Fabricating the National Musical Imaginary
in 20th Century Egypt

King’s Philharmonic,
conducted by Bertram Yap & Raymond Hung
with Oxford Maqam & Heavy Shift
Arrangements: Peter Lam (Lahn al-Wafa), Rina Akahane (Ahwak), Brian Chui and Martin Stokes (Majnun Layla), Martin Stokes (Tekhounouh, Beyni wa Beynak eh?).
Notations of these arrangements to be made available for public use via this website.
 
Thanks to: The Music Department at KCL, the KCL Big Band, Joe Fort and the Chapel Choir, poster designer Omar Sherif and, most especially, to the organization machine, Brian Chui.
 
The vocalists:
 
Tarik Bashir as Abd al-Halim Hafiz (and others)
Yara Salahiddeen as Shadia (and others)
 
The instrumentalists:
 
1st violins
Emmerlyn Ong (leader)
Althea Goldsbrough
Chau Yin Chan
Anna Rodrigues
 
2nd violins
Rina Akahane
Marisol Hillier
Giles Lewin

Violas
Sophie Frankford
Wai Bun Chain
Isabella Basset
 
Cellos
Will Langstone
Dominic Veall
 
Bass
Oli Steadman
 
Flute
Kitty Bao
 
Oboe
Elizabeth Bunday
 
Clarinet
Claudia Baum
 
Saxophones
Rosie Goodall
Claudia Baum
Daniel Woodfield
Matthew O’Keefe
 
Horn
Billy Marshall
 
Trumpets
Josie Ashdown
Jonathan Huff
Tom Hodgson
 
Trombone
Todd Harris
 
Euphonium
Dan Flew
 
Piano
William South
 
Chorus
Lucy Baxandall
Joe Fort
Rosie Goodall
Todd Harris
Alexander Jasper
Matthew O’Keefe
Ruth Lovett
 
Takht
Wael Abu-Bakr  Violin
Giles Lewin  Violin
Tarik Bashir  Oud and voice
Yara Salahiddeen  Voice and percussion
Martin Stokes  Qanun
Farouk al-Safi  Riqq