Tue, 27 October 2009 ![]() Here's archive show #48 coming your way, with Artie Barsamian, Djamal Aslan, Esin Engin, and do the "Rib Cage Rock" with Karizma! This program is very rhythmic for some reason. Shimmy on! 1. BUDDY SARKISSIAN & HIS MECCA FOUR WITH FRED ELIAS Carribean Holiday - 3:44 from the album Soul Of The East, 1960 2. OZEL TURKBAS My Sugar Boy (Seker Oglan) - 1:55 from the album Kismet - Belly Dance With Ozel, 1978 3. MOHAMMED EL-BAKKAR & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE Rahks Port Said (Dance of Port Said) - 3:28 from the album Port Said: Music of the Middle East Vol. 1, 1958 4. TAT' OUL AL'TOUN MIDDLE EASTERN ENSEMBLE The Art - 4:21 from the album Exotic Belly Dancers, no date given 5. ARTIE BARSAMIAN AND HIS ORCHESTRA Echoes from the Orient (Chifte Telli) - 3:26 from the album The Seventh Veil, 1957 6. KARIZMA Exercise Eight: Rib Cage Rock/Exercise Nine: Pelvic Slope - 3:13 from the album Karizma Teaches Belly Dancing, 1976 7. KAHRAMAN IN ORIENTAL SONGS WITH HER ORIENTAL INSTRUMENTAL GROUP Ra'sit Isikrany (The Wine Dance) - 2:51 from the album Flame of Araby - Music of the Middle East, no date given 8. GEORGE ABDO & HIS "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA Raks El Gezlan (Dance of the Gazelles) - 4:12 from the album The Joy of Belly Dancing, 1975 9. ESIN ENGIN & HIS ORCHESTRA Edirnenin Boyacilari (Shoeshiners of Edirne) - 2:27 from the album Modern Oyun Havalari 2 - Exotic Oriental Belly-Dance Music, 1975 10. ABDU EL HANID & HIS ORCHESTRA Fil Sahra (In the Sahara) - 1:28 from the album Arabian Delight: Music from Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, no date given 11. HANI MEHANNA & HIS ORCHESTRA Banat Eskendria - 20:07 from the album Princess of Cairo - Music for Belly Dance with Nagwa Fouad, 1985 12. DJAMAL ASLAN CHORUS & ORCHESTRA Yala Nooros (Hurry to the Dance) - 2:10 from the album Lebanon - Her Heart, Her Sounds, no date given 13. MARKO MELKON & HIS INTERNATIONAL ORIENTAL ORCHESTRA Soodeh Soodeh (Armenian) - 2:24 from the album Hi-Fi Adventure In Asia Minor, no date given 14. EDDIE "THE SHEIK" KOCHAK WITH HAKKI OBADIA Hanna Drumzilzia - 1:51 from the album Strictly Belly Dancing The 5th Volume, 1977 15. DIMITRI & HIS ENSEMBLE Bouzoukee Rhapsody - 4:11 from the album Greece, no date given Comments[0] |
Tue, 27 October 2009 ![]() Here comes archive program #47! Prepare yourself for Hakki Obadia, Yacoubian & Company, Horst Wende, and a 25-minute routine from Jalaleddin Takesh! 1. RAFIC HOBEIKA & HIS ORCHESTRA Amal - 8:37 from the album Music for an Oriental Dance Vol. 1 (Danses De Nadia Gamal), 1973 2. GEORGE ABDO & HIS "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA Raks Al-Dounya (Dance, Oh World!) - 2:56 from the album The Art of Belly Dancing, 1973 3. EDWARD MEKJIAN & HIS ENSEMBLE Jingen Araba - 3:27 from the album Belly Dance Music From the Middle East Vol. 3, no date given 4. YACOUBIAN & COMPANY Nina Nai - 2:47 from the album The Glorious Greeks, no