I honestly don't know what to say about archive program 28, except that it is one of my most favorite shows ever.  Shimmy on!

1. THE FEENJON GROUP
Marinella
from the album Belly Dancing at the Cafe Feenjon, no date given

2. MIDDLE EAST ENSEMBLE CONDUCTED BY HAKKI OBADIA AND JOSEPH SUGAR
Flaming Swords
from the album 10 Nights In a Harem, no date given

3. MOHAMMED EL-BAKKAR & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE
Salamat Salamat (Send My Heart)
from the album Sultan of Bagdad - Music of the Middle East Vol. 2, 1957

4. SAFFET'S ORIENTAL ORCHESTRA
Beyoglu (Karsilama)
from the album Belly Dance Festival, no date given

5. JOHN BILEZIKJIAN
Bint il Beled
from the album A Thousand and One Nights, 1977

6. SONNY LESTER & HIS ORCHESTRA
Moonlight Dance of the Veils
from the album Little Egypt Presents: MORE How to Belly-Dance For Your Husband, no date given

7. GUS VALI
Navel Academy Theme
from the album Belly Dance Navel Academy, no date given

8. ARTIE BARSAMIAN & HIS ORCHESTRA
The Seventh Veil
from the album The Seventh Veil, no date given

9. TORAIA ORCHESTRA OF ALGIERS
Ahsin
from the album Belly Dance! The Wild Music & the How-To!, no date given

10. THE FRED ELIAS ENSEMBLE
Dance of Raija
from the album Artistic Moods for Dance Vol. III, 1978

11. MARKO MELKON & HIS INTERNATIONAL ORIENTAL ORCHESTRA
Finjohn (Turkish)
from the album Hi-Fi Adventure in Asia Minor, no date given

12. SAMI RAGEB
Ramallah (Dabke)
from the album Hyetti - Egyptian Music, 1978

13. ROMEO LAHOUD
Tal El Sahar
from the album Green Eyes and Oriental Moods, 1975

14. JODETTE (KAMELIA) WITH ABOUD ABD EL AL & HIS ORCHESTRA
Lesson #7: Neck Movement
from the album How to Belly Dance (The Authentic Way) For Fun! Health! Profit!, 1972

Yes, you can has archive show 27!  Featuring the first appearance of the Radio Bastet "theme song," Ah Ya Zain by Omar Khorshid!

1. THE TOPKAPI INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLE
Arslan Mustafa
from the album Picture Yourself Belly Dancing, 1977

2. THE SHEIK'S MEN
Song for Belly Dancer
from the album The Belly Dancer, 1961

3. ABBUD ABDEL AAL & HIS GOLDEN STRINGS
Layaly Assiout
from the album Belly Dance For Arabian Nights, 1973

4. GEORGE ABDO & HIS "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA
Allah Ya Lubnan (My Beautiful Lebanon)
from the album The Magic of Belly Dancing, 1979

5. TOM YALANIS & HIS ORCHESTRA (RACHEL SAUL, VOCAL INSTRUCTION)
Side Figure 8
from the album So You Want To Be a Belly Dancer, 1973

6. EDDIE MEKJIAN & ENSEMBLE
Mia Pidamofi Tsigana
from the album The Seventh Veil, no date given

7. MIDDLE EAST ENSEMBLE CONDUCTED BY HAKKI OBADIA AND JOSEPH SUGAR
Cha Cha Baba
from the album 10 Nights In a Harem, no date given

8. RAMAL LAMARR
The Indigo Priestess
from the album Omens, Oracles & Mysticisms of Dance, 1983

9. MARKO MELKON & HIS INTERNATIONAL ORIENTAL ORCHESTRA
Depkey (Arabic Dance)
from the album Hi-Fi Adventure in Asia Minor, no date given

10. JIMMY LINARDOS & HIS NEAR-EAST GROUP
Belly Dance Routine Number One
from the album Jimmy Linardos and His Near-East Group Invite You to Belly Dance Vol. 2, 1975

