{"product_id":"ferkat-al-ard-oghneya-vinyl-lp","title":"Ferkat Al Ard: Oghneya Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp class=\"faq-quote\"\u003e\"An absolutely legendary album from Lebanon by Issam Hajali’s group Ferkat Al Ard, Oghneya stands out as one of the great musical gems of the Arab world. A groundbreaking release from 1978 that represents the meeting point of Arab, jazz, folk and Brazilian styles with the talent of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=article%2Cpage%2Cproduct\u0026amp;q=Ziad+Rahbani\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eZiad Rahbani\u003c\/a\u003e, who did the albums arrangements. Filled with a variety of sounds and genres, from Baroque Pop to Psych-Folk to flashes of Bossa Nova, Tropicalia and MPB, Oghneya is like if Arthur Verocai took a trip to Beirut in the 70’s to record an album. In 2015 we heard Ferkat Al Ard’s music for the first time, a Lebanese trio compromised of Issam Hajali, Toufic Farroukh and Elia Saba. It is a stunningly unique release that blends traditional Arabic elements, jazz and Brazilian rhythms hand in hand with poetic-yet-politically engaged lyrics. The band was active in the left-wing movement of Lebanon of the time and they communicated their political ideas candidly through their songwriting. Comes with an extensive booklet with an interview with Issam as well as unseen photos from the recording sessions.\" - Habibi Funk\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003efirst-time vinyl reissue of rare Lebanese soul album\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eblack vinyl pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eincludes booklet w\/ extensive liner notes + interview w\/ Issam Hajali\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eincludes previously unreleased track 'Juma’a 6 Hziran'\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003enote\u003c\/span\u003e: reissue omits 2 songs from the original album tracklisting ('\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGhfyara Ghaza,' 'Huloul')\u003c\/span\u003e per the band's request\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eoriginal release year: 1978\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Habibi Funk Records 2022\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Ferkat Al Ard","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":40037870993498,"sku":"fr-4769","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/products\/ferkat-alard-oghneya-blackvinyl-1.jpg?v=1759286938","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/ferkat-al-ard-oghneya-vinyl-lp","provider":"turntablelab.mom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}