Basic Information

Label: City Hall Records
Members: Musicar Riad - violin, Hisham - oud, Mohamed Fouda: nay, Yousri Abdel-Maqsoud: riqq, Saber Abdel-Sattar: qanun

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MusicaRiad
Los Angeles, EG        Reggae / Middle East / Egyptian Sufi

Bio

Takht Riad---Egyptian ethnic instruments---virtuoso performers who embrace the art of musical ecstasy---"tarab"; meditative yet breathtaking improvisations---"taqasim" and whirling pre-composed musical forms cross-fertilize world Sufi, Jazz and Classical music genres.

Songs

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Egypt: Mother of the World (titl...
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Egypt: Mother of the World (title track)
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Khan el Khalily (Egyptian Bazaar)
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Khan el Khalily (Egyptian Bazaar)
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Papyrus to Calligraphy
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Papyrus to Calligraphy
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Ghagar (Egyptian Nomad)
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Ghagar (Egyptian Nomad)
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Mother's Daughter of the World (...
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Mother's Daughter of the World (Alexandri...
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Upon the banks of the Nile
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Upon the banks of the Nile

Press

Chart Position

Reggae charts
for Los Angeles, EG.

Artist Stats

Fans: 338
Song Plays: 201
Visits: 297
Video Plays: 15
Widget Hits: 58

Status

Status: Launching new album: Egypt: Mother of the World

Blog

newsletter blog
Jul 11, 2009 at 01:13 PM
Good news! I am a Sparkplug Foundation (based in NYC) 2009-2010 recipient. As details progress, I'll let you know what this means. Sparkplug supports innovative progressive projects in education, music and grassroots organizing. Asian Music - Journal of the Society for Asian Music review: http://riadabdelgawad.com/press.html