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Tonight, let us travel back to Egypt in the late 1950s, to the cosmopolitan musical world of Alexandria and Cairo, where Arabic melodies met European influences and the Franco-Arab sound was beginning to cross borders. Our journey brings us to โ€œYa Moustafaโ€ (ูŠุง ู…ุตุทูู‰), performed by Bruno Mory on this Egyptian Philips 78 RPM record from 1959. The melody is credited to the great Egyptian composer Mohamed Fawzi, with lyrics by Saeed El Masry. Fawzi was one of the important figures in the development of Egyptian popular music, blending local traditions with international influences. Bruno Mory is particularly fascinating in this story. He was the brother of the legendary singer Dalida, and later became known as Orlando. Egyptian sources describe his connection with the early history of Ya Moustafa, before the song achieved international fame through later versions, most notably that of Bob Azzam. The song would eventually become an international standard, recorded in numerous languages and versions. Yet this particular Bruno Mory recording takes us back to an earlier chapter โ€” Egypt, 1959, before Ya Moustafa became the worldwide classic we know today.

๐Ÿ’Ž A fascinating archival discovery: despite extensive searches across YouTube, Discogs and other major online music sources, we were unable to find this specific Bruno Mory recording available online. The song itself is widely represented, but this particular 1959 recording appears to have an exceptionally scarce digital presence.

๐ŸŽถ RECORD DETAILS

๐ŸŽต Title: Ya Moustafa (ูŠุง ู…ุตุทูู‰)

๐ŸŽค Artist: Bruno Mory

๐ŸŽผ Music: Mohamed Fawzi

โœ๏ธ Lyrics: Saeed El Masry

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

๐ŸŽ›๏ธ Matrix: AA 81248 โ€“ 1 H

๐ŸŒ Country: Egypt

๐Ÿ“… Year: 1959

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

๐Ÿ”„ Side 2: Fatafit El Sokkar (ูุชุงููŠุช ุงู„ุณูƒุฑ) โ€“ Instrumental

๐ŸŽผ Side 2 Music: Mohamed Fawzi

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๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ ุงู„ุนุฑุจูŠุฉ ู„ู†ุนุฏ ุงู„ู„ูŠู„ุฉ ุฅู„ู‰ ู…ุตุฑ ููŠ ุฃูˆุงุฎุฑ ุฎู…ุณูŠู†ูŠุงุช ุงู„ู‚ุฑู† ุงู„ุนุดุฑูŠู†ุŒ ุฅู„ู‰ ุนุงู„ู… ุงู„ุฅุณูƒู†ุฏุฑูŠุฉ ูˆุงู„ู‚ุงู‡ุฑุฉ ุงู„ู…ูˆุณูŠู‚ูŠ ุงู„ู…ุชุนุฏุฏ ุงู„ุซู‚ุงูุงุชุŒ ุญูŠุซ ูƒุงู†ุช ุงู„ุฃู„ุญุงู† ุงู„ุนุฑุจูŠุฉ ุชู„ุชู‚ูŠ ุจุงู„ุชุฃุซูŠุฑุงุช ุงู„ุฃูˆุฑูˆุจูŠุฉุŒ ูˆูƒุงู† ุตูˆุช ุงู„ูุฑุงู†ูƒูˆ-ุขุฑุงุจ ูŠุนุจุฑ ุญุฏูˆุฏู‡ ุงู„ุฃูˆู„ู‰. ุฑุญู„ุชู†ุง ุงู„ูŠูˆู… ู…ุน ยซูŠุง ู…ุตุทูู‰ยป ุจุตูˆุช ุจุฑูˆู†ูˆ ู…ูˆุฑูŠุŒ ููŠ ู‡ุฐู‡ ุงู„ุฃุณุทูˆุงู†ุฉ ุงู„ู…ุตุฑูŠุฉ ุงู„ู‚ุฏูŠู…ุฉ ู…ู† ุดุฑูƒุฉ PhilipsุŒ ูˆุงู„ุชูŠ ุชุนูˆุฏ ุฅู„ู‰ ุนุงู… 1959. ูŠูู†ุณุจ ุงู„ู„ุญู† ุฅู„ู‰ ุงู„ู…ูˆุณูŠู‚ุงุฑ ุงู„ู…ุตุฑูŠ ุงู„ูƒุจูŠุฑ ู…ุญู…ุฏ ููˆุฒูŠุŒ ุจูŠู†ู…ุง ูƒุชุจ ุงู„ูƒู„ู…ุงุช ุณุนูŠุฏ ุงู„ู…ุตุฑูŠ. ูˆูƒุงู† ููˆุฒูŠ ู…ู† ุฃู‡ู… ุงู„ุดุฎุตูŠุงุช ููŠ ุชุทูˆุฑ ุงู„ู…ูˆุณูŠู‚ู‰ ุงู„ุดุนุจูŠุฉ ุงู„ู…ุตุฑูŠุฉุŒ ู…ู† ุฎู„ุงู„ ุงู„ุฌู…ุน ุจูŠู† ุงู„ุชู‚ุงู„ูŠุฏ ุงู„ู…ุญู„ูŠุฉ ูˆุงู„ุชุฃุซูŠุฑุงุช ุงู„ู…ูˆุณูŠู‚ูŠุฉ ุงู„ุนุงู„ู…ูŠุฉ. ูˆุจุฑูˆู†ูˆ ู…ูˆุฑูŠ ุดุฎุตูŠุฉ ู…ุซูŠุฑุฉ ู„ู„ุงู‡ุชู…ุงู… ููŠ ู‡ุฐู‡ ุงู„ู‚ุตุฉุ› ูู‡ูˆ ุดู‚ูŠู‚ ุงู„ู…ุทุฑุจุฉ ุงู„ุนุงู„ู…ูŠุฉ ุฏุงู„ูŠุฏุงุŒ ูˆุนูุฑู ู„ุงุญู‚ุงู‹ ุจุงุณู… ุฃูˆุฑู„ุงู†ุฏูˆ. ูˆุชุฑุชุจุท ู‡ุฐู‡ ุงู„ู†ุณุฎุฉ ู…ู† ยซูŠุง ู…ุตุทูู‰ยป ุจู…ุฑุญู„ุฉ ู…ุจูƒุฑุฉ ู…ู† ุชุงุฑูŠุฎ ุงู„ุฃุบู†ูŠุฉุŒ ู‚ุจู„ ุฃู† ุชุญู‚ู‚ ุดู‡ุฑุชู‡ุง ุงู„ุนุงู„ู…ูŠุฉ ู…ู† ุฎู„ุงู„ ู†ุณุฎ ู„ุงุญู‚ุฉุŒ ูˆุฃุดู‡ุฑู‡ุง ู†ุณุฎุฉ ุจูˆุจ ุนุฒุงู…. ุฃุตุจุญุช ยซูŠุง ู…ุตุทูู‰ยป ู„ุงุญู‚ุงู‹ ุฃุบู†ูŠุฉ ุนุงู„ู…ูŠุฉุŒ ูˆุณูุฌู„ุช ุจู„ุบุงุช ูˆู†ุณุฎ ุนุฏูŠุฏุฉ. ู„ูƒู† ุชุณุฌูŠู„ ุจุฑูˆู†ูˆ ู…ูˆุฑูŠ ู‡ุฐุง ูŠุนูŠุฏู†ุง ุฅู„ู‰ ูุตู„ ู…ุจูƒุฑ ุฌุฏุงู‹ ู…ู† ู‚ุตุชู‡ุง โ€” ู…ุตุฑุŒ 1959ุŒ ู‚ุจู„ ุฃู† ุชุตุจุญ ุงู„ุฃุบู†ูŠุฉ ุงู„ุชูŠ ูŠุนุฑูู‡ุง ุงู„ุนุงู„ู… ุงู„ูŠูˆู….