date given 5. ANASTACIOS SMIRNIOTIS & ORCHESTRA Tarishi Mera (Persian Evening) - 3:34 from the album Belly Dance in the Bacchanal Room, 1976 6. MIDDLE EAST ENSEMBLE Conducted by HAKKI OBADIA and JOSEPH SUGAR Wedding Gift - 2:24 from the album 10 Nights in a Harem, no date given 7. YOUSEF (KOUYOUMDJIAN) & HIS BAGDAD ENSEMBLE Siroun Aghchik (Beautiful Maiden)(sung in Armenian) - 4:55 from the album Bagdad, no date given 8. HORST WENDE & HIS ORCHESTRA Laura's Love (Ya Laure Houbbouki) - 2:35 from the album Oriental Caravan - Exotic Melodies of the Middle East, no date given 9. JALALEDDIN TAKESH Belly Dance Music - 24:59 from the album Jalaleddin Presents Belly Dance Music, 1976 10. RAJA Badawia - 2:17 from the album Journey Into Rhythm, 1982 11. MOHAMED "MIKE" HEGAZI & HIS GOLDEN GUITAR Ya Samara - 3:29 from the album Belly Dance With Zeina, 1979 Comments[0] |
Tue, 27 October 2009 ![]() It's time for archive show #46, featuring the Feenjon Group, Sonny Lester, some authentic "Music of the Ghawazee," and Karizma putting us through our paces once again! Enjoy! 1. NAIF AGBY & HIS ORCHESTRA Saffi El-Nia (Fulfill Your Vow) - 3:31 from the album El Debke - Music of the Middle-East, 1962 2. THE SULTAN'S CARAVAN (featuring Gus Vali) Ouzo - 3:06 from the album Belly Dance to Great Navel Music, 1976 3. THE FEENJON GROUP Donna, Donna (Yiddish - sung in English) - 3:01 from the album Belly Dancing at the Cafe Feenjon, no date given 4. AISHA ALI (ARCHIVIST) Music for the Benat Maazin: Abu Kherage folk orchestra - 6:04 from the album Music of the Ghawazee, 1973 5. ANESTOS ATHOUNASIOU & HIS ENSEMBLE Asimenio Fengari (The Silver Moon) - 2:28 from the album Music For Belly Dancing - Instrumentals from the Near East, no date given 6. KARIZMA Exercise Seven: Prancing Steps - 1:32 from the album Karizma Teaches Belly Dancing, 1976 7. JALALEDDIN TAKESH Rama Gastorena - 3:40 from the album Jalaleddin Presents Vol. II - Kashmira's Fantasy, 1984 8. UNCREDITED ARTISTS (possibly ABBU ABDEL AAL & HIS SILVER STRINGS?) Zareefa - 3:48 from the album Sweet Nights, 1967 9. UNCREDITED ARTISTS Aman Katinaki mou - 2:48 from the album Karsilamades and Tsiftetelia Dances No. 6, 1981 10. TORAIA ORCHESTRA OF ALGIERS Chataaraban - 6:45 from the album Belly Dance! The Wild Music & The How-To!, no date given 11. KEMANI GARIB, ET. AL. Show #1: Alamam Ben (2/4)/Kucuk Yasta Aldim Sazi Elime (4/4)/Durriyemin Gugumleri (9/8) - 9:30 from the album Special Music for Your Belly Dancing, 1974-75 12. SONNY LESTER & HIS ORCHESTRA Belly Dancer's Haven - 2:15 from the album Little Egypt Presents: MORE How To Belly Dance For Your Husband, no date given 13. MOHAMED ABDEL WAHAB Aziza - 3:16 from the album Belly Dance Vol. 1, 1976 14. ARTIE BARSAMIAN & HIS ORCHESTRA Oorakhootian Bar - 2:50 from the album More Belly Dance - Music of the Middle East, no date given 15. DAHLENA & MUSICIANS African Rhythms for Belly Dancing - 2:09 from the album Dahlena's Middle Eastern Music for Belly Dancing Vol. 2, 1978 16. EDDIE "THE SHEIK" KOCHAK & HAKKI OBADIA ORCHESTRA Oglan Oglan - 4:19 from the album Arrac-Laham Mishwee & Thou - Festive Dance Music from the Middle East, 1965 17. UNCREDITED ARTISTS (possibly NICOLAS EL DIK ORCHESTRA?) Bouyout El Farah - 6:26 from the album Belly Dance! Music For an Oriental Dance Vol. 2, 1973 Comments[0] |
