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

PURCHASE HERE Ghawazee Dance Tahtib and Raqs el Assaya: THE REAL THING filmed by Eva Cernik Filmed between 1984 to 1997 in Egypt Musicians Uncredited


#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 (Melody name? Bambi?)

5:19 (Name of melody?)

5:53 (Melody name?)

6:30 Taqsim

7:00 (Melody?)

7:37 Taqsim

7:58 Mohammed Ali Street Taheya/Qafla


8:11 “Rohwa Ya Leyl el Farag”

11:40 transition to new ashrah/(tahmilah?)

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

17:00 "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

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

1:12:04 Ashrah

1:12:47 Edalae ya Helw

1:14:16 Qafla


1:17:00 Ghannili Shway Shway غنّيلي شوية شوية

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

1:18:33 Ashrah

1:19:35 Jihayni

1:20:16 Nizzawi?


1:24:26 Taqsim

1:25:48 (melody?) ala delak ya habibi?

1:27:26 (melody? Sombati/Bambi?)

1:27:45 Taqsim

1:28:45 Ah ya Delak ya Habibi

1:30:29 Ashrah (Naosi movement)

1:31:26 Edala Helw/Ah ya Delaek ya Habibi

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

1:32:48 Ashrah

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

1:42:23 Al Soulha Kheir

1:42:38 Qafla into Jihayni

1:42:47 (melody?)

1:43:25 Ashrah

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