Comprehensive Quotes,
Ali Hassan Kuban
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"Ali Hassan Kuban has marched on through the reign of King Farouk, the social upheaval and turbulence of the sixties, the flood of requests for the genre of music he was pioneering in the seventies. He is finally confident of his place in history."
Al-Ahram, Cairo
"Ali Hassan Kuban and his Nubian band have successfully transplanted the complicated rural rhythms and chants of ancient Nubia into the metropolitan culture of the Egyptian capital without loosing their Nubian roots."
Borkowsky Akbar
"The Godfather of Nubian roots Music is the voice of Nubia..."
Jazzthetik
"The original urban sound of Nubia came about through the music of Ali Hassan Cuban who tells a story of overhearing a jazz band in a Cairo nightclub, and deciding at once to add brass to his then-folk based music. Kuban's unique music has taken him to many European tours."
Rough Guide of World Music
"Kuban is [...] kicking serious butt, with a funky bass player and horn charts that sound like an Arabic version of the Famous Flames."
World Music Hound 04/08/10
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