11. MOHAMED ABDEL WAHAB
El Henna
from the album Belly Dance - The Music of Mohamed Abdel Wahab Vol. 1, 1976

12. THE SEVEN PLAYERS
The Bazaar
from the album West Digs East - Dig?, 1966

13. OMAR KHORSHID & HIS MAGIC GUITAR
Ahzihi Laylati
from the album Tribute to Oum Koulsoum, 1989

The weather is cooling; time for some cool new beats!  Here comes archive show #26, featuring George Mgrdichian playing the Beatles!

1. ESIN ENGIN
Hicaz Dolap
from the album Modern Oyun Havalari 2, 1975

2. SONNY LESTER - HIS ORCHESTRA & CHORUS
The Unveiling
from the album Little Egypt Presents: How to Belly Dance For Your Husband, 1968

3. MOHAMMED EL-BAKKAR & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE
Sudani
from the album Music of the African Arab - Vol. 3, 1958

4. GEORGE MGRDICHIAN & HIS ENSEMBLE
Yesterday
from the album The Now Sounds of the Middle East, no date given

5. EDDIE MEKJIAN & ENSEMBLE
Eminem & Mamyluh (Dubkie)
from the album Belly Dance Music from the Middle East - Vol. 2, no date given

6. LAURICE PETERS
Ya darity El-A'lalee
from the album Laurice Peters Sings, no date given

7. UNCREDITED MUSICIANS (possibly Nicolas El Dik?)
Ghazalieh
from the album Belly Dance! Music for an Oriental Dance, Vol. 2, 1973

8. HORST WENDE & HIS ORCHESTRA
My Darling (Ala Dal Ona)
from the album Oriental Caravan, no date given

9. JALALEDDIN TAKESH
Fantasy for Farida
from the album Jalaleddin Presents Vol. VII - Kashmira's Fantasy, 1984

10. JODETTE
Tabla instruction by Mr. Ahmed Batrawi/History of dancing by Dr. Mahood Salem
from the album Evening By The Nile, 1975

11. GEORGE ABDO & HIS "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA
Raks Abdo (Abdo's Dance)
from the album The Joy of Belly Dancing, 1975

12. NAIF AGBY & HIS ORCHESTRA
Samra Ya Jamili (Beautiful Brunette)
from the album El Debke - Music of the Middle-East, 1962

It's archive show 25 coming your way, with a reeeaaally long routine this time...  Hope you're in shape!

1. MOHAMMED "MIKE" HEGAZI & HIS GOLDEN GUITAR
Nouni
from the album Belly Dance With Zeina, 1979

2. GEORGE ABDO & HIS "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA
Gameel Gamal (Oh, Beautiful Dancer)
from the album The Art of Belly Dancing, 1973

3. ARTIE BARSAMIAN & HIS ORCHESTRA
Hy Achig
from the album Belly Dance Au Go-Go - Music of the Middle East, 1966

4. SAMI RAGEB
Naffoosah
from the album Hyetti - Egyptian Music, 1978

5. VILLAGE DANCES AS TAUGHT BY IBRAHIM FARRAH
Jaddilee
from the album Music of the Qaria, 1976

6. GUS VALI
Nagmat El Hayat
from the album Belly Dance Navel Academy Vol. 2, 1977

7. YOUSSEF KASSAB
Nadira (Full Length Routine)
from the album Nadira Belly Dances for Youssef Kassab, 1974

8. HANK MARDIGIAN SEXTET FEATURING GEORGE MGRDICHIAN ON THE OUD
Kismet
from the album Oriental Delight, no date given

9. EDDIE "THE SHEIK" KOCHAK & HAKKI OBADIA ORCHESTRA
Chant of Daloona (Vocal)
from the album Arrac-Laham Mishwee & Thou: Festive Dance Music from the Middle East, 1965

10. RAJA
Drum'n On
from the album Journey Into Rhythm, 1982

11. "INSTRUMENTAL" (Uncredited Artists)
Emmy Namet
from the album The Best Dance Melodies, 1984

Here comes archive show #24, featuring the future Radio Bastet "theme song"....

