El Atrache, Farid: Nagham Fi Hayati (Vinyl LP)

Cult classic from 1974 by Farid El Atrache, one of the giants of Arabic music featuring groove classic 'Hebina Hebina,', it's frst reissue since the 70's newly remastered for vinyl and with new introduction by Mario Choueiry (Institut du Monde Arabe) Wewantsounds is delighted to reissue Farid el Atrache's cult album 'Nagham Fi Hayati' released in 1974 on Voice of Lebanon. It is the soundtrack of the eponymous flm starring El Atrache. Sampled by the Beatles and nicknamed the 'King of Oud', El Atrache is one of the giants of Egyptian music together with Oum Kalthoum and Abdel Halim Hafez. The album which showcases El Atrache's versatility and includes the monster groove 'Hebina Hebina', is one of Brian Eno's favourite albums. Reissued for the frst time since the 70s, 'Nagham Fi Hayati' also contains an unedited version of 'Takassim Oud' highlighting El Atrache superb oud playing.