Former player Hussein el Masry plays "Andalous", the name for the Moroccan classical music that originated during the Moorish rule of Andalusia. At the basis are the makams, Arabic scales on which an entire work or a suite of works can be based. El Masry performs six songs: Rue de l'orient; Takasim; Andalusia; Samaï ancient; Nomad; Abydos. He is accompanied by Hanif Kahan on the tabla and Adel
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