Music of the Nile: The Original African Sanctus Journey

David Fanshawe | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 22, 2003)
• Original Release Date: 2003
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Arc Music
• ASIN: B000093FHF
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #478,220 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Welcome Bwala Dance

2. Muezzin Call to Prayer

3. River of the Pharaohs

4. Egyptian Wedding Luxor

5. Water Well Song

6. Abu Simbel Temple Dance

7. Prophet's Song

8. Islamic Prayer School

9. Camel Drivers' Songs

10. Reed Pipe & Grass Cutting Song

11. Darfur Courtship Dances

12. Four Men on a Prayer Mat

13. Zebaidir Song

14. Hadandua Love Song & Bells

15. War Drums Al-Mahdi

16. Shilluk Coronation Fashoda

17. Paddle Steamer of the Sudd

18. Frogs & Zande Song of Flight

19. Tamboura Song Liri

20. Edongo Dance Arua

See all 37 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just the Backup needed for African Sanctus, September 1, 2005

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William Evenhouse "TheFolksinger" (Cairo, Egypt) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Music of the Nile: The Original African Sanctus Journey (Audio CD)

I sent for this CD because I thought it WAS African Sanctus. But of course it is the collection of taped songs and sounds which were used as the "ethnic" parts of the composition. I think they are even more beautiful listened to as pieces standing on their own merit. In the final form of the Christian Mass, these pieces are made to play different parts than they would on their own, and it is a "freeing" experience to hear them this way. The collection is lovely, exciting, and moving; I live in Cairo, Egypt most of the time, and yet it is difficult to find Egyptian music as varied as this on the local radio.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Subtitle: "Field Recordings By David Fanshawe", May 13, 2003

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DJ Joe Sixpack (...in Middle America) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Music of the Nile: The Original African Sanctus Journey (Audio CD)

Decidedly noncommercial, richly authentic tribal and traditional music gathered from along the length of the Nile River, in countries as diverse as Egypt, Uganda, Kenya and the Sudan. Islamic prayers, cattle herding songs, children's tunes and various ritual chants intermingle on this multi-textured, fascinating collection. Not the glossy, pop-tinged world music we've come to know and love, but certainly a fascinating glimpse into several other, very different cultures. If you like stuff that sounds different and unusual, this CD is very nice.