Proto Hip-Hop/ Arabic Trad. Folk Fusion NEW
(Private) late 198,

Splendid fusion between raï and gnawa music with weird effects sometimes modern rythmic element like hip-hop beats or even some scratches ! Released in the late 80's in Europe this album has probably been pressed up in a very small run. In perfect condition.

Cover/Vinyl: NM/NM - €120

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Egyptian Jazz 197?, Germany

Cool record by famous egytptian musicia, it include severals arabic folk songs with strong percussions, oud, accordeon. Hard to find and not very known yet ...

Cover/Vinyl: VG++/EX - offers

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Ziad Rahbani NEW
A Rahbani Festivals (EMI Parlophone) 197?, Lebanon

Superb lebanese album by Ziad Rahbani with instrumental version of her moter's greatest hits : Fairuz ! Lush orchestration, strings piano backed by loud oriental percussions. Pretty hard to find. Cover plays with light backing noises even if it does not show obvious marks.

Cover/Vinyl: EX/VG++ - €70

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Salah Ragab & various NEW
Soirée de musique populaire arabe (Sono Cairo - SC 32 016) 1975, France

Very rare Sono Cairo Belly Dance from Egypt featuring the great drummer / percussionist Salah Ragab. In Perfect condition.

Cover/Vinyl: EX/EX - €80

Ahouva Ozeri NEW
s/t (Galton L-5868) 197?, Israel

Superb modern oriental groovy pop by Ahuva Ozeri, a Yemenite / Ethiopian composer, singer, and player of the bulbul-tarang (kind of Indian Banjo). Great mix of electric guitar and oud, synthesizer and kanoun -- a classical string instrument from the Middle East and North Africa -- drum kits and darbuka, a Middle Eastern and North African hand drum.

Cover/Vinyl: VG++/EX - €70

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Salah Ragab NEW
Unreleased Egyptian Jazz (Jazzmanrecord) 2012, France

Another great project released by Jazzmanrecords, previously-unreleased ethnic jazz from the legendary Egyptian drummer! Before the re-release of his album with the Cairo Jazz Band, the name Salah Ragab was best known to jazz fans and record collectors by way of another LP that was recorded with Sun Ra in the early ‘70s. His album ‘Prism Music Unit’ with the Cairo Jazz Band was released in Egypt with another by the Cairo Free Jazz Ensemble, but perhaps only Salah himself knew of the other songs he had recorded at the time, but didn’t make it onto these LPs. (Jazzman 2012)

Cover/Vinyl: SS/SS - €30

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El Abranis NEW
"Athedjaladde / "Ayetheri A.L'Afjare" (Oasis) 1973, Algeria

Ultra rare and seldom seen 7' PS by algerian rock band El Abranis on label Oasis disques, pressed up in France to a very small run ... Both sides are excellent "Athedjaladde" with a nice psych pop cut with superb organ, and infectious grooves ! B side "Ayetheri A.L'Afjare" is also a really cool, with a slow pace funky drums, groovy bass, psych feels, deep organ, wah wah, and cool arabic vocals ... Record look EX but plays with a few bk noises due ti pressing.

Cover/Vinyl: NM/EX - €180

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Aris San NEW
Songs of the Mediterranean (CBS - S 63665) late 60', Greece

Seldom seen album by Greek guitarist Aris San who became famous and made career in Israel. Features many songs with a strong oriental/mediterranenan climax as title suggest but also some garage beat cuts. Don't miss out the beat "Bo'ee Marcelle" (come, Marcello), a nice uptempo oriental freak beat garage cut with wild sax and fuzz guitar solos. This is probably his rarest album. Copy in great condition.

Cover/Vinyl: EX/NM - €30

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Alex Weiss NEW
Mazel Tov (CBS) 197?, CBS

Back In Stock ! We keep on digging on the Israeli CBS catalogue and found on a Jewish Wedding record a killer Oriental Mod Funk cut called "Beat" by Alex Weiss, with raw organ sounding a bit like Paul Mille Organaboe, nice guitar and funky clarinet hook ! Starting with a short but massive banging hip-hop open drums on the intro ! Peep the clip of this obscurity !

Cover/Vinyl: EX/EX - €60

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