Ahmad El Sawy is one of the most accomplished and at the same time reclusive oud player, composer and singer in Egypt. It is not easy to find information about him (not in English at least) and, though he has performed on several occasions abroad, it is not one of those artists giving concerts regularly in Egypt. Also his only published CD (at least to my knowledge), titled ZAD, is very difficult to find.
I had the opportunity to discover this young artist in a solo performance (accompanying a video installation by the Swiss artist Christoph Oertli) a couple of weeks ago at the Rawabet Theatre and was impressed by his playing and singing.
If you want to know more about him I suggest you listen to the tracks on the MySpace page of the duo ZAD where he performs with the Swedish percussionist Fredrik Gille, and on this YouTube video of a performance held at the Gomhouria Theatre.
I had the opportunity to discover this young artist in a solo performance (accompanying a video installation by the Swiss artist Christoph Oertli) a couple of weeks ago at the Rawabet Theatre and was impressed by his playing and singing.
If you want to know more about him I suggest you listen to the tracks on the MySpace page of the duo ZAD where he performs with the Swedish percussionist Fredrik Gille, and on this YouTube video of a performance held at the Gomhouria Theatre.
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