An absolutely legendary album from Lebanon by Issam Hajali’s group Ferkat Al Ard, “Oghneya” stands out as one of the great musical gems of the Arab world. A groundbreaking release from 1978 that represents the meeting point of Arab, jazz, folk and Brazilian styles with the talent of Ziad Rahbani, who did the albums arrangements. Filled with a variety of sounds and genres, from Baroque Pop to Psych-Folk to flashes of Bossa Nova, Tropicalia and MPB, “Oghneya” is like if Arthur Verocai took a trip to Beirut in the 70’s to record an album. Sadly there are two tracks from the original re… read more
An absolutely legendary album from Lebanon by Issam Hajali’s group Ferkat Al Ard, “Oghneya” stands out as one of the great musical gems of the Arab w… read more
An absolutely legendary album from Lebanon by Issam Hajali’s group Ferkat Al Ard, “Oghneya” stands out as one of the great musical gems of the Arab world. A groundbreaking release from 1… read more
Ferkat Al Ard were a Lebanese band formed in the mid-1970s. They released only one album, 1979's أغنية (Oghneya), with arrangements by زياد الرحباني and political lyrics that were strongly left-wing, often borrowing from Palestinian poets.
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Ferkat Al Ard were a Lebanese band formed in the mid-1970s. They released only one album, 1979's أغنية (Oghneya), with arrangements by زياد الرحباني and political lyrics that were str… read more
Ferkat Al Ard were a Lebanese band formed in the mid-1970s. They released only one album, 1979's أغنية (Oghneya), with arrangements by زياد الرحباني and political lyrics that were strongly left-wing, often borrowing from Palestinian poets.
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