Meet Soliman Gamil

Within Sound of the Nile – Tracing the Composer Soliman Gamil

As a boy in the 1930s, Soliman Gamil accompanied researchers to the pyramids to learn about the music of the pharaohs. After completing his musical training in Cairo and Paris, he used a tape recorder to record traditional rituals throughout Egypt. Gamil developed his 20th-century compositions together with village musicians who played instruments that had been in use for thousands of years.

Relics – Miniatures on Air (1953-2019)

Relics tell stories, take listeners on acoustic journeys or document situations. They can be poems, studio productions, field recordings or something else entirely. A 53-minute mix from Paul Paulun's series Fundstück on DLF-Kultur with radiophonic miniatures by Anne Waldman, Helga Goetze, Mark E. Smith, Timothy Leary and 26 other artists.