Happy dance from Port Said heard all over Egypt, featuring male vocals, tabla, dholla (drum) and homemade household percussive instruments such as simple cutlery. 90 bpm (Fmin)
Arranged and produced by Sayed Aziz. Sound engineer: Bassem Sobhy. Recorded at The Music Hub, Cairo, Egypt. Mixed by Peter Fuchs at INTERSOUND Studios, Munich, Germany.
Performed by Alaa Abou Serii (dofouf & choir vocals), Abd El Rahman Balala (solo main vocalist), Abdelazeem Azema (dof, req and tabla), Adel Mikha (main solo & choir vocals, handclaps), Ahmad El Ashry (tambour, choir vocals), Amin Shahin (arghoul, kawala), Amir Ezzat (daf, req, triangle), Bekhit Taki Saiid (choir), Bishoy Zakareya (choir), Emam Abou Samra (dofouf & choir vocals), John Samy (nay), Karam El Bengawy (main solo vocals), Kerolos Samy (violin), Michael Onsy (oud), Mohamad Daoud (choir vocals, oud, handclaps), Mohamad Shaker (rababa), Mohsen El Shimy (rababa), Mohsen El Ashry (semsemeya, spoons, handclaps, choir vocals), Nagah Abd El Hamid (mizmar), Hazem Abou Serii (dofouf & choir vocals), Mohamad Abou Zeid (dofouf & choir vocals), Om Sameh (main solo vocals), Ossama El Ashry (tabla, Dholla, choir vocals), Ragy Kamal (kanoun), Reda (dofouf & choir vocals), Rozza (choir vocals, dof, nogara, Sudanese bongos, handclaps), Ragy Kamal (kanoun), Saiid El Sharkawy (tabla), Sara El Rawy (main solo vocals), Sheikh Ehab Younis (solo main & choir vocals), Wael El Sayed (accordion), Walid Abdou (choir vocals & dof).
Mastered by Daniel Goodridge.
Artwork by Aikaterini Pingiou.
We are the Bamboutia and we have a proof
Traders working in the canal
We are the Bamboutia, we are the Bamboutia
You sing to whom, to whom, and to whom, O pigeons, you sing to whom
O boat of India,I wish I were your captain
To travel with you on the land and sea
And store rice in your tanks
Hey come next to me
Marzouka come next to me
Sweet, Marzouka, come beside me