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Henna

Henna Album Cover
  • Artist: Ali Hassan Kuban
  • Album: Walk like a Nubian
  • Country: North Africa - Egypt
  • Style: Tradimodern, Nubian
  • Language: Arabic
  • Rights: All rights world wide by PIRANHA

Today is Henna (engagement) and tomorrow is the real wedding. The bridegroom is handsom, beautiful and proud!" (Ali Hassan Kuban)
Henna is sung one day before the real wedding, repeated many times during the whole wedding and also the last song to be played. People even sing it without band. Henna is the wedding hymn and the most used song in Nubian society.
modern aragiid rhythm

Track-Number: CD-PIR43 - 7
Country / Region: North Africa - Egypt
Piranha Category: Africa, Nubian
Vocals / Instrumental: male
Catchword: wedding
Mood: happy, groovy, rhythmical, love
Instruments: bass, percussion, brass-section, keyboard, accordion, saxophone (alto and tenor)
Tempo: impelling, fast
Tracklength: 3:55
Composer: Ali Hassan Kuban
Lyrics: Ali Hassan Kuban