这是绝对经典的一张世界音乐
属于最早的一批世界音乐录音作品
演奏者Hamza El Din是举世公认的阿拉伯土着音乐大师 乌德演奏大师
（乌德 ‘ud 阿拉伯拨弦乐器 通常五弦 也有六弦的
一般认为 乌德传入伊比利亚半岛以后 逐渐发展成为西班牙吉他）
早在60年代就已经蜚声西方世界
他也是当时的newport民谣音乐节和woodstock音乐节的受瞩目人物
Hamza El Din是埃及南部的努比亚人
努比亚是埃及通往黑非洲的要道
历史上一直备受北面的埃及和南面的苏丹的双重压迫
但Hamza El Din用他的'ud和tar(努比亚鼓)
在世界舞台上展现了努比亚的魅力
他的歌声和音乐 被誉为“努比亚之魂”
本专辑第一首是Hamza El Din原创作品
后两首均是努比亚传统音乐
区区三首曲目 简简单单的乌德音色
确始终被西方世界尊为最伟大的世界音乐作品之一
这其中 恐怕既有Hamza El Din强大的个人魅力
也是因为这种本真、毫不造作的音乐 深深体现了世界文明的一个历史真实

Bamboo Flute of India, G.S. Sachdev - Long recognized as one of the world's foremost bansuri masters, G.S. Sachdev gives an exquisitely sensitive performance on this beautiful, ancient instrument. Six gentle ragas that are a masterful realization of tranquillity and peacefulness. With tanpura and swar-peti (no tabla).

An underground icon throughout the Arab world, vocalist Yasmine Hamdan presents her mesmerizing debut solo album - an elegant mutant strain of electro folk, inspired by various Middle eastern traditions - written and produced in collaboration with Marc Collin of Nouvelle Vague.
Yasmine first became known with Soapkills, the duo she founded in Beirut, which was probably the first indie/electronic band to appear in the Middle East. The music of Soapkills quickly became the soundtrack to the vibrant, young arts scene which developed in postwar Lebanon and elsewhere in the Arab world. On moving to Paris Yasmine worked with CocoRosie and French electronic music producer Mirwais.
The inspiration for the melodies and the lyrics of her music comes from the great Arab women singers of the mid-20th century and the mischievous sensuality and the subtle, ironic social criticism which pervades their lyrics. Yasmine's vocals are connected to traditions of Arabic music but the structures and arrangements of the songs are very remote from its codes. She takes a personal, unconventional and fresh approach that might be described as a kind of elegant, mutant strain of electro folk, mysteriously springing from somewhere in the Persian Gulf, with acoustic guitars, vintage synths, inspired atmospheres and Yasmine's multi-faceted, wonderful voice.
Personnel: Yasmine Hamdan (vocals), Marc Collin (co-producer, keyboards & programming), Kevin Seddiki, Thibaut Barbillon, Julien Deguines, Marc Kodsi (guitars), Gael Rakotondrabe (keyboards, programming), Sliman Kouidri (karkabou, guimbri), Bruno Ralle (synth).