The curious sound, moving back and forth between maqam (the fundamental scales of Arabic music) and avant-garde synth, strikes an exquisite balance of Arabic percussion and synth that feels great to dance-tuned ears too. Since it's a collection of film and TV pieces (he worked on as many as 93 film scores over his career), rather than strictly foll ...Read more (Original Japanese text by Shhhhh)owing traditional rhythms it's a bit more easy-listening with Western musical elements mixed in, resulting in a strange Egyptian exotica flavor. A mysterious floating feeling you feel like you've heard before but haven't, plus busy Arabic/belly-dance percussion made this pleasant... I've had it on repeat. This is surely the mark of excellent production.
A soundtrack-style compilation from HANY MEHANNA, who raced through the era alongside the equally legendary blind producer Ammar El Sherei, as Westernization arrived with the Egyptian government's market liberalization in the 1970s. It also includes a track (sample2) featuring OMAR KHORSHID, the legendary Egyptian guitarist who likewise had a compilation released on SUBLIME FREQUENCIES. Everything's connected. (Original Japanese text by Shhhhh)

またもや知られざるオルガン奏者か？と思いきや、このHANY MEHANNAはアラブ音楽の女王であるOum Kalthoumの音楽をプロデュースしたという超大物のようです。が、彼自身のソロ作は今作のような実験パーカッション/ベリー・ダンス音楽をやっていた模様。にしてもちゃんとした経歴から裏打ちされるリズム、旋律の豊かさ。手数は多いアラビック/ベリーダンス音楽はなかなかフロアは難しいですが、今作は不思議と耳に痛くないスムーズ妖艶ベリーダンス・パーカッション絵巻、カラフル&華やか！素晴らし！こちらも映画音楽のようであり一枚を通してスムーズな聴き感触などRadio Martikoのグジョブ。
しかしこの作品、フロアとかは別にしてもエジプト音楽として北アフリカ音楽としても素晴らしい！ベリーダンス / アラビック・パーカッションものの最初の一枚としても大推薦です。 (Shhhhh)