Sat, 26 September 2009 ![]() Here comes archive show #45, bringing to your ears an ensemble cast featuring the Derbecki Ensemble, George Mgrdichian & His Ensemble, Alexis & His Ensemble, Dimitri & His Ensemble, Mohammed El-Bakkar & His Oriental Ensemble, and (not to be outdone) Spero Spyros & His Modern Anatolian Ensemble! Why? Don't ask - just dance! 1. MOHAMMED EL-BAKKAR & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE Farhat El Alb (Happiness of the Heart) - 3:31 from the album Exotic Music of the Belly Dancer: Music of the Middle East Vol. 6, 1966 2. ROMEO LAHOUD Ya Boul Sawaed - 4:43 from the album Green Eyes and Oriental Moods, 1975 3. DIMITRI & HIS ENSEMBLE Hot and Sweet (Karabiberim) - 2:36 from the album Greece, no date given 4. EDDIE "THE SHEIK" KOCHAK WITH HAKKI OBADIA Zeyna - 3:04 from the album Strictly Belly Dancing The 6th Volume, 1979 5. ALEXIS & HIS ENSEMBLE City of Izmir - 2:47 from the album Exotic Dances for Wives and Lovers, no date given 6. OMAR KHORSHID & HIS MAGIC GUITAR Alf Layla - 6:34 from the album Tribute to Oum Koulsoum, 1989 7. GUS VALI & HIS ORCHESTRA Turkish Medley: The Procession of the Sardar/The Wheat Song/Sirun Archik/Timuraga/Kara Biberim/Dontor/Hos Bilezik/ Tin Tin/ Birini/Yavrum - 4:33 from the album 51 Belly Dancer Favorites, no date given 8. LAURICE PETERS Bayee Rah Maa El-A'skar - 2:34 from the album Laurice Peters Sings, no date given (1970?) 9. RAJA Belly Dance Music - 9:49 from the album Lebanon, 1980 10. HASSAN ABU SEOUD & HIS ORCHESTRA Gulf Nights - 1:45 from the album Belly Dances From the Middle-East, 1974 11. SPERO SPYROS & HIS MODERN ANATOLIAN ENSEMBLE Sirdis Vra Karmaga - 3:17 from the album Anatolian Introduction, no date given 12. JUAN PENA LEBRIJANO & ORQUESTA ANDALUSI DE TANGER Las Mil Y Una Noches (The Thousand and One Nights) - 4:21 from the album Encuentros, 1985 13. THE "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA FEATURING VOCALS BY GEORGE ABDO Arabic Fantasy (Dance) - 2:26 from the album Belly Dance Music, no date given 14. THE DERBECKI ENSEMBLE Al Nada-Nada (Disgusted Suitor)/Ummeer Ya Mmaleem (Build You Builder) - 5:13 from the album Sahra, no date given 15. GEORGE MGRDICHIAN & HIS ENSEMBLE Caderemen Ustune (Rampi)(Top of the Tent)(Turkish) - 4:08 from the album The Now Sounds of the Middle East, no date given Comments[2] |
