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happy to announce the release of the 4th volume in this series. الست، الجزء الرابع.
available on iTunes, Apple, and other streaming services. here is the iTunes link, a song sample, and tracklist,...

Abdel Hay Hilmi
Taqtuqa: Allah Ya Leil Allah
Odeon. matrix xE.2306 a & b. catalogue# 45758/1/2
Recorded 1911
maqam huzam

Abdel Hay Hilmi
Dor: Fi Maglis El Ouns
Talheen: Muhammad Abdel Raheem Maslub
Odeon. matrix# Ex 1292a/92b. catalogue# 45297/1/2
Recorded circa 1905
maqam hijaz

Here are some of the notes which couldn’t be included in the digital metadata:

El Sitt, Volume 1 / الست, الجزء الاول
1. Matrawak Damak / ماتروك دمك
Taqtuqa - Maqam Huzam / طقطوقة - مقام هزام...

Hello all.
It is my honor to announce the release of the first 3 volumes of the Umm Kulthum “El Sitt” series. Hopefully more to follow. Here are the iTunes links for anyone interested.

El Sitt,...

here is some of the info that was unable to be included in the metadata:

1. Yamanta Wahishni / ياما انت واحشني
Dor - Maqam Hijaz Kar / دور - مقام حجاز كار. With Mohamed El Aqad on the qanun / على...

my pleasure. I discovered the PHP function just now following your post, I'll use this feature for anything else. I also updated the recording dates for the higazi tracks above, and posted the...

I checked the file on the forum as well, and it is indeed the same song. the catalogue# 13850 belongs to a series of re-presses Gramophone made for the Amercian market. that's why the matrix# is the...

hello all,
my honor to provide the links to my Salama Higazi album. I was unable to incorporate the album info etc. into the metadata, so I've copied and pasted some of the info below.

iTunes:...

Mahmud Al-Bulaqi
Taqtuqah: We Ganinteeni (Ya Bint Ya Beida Ya Mariya)
Baida Record. catalogue#1216/17
Recorded circa 1911
maqam hijaz

outstanding rendition. he gets the most he can out of this...

hello all,
my honor to provide the links to my Yousef Al Manyalawi album. an offering of my own humble efforts. Once again I was unable to incorporate the album info etc. into the metadata, but...

my pleasure Hattouma :)

since I couldn't upload any of the album info into the metadata, I thought I would copy and paste some of my notes here. if it would be a help to anyone... I also updated...

thank you so much for the kind offer. unfortunately everything's been submitted for release and it's too late to make changes. I'm just waiting for each album to get processed. but fortunately I...

hello all :)
I have a small announcement to share. I've recently released a digital album of Sayyed El Safti on iTunes and Amazon. It's listed under "Sheikh Sayyed El Safti" + "Safti, Volume 1...

I'm so sorry to hear you had to go through that ordeal. But am happy you made it through okay :)

here's the raw file. i agree my file is a bit overfiltered. i had some trouble with her voice, it...

Muhammad Selim
Dawr Yamanta Wahishni & Mawal Mar El Ghazal El Farid
Odeon. Matrix# 1134a/b/c & 1135. Order# 45065/1/2/3 & 45068
Recorded 1905
Talheen: Muhammad Osman
maqam hijaz kar

his...

here's a more satisfactory copy of this nawa-athar gem.

Odeon
Matrix EX1771a/b. Order#: 45592/1/2
Talheen: Muhammad Abdel Raheem El Masloub
Recorded circa 1907

Sheikh Muhammad Mustafa Al Barudi
Sourat Al Imran & Sourat Ibrahim
HMV. Matrix# 6250ak/53ak. Issue# 7-212104/05
Recorded in Cairo 1919

my apologies for a much delayed reply. life and such.. i'm hesitant to upload the raw file, for value purposes etc. apologies once more.

Sheikh Yusuf al-Manyalawi
Dawr: El Fu'ad Habbak
Gramophone Test Pressing. Matrix 1753c/55c/56c.
Recorded 1909
alhan: Ibrahin El Qabbani
maqam rahat al arwah (at least the way manyalawi sings it...

Zaki Murad
Mawal: Ya Hadi Al Eis
Pathe 18107/08

Abdel Hay Hilmi
Dawr: Ye7awel 3azuli
Gramophone (12"). Matrix 23p/24p. Issue# 012348/9
Recorded 1907
Talheen: Abdo El Hamuli
maqam nawa-athar

here's a better copy. also the full track with the instrumental intro.

here's a somewhat cleaner copy

Abdel Hay Hilmi
Dawr: Ala Ruhi Ana El Gani
Mawal: Mubibukum Dab
Odeon matrix EX1983a/b/c & EX1894. Order#45648/1/2/3 & 45661
recorded 1908
Talheen (dawr): Muhammad Osman

the records are...