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Hossam Ramzy (; 15 December 1953 – 10 September 2019) was an Egyptian percussionist and composer. He worked with English artists including
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, Siouxsie Sioux, as well as with Arabic music artists like
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and Khaled.


Early life and career

Ramzy was born into a wealthy
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family. He began playing the traditional Egyptian Tabla goblet drum at an early age. In the 1970s he moved to London and began playing with
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Andy Sheppard. His collaborations with jazz musicians earned him the nickname "The Sultan of Swing". In 1989 he worked with
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on the soundtrack to
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's '' The Last Temptation of Christ''. This brought him to the attention of artists Frank Asher and the
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. In 1994 he returned to his roots and formed a ten piece Egyptian ensemble that performed on the album '' No Quarter: Jimmy Page and Robert Plant Unledded''. Ramzy and his ensemble also gained exposure by touring with Plant and Page throughout 1995 in support of their album. The next year Ramzy released the first of three collaborations with English arranger Phil Thornton, ''Eternal Egypt''. The success of ''Eternal Egypts blend of Traditional Egyptian music prompted the follow-up albums ''Immortal Egypt'' and ''Enchanted Egypt''. In 1996, Hossam and his percussion section played with
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in
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club, and the live album '' Eclectic'' was released. In 1998, he performed with Rachid Taha, Khaled and Faudel at their 1,2,3 Soleils concert and backed Khaled again for the Claude Challe album ''Flying Carpet''. In 2000,
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sampled his version of "Khosara", an Egyptian song by Abdel Halim Hafez, for the
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song " Big Pimpin'". After 2000 Ramzy increasingly began to work arranging music for pop stars. In 2005 he arranged some songs for
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's album ''
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'' and he worked with
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on her album '' She Wolf''. He also contributed two songs to the soundtrack for the film ''
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'' and one to the soundtrack for ''
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''. His last album titled '' Rock the Tabla'' released on 30 August 2011. It features Indian composer
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, Omar Faruk Tekbilek,
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and
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.


Personal life

Hossam lived in London and Cairo. He is survived by his three children Louvaine, Omayma and Amir. He made a cameo appearance in the 1993 film '' Son of the Pink Panther''.


Awards

*1999 New Age Voice Award for Best Contemporary World Music for ''Immortal Egypt''


