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Hamza el Din

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Died: May 22, 2006 in Berkeley, CA

Genre: World

Styles: World Fusion, Neo-Traditional, Traditional Middle Eastern Folk

Biography: One of the first African musicians to gain widespread international recognition, Hamza El Din is a Nubian master of the oud, or the fretless lute. Western listeners are as likely as not to have been exposed to his work via the Grateful Dead, who played with him on-stage occasionally. (El Din also helped ...Read full biography

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Muwashshah

Released: 1996

Label: JVC World Sounds

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One of the many excellent albums he's recorded, Muwashshah offers abundant proof that when it comes to Middle Eastern and North African music, Hamza el Din is as impressive a musician as he is a singer. ...Read full review

Eclipse

Released: 1978

Label: Rykodisc

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These meditatively paced traditional songs are by a master of Sudanese music. Hamza's deep, smoky voice is accompanied by the oud -- a precursor to the lute -- and by compelling use of a simple Nubian ...Read full review

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