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Born in 1955, Mahmoud Fadl began his musical career not playing, but as a limbo dancer in Egypt at wedding celebrations -- both Egyptian and Nubian -- the culture that was his, but which had been lost as families were evacuated for the building of dams. His Nubian ancestry was important, coming from the Battikol people. A naturally talented percussionist, he developed his ability in ...more

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  • Khai (Brother)
  • Enta Omri
  • Sabaht Wagdan (I Woke up Full of Yearning)
  • Ana Bamasi Al Haba Doll (I Say to You Good Evening)
  • El Helwa (The Beauty)
  • Llsabr Hodoud (Patience Has Its Limits)
  • Ana Wehabibi (My Lover and I)
  • El Samba

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