Selected discography

*1989 - '' Passion'' (Peter Gabriel) *1994 - ''
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'' *1994 - ''Best of Farid Al Atrash'' (
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) *1994 - ''Best of Abdul Halim Hafiz'' (
ARC Music ARC Music is a world music and folk music label based in West Sussex, England, that was established in 1976. Naxos acquired ARC in 2019. Film and television ARC Music has been used in the films '' Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crysta ...
) *1994 - ''Best of Oum Kalthoum'' (
ARC Music ARC Music is a world music and folk music label based in West Sussex, England, that was established in 1976. Naxos acquired ARC in 2019. Film and television ARC Music has been used in the films '' Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crysta ...
) *1994 - ''Best of Mohammed Abdul Wahab'' (
ARC Music ARC Music is a world music and folk music label based in West Sussex, England, that was established in 1976. Naxos acquired ARC in 2019. Film and television ARC Music has been used in the films '' Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crysta ...
) *1994 - ''Baladi Plus'' (
ARC Music ARC Music is a world music and folk music label based in West Sussex, England, that was established in 1976. Naxos acquired ARC in 2019. Film and television ARC Music has been used in the films '' Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crysta ...
) *1994 - ''Sultaan'' (
ARC Music ARC Music is a world music and folk music label based in West Sussex, England, that was established in 1976. Naxos acquired ARC in 2019. Film and television ARC Music has been used in the films '' Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crysta ...
) *1995 - ''Egyptian Rai'' (
ARC Music ARC Music is a world music and folk music label based in West Sussex, England, that was established in 1976. Naxos acquired ARC in 2019. Film and television ARC Music has been used in the films '' Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crysta ...
) *1995 - ''Source of Fire'' (
ARC Music ARC Music is a world music and folk music label based in West Sussex, England, that was established in 1976. Naxos acquired ARC in 2019. Film and television ARC Music has been used in the films '' Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crysta ...
) *1996 - ''Gamaal Rawhany'' (''Soulful Beauty'') - an album of Modern Egyptian Belly Dance (
ARC Music ARC Music is a world music and folk music label based in West Sussex, England, that was established in 1976. Naxos acquired ARC in 2019. Film and television ARC Music has been used in the films '' Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crysta ...
) *1996 - ''Eternal Egypt'' *1996 - ''Ahlamy'' - with saxophonist Rafat Misso (
ARC Music ARC Music is a world music and folk music label based in West Sussex, England, that was established in 1976. Naxos acquired ARC in 2019. Film and television ARC Music has been used in the films '' Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crysta ...
) *1996 - ''Eclectic'' - with Big Country (Castle Music) *1997 - ''Best of Hossam Ramzy'' *1998 - ''Messiah Meets Progenitor'' *1998 - ''Ro-He'' - with Essam Rashad (
ARC Music ARC Music is a world music and folk music label based in West Sussex, England, that was established in 1976. Naxos acquired ARC in 2019. Film and television ARC Music has been used in the films '' Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crysta ...
) *1998 - ''Rhythms of the Nile'' (
ARC Music ARC Music is a world music and folk music label based in West Sussex, England, that was established in 1976. Naxos acquired ARC in 2019. Film and television ARC Music has been used in the films '' Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crysta ...
) *1998 - ''Immortal Egypt'' *2000 - ''Amar'' *2000 - ''Sabla Tolo — Journeys into Pure Egyptian Percussion'' (
ARC Music ARC Music is a world music and folk music label based in West Sussex, England, that was established in 1976. Naxos acquired ARC in 2019. Film and television ARC Music has been used in the films '' Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crysta ...
) *2002 - ''Faddah'' (
ARC Music ARC Music is a world music and folk music label based in West Sussex, England, that was established in 1976. Naxos acquired ARC in 2019. Film and television ARC Music has been used in the films '' Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crysta ...
) *2002 - ''Qanun El Tarab'' (
ARC Music ARC Music is a world music and folk music label based in West Sussex, England, that was established in 1976. Naxos acquired ARC in 2019. Film and television ARC Music has been used in the films '' Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crysta ...
) *2003 - ''Flamenco Arabe'' (
ARC Music ARC Music is a world music and folk music label based in West Sussex, England, that was established in 1976. Naxos acquired ARC in 2019. Film and television ARC Music has been used in the films '' Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crysta ...
) *2003 - ''Hossam Ramzy Presents Egyptian Sufi Sheikh Mohamed Al Helbawy'' (
ARC Music ARC Music is a world music and folk music label based in West Sussex, England, that was established in 1976. Naxos acquired ARC in 2019. Film and television ARC Music has been used in the films '' Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crysta ...
) *2003 - ''Hossam Ramzy Presents Dalinda - Turquoise'' (
ARC Music ARC Music is a world music and folk music label based in West Sussex, England, that was established in 1976. Naxos acquired ARC in 2019. Film and television ARC Music has been used in the films '' Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crysta ...
) *2004 - ''Enchanted Egypt'' *2007 - ''Bedouin Tribal Dance'' (
ARC Music ARC Music is a world music and folk music label based in West Sussex, England, that was established in 1976. Naxos acquired ARC in 2019. Film and television ARC Music has been used in the films '' Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crysta ...
) *2007 - ''Secrets of the Eye'' (
ARC Music ARC Music is a world music and folk music label based in West Sussex, England, that was established in 1976. Naxos acquired ARC in 2019. Film and television ARC Music has been used in the films '' Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crysta ...
) *2007 - ''Sabla Tolo II'' (
ARC Music ARC Music is a world music and folk music label based in West Sussex, England, that was established in 1976. Naxos acquired ARC in 2019. Film and television ARC Music has been used in the films '' Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crysta ...
) *2008 - ''Sabla Tolo III'' (
ARC Music ARC Music is a world music and folk music label based in West Sussex, England, that was established in 1976. Naxos acquired ARC in 2019. Film and television ARC Music has been used in the films '' Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crysta ...
) *2009 - ''Ruby'' (
ARC Music ARC Music is a world music and folk music label based in West Sussex, England, that was established in 1976. Naxos acquired ARC in 2019. Film and television ARC Music has been used in the films '' Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crysta ...
) *2011 - ''Rock the Tabla'' (
ARC Music ARC Music is a world music and folk music label based in West Sussex, England, that was established in 1976. Naxos acquired ARC in 2019. Film and television ARC Music has been used in the films '' Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crysta ...
) *2013 - ''Songs from Libya'' (
ARC Music ARC Music is a world music and folk music label based in West Sussex, England, that was established in 1976. Naxos acquired ARC in 2019. Film and television ARC Music has been used in the films '' Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crysta ...
)


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ramzy, Hossam 1953 births People from Cairo 2019 deaths Egyptian musicians World music percussionists Musicians from Cairo