, the Yemenis are always careful to pass on the names of the poets and composers of each song. The liner notes provide background information about each song and photographs of some of the region’s exceptional architecture.

Track Listing

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101
Mohammed bin Shamikh
09:55
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102
Hussein Abdul Kadir al Kaf
05:33
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103
Hangil
04:09
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104
Salim Rijab al-Tahhan
08:05
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105
Said ‘Idha ba Hashwan
10:45
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106
Mohammed bin Shamikh
04:56
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107
Awadh bin Yaslam Braik
03:56
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108
Salim Rijab al-Tahhan
03:05
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109
Mohammed bin Shamikh
03:40
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110
Saleh ba ‘Issa
07:32