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Artist
Ahmed Mounib
12+ albums
NubianarabicoudegyptianNubian Music
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Ahmed Mounib Ahmed Mounib is an authentic voice from Nubia. The region, known as the golden land, used to span from Aswan, in upper Egypt, into the northern part of Sudan. Its ochre-colored sand and magnificent sunsets viewed from the banks of the Nile endowed the handsome and genuinely friendly people with an innate artistic sensitivity. By nature, the Nubian way of life is musically rich in the expression and rhythms of everyday life. There are songs for birthdays, deaths, weddings, harvests, the seasons, all the sensory experiences. As a young child, thirsting for the nourishment of his native culture, he drank in the warm feelings and easy-going tempo of his people from the water wells of his Nubian village. Mounib introduced us to his culture's tears and joys, and along the way introduced a generation of Egyptian singers and music lovers to a thinking, honest, and dance-able music. His genius was in marrying the traditional rhythms and music of Nubia to an Oriental sound, hitting the music scene in Cairo with a promise to be something different in an era of music doldrums. In the 70's and 80's, it was Ahmed Mounib's music that breathed fresh energy into Egyptian hearts. In the last decade of his life, Ahmed Mounib began to record his own music, and a new love affair with Egyptians of all ages began. After his untimely death in 1990, his sons formed a music publishing company to produce previously unreleased music. The newest album from Mounib Music, Esma Wi Nasee
