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SONGS FROM HADRAMAWT
Hadramawt
has always been the centre of culture for Yemen
and the Arab world, with poetry being the most important
expression of its cultural life. It is nearly always
meant to be sung, and it is highly likely that the ancient
monodic songs of the pre-Islamic period have been preserved
in this valley. This record explores the various dimensions
of the dān ("humming" or "melody without
words") also used to designate a poetic genre in
dialect, employing particular metres.
| Recording |
1985-1990-1995 |
| Text |
Scheherazade
Quassim Hassan |
| Duration |
60'12 |
| Series |
Musics
and Musicians of the world |
| Reference |
D8273 |
Track
list
| 1.
Hadramī khayyāli-awwāldī : Atāha rasūlī |
9’50 |
| 2.
Dān tarab-Hayya layālī jamīla |
5’28 |
| 3.
Dān jammāla |
4’04 |
| 4.
Tahwīda and khuwaīb |
8’00 |
| 5.
Jalsat dān |
10’40 |
| 6.
Dān tarab : Ana wa Khillī trādina |
4’51 |
| 7.
Dān jammālla |
3’51 |
| 8.
Ghinā’ Banī Maghra |
3’00 |
| 9.
Tarhīb : Bushrāk hādha-I yaumu īd |
3’35 |
| 10.
Dan tarab : Khallī ashuf waddak yā danīn |
7’31 |
 YEMEN
TRADITIONAL MUSIC OF THE NORTH
The marriage
songs, the percussion instruments of the Chargui
dances, the repetitive and hypnotic melodies of
the Qasaba flutes all stir our imagination. This
is a rare opportunity to hear the mythical lute of Sanaa
or the lyre, which has disappeared even from Greece.
| Recording |
1977-1978 |
| Text |
Christian
Poché |
| Duration |
49' |
| Series |
Musics
& Musicians of the World |
| Reference |
D8004,
Reissue |
Track
list
| 1.
Chargui & Hakif dances |
5’50 |
| 2.
Gharzal |
4’55 |
| 3.
Zar |
3’20 |
| 4.
Rahil |
4’10 |
| 5.
Aghani Atifi |
5’50 |
| 6.Mutawal |
6'13 |
| 7.Yemenite
Zafat |
5'20 |
| 8.
Mutawal |
3'20 |
| 9.
Ghina |
2'45 |
| 10.
Hakfat |
7'00 |
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