Cheikh Abdel Baset Abdel Samad
Le Coran
Duniaphon (Lebanon) 1973
LPD 305 (LP) one side coated sleeve.
sleeve : VG+(SPSE: 5cm crack, wear on corner.)
media : EX-/EX-(some light noise.)
An exceptionally obscure piece just in. A 1973 release by Cheikh Abdel Baset Abdel Samad—the legendary Qur’an reciter (qāriʾ) from Qena, Egypt, who commanded immense popularity across the Arab world through radio broadcasts in the 1950s–70s. Widely regarded as one of the pinnacles of 20th-century Islamic vocal art, his recitations are distinguished by extraordinary vocal power and remarkably long breath—earning him the epithets “The Golden Throat” and “King of Reciters.” Transcending mere liturgical reading, his delivery unites refined vocal technique with profound spirituality, and is internationally esteemed as an art of listening in its own right.