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Biography: Biography: Hossam Ramzy
Hossam was born in Cairo, Egypt. His musical career began as early as the age of three when he was given his first drum, an Egyptian traditional Tabla. Hossam was encouraged by his artistic family members to master his craft and studied under leading Cairo music teachers. When he moved to Saudi Arabia he joined several Bedouin tribes which gave him a rich insight into the cultural origins of Middle Eastern music and became the inspiration for many of his later rhythmic directions. In the mid 1970's Hossam moved to England, and enjoyed great success as a Jazz drummer working with many respected Jazz musicians including Andy Sheperd and Geoff Williams. But as he began looking for new dimensions of percussive sounds, he turned back to Egyptian Drums, and traditional dance rhythms of the Middle East. Hossam's No# 1 hit "EDONY" that topped the dance charts worldwide back in 2001. His percussion, north african string arrangements and exciting rhythms caught the attention of Peter Gabriel and Hossam was invited to perform on PASSION and later US. Hossam has gone on to work with many top musicians including Joan Armatrading and Mary Wilson. Hossam creates string arrangements and percussion, and produces many songs for world artists such as: Yesim Salkim, Celick Erici, Cheb Khaled, Tarkan, Rachid Taha, Faudel, The Gypsy Kings. In 1994 Robert Plant and Jimmy Page (ex-Led Zeppelin) invited Hossam work on their reunion album 'No Quarter - Unledded' with other Arabian musicians, he was rewarded a GOLD then a PLATINUM discs for his work on the album. This led to his joining Page & Plant on their historic reunion 1995/96 world tour. Hossam was awarded a Platinum disc for being a top selling artist of ARC Music Record Company, during their 25th Anniversary in 2001. Hossam also creates many new sounds of the old traditional grooves and Arabian & North African Samples & Loops using his state-of-the-arts digital studio.Contributed by: Mohamed El-Nadi
Releases:
Albums | ||
| A Tribute to Samy el-Bably | ||
| Ahlamy | ||
| Best Of Bellydance From Morrocco - Egypt etc | ||
| Best of Abdul Halim Hafiz | ||
| Best of Baladi and Saaidi | ||
| Best of Hossam RamzySource of Fire | ||
| Best of Om Kolthoum | ||
| Egyptian Rai | ||
| Egyptian Sufi | ||
| El Amar | ||
| Faddah | ||
| Gamaal Rawhany - Soulful Beautyÿ | ||
| Latin American Hits for Belly Dance | ||
| Middle East Today | ||
| Music from Sudan Presenting Azza | ||
| Qanun el-Tarab | ||
| Sabla Tolo | ||
| Sabla Tolo II | ||
| Sahara Groove | ||
| Secrets of the Eye | ||
| The Best of Farid Al Atrash | ||
| Turquoise Presenting Dalinda | ||
| Zeina - Best of Mohammed Abdul Wahab | ||
| el-Sultaan Classical Egyptian Dance | ||
| Rhythms of the Nile | 1997 | |
| Classical Egyptian Dance | 2003 | |
| Flamenco Arabe | 2003 | |
| Ro-He | Classical Egyptian Dance | |
| Baladi Plus | Egyptian Dance Music | |
Appearances:
Compilation Albums | ||
| Little Creatures, Little Creatures | ||
| Mari Wilson, Rhythm Romance | ||
| Adzido, Under African Skies | 1983 | |
| Hossein Farjami, Plays Santoor | 1988 | |
