The Oud virtuoso, Khamis El Fino has concertized throughout the Far East and Middle East for the past seventeen years. He has appeared as a performing artist in India, Pakistan, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, Thailand, Japan and the United States.
Born in El Raml, Alexandria, Egypt, and a graduate of Cairo conservatory, Professor, El Fino taught at Conservatories in Cairo and Alexandria. His compositions have been performed on radio in India, Egypt, Iran and Iraq, and at the American University of Beirut, Lebanon. His songs have been commissioned by vocal artists in the Middle East.
Professor El Fino is unrivaled in the field of Arabic music for his "Taksimes" (slow, free-rhythm improvisations) and for his inventiveness and skill in "Tagheer" - changing from one Nagham (tonal scale) to another, thus bringing the listener from mood to mood, evoking an emotional response which can be felt even by the totally Western ear.
This recording was made during a concert at Asia House on December 1, 1963, for the Society for Asian Music.
Track List
Side A
1. Selection No. 1
2. Selection No. 2
Side B
1. Selection No. 3
2. Selection No. 4
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