1. ABBUD ABDEL AAL & HIS GOLDEN STRINGS
Sahara City
from the album Belly Dance For Arabian Nights, 1973

2. MOHAMMED EL-SULIEMAN & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE
Husson's Rhapsody
from the album The Music of Port Said, no date given

3. OZEL TURKBAS
Sultaniyegah
from the album Alla-Turca (The Turkish Way), 1975

4. OMAR KHORSHID & HIS GUITAR
Ah Ya Zen
from the album Rhythms From the Orient, 1974 (CD reissue, Umbrella Records 2001)

5. JOHN BERBERIAN
Arabaya (Turkish)
from the album Ode To An Oud, 1974

6. TOM YALANIS & HIS ORCHESTRA (RACHEL SAUL, VOCAL INSTRUCTION)
Around the Clock
from the album So You Want To Be a Belly Dancer, 1973

7. NAIF AGBY & THE LEBANESE RADIO ORCHESTRA
Rakse El Debkey (Debkey Dance)
from the album An Evening With Uncle Tanous, 1974

8. HARRY SAROYAN
Complete Routine #1: Aman Aman, Tiein' Af To Dzaghigner, Perom Pom Pero, Clarinet Taksim, Drum Solo, Aman Aman
from the album Saroyan Sings: 'An Oriental Bouquet': Music for Le Danse Orientale, 1979

9. THE SEVEN PLAYERS
Shishkabob
from the album West Digs East - Dig?, 1966

10. THE "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA, FEATURING VOCALS BY GEORGE ABDO
Al Asforieh (You're Driving Me Crazy)
from the album Belly Dance Music, no date given

11. SPERO SPYROS & HIS MODERN ANATOLIAN ENSEMBLE
Ababaca
from the album Anatolian Introduction, no date given

12. ABDU-EL-HANID & HIS ORCHESTRA
Karyat Dance (Country Dance)
from the album Arabian Delight - Music from Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Alergia, Morocco, no date given

13. SONNY LESTER & HIS ORCHESTRA
Pulsation
from the album Little Egypt Presents: MORE How to Belly-Dance For Your Husband, no date given

14. AHMED FOUAD HASSAN
Al Mushrabiya
from the album Belly Dance, 1978

Dive into summer with archive program 23!  The water's fine!

1. MOHAMMED EL-BAKKAR & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE
Sauda Sauda (Dark Eyes)
from the album Port Said - Music of the Middle East, 1958

2. AUTHENTIC ORCHESTRAS & SOLOISTS OF THE NEAR EAST
Missir Havassi (#2)
from the album Music For Belly Dancing (aka Istanbul), no date given

3. EDDIE MEKJIAN & ENSEMBLE
High Heel Shoes (syrto)
from the album Belly Dance Music From the Middle East - Vol. 1, no date given

4. JOSEPH KARKOUR ET. AL.
Hadiyat El Eid
from the album Belly Dance! Spectacular Rhythms from the Middle East, 1974

5. UNKNOWN ARTISTS
Sameera
from the album Sweet Nights, 1967

6. TORAIA ORCHESTRA OF ALGIERS
Asmaqousmara
from the album Belly Dance! The Wild Music & the How-To!, no date given

7. THE FEENJON GROUP
Az De Rebbe Zingt; Chiri-Biri-Bin (Yiddish)
from the album Recorded Live at Cafe Feenjon, 1966 (recorded 12/13/65)

