Salah Ragab / Ali Ismail / El Rayes Abas / Mohamed Abdel Wahal / Said Darwish / Karim Shourhy

obal a deska vyborny stav

made in Greece

A1 –Ali Ismail Sunrise Over Cairo
A2 –Ali Ismail Khan El Khalili Bazaar
A3 –Ali Ismail The Sphinx & The Pyramids
A4 –El Rayes Abas Dance Of The Arab Stallion
A5 –Ali Ismail Hantour Of Louxor
A6 –Ali Ismail Abu-Simbel
B1 –Mohamed Abdel Wahal Sahara City
B2 –Ali Ismail Village Festival
B3 –Said Darwish Folklore
B4 –Said Darwish Arabesque
B5 –Salah Ragab Amber Of The Nile
B6 –Karim Shourhy / Andrea Rayder Take Me Back To Cairo
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Manufactured By – EMI Greece S.A.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Sono Cairo
Pressed By – Columbia, Athens

VA - Egypt a holiday souvenirEMI Greece 19??
Egyptian Holy Grail status here! More rare than the treasures found inside Pharaoh's tombs, this collection of tunes picked for the entertainment of 1970's tourists visiting Egypt was pressed up in Greece but it seems like the record was never properly distributed. The music on this compilation ranges from the tune that justifies its grail status by Salah Ragab, to more instrumentals in early 70s mode that bring a unique merger between middle eastern sounds and jazz with a funky touch here and there.
I quote some knowledge about the Salah Ragab track which is known as 'Egypt Strut' in another version: "Jazzman re-issued Egypt Strut a while back. Egypt strut was only released on a limited 45 in the 70’s. But this version here called “Amber of the Nile” is different version and much better because it doesn’t have the boring parts of the Egypt Strut take."
The packaging is equally nice with a fold-out cover. Both record and sleeve are mint.