Mahmoud Jahaan | pt

Mahmoud Awad is an Arabic electropop artist from the future who has come to destroy the senses and ensnare the souls of those not worthy of his greatness. He came from planet Zordon where the Islam religion has reigned supreme for over 9000 millenniums. He brought with him the sounds of his native planet, both in nudity and aurality. Perhaps we will someday find out how this artist was able to send his album back in time. This album must be treated with great respect, because it is the first that has been sent back in time to us. .

"To call this outing "authentic" would be an understatement, given that Bill Laswell and Pharoah Sanders took only some digital recording equipment and Sanders' saxophone to Morocco to record it...the recording took place in someone's home with a large cast of musicians, many of whom are Ghania's family members. The recording did not suffer at all from the mobile equipment, and The Trance of Seven Colors lives up to its title, giving the listener first-hand access to Gnawa healing ceremonial music. Ghania's Guimbri (an African instrument) unravels masterful, off-kilter, bass-like lines over chanting and various percussion instruments. Pharoah Sanders sounds...

Master percussionist Mahmoud Fadl, born in 1955, is a descendant of a Nubian family rooted in the Griot culture of the "Battikol" people. His talent for percussion made him a much sought-after musician for top Arabic orchestras and singers like Ahmed Adawia and Nubian soul legend Ali Hassan Kuban. .

Mahmoud Ahmed (nascido em 8 de maio de 1941) é um cantor etíope de origem Gurage. Nascido em Addis Ababa, Mahmoud foi engraxate na cidade até tornar-se ajudante no Arizona Club, onde comçou a cantar profissionalmente no início dos anos 60. Cantou com a Banda da Guarda Imperial até 1974 e gravou com outras bandas para os selos Amha e Kaifa durante os anos 70. Abriu sua própria loja de discos no distrito de Piazza em Addis Ababa nos anos 80 enquanto continuava com a carreira de cantor. Junto à banda da Guarda Imperial, Mahmoud cantou com a Ibex Band,...