8. THE SHEIK'S MEN
Bangkok Cockfight
from the album The Belly Dancer, 1961

9. EDDIE "THE SHEIK" KOCHAK WITH HAKKI OBADIA
Full Dance Routine #1
from the album Strictly Belly Dancing Vol. 4, 1976

10. JODETTE (KAMELIA) WITH ABOUD ABD EL AL & HIS ORCHESTRA
Lesson #6: Bust Movement
from the album How to Belly Dance (The Authentic Way) For Fun! Health! Profit!, 1972

11. ESIN ENGIN
Rumeli Karsilamasi
from the album Modern Oyun Havalari 2, 1975

12. THE DERBECKI ENSEMBLE
Saifeyah (Summertime)
from the album Dabkie - Exotic Dances of the Middle East, no date given

13. THE STEVO TEODOSIEVSKI ENSEMBLE (UNCREDITED)
Romano Cocek
from the album Authentic Belly Dance Music, 1976

14. GUS VALI
Telly
from the album Chimera - A Fantasy in Jazz/Rock/Mid-East Sounds, 1974

Program 22 is chock full of vintage belly dance goodness! Shimmy on!

1. MOHAMMED RAFI
Jaan Pehechaan Ho
from the Ghost World soundtrack CD, 2001 (originally from the 1965 "Bollywood" film Gumnaam)

2. IBRAHIM TURMEN
Baddy Shoufuk
from the album Saidi Wind Vol. 1, 1985

3. THE SHEIK'S MEN
In a Persian Market
from the album The Belly Dancer, 1961

4. BEL-SHA-ZAAR WITH TOMMY GENAPOPOLUIS & THE GRECIAN KNIGHTS
Free Style
from the album The Art of Belly Dancing, 1969

5. LUTFI GUNERI WITH ORIENTAL ORCHESTRA
Cicekler Konusuyor (Oyun Havasi)
from the album Memories of Istanbul (Istanbul Hatiralar), no date given

6. MOHAMED "MIKE" HEGAZI & HIS GOLDEN GUITAR
Hebbena
from the album Belly Dance With Zeina, 1979

7. ROMEO LAHOUD
Ya Mit Massa
from the album Dark Eyes and Oriental Moods, 1973

8. VARIOUS ARTISTS
Belly Dancers' Music - Part 1
from the album Belly Dancers' Music, no date given

9. GEORGE ABDO & HIS "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA
Min Feegis (Don't Leave Me)
from the album Belly Dancing with George Abdo, 1976

10. YOUSEF KOUYOUMJIAN & HIS BAGDAD ENSEMBLE
Fantezy Nahawand (Composition in Maqam Nahawand)
from the album Bagdad, no date given

11. THE SEVEN PLAYERS
The Carefree Camel
from the album West Digs East - Dig?, 1966

12. DAHLENA & MUSICIANS
Dance Routine Number 2: A Frah El Mouled, Le Mansourah
from the album Dahlena's Middle Eastern Music for Belly Dancing Vol. 2, 1978

Here's archive show #21! Hope you enjoy it!

1. GUS VALI & HIS CASBAH ENSEMBLE
Rampee
from the album All Points East, 1960

2. GEORGE MGRDICHIAN & HIS ENSEMBLE
Shenez Longa (Turkish)
from the album The Now Sounds of the Middle East, no date given

3. ARTIE BARSAMIAN & HIS ORCHESTRA
Soode Soode
from the album Shadows In the Casbah, 1959

4. HORST WENDE & HIS ORCHESTRA
The Beautiful Bedouin Girl (Yam El Abaya)
from the album Oriental Caravan, no date given

5. SAMI RAGEB
Bahia
from the album Hyetti - Egyptian Music, 1978

6. "INSTRUMENTAL" (unknown musicians)
Baatitni Meallimti
from the album The Best Dance Melodies, 1984

7. SAFFET'S ORIENTAL ORCHESTRA
Kagathane (Chifte Telli)
from the album Belly Dance Festival, no date given

8. GEORGE ABDO & HIS "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA
Sahirrnee (Bewitched)
from the album The Magic of Belly Dancing, 1979

