Songs from the Victorious City

Songs from the Victorious City is an album in the world music genre written by Anne Dudley and Jaz Coleman, recorded in 1990 in Cairo and London. It takes its name from Cairo itself, in Arabic القاهرة (pronounced: al-Qahirah), literally "The Triumphant" or "The Victorious".

Songs From The Victorious City
Studio album by Anne Dudley & Jaz Coleman
Released	1990
Genre	Arabic music World music
Length	40:15
Label	China Records
Producer	Anne Dudley & Jaz Coleman

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Track listing

All tracks Dudley/Coleman

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Awakening"	4:47
2.	"Endless Festival"	3:59
3.	"Minarets and Memories"	3:25
4.	"Force and Fire"	5:08
5.	"Habebe"	3:47
6.	"Ziggarats of Cinnamon"	3:06
7.	"Hannah"	4:14
8.	"The Conqueror"	3:15
9.	"A Survivor's Tale"	3:50
10.	"In a Timeless Place"	4:49

Personnel

• Anne Dudley - Keyboards
• Jaz Coleman - Violin, Cobra pipe, flute
• Rada Bedaire - Nai
• Ibrahim Kowala - Kawala
• Fouad Rohin - Violin
• Amir Abd-el - Kanun
• Aboud Abdel Al - Violin
• Hossam Ramzy - Percussion
• Cheikh Taha - Accordion
• Gilbert Biberian - Guitar
• Tareq Aakef - Conductor, Cairo Strings

Credits

• Composed, arranged and produced by Anne Dudley & Jaz Coleman
• Engineer – Roger Dudley, Sameh Almazny
• Mixing – Ted Hayton, Martin Rex (track 7)

External links

• Grant, Keith (27 October 1990). "Arabian Nights". Melody Maker. IPC Media.