Egypt

Musical CD: Ancient Egypt, a Tribute

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I didn't know whether to classify this as trivia, Egyptomania or what!

This musical tribute to ancient Egypt was originally composed in 1978 for the King Tutankhamun exhibit at the Seattle Art Museum. It was inspired by the artistry of the ancient treasures and the religious symbolism of the Egyptian Book of the Dead, which suggested titles of the compositions. Only traditional Near Eastern instruments were used in making this recording, like the nay, salamiyyah, buzuq, mijwiz, mizmar and others.

All performed by Ali Jihad Racy. A review on amazon.co.uk (where it the CD is only available second hand) says that the music was played throughout the 1978 exhibition.

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