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ETTAB

ETTAB (ELMIR RECORDS)

ETTAB - ETTAB 158813
format:
1 LP
release:
02.06.2023
label:
ELMIR RECORDS
genre:
World
item ID:
158813
barcode:
3701270203326
A descendant of the Hausa (a people from the Sahel) born in Riyadh in 1947, Ettab was a celebrated singer, actress and activist - and perhaps the only female artist of Saudi origin of her time to claim an international career.

This album, produced in Lebanon in 1992 by brothers Mahmoud and Ahmed Moussa for the label Relax-In, is a perfect introduction to her work.

Resolutely modern in its pop arrangements with a finesse worthy of Curtis Mayfield, it takes Eastern classical music to new horizons.

Ettab's undeniably beautiful voice is characterized by its original accent, which she refused to hide despite her exile to Egypt in 1980.

After 15 albums and a few film appearances, Ettab devoted her time to defending the women's rights in the music world until her death in 2007 in Cairo.

She is now a leading female icon in the Arab world, especially in her native Saudi Arabia.

A masterpiece of Arabic music, essential to any fan of the genre, her work should be urgently (re)discovered.
 
  • Tracklisting
  • 1.1. MIN FINA YA HAL TARA (WHO AMONG US)
  • 1.2. YA EL KOWEIT (OH KUWAIT)
  • 1.3. SAî EL BARID (MESSAGING)
  • 1.4. KHALAS MIN HOBEK (OUR LOVE IS OVER)
  • 1.5. YA GHADAR (TRAITOR)
  • 1.6. MA AâLA EL AâCHIK (ABOUT LOVE)
  • 1.7. GHORBA WA MOGHTARIBIN (EXILE AND EXILES)