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Masterful percussionist with impressive contacts book
If Hossam Ramzy carries a calling card, it surely bears the legend 'master percussionist by appointment to the stars'. He's appeared on recordings by the likes of Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and Peter Gabriel, and played with Khaled, Rachid Taha and The Gypsy Kings among a host of other global names. His impressively eclectic list of credits is a testament to the versatility of the Cairo-born percussionist and arranger who was given his first drum, an Egyptian tabla, at the age of three. After studying with the Bedouin tribes of Saudi Arabia, in the mid-70s he came to England and enjoyed considerable success as a jazz drummer. Looking for new dimensions to his music, he eventually returned to his first love, Egyptian music and oriental percussion. Since then, his thrilling rhythms have been heard on literally hundreds of world music albums and he's also become an in-demand string arranger. So just where has he found the time to release a none-too-shabby 20-odd albums under his own name?
Biog by Nigel Williamson
| WOMAD Charlton Park 2008 | BBC Radio 3 Stage | 25th July | 14:30 |
| Darabuka Drumming | |||
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| WOMAD Charlton Park 2008 | Drum Tent | 25th July | 19:00 |
| Egyptian Dance with Hossam & Serena Ramzy | |||
| WOMAD Charlton Park 2008 | Dance Tent | 26th July | 12:00 |
| Dance Roots | |||
| WOMAD Summer School 2008 | 28th July | ||
| Dance Roots | |||
| WOMAD Summer School 2008 | 29th July | ||
| Patterns of Percussion | |||
| WOMAD Summer School 2008 | 30th July | ||
| Patterns of Percussion | |||
| WOMAD Summer School 2008 | 31st July | ||
| Guitar Connections | |||
| WOMAD Summer School 2008 | 1st August | ||
| Dance Roots | |||
| WOMAD Summer School 2008 | 1st August | ||