Hossam Ramzy
Egyptian native Hossam Ramzy is the leader and chief percussionist of Pharaoh's Egyptian Ensemble, best known to Western listeners as the backing group featured on Robert Plant and Jimmy Page's No Quarter tour and album. Ramzy began playing the darabouka (Egyptian tabla) at a young age, much to his father's dismay. He moved to Saudi Arabia as a teenager, learning his craft while supporting himself by playing trap drums for radio and television programs. In 1975, he moved to England to study jazz drumming for a while, and eventually recorded an album called Introduction to Egyptian Dance Rhythms. Peter Gabriel heard the record and invited Ramzy to play on Passion, his soundtrack to The Last Temptation of Christ. Before embarking on the Page/Plant tour, Ramzy also worked with Joan Armatrading, Marc Almond, Electric Light Orchestra, Debbie Harry, and Killing Joke. His Pharaoh's Egyptian Ensemble has also recorded over a dozen albums, on which Ramzy attempts to present Egyptian and Arabic music he hopes Western audiences will be able to understand and appreciate through his arrangements, rhythm choices, mixing touches, and tempos. In 2000, Ramzy released Sabla Tolo: Journeys Into Pure Egyptian Percussion and El Amar. Gypsies of the Nile-Rahhal followed in early 2001.
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Masters of Percussion
Joji Hirota, Sarvar Sabri, Miguel Castro, Hossam Ramzy, Emmanuel Nii Okai Tagoe, Pete Lockett
World - Released by ARC on 1 Jan 2008
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Sabla Tolo - Journeys Into Pure Egyptian Percussion (Hossam Ramzy)
Oriental Music - Released by ARC on 1 Jan 2000
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Source of Fire
World - Released by ARC on 1 Jan 1995
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EL BERENCESA
Oriental Music - Released by Drumzy Music Productions on 25 Jun 2018
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The Best of Flamenco Arabe
Hossam Ramzy, José Luis Montón, Rafa El Tachuela
World - Released by ARC on 24 Aug 2018
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Best of Abdul Halim Hafiz
World - Released by ARC on 21 Jun 1994
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Egyptian Bellydance: Afrah baladi (Hossam Ramzy)
Oriental Music - Released by ARC on 1 Feb 2010
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Sabla Tolo II (Hossam Ramzy)
Oriental Music - Released by ARC on 1 Feb 2010
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Masters of Percussion, Vol. 3
World - Released by ARC on 1 Feb 2010
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Immortal Egypt
World - Released by New World Music Ltd. on 1 Jun 1998
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Rock the Tabla (Hossam Ramzy)
Oriental Music - Released by ARC on 2 Aug 2011
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Jason Carter and Ragatal: Elements
Jason Carter, Ragatal, Hossam Ramzy
World - Released by ARC on 26 Apr 2001
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Discover Bellydance with ARC Music
World - Released by ARC on 26 May 2015
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Eternal Egypt
World - Released by New World Music Ltd. on 1 Jan 1996
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Flamenco Arabe (Hossam Ramzy)
Hossam Ramzy, Rafa El Tachuela
Classical - Released by ARC on 25 Mar 2003
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Rhythms of the Nile: Introduction to Egyptian Dance Rhythms
Miscellaneous - Released by ARC on 29 Jul 2016
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Arabic Café
World - Released by ARC on 28 Feb 2020
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Popular Turkish Folk Songs
Vivienne Dogan-Corringham, George Hadjineophytou, Hossam Ramzy
World - Released by ARC on 1 Jan 1991
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Bellydance for Fitness and Fun
World - Released by New World Music Ltd. on 9 Dec 2011
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Baladi Plus (Hossam Ramzy)
Oriental Music - Released by ARC on 3 Jan 2012
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