Following the huge success of the previous albums Eternal Egypt, Immortal Egypt and Enchanted Egypt, Phil Thornton and Hossam Ramzy present Egypt Unveiled, crowning the trilogy. A magnificent album, echoing the majesty of the pyramids, revealing the mystery of Egypt in a 21st century guise.
Inspired by a visit made to the town of Lindos in Brazil many years ago. I remember being struck by a strange sense of feeling at home in an alien environment, the same feeling I had many years later on my first visit to Egypt. Instrumental, World Music, Mid-East World Fusion
Travelling through the city for our first day of recording, the heavens opened, thunder engulfed the busy streets of Giza, halting the normal bustle of activity and leaving a flash flood in its wake! Instrumental, World Music, Mid-East World Fusion
Sett (Seth, Setekh, Sut, Sutekh, Suty) was one of ancient Egypt's earliest gods, a god of chaos, confusion, storms, wind; the desert and foreign lands. In the Osiris legends, he was a contender to the throne of Osiris and rival to Horus, but a companion to the sun god Ra. Instrumental, World Music, Mid-East World Fusion
A song that 'staggers' rhythmically, inspired by the unique and charismatic style of movement of the legendary singer Mr. Joe Cocker. A brooding Zaar rhythm overlaid with a robin performance that follows the music as if it was a blues guitar accompanying the top melodic line of a song. Instrumental, World Music, Mid-East World Fusion
It feels like if there were a state of being "the most Pharaonic", this would be it. What would make a Pharaoh groove? Now you can hear, feel and touch it. Instrumental, World Music, Mid-East World Fusion
"Mother of Pharaoh" For many years we have been trying to capture something of the atmosphere of the bazaars in Cairo, where a Pharaoh's mother midst have gone shopping. Instrumental, World Music, Mid-East World Fusion
A very sensual composition inspired by an outtake from the great virtuoso trumpet player of Egypt, the late Samy El Bably, who featured on many of Hossam albums. A deep and feminine song that has many hidden qualities. Instrumental, World Music, Mid-East World Fusion
A live electronic performance based around the "Blue Electribe"groovebox (Korg) which forms the back drop to an inspiring interaction between the kawala, violin and tabla creating a unique 'feel' full of vision and atmosphere. Instrumental, World Music, Mid-East World Fusion
Earthy Saidi rhythms are never far away with the soulful kawala acting as a counterpoint to the raw power of the mizmars. Male Vocals, World Music, Mid-East World Fusion
If you were to unveil Egypt you would find a most sensitive, loving, hearty, welcoming and simple people who have carried on through the millen-nia, dynasty after dynasty, invasion after invasion, while continuing to be who they really are! Instrumental, World Music, Mid-East World Fusion
A powerful piece that is a call-and-response between the mizmars, arghul and the kawala creating a dynamic exchange of phrases that became very familiar to us during the production of the album. With a strong rock drum beat and an upbeat arrangement. Instrumental, World Music, Mid-East World Fusion
The connection between the Great Pyramids of Giza and the Orion constellation has been the subject of discussion for hundreds of years. The rhythm of this song is pure 'Saidi' (from Upper Egypt) where we don't use swords for self defence but staffs in our martial art-like dance the "Tahteeb". Instrumental, World Music, Mid-East World Fusion