๐Ÿ’Ž ุงูƒุชุดุงู ุฃุฑุดูŠููŠ ู…ุซูŠุฑ: ุฑุบู… ุงู„ุจุญุซ ุงู„ู…ูƒุซู ููŠ YouTube ูˆDiscogs ูˆู…ุตุงุฏุฑ ู…ูˆุณูŠู‚ูŠุฉ ุฃุฎุฑู‰ ุนู„ู‰ ุงู„ุฅู†ุชุฑู†ุชุŒ ู„ู… ู†ุนุซุฑ ุนู„ู‰ ู‡ุฐุง ุงู„ุชุณุฌูŠู„ ุงู„ู…ุญุฏุฏ ู„ุจุฑูˆู†ูˆ ู…ูˆุฑูŠ ู…ุชุงุญุงู‹ ุจุดูƒู„ ูˆุงุถุญ ุนู„ู‰ ุงู„ุฅู†ุชุฑู†ุช. ูุงู„ุฃุบู†ูŠุฉ ู†ูุณู‡ุง ู…ูˆุฌูˆุฏุฉ ููŠ ู†ุณุฎ ูƒุซูŠุฑุฉุŒ ู„ูƒู† ู‡ุฐุง ุงู„ุชุณุฌูŠู„ ู…ู† ุนุงู… 1959 ูŠุจุฏูˆ ู†ุงุฏุฑุงู‹ ุฌุฏุงู‹ ู…ู† ุงู„ู†ุงุญูŠุฉ ุงู„ุฑู‚ู…ูŠุฉ. ๐ŸŽถ ู…ุนู„ูˆู…ุงุช ุงู„ุฃุณุทูˆุงู†ุฉ ๐ŸŽต ุงู„ุนู†ูˆุงู†: ูŠุง ู…ุตุทูู‰ โ€“ Ya Moustafa ๐ŸŽค ุงู„ูู†ุงู†: Bruno Mory ๐ŸŽผ ุงู„ู„ุญู†: Mohamed Fawzi โœ๏ธ ุงู„ูƒู„ู…ุงุช: Saeed El Masry ๐Ÿ’ฟ ุงู„ุดุฑูƒุฉ: 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 ๐Ÿ”„ ุงู„ูˆุฌู‡ ุงู„ุซุงู†ูŠ: ูุชุงููŠุช ุงู„ุณูƒุฑ โ€“ ู…ูˆุณูŠู‚ู‰ ๐ŸŽผ ุงู„ู„ุญู†: Mohamed Fawzi

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

 

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