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Arabic Wax Cylinder Collection
21 commercial brown wax cylinder recordings, made in the Middle East, possibly around 1900. Recordings are solo and groups of male vocalists accompanied by stringed instruments.
21 cylinders (ca. 2 min.) : [120 rpm?] ; 2 1/4 x 4 in.
Track Listing:
Cyl. 01: Turkey, first edition
Cyl. 02: You are unique in looks ; You captured my heart
Cyl. 03: [Title unknown]
Cyl. 04: Nahavend
Cyl. 05: [Title unknown]
Cyl. 06: My poetry and verses I am happy that you came
Cyl. 07: illegible ; Abdu
Cyl. 08: You make me miss you ; Pledge of Brotherhood
Cyl. 09: In your hands is the prince of branches, 1
Cyl. 10: In your hands is the prince of branches, 2
Cyl. 11: Illegible
Cyl. 12: Turkey, last edition I am in love with you
Cyl. 13: I and your father
Cyl. 14: The first prince of branches ; How are you
Cyl. 15: Pledge of brotherhood, we remember, 1
Cyl. 16: You captured my heart ; Your tears of hope
Cyl. 17: My precious mirror/woman
Cyl. 18: Layhuni (and home recording)
Cyl. 19: We lived and we saw the years
Cyl. 20: My daughter Sabyya departed
Cyl. 21: We lived and saw the years, 2 Not without you
Bought by Ray Phillips in Damascus, Syria, 2001.
Purchased from Ray Phillips, 2002.
Performers not announced.
From the University of California Santa Barbara
Additional Cylinder
Recording by Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje of the Quran (Surah Duha) in Mecca using the Edison Phonograph in 1908-1909, this is the earliest known sound recording of the Quran on wax cylinder.
Arabic Wax Cylinder University of California Collection
(MP3 Googledrive Access)