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Songs from the Victorious City is an album in the world music genre written by Anne Dudley and Jaz Coleman, recorded in 1990 in Cairo and London. It takes its name from Cairo itself, in Arabic القاهرة (pronounced: al-Qahirah), literally "The Triumphant" or "The Victorious".
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Awakening" | 4:47 |
| 2. | "Endless Festival" | 3:59 |
| 3. | "Minarets and Memories" | 3:25 |
| 4. | "Force and Fire" | 5:08 |
| 5. | "Habebe" | 3:47 |
| 6. | "Ziggarats of Cinnamon" | 3:06 |
| 7. | "Hannah" | 4:14 |
| 8. | "The Conqueror" | 3:15 |
| 9. | "A Survivor's Tale" | 3:50 |
| 10. | "In a Timeless Place" | 4:49 |
Personnel
- Anne Dudley - Keyboards
- Jaz Coleman - Violin, Cobra pipe, flute
- Rada Bedaire - Nai
- Ibrahim Kowala - Kawala
- Fouad Rohin - Violin
- Amir Abd-el - Kanun
- Aboud Abdel Al - Violin
- Hossam Ramzy - Percussion
- Cheikh Taha - Accordion
- Gilbert Biberian - Guitar
- Tareq Aakef - Conductor, Cairo Strings
Credits
- Composed, arranged and produced by Anne Dudley & Jaz Coleman
- Engineer – Roger Dudley, Sameh Almazny
- Mixing – Ted Hayton, Martin Rex (track 7)
External links
- Grant, Keith (27 October 1990). "Arabian Nights". Melody Maker. IPC Media.