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Let us travel back to Egypt in the late 1950s, to the vibrant musical world of Alexandria and Cairo, where the melodies of Mohamed Fawzi were helping shape a distinctly modern Egyptian sound. Among Fawziโ€™s fascinating instrumental works is โ€œFatafit El Sokkarโ€ (ูุชุงููŠุช ุงู„ุณูƒุฑ) โ€” a composition without lyrics or a singer, allowing melody, rhythm and orchestral color to speak entirely on their own. Mohamed Fawzi was one of Egyptโ€™s most important composers, singers and film personalities. His work extended far beyond popular songs, and Fatafit El Sokkar reveals another side of his musical imagination: the ability to create a memorable piece without relying on words or a vocalist.

The composition has remained part of Egyptโ€™s musical heritage, with later performances and recordings preserving Fawziโ€™s melody for new generations. Yet the particular recording presented here belongs to a much earlier chapter of its history. This 1959 recording on Philips with Mohamed Fawzi ‘s instrumental is especially intriguing because, despite extensive searches through YouTube, Discogs and other online music sources, we have been unable to locate a clearly identified digital copy of this specific historical performance.

The composition itself can still be found in later recordings, but this early version appears to have a remarkably scarce digital presence. That makes this little shellac record a fascinating musical time capsule โ€” preserving a particular interpretation of Fawziโ€™s composition from the era in which this music was first circulating.

๐ŸŽถ RECORD DETAILS

๐ŸŽต Title: Fatafit El Sokkar (ูุชุงููŠุช ุงู„ุณูƒุฑ)

๐ŸŽค Performer: Bruno Mory

๐ŸŽผ Composer: Mohamed Fawzi

โœ๏ธ Lyrics: None โ€” Instrumental Composition

๐Ÿ’ฟ Label & Catalogue: Philips โ€“ H 81258 H (S 25)

๐ŸŒ Country: Egypt

๐Ÿ“… Year: 1959

โš™๏ธ Format: 10-inch 78 RPM Shellac Record

๐ŸŽ›๏ธ Matrix: AA 81229 โ€“ 2 H

๐Ÿ”„ Other Side: Ya Moustafa (ูŠุง ู…ุตุทูู‰)

