Cairo Blue

NOW AVAILABLE! - Egyptian Jazz with trumpet and sax. Beladi and beyond - From the streets of Cairo comes this fusion of traditional Middle Eastern rhythms with jazz. For dancers looking for new and unusual inspiration, this album is for you. There are two beladi progressions, sambas, rumbas, saidi, fellahi, maqsoum and the unusual afriqi - that will get your feet moving and put your imagination in overdrive. Yet the album succeeds as listening music as well. The unusual combination of Middle Eastern quarter note thrown into a jazz format is intriguing. Something for everyone. An exploration of rhythms including maqsoum beladi, saidi, rumba, samba, Afriqi and fellahi. Includes 2 complete beladi progressions. Over 70 minutes of original pieces. A wonderful listening experience.

CAIRO BLUE tracks

 

1. Yasmin Afriqiya                         sax                       4:45

2. Francesca samba                        sax                       5:47

3. Zahour rumba                            sax                       5:29

4. Walad al-belad saidi                  sax                       5:18

5. Ariel Leyalha Afriqi                  trumpet                4:37

6. Shawq rumba                            trumpet                 3:54

7. Nadia fellahi                              trumpet                3:15

8. Meshwar samba                        trumpet                2:47

9. Zamar saidi                               trumpet                3:24

10. Nesmah rumba                       trumpet                3:00

11. King Tut’s beladi taqsim       trumpet                1:32

12. King Tut’s beladi                   trumpet                2:25

13. Afreet Afriqiya                       sax                        3:39

14. Dalia rumba                           sax                        5:44

15. Samira samba                         sax                       3:48

16. Bint Beladi taqsim                 sax                       2 :10

17. Bint Beladi                             sax                       3 :03

18. Yasmin Afriqiya (short)          sax                     2 :37

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