Hany MEHANNA: The Miracles Of The Seven Dances
RADIO MARTIKO
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’70s Arabic psychedelic funk, courtesy of Hany Mehanna on this reissue by Belgian retoverts Radio Martiko. An Egyptian musician and composer, Mehanna played as a young, talented organist next to stars like Oum Kalthoum and Abdel Halim Hafez and was a member of Ahmed Fouad Hassan’s Diamond Orchestra – one of the country’s finest. Up to this day he still writes for various Arabic artists and composes scores for Egyptian movies and series. This is (according to the label) a ‘belly dance holy grail from the organ king of Cairo.. as good as it gets!’ Originally released in 1973, ‘The Miracles of the Seven Dances’ is a work of pure genius that combines traditional rhythms with spaced out modern sounds. Hear a blissfully exotic mix of hypnotic organ grooves, psychedelic guitars, mystic strings and haunting percussion.