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๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ ุงู„ุนุฑุจูŠุฉ ู„ู†ุนุฏ ุฅู„ู‰ ู…ุตุฑ ููŠ ุฃูˆุงุฎุฑ ุฎู…ุณูŠู†ูŠุงุช ุงู„ู‚ุฑู† ุงู„ุนุดุฑูŠู†ุŒ ุฅู„ู‰ ุงู„ุนุงู„ู… ุงู„ู…ูˆุณูŠู‚ูŠ ุงู„ู†ุงุจุถ ุจุงู„ุญูŠุงุฉ ููŠ ุงู„ุฅุณูƒู†ุฏุฑูŠุฉ ูˆุงู„ู‚ุงู‡ุฑุฉุŒ ุญูŠุซ ูƒุงู†ุช ุฃู„ุญุงู† ู…ุญู…ุฏ ููˆุฒูŠ ุชุณุงู‡ู… ููŠ ุชุดูƒูŠู„ ุตูˆุช ู…ูˆุณูŠู‚ูŠ ู…ุตุฑูŠ ุญุฏูŠุซ ูˆู…ู…ูŠุฒ. ูˆู…ู† ุจูŠู† ุฃุนู…ุงู„ ููˆุฒูŠ ุงู„ู…ูˆุณูŠู‚ูŠุฉ ุงู„ุจุญุชุฉ ุชุฃุชูŠ ยซูุชุงููŠุช ุงู„ุณูƒุฑยปุŒ ูˆู‡ูŠ ู…ู‚ุทูˆุนุฉ ู…ู† ุฏูˆู† ูƒู„ู…ุงุช ุฃูˆ ู…ุทุฑุจุŒ ุชุชุฑูƒ ู„ู„ุญู† ูˆุงู„ุฅูŠู‚ุงุน ูˆุงู„ุฃู„ูˆุงู† ุงู„ู…ูˆุณูŠู‚ูŠุฉ ู…ู‡ู…ุฉ ุงู„ุชุนุจูŠุฑ ุจุงู„ูƒุงู…ู„. ูƒุงู† ู…ุญู…ุฏ ููˆุฒูŠ ู…ู† ุฃู‡ู… ุงู„ู…ู„ุญู†ูŠู† ูˆุงู„ู…ุทุฑุจูŠู† ูˆุงู„ุดุฎุตูŠุงุช ุงู„ุณูŠู†ู…ุงุฆูŠุฉ ููŠ ู…ุตุฑุŒ ูˆู„ู… ุชู‚ุชุตุฑ ู…ูˆู‡ุจุชู‡ ุนู„ู‰ ุงู„ุฃุบุงู†ูŠ ุงู„ุดุนุจูŠุฉ ูˆุงู„ุณูŠู†ู…ุงุฆูŠุฉ. ูˆุชูƒุดู ยซูุชุงููŠุช ุงู„ุณูƒุฑยป ุนู† ุฌุงู†ุจ ุขุฎุฑ ู…ู† ุฅุจุฏุงุนู‡ุŒ ุญูŠุซ ูŠุณุชุทูŠุน ุงู„ู„ุญู† ูˆุญุฏู‡ ุฃู† ูŠุญู…ู„ ุงู„ุดุฎุตูŠุฉ ุงู„ู…ูˆุณูŠู‚ูŠุฉ ู„ู„ุนู…ู„ ู…ู† ุฏูˆู† ุงู„ุญุงุฌุฉ ุฅู„ู‰ ูƒู„ู…ุงุช ุฃูˆ ุตูˆุช ุจุดุฑูŠ. ูˆู‚ุฏ ุจู‚ูŠุช ู‡ุฐู‡ ุงู„ู…ู‚ุทูˆุนุฉ ุญุงุถุฑุฉ ููŠ ุงู„ุชุฑุงุซ ุงู„ู…ูˆุณูŠู‚ูŠ ุงู„ู…ุตุฑูŠ ู…ู† ุฎู„ุงู„ ุชุณุฌูŠู„ุงุช ูˆุฃุฏุงุกุงุช ู„ุงุญู‚ุฉ ุญุงูุธุช ุนู„ู‰ ู„ุญู† ููˆุฒูŠ ู„ู„ุฃุฌูŠุงู„ ุงู„ุฌุฏูŠุฏุฉ. ุฅู„ุง ุฃู† ุงู„ุชุณุฌูŠู„ ุงู„ุฐูŠ ู†ู‚ุฏู…ู‡ ู‡ู†ุง ูŠู†ุชู…ูŠ ุฅู„ู‰ ู…ุฑุญู„ุฉ ู…ุจูƒุฑุฉ ุฌุฏุงู‹ ู…ู† ุชุงุฑูŠุฎู‡ุง. ูˆู‡ูƒุฐุง ุชุตุจุญ ู‡ุฐู‡ ุงู„ุฃุณุทูˆุงู†ุฉ ุงู„ุตุบูŠุฑุฉ ู…ู† ุงู„ุดูŠู„ุงูƒ ุฃุดุจู‡ ุจูƒุจุณูˆู„ุฉ ุฒู…ู†ูŠุฉ ู…ูˆุณูŠู‚ูŠุฉุŒ ุชุญูุธ ู„ู†ุง ุฃุฏุงุกู‹ ู…ุญุฏุฏุงู‹ ู…ู† ุนุตุฑ ูƒุงู†ุช ููŠู‡ ู…ูˆุณูŠู‚ู‰ ู…ุญู…ุฏ ููˆุฒูŠ ู„ุง ุชุฒุงู„ ุฌุฏูŠุฏุฉ ูˆุชู†ุชุดุฑ ููŠ ู…ุตุฑ.

๐ŸŽถ ู…ุนู„ูˆู…ุงุช ุงู„ุฃุณุทูˆุงู†ุฉ

๐ŸŽต ุงู„ุนู†ูˆุงู†: ูุชุงููŠุช ุงู„ุณูƒุฑ โ€“ Fatafit El Sokkar

๐ŸŽค ุงู„ุฃุฏุงุก: Bruno Mory

๐ŸŽผ ุงู„ู…ู„ุญู†: Mohamed Fawzi

โœ๏ธ ุงู„ูƒู„ู…ุงุช: ู„ุง ุชูˆุฌุฏ โ€“ ู…ู‚ุทูˆุนุฉ ู…ูˆุณูŠู‚ูŠุฉ

๐Ÿ’ฟ ุงู„ุดุฑูƒุฉ ูˆุงู„ุฑู‚ู…: Philips โ€“ H 81258 H (S 25)

๐ŸŒ ุงู„ุจู„ุฏ: ู…ุตุฑ

๐Ÿ“… ุงู„ุณู†ุฉ: 1959

โš™๏ธ ุงู„ู†ูˆุน: ุฃุณุทูˆุงู†ุฉ ุดูŠู„ุงูƒ 10 ุจูˆุตุงุช โ€“ 78 ุฏูˆุฑุฉ

๐ŸŽ›๏ธ ุฑู‚ู… ุงู„ู…ุตููˆูุฉ: AA 81229 โ€“ 2 H

๐Ÿ”„ ุงู„ูˆุฌู‡ ุงู„ุขุฎุฑ: ูŠุง ู…ุตุทูู‰ โ€“ Ya Moustafa

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