About Hesham El Araby
Hesham El-Araby is an Egyptian percussionist and educator, best known as a master of the riqq and frame drums (duff). Internationally, he’s most visible on recordings such as The Music of Islam, Vol. 1: Al-Qahirah – Classical Music of Cairo (Celestial Harmonies, 1998), where he is credited on riqq, alongside Mamdouh El-Gbaly (oud), Mostafa Abd El-Khalek (qanun) and Mohammed Foda (nay). He also appears in later projects like Egyptian Taqasim Volume One
Top Tracks
Ana fi entizarak khalet (I got tired of waiting for you)
Riqq Solo
Riqq Solo - An improvised solo on tambourine
Samra ya samra (Oh you brown girl)
Sama'i Bayati (Al-aryan)
El helwa dayer shebbak (The beautiful girl in the window)
Khatwet habiby (Footsteps of my love)
Bint al-balad
El Helwa Dayer Shebbak
Khatwet Habiby
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