WARDA / ワルダ / KHALIK HENA / レコード

Jay Z、J Dillaにもサンプリングされたことでも知られる1973年リリースのアラブ音楽の大名盤が半世紀ぶりに復刻!

ワルダは、アラブ世界の誰もが認める歌姫の1人だ。パリ郊外でアルジェリア人の父とレバノン人の母から生まれ、カルチェラタンにある父親のキャバレーで歌っていた彼女は若くしてアラブ音楽界で認められた。そしてエジプトで撮影された映画によって急速にスターになっていったことで知られている。そんな彼女が2人目の夫である伝説的な作曲家バリ・ハンディと組んで録音したのが本作だ。フルオーケストラにエレキギター、オルガンを加えたグルーヴィーかつヒプノティックなサウンドに彼女の強烈なヴォーカルが対峙する本作は、アラブ音楽のファンやコレクターにとって未だに人気があるということはもちろん、Jay ZやJ Dillaにもサンプリングされたことでも知られる名盤。ファイルーズのバレアリック・ジャズ音源から和ジャズまでを復刻するパリのレーベル Wewantsoundsがオリジナルのアートワークにリマスター音源で1970年代以来約半世紀ぶりとなる待望の復刻を行った。



CULT CLASSIC BY OFTEN-SAMPLED ARABIC DIVA WARDA RECORDED IN 1973 WITH FULL EGYPTIAN ORCHESTRA ON THE LABEL SOUTELPHAN. REISSUED ON VINYL FOR THE FIRST TIME, WITH REMASTERED AUDIO, ORIGINAL ARTWORK AND TWO PAGE INSERT WITH NEW INTRODUCTION

Wewantsounds is delighted to reissue 'Khalik Hena' recorded 1973 by legendary Arabic Diva Warda who has been sampled by Jay Z and J Dilla. The album recorded in public mixes

traditional Arabic music with a tinge of 70s grooves. Here Warda delivers a hypnotic performance backed by her full-size orchestra featuring those unparalleled Arabic strings that made recordings by Oum Khalthoum, Farid El Atrache and Abdel Halim Hafez so famous. 'Khalik Hena' is one of her all-time classics, written by legendary composer Baligh Hamdi and the audio has been newly remastered. This release features the LP original artwork with a 2 page insert featuring a new introduction by Mario Choueiry from Institut du Monde Arabe who curates Wewantsounds' Arabic series of reissues.

Warda is one of the undisputed divas of the Arab world. Born in the Paris suburb from an Algerian Father and a Lebanese mother, she was discovered at 11 by Ahmed Hachlaf, Pathe Marconi's heads of A&R specialising in Arabic music. having honed her singing skills at her father's cabaret in the Latin Quarter, the Tam-Tam (for Tunisia - Algeria - Morocco) she quickly found recognition in the Arabic music circles.

The family relocated to Beirut in the late 50s after the police found arms in her father's cabaret destined to the political group fighting for Algeria's independence and was swiftly discovered there by an Egyptian film producer who brought her to Cairo to record and play in his films. From there, her career took a meteoric rise and she became a star working with Egyptian such stars as Abdel Halim Hafez and composer Mohammed Abdel Wahab.

However, in the early 60s a traditional marriage in Algeria stopped her career for a decade to be a housewife until Algerian President Boumediene asked her to perform for the 10th anniversary of the Nation's independence in 1972. This was an epiphany and after a divorce she was back to Egypt for a triumphant comeback.

'Khalik Hena' recorded in public in 1973 dates back to these glory days. Teaming up with her new husband, legendary composer Baligh Hamdi, she recorded a string of classic albums - hypnotic tour-de-forces stretching over two sides in an almost trance-like mode, enhancing Warda's powerful vocal and ability to mesmerise audiences. Blending traditional and modern instrumentations (electric guitar, organ), the music is both complex and groovy, 'Khalik Hena' is one of her best LPs, sought after by Arabic diggers and collectors alike. An undisputed classic of Arabic Music, which Wewantsounds is glad to reissue on vinyl for the first time since the 70s.