| Peter Gabriel, Passion | 1989 | |
| Anne Dudley, Minarets and Memories | 1990 | |
| Barbara Thompson, Breathless | 1990 | |
| Claudio Baglioni, Oltre | 1990 | |
| Joan Armatrading, Hearts & Flowers | 1990 | |
| Marc Almond, Enchanted | 1990 | |
| Peter Gabriel, Shaking the Tree | 1990 | |
| Rembetika: Talking to Charos (Urban Greek Music) | 1990 | |
| Anne Dudley, Songs from the Victorious City | 1991 | |
| Anne Dudley, Ziggarats of Cinnamon | 1991 | |
| Dogan-Corringham/Hadjineophyto, Popular Turkish Folk Songs | 1991 | |
| Donald Lunny, Bringing it all back home | 1991 | |
| Heidi Berry, Love | 1991 | |
| London All Stars Steel Orchestra, Latin American Hits | 1991 | |
| Pride of Murray Pipe Band, Best of Scottish Pipes & Drums | 1991 | |
| Tim Wheater, Mistral: the Wind of Change | 1991 | |
| EKO, Logikal | 1992 | |
| Huseyin & Günay Turkmenler, Songs & Dances from Turkey | 1992 | |
| Peter Gabriel, Us | 1992 | |
| Praise, Praise | 1992 | |
| El último de la fila, Astronomia Razonable | 1993 | |
| Hassan Hakmoun, Trance | 1993 | |
| James Asher, Globalarium | 1993 | |
| Peter Gabriel, Passion Sources | 1993 | |
| Peter Gabriel, Plus from US | 1993 | |
| Plainsong, Dark Side of the Room | 1993 | |
| 20 Best of Tropical Dance Music | 1994 | |
| Adzido, Akwaaba Songs & Dances From Black Africa | 1994 | |
| Adzido, Siye Goli | 1994 | |
| Chalf Hassan, Songs & Dances from Morocco | 1994 | |
| Chen Dacan, Chinese Folk Music | 1994 | |
| Cheng Yu, Classical Chinese Pipa | 1994 | |
| Clive Bell, Shakuhachi: The Japanese Flute | 1994 | |
| Dan Air Scottish Pipe Band, Best of Scottish Pipes & Drums | 1994 | |
| Dorado: A Compilation 3 | 1994 | |
| Electric Light Orchestra, Moment of Truth | 1994 | |
| Gipsy Kings, Compas | 1994 | |
| Heather Nova, Oyster | 1994 | |
| Killing Joke, Pandemonium | 1994 | |
| Li He, Chinese Flute: Chinese Classical Folk Music | 1994 | |
| Page & Plant, No Quarter: Jimmy Page & Robert Plant Unledded | 1994 | |
| Rolling Stones, Symphonic Music of the Rolling Stones | 1994 | |
| Samba Bossa, Samba Bossa | 1994 | |
| Sarvar Sabri, Master Drummer of India | 1994 | |
| Tim Wheater, Timeless | 1994 | |
| Alexandros Karozas, Opus Xenen | 1995 | |
| Ayako Lister, Japanese Koto | 1995 | |
| Baluji Shrivastav, Classical Indian Ragas | 1995 | |
| Baluji Shrivastav, Classical Indian Sitar & Surbahar Ragas | 1995 | |
| Beeston Pipe Band, Nottingham | 1995 | |
| Best of Bellydance from Egypt & Lebanon | 1995 | |
| Best of Silver Wave, Vol. 3: The Stars | 1995 | |
| Boy George, Cheapness & Beauty | 1995 | |
| Loreena McKennitt, A winter Garden | 1995 | |
| Peter Gabriel, Arcane | 1995 | |
| Phil Thornton, Pharoah | 1995 | |
| Planet Squeezebox | 1995 | |
| Rafa Tachuela, Gipsy Flamenco Guitarras | 1995 | |
| Richard Stagg, Shakuhachi: The Japanese Bamboo Flute | 1995 | |
| Tim Wheater, Heart Land | 1995 | |
| World Music Festival Budapest | 1995 | |
| Adzido, Thand Abantwana | 1996 | |
| Best of Bellydance | 1996 | |
| Big Country, Eclectic | 1996 | |
| Carols of Christmas, Vol. 2: A Windham Hill Sampler | 1996 | |
| Chalf Hassan, Belly Dance from Morocco | 1996 | |
| Marc Almond, Fantastic Star | 1996 | |
