OMAR KHORSHID Live In Australia 1981 LP/Egypt-Lebanon Arabic Surf Guitar Psych
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OMAR KHORSHID AND HIS GROUP 'Live In Australia 1981' LP (US, Sublime Frequencies, Catalogue #SF091) Brand new/unplayed copy of limited year 2014 Sublime Frequencies label LP edition of rare live recording (live in Australia in 1981) by Omar Khorshid (and his group.) Limited edition LP with gatefold cover, liner notes and photos.
(NOTE: LIMITED VINYL EDITION!)
'This is the first live concert recording ever issued of legendary Egyptian guitarist Omar Khorshid and his group. It features tracks recorded during his 1981 tour of Australia, including live versions of songs that grace his various LPs recorded for Lebanese and Egyptian labels during the 1970s with one phenomenal tune, "Al Rabieh," being exclusive here as never before issued in any form. The sound is surprisingly great for a live cassette recording and the band is as sharp and monumental as ever, with stunning instrumental performances throughout, including an extended improvisational rhythmic exchange between percussionist Ibrahim Tawfiek and Omar's electric guitar on the epic track "Sidi Mansour." This record is loaded with Khorshid's signature microtonal Arabesque surf guitar elegance darting atop the backing band's brilliant accompaniment, and the tones of organist Fouad Rohaiem sound raw and abrasive, as though it were still 1973. The album has even more nostalgic (and tragic) significance as these shows would be his last; a car accident claiming Omar's life within 72 hours of flying back to Cairo from Australia. Mohamed Amine, Khorshid's lifelong friend and member of his group from 1975-1981, recorded these tracks and provided the photographs that embellish the beautiful gatefold jacket that accompanies this LP. Collected and researched by Khorshid historian Hany Zaki in Cairo, this unbelievable treasure is now available for the world to behold. Limited edition LP release in a full-color gatefold jacket with exquisite photos from Mohamed Amine's personal archive and informative liner notes by Hany Zaki.'
- The first live recording ever issued of legendary Egyptian guitarist Omar Khorshid and his group.
- These tracks were recorded live in Australia in 1981 -- only days before Omar's tragic death.
- Stunning instrumental Arabic classics featuring electric guitar, organ, bass, drums & percussion.
- Limited edition LP in a full-color gatefold jacket with amazing photos and liner notes.
- (on Guitar El Chark): "Sublime Frequencies has pulled out all the stops, issuing a gorgeous double vinyl set with a short biography in the gatefold and almost 90 minutes of music. It's a long overdue treatment for an enormously creative and vital talent. Khorshid fused the techniques of traditional Arabic oud players with Western sounds and exposing the eastern Mediterranean roots of American surf guitar music in the process." --Pitchfork (8.1)
Tracks on this LP are as follows:
- A1: Alf Lelila We Liela (Mohamed Abdel Wahab) (5:19)
- A2: Linda Linda (Samir Al Taweel) (2:00)
- A3: Al Rabieh (Farid Al Atrache) (6:15)
- A4: Sidi Mansour (Tunisian Folklore) (8:40)
- B1: Kareit Al Fengan (Mohamed Al Mogi) (6:15)
- B2: Banadi A Lek (Farid Al Atrache) (4:04)
- B3: El Fann (Mohamed Abdel Wahab) (4:27)
- B4: Hayert Albi (Riad Sonbati) (3:29)
- B5: El Helwa Di (Sayed Darwesh) (1:56)
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