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A Wish

ByHamza El Din
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The final album from a world-music legend that evokes our universal longing for home.
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With this, the last of 14 albums released during his lifetime, world-music legend Hamza El Din produced seven new masterworks. Dedicated to Toshka, the village of his birth flooded over three decades ago by the Aswan High Dam project, A Wish is Hamza's prayer for the remembrance of his home. 

Joined by cellist Joan Jeanrenaud (formerly of Kronos Quartet), composer and pianist W. A. Mathieu, Jordanian percussionist Hani Naser, Japanese diva Shizuru Ohtaka, and others, Hamza's mastery of the oud is as undeniable as ever. In his longing for home, he has kept the voice of his village alive with the quiet virtuosity of his playing, and has created a worthy addition to the musical heritage of humanity.

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Contents Digital Audio (57 minutes)
Product Code MM00110W
ISBN Number 978-1-62203-258-7
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Hamza El Din

About Hamza El Din

Hamza El Din - One of the first African musicians to gain widespread international recognition, Hamza El Din (1929-2006) is considered the father of modern Nubian music. Emigrating to the United States in the early 1960's, he was first welcomed by American audiences at the 1964 Newport Folk Festival. He performed worldwide, composed and recorded albums, film soundtracks, and music for live theatre and dance. He taught in Japan, Europe and the U.S., continually composed and recorded and maintained an active concert schedule. El Din performed with the Kronos Quartet, the Grateful Dead, the Paris Opera Ballet, and at major festivals including Woodstock, Edinburgh, Salzburg, Vienna, Paris, Berlin, Montreux and Luxor.

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Reviewed by Darlene B.
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Peaceful but quietly energizing. Can listen closely and get lost in the melodies, or uplifting background music.

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BRILLIANT!!!

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This is a gem I listen to all the time!

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I love the depth and subtlety of rhythm in this North African work

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