| Phil Thornton, Eternal Egypt | 1996 | |
| Pino Daniele, Come Un Gelato All Equatore | 1996 | |
| Rachid Taha, Ole Ole | 1996 | |
| Gary Thomas, Gaia's Dream | 1997 | |
| Loreena McKennitt, Book of Secrets | 1997 | |
| Pino Daniele, Dimmi Cosa Succede Sulla Terra | 1997 | |
| Waaberi, New Dawn | 1997 | |
| Ash, Nu-Clear Sounds | 1998 | |
| Festival Tropical | 1998 | |
| Luciano Pavarotti, For the Children of Liberia | 1998 | |
| Maryam Mursal, Journey | 1998 | |
| Masters of Percussion | 1998 | |
| Messiah, Messiah Meets Progenitor | 1998 | |
| Parfums d'Orient | 1998 | |
| Phil Thornton, Immortal Egypt | 1998 | |
| Pino Daniele, Pavarotti & Friends | 1998 | |
| Pino Daniele, The Best of Pino Daniele: Yes I Know My Way | 1998 | |
| Scotland the Brave | 1998 | |
| World Music Ensemble, Live | 1998 | |
| Yungchen Lhamo, Coming Home | 1998 | |
| Africa North | 1999 | |
| Alien Soap Opera, Second Wave | 1999 | |
| Steel Drum Party | 1999 | |
| Taha/Khaled/Faudel, 1, 2, 3 Soleils: En Concert | 1999 | |
| Adzido, Traditional Songs & Dances from Africa: Ojah | 2000 | |
| Celik Erisci, Unutamam | 2000 | |
| Cheb Khaled, Kenza | 2000 | |
| Classical Chinese Folk Music | 2000 | |
| Claude Challe, Flying Carpet | 2000 | |
| Gypsies of the Nile, Rahhal | 2000 | |
| Jay-Z, Vol 3. Life and times of S. Carter | 2000 | |
| Karolinka, Songs & Dances from Poland | 2000 | |
| Peter Gabriel, OVO: Millennium Show | 2000 | |
| Peter Gabriel, OVO: Millennium Show (Limited Edition) | 2000 | |
| Rachid Taha, Barbes | 2000 | |
| Rachid Taha, Made in Medina | 2000 | |
| Rachid Taha, Rachid Taha | 2000 | |
| Afro-Indian Project: Travels with the African | 2001 | |
| Afrocelts, Further in Time | 2001 | |
| Bob Sinclar & Hossam Ramzy, Africanism | 2001 | |
| Celik Erisci, celik8 | 2001 | |
| Desert Roses and Arabian Rhythms, Vol. 1 | 2001 | |
| Ebony Steelband, Caribbean Steeldrums: Popular Beatles Songs | 2001 | |
| Global Beatz | 2001 | |
| Hossein Farjami, Art of the Santoor from Iran: The Road to Esfahan | 2001 | |
| Larry Coryell, Crossing Borders | 2001 | |
| Luis Delgado, El Hechizo de Babilonia | 2001 | |
| Ron, Porto Nel Vento & Boys in Time | 2001 | |
| Son Kalo, Son Kalo | 2001 | |
| Spirit Nation, Winter Moons | 2001 | |
| Susheela Raman, Salt Rain | 2001 | |
| Taha/Khaled/Faudel, 1, 2, 3 Soleils (Mondo Melodia 2001) | 2001 | |
| Tarkan, Karma | 2001 | |
| Best of Lounge Music | 2002 | |
| Bond, Bond Special | 2002 | |
| Djamel Hammadi, Medina | 2002 | |
| Mondo Platinum | 2002 | |
| Peter Gabriel, Long Walk Home: Music from the Rabbit-Proof Fence | 2002 | |
| Peter Gabriel, Up | 2002 | |
| Phil Thornton, Dreamscapes | 2002 | |
| Sahara Groove | 2002 | |
Soundtrack Albums | ||
| Stargate, Hossam Ramzy - David Arnold composer | 1994 | |
| Stealing Beauty | 1996 | |
| The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Ed Shirmur - composer | 1996 | |
| The Saint, Graham Ravel - composer | 1997 | |
| Wings of a Dove, Ed Shirmur - composer | 1997 | |
| The Last Temptation of Christ, Peter Gabriel - composer | 1998 | |
| The Four Feathers, James Horner - composer | 2002 | |
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