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Brothers of the Baladi (1985)

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Track list:
Various;
Uskudar;
Il Henna (Egypt);
Mastoom Mastoom (Persia)


Bio: 

"This Portland, Oregon USA quartet features traditional Middle Eastern songs, well-chosen cover songs, and unique original material played with traditional Middle Eastern instruments (Oud, Saz, Mizmar, Midjwiz, Arabic Tabla/Doumbek, Def, Riq and Davul) paired with Western electric Guitar, Bass and Drum set, and vocals in eight languages (Arabic, Turkish, Spanish, Farsi, Armenian, Berber, French, and English). " (words from www.baladi.com/#AbouttheBand)

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