Download Fawzy Al-Aiedy

Artist: Fawzy Al-Aiedy: mp3 download    Genre(s):  Other     Discography:      Oud Aljazira    Year: 2000    Tracks: 13 The antediluvian music of the Middle East has been given a mod wind by Iraq-born and Paris-based oud (luting) and oboe player and vocalizer Fawzy Al-Aiedy. Affectionately known as the "Sultan of swing," Al-Aiedy continues to bridgework the traditional medicine of the East and the jury-rigged sensibility of the West. Hailing from the Iraqi nurse city of Bassorah, Al-Aiedy studied fiddle and singing at the historic period of 14. His dreams of studying music afield seemed to break up after the Ba'ath took control of Iraq and issued an edict prohibiting Iraqi citizens from departure the rural area. Pleading to Saddam Hussein for permission to bequeath, he alternatively make himself drafted into the Iraqi uSA. After ternion months of basic training, he was transferred to the military's music division. Allowed to jaunt to Europe in 1971, Al-Aiedy settled in Paris and began to study the oboe. He released his debut record album, Silence, pentad geezerhood by and by. His subsequent releases have focused on interpretation the music of the geologic era pictured in the book 1001 Arabian Nights. While virtually of his albums have been directed at a general consultation, Al-Aiedy has recorded several albums for children.