Album Details
Released 1998 by New World Music.
- At The Gates Of The Citadel - Nay solo, karatchy and saaidi rhythms.
- Cairo Blues - Mizmar and accordian solos.
- Last Words By The Temple Wall - Nay, rebaba, naggazy rhythm.
- Morocco Dance Aud solo - Moroccan rhythm.
- Derwood Green - Mizmar, kawala and didgeridoo, saaidi rhythm.
- El-Moulid - Nay and accordian solos.
- Praying For Rain - Nay, rebaba,violin and e-bow solos.
- Emerald Minarets In A Sea Of Stars - Kawala solo, didgeridoo, malfuf and zaar
rhythms.
- Sunrise Over Giza - Aud solo, 13, 7 and 6 based rhythms.
- Immortal Egypt - Mizmars, didgeridoo, guitars, etc.
Instrumentation
- Phil Thornton - Keyboards, synths, vocoder, e-bow and electric guitars, didgeridoo and percussion programming.
- Hossam Ramzy - Egyptian percussion, world percussion and drums.
- Mohamed Ali - Nay (egyptian bamboo flute).
- Ahmed Abdel Fattah - Quarter tone accordian.
- Abdalla Helmy - Kawala (bamboo flute used for religious music).
- Mahmoud Serour - Violin.
- Mamdouh El Gebaly - Aud (egyptian fretless lute).
- Chalf Hassan - Morrocan Aud and keyboards.
- Mohamed Baher - Mizmar (egyptian oboe \ shawm).
- Sayed El Sha-Er - Rebaba (egyptian two string violin).
- Shaker Abdullatif - Rebaba.
- Mohamed Abo El Khair - Vocals.
- Jan Thornton - Analog synthesizer programming \ performance.
- Grant Young - Fretless bass and slap bass.
- Darren Green - Didgeridoo.
All tracks are composed, arranged and produced by Phil Thornton and Hossam Ramzy.
Recorded at The Expandibubble studio, Sussex, England, by Phil Thornton and Coronette studios, Cairo, Egypt, by Khaled Mohasseb.
Hossam's drums recorded at Azylum Studios, London, England, by Andy Reilly and Paul Stoney.
Mixed at The Expandibubble studio, Sussex England, by Phil Thornton and Hossam Ramzy during February and March 1998.
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