Promotional Info
Washington DC, September 23
Chicago World Music Festival September 25, 26
Dearborn, Michigan October 7
Washington DC October 14
Qatar October 18
Bethesda, Maryland November 18
Cambridge, Mass, November 20
This is Riad & Takht's second release with City Hall Records. Nationally and internationally acclaimed composer and virtuoso violinist Riad Abdel-Gawad and his ensemble from Cairo perform on all of the main, and together rarely-heard, Middle Eastern ethnic instruments. 15 Tracks and 71 minutes of original instrumental compositions and improvisations that is cutting-edge Middle Eastern music with deep roots in purely Arabic-Egyptian music. The music seamlessly fashions classical, jazz and Sufi styles. This second release has the addition of acoustic standup bass and has added bongos and Upper Egyptian percussion. The music is scintillating, meditative, and joyful.