9. HANI MEHANNA & HIS ORCHESTRA
Nagwa Music
from the album Princess of Cairo - Music for Belly Dance with Nagwa Fouad, 1985

10. SPERO SPYROS & HIS MODERN ANATOLIAN ENSEMBLE
Tamzara
from the album Anatolian Introduction, no date given

11. TONI FRANGIEH & SETRAK SARKISSIAN
Hawel Ya Ghannam
from the album Belly Dance Nights (Layale Bourg El Hamam), Vol. 2, 1977

12. JALALEDDIN TAKESH
Petro's Memories
from the album Jalaleddin Presents Vol. VII - Kashmira's Fantasy, 1984

13. MOHAMED ABDEL WAHAB
Angham El Chabab
from the album Belly Dance - The Music of Mohamed Abdel Wahab Vol. 1, 1976

Thanks for bearing with me, folks! Here at last is archive show 20 - more to come!

1. VILLAGE DANCES AS TAUGHT BY IBRAHIM FARRAH
Bedouin Wedding
from the album Music of the Qaria, 1976

2. GEORGE ABDO & HIS "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA
A Nada (Dance, O Nada!)
from the album The Joy of Belly Dancing, 1975

3. ANASTACIOS SMIRNIOTIS & ORCHESTRA
Pethane Koreci (Dance of the 69th Mermaid)
from the album Belly Dance in the Bacchanal Room, 1976

4. TOM YALANIS & HIS ORCHESTRA (RACHEL SAUL, VOCAL INSTRUCTION)
Hip Swings
from the album So You Want To Be a Belly Dancer, 1973

5. NAIF AGBY & HIS ORCHESTRA
Raksat El-Houria (The Mermaid Dance)
from the album El Debke - Music of the Middle-East, 1962

6. JOHN BILEZIKJIAN
Antonio's Delight
from the album Dream of Scheherazade, 1977

7. ABDU-EL-HANID & HIS ORCHESTRA
Raks El Banat (Beautiful Maiden)
from the album Arabian Delight - Music from Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Alergia, Morocco, no date given

8. TAT' OUL AL' TOUN MIDDLE EASTERN ENSEMBLE
The Nile
from the album Exotic Belly Dancers Vol. 2, no date given

9. RAJA
Belly Dance Routine #2: Shamoosi/Talaa Bolero/Talaa Balady/Drum Solo/Ah Ya Zain
from the album Dance Illusion, 1984

10. MOHAMMED EL-BAKKAR & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE
Eh Beyint Ay Ami (My Days)
from the album Exotic Music of the Belly Dancer - Music of the Middle East, Vol. 6, 1966

11. HASSAN ABU SEOUD & HIS ORCHESTRA
Ya Tayr El Warwar
from the album Belly Dances From the Middle-East, 1974

12. THE TOPKAPI INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLE
Memberi
from the album Picture Yourself Belly Dancing, 1977

13. SONNY LESTER - HIS ORCHESTRA & CHORUS
Salome's Veil
from the album Little Egypt Presents: How to Belly Dance For Your Husband, 1968

14. RAMAL LAMARR
Cities of the Jinn
from the album Omens, Oracles & Mysticisms of Dance, 1983

15. EDDIE "THE SHEIK" KOCHAK & HAKKI OBADIA
I Love You - You Love Me (Depke Folk Dance)
from the album The Best of Belly Dancing Vol. 1, no date given

Hey everyone - I want to very sincerely apologize to all of you for not posting any programs for a while.  The last 3 months have been pretty intense for me.  My mother had two major surgeries, and I've been extremely preoccupied with her care.  Things are starting to settle down now, however, and I believe I will be able to get some new shows up this week.  Thank you so much for bearing with me - Radio Bastet fans are the greatest and kindest people in the world!!!

With grateful shimmies,
 Marisa~