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PRICE:
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ARTIST
WARDA
TITLE
Khalik Hena
FORMAT
LP
LABEL
WEWANTSOUNDS
CATALOG #
WWSLP 052LP
WWSLP 052LP
GENRE
WORLD
RELEASE DATE
10/29/2021
2023 repress. Wewantsounds present the first vinyl reissue of legendary Arabic diva
Warda
's
Khalik Hena
, recorded with full Egyptian orchestra and originally released on the label Soutelphan in 1973. A cult classic sampled by
Jay Z
and
J Dilla
, the album recorded in public mixes traditional Arabic music with a tinge of '70s grooves. Here, Warda delivers a hypnotic performance backed by her full-size orchestra featuring those unparalleled Arabic strings that made recordings by
Oum Khalthoum
,
Farid El Atrache
, and
Abdel Halim Hafez
so famous.
Khalik Hena
is one of her all-time classics, written by legendary composer
Baligh Hamdi
. Warda is one of the undisputed divas of the Arab world. Born in the Paris suburb from an Algerian father and a Lebanese mother, she was discovered at 11 by
Ahmed Hachlaf
,
Pathe Marconi
's heads of A&R specializing in Arabic music. having honed her singing skills at her father's cabaret in the Latin Quarter, the Tam-Tam (for Tunisia-Algeria-Morocco) she quickly found recognition in the Arabic music circles. The family relocated to Beirut in the late '50s after the police found arms in her father's cabaret destined to the political group fighting for Algeria's independence and was swiftly discovered there by an Egyptian film producer who brought her to Cairo to record and play in his films. From there, her career took a meteoric rise and she became a star working with Egyptian such stars as Abdel Halim Hafez and composer Mohammed Abdel Wahab. However, in the early '60s a traditional marriage in Algeria stopped her career for a decade to be a housewife until Algerian President Boumediene asked her to perform for the tenth anniversary of the Nation's independence in 1972. This was an epiphany and after a divorce she was back to Egypt for a triumphant comeback.
Khalik Hena
recorded in public in 1973 dates back to these glory days. Teaming up with her new husband, legendary composer
Baligh Hamdi
, she recorded a string of classic albums -- hypnotic tour-de-forces stretching over two sides in an almost trance-like mode, enhancing Warda's powerful vocal and ability to mesmerize audiences. Blending traditional and modern instrumentations (electric guitar, organ), the music is both complex and groovy,
Khalik Hena
is one of her best LPs, sought after by Arabic diggers and collectors alike. Remastered audio; original artwork and two-page insert with new introduction by
Mario Choueiry
from Institut du Monde Arabe who curates Wewantsounds' Arabic series of reissues.
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