Michael Levy | The Ancient Egyptian Lyre - "The Holy Nile" @MichaelLevyMusic | Uploaded June 2021 | Updated October 2024, 1 week ago.
"The Holy Nile" - a 'live' performance of track 7, from my 2020 album, "The Ancient Egyptian Lyre". I recently provided an interview for "The History of Egypt Podcast" on the inspiration behind the creation of this album:
egyptianhistorypodcast.com/interview-michael-levy
In short, this album comprises of a series of 7 new compositions on my magnificent replica of the 3,500 year old ancient Egyptian lyre; recreated from the original dimensions of the remarkably surviving ancient Egyptian lyre preserved in Leiden:
https://manniche.daes.dk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2006LeidenLyre.pdf
The lyre was custom made for me, by Luthieros:
luthieros.com
These type of distinctively asymmetrical shaped lyres almost certainly were introduced into Egypt during the reign of the Canaanite Hyksos kings, from circa 1,600 BC - these type of lyres were very common throughout the ancient Near East.
Fascinatingly, this type of lyre is also probably about the nearest we can get to what the lyre of King David might have actually looked like - there is an almost identical form of lyre depicted on an ivory carving from Megiddo from circa 1,300 BC; just a few centuries from before the traditional Biblical period of David!
The buzzy timbre of my lyre is due to the flat, bench-shaped grooveless bridge. Since almost all the lyres still played throughout the African continent today have this buzzing timbre (in particular, the Ethiopian begena), it is far more likely, that the first lyres introduced into Africa from the ancient Near East (probably via trade routes with Egypt), also had this distinctive timbre.
For more of my ancient Egyptian-themed albums, please see:
ancientlyre.com/ancient-egyptian-themed-albums
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"The Holy Nile" - a 'live' performance of track 7, from my 2020 album, "The Ancient Egyptian Lyre". I recently provided an interview for "The History of Egypt Podcast" on the inspiration behind the creation of this album:
egyptianhistorypodcast.com/interview-michael-levy
In short, this album comprises of a series of 7 new compositions on my magnificent replica of the 3,500 year old ancient Egyptian lyre; recreated from the original dimensions of the remarkably surviving ancient Egyptian lyre preserved in Leiden:
https://manniche.daes.dk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2006LeidenLyre.pdf
The lyre was custom made for me, by Luthieros:
luthieros.com
These type of distinctively asymmetrical shaped lyres almost certainly were introduced into Egypt during the reign of the Canaanite Hyksos kings, from circa 1,600 BC - these type of lyres were very common throughout the ancient Near East.
Fascinatingly, this type of lyre is also probably about the nearest we can get to what the lyre of King David might have actually looked like - there is an almost identical form of lyre depicted on an ivory carving from Megiddo from circa 1,300 BC; just a few centuries from before the traditional Biblical period of David!
The buzzy timbre of my lyre is due to the flat, bench-shaped grooveless bridge. Since almost all the lyres still played throughout the African continent today have this buzzing timbre (in particular, the Ethiopian begena), it is far more likely, that the first lyres introduced into Africa from the ancient Near East (probably via trade routes with Egypt), also had this distinctive timbre.
For more of my ancient Egyptian-themed albums, please see:
ancientlyre.com/ancient-egyptian-themed-albums
Subscribe:
youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=Klezfiddle1
Official Artist Links:
Official Website:
ancientlyre.com
Digital Music Artist Profiles:
Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/7Dx2vFEg8DmOJ5YCRm4A5v
iTunes & Apple Music:
itunes.apple.com/us/artist/michael-levy/id4324920
Amazon:
amzn.to/2zmJph3
Bandcamp:
michaellevy.bandcamp.com
Facebook Page:
facebook.com/beautifullyre
Twitter:
twitter.com/AncientLyre
Instagram:
instagram.com/mlevy1400bce
Patreon:
patreon.com/Michael_Levy_Ancient_Lyre_Music
