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Ghawazee Dance, Tahtib and Raqs el Assaya: The Real Thing by Eva Cernik

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Notes updated: Oct 19, 2024


#1: Party for "Dreaming About Egypt" Tour Luxor 1984

Raja, Khyria in beaded jalabeyas

Unidentified mizmar band


1:06 Jihayni

3:14 Nizzawi?

4:30 Jihayni

4:40 Qafla


4:50 Asharah Merdaha starts

6:30 brief Taqsim

7:37 brief Taqsim


8:11 “Rohwa Ya Leyl el Farag”

11:40 transition to new ashrah sariah

12:58 Qafla


#2: Group Class Demonstration 1988

Khyria all in beaded jalabeya, Raja (in house dress)

Unidentified rebaba and tabla


13:15 (no music) Jihayni demo

14:14 Jihayni

15:13 Ghannili Shway Shway غنّيلي شوية شوية

15:33 Nizzawi?

16:00 Jihayni

16:57 "El Habu Yaba"

18:15 Salamat Salamat

19:15 Tiswa Eh el Aisha Baeyd wa Enta fiha Gharib wa Wahid

19:51 Bambi/Raqset Hawanem

20:43 Ashrah Baladi?

22:32 Ah ya Zein

23:14 Qafla


#3 Night Party for Tour Group, Qurna/Habu 1990

Khyria with student Qmr el Molouk (Edwina Nearing) in beaded jalabeyas

Unidentified rebaba band


1:10: 41 “Barhum Hakini”

1:11:20 Ashrah (Jihayni?)


1:11:30 Asharah 1:11:55 Asharah

1:12:04 Ashrah

1:12:47 Asharah with “Ah Ya Zein” melody


1:13:02 ...cont. Asharah with“Ah Ya Zein” melody

1:14:16 Qafla


1:17:00 Ah ya Galbi Ehtar

1:17:07 Jihayni (Ah ya Galbi Ehtar)

1:18:33 Ashrah

1:19:35 Jihayni

1:20:16 Qafla


1:24:26 Taqsim

1:25:24 Asharah Merdaha starts

1:25:48 (melody starts- Ah ya Delaek ya Habibi)

1:27:26 (melody change)

1:28:45 Ah ya Delak ya Habibi returns

1:30:29 Ashrah (Naosi movement)

1:31:26 Ah ya Delaek ya Habibi

1:31:36 Jihayni (Ah ya Ghalbi Ehtar)

1:32:12 (Nizawwi?)

1:33:35 Qafla


1:33:50 "Ala Warg el Foul Delaeni" (aka "Ana La Milki Wa La Fiadi ")

1:36:07 "Rouh ya Hamada"

1:38:16 Ashrah

1:38:47 Qafla


1:41:03 Ashrah


1:42: 02 Ashrah

1:42:27 Al Soulha Kheir

1:42:38 Qafla


1:42:47 Ashrah (unidentified)

1:43:25 Ashrah Sariah

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