Sat, 26 September 2009 ![]() Presenting archive show #44, featuring Sonny Lester, Gus Vali, Ozel Turkbas and the unbeatable team of Toni Frangieh and Setrak Sarkissian! 1. ARTIE BARSAMIAN & HIS ORCHESTRA Konyali - 2:52 from the album Belly Dance Au Go-Go: Music of the Middle East, no date given 2. HORST WENDE & HIS ORCHESTRA My Little Gazelle (Ya Ghozayel) - 3:03 from the album Oriental Caravan - Exotic Melodies of the Middle East, no date given 3. GUS VALI Green Silk - 3:17 from the album Belly Dance Navel Academy Vol. 2, 1977 4. ABBUD ABDEL AAL & HIS GOLDEN STRINGS Aatini El Naya El Kalb Yachak Kol Jamil - 6:43 from the album Belly Dance For Arabian Nights, 1973 5. GEORGE ABDO & HIS "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA Raks Al Hayet (Dance of Life) - 3:31 from the album Belly Dancing with George Abdo, 1976 6. SONNY LESTER - HIS ORCHESTRA & CHORUS Daughter of the Nile - 2:37 from the album Little Egypt Presents: How To Belly Dance For Your Husband, 1968 7. CHRIS KALOGERSON & THE ENSEMBLE SHARQI Ti Lozani Ti Kozani - 3:12 from the album Belly Dance!, 1979 8. JOHN BERBERIAN Savgulum - 7:03 from the album Ode To An Oud, 1974 9. OZEL TURKBAS Ozel's Belly Dance Routine - 14:26 from the album Alla-Turca - The Turkish Way With Ozel, 1975 10. TONI FRANGIEH (buzuk), SETRAK SARKISSIAN (tabla) Ya Shadil Alhan - 2:15 from the album Belly Dance Nights Vol. 2 (Layale Bourg El Hamam), 1977 11. TOM YALANIS & HIS ORCHESTRA Shiskebob/Zechra/Aman Kassap - 5:11 from the album So You Want to Be a Belly Dancer, 1973 12. UDI JOSEPH KOUYOUMJIAN ORCHESTRA Askimla Oynama (Turkish) - 3:02 from the album Beautiful Belly - Music for Listening and Dancing, 1975 13. RAMAL LAMARR Raks Chandrani - 6:26 from the album Omens, Oracles & Mysticisms of Dance, 1983 Comments[0] |
Sat, 26 September 2009 ![]() It's here! Archive show 43, that is, featuring Youssef Kassab, Mohammed El-Sulieman and George Abdo! 1. AHMED FOUAD HASSAN Fares Men Al Chark - 11:07 from the album Belly Dance By Ahmed Fouad Hassan, 1978 2. THE TOPKAPI INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLE Romen - 2:59 from the album Picture Yourself Belly Dancing, 1977 3. KARIZMA Exercise Five: Hip Rotation/Exercise Six: Cross Wrist Movement - 6:19 from the album Karizma Teaches Belly Dancing, 1976 4. MOHAMMED EL-SULIEMAN & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE Hora - 4:13 from the album The Music of Port Said, no date given 5. HARRY SAROYAN Varter (Roses) - 3:26 from the album Saroyan Sings "An Oriental Bouquet" - Music for Le Danse Orientale, 1979 6. MOHAMMED EL-BAKKAR & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE Mnishebak (From My Window) - 3:55 from the album Dances of Port Said: Music of the Middle East Vol. 5, 1960 7. YOUSSEF KASSAB, HAMOUDA ALI Full length dance routine: Nay Solo/Farha/Rumba/Inta Omri/Violin Takasim/Kanoon Takasim/Warda/Accordion (balady)/Drum Solo/Finale - 20:46 from the album Belly Dance - A Gift From Cairo!, 1980 8. IBRAHIM TURMEN Omron Fantasy - 1:49 from the album Saidi Wind Vol. 1, 1985 9. LUTFI GUNERI WITH ORIENTAL ORCHESTRA Tin Tin Tinimini Hanim - 2:56 from the album Memories of Istanbul (Istanbul Hatiralar), no date given 10. GEORGE ABDO & HIS "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA Ruh Tum Bi Salama (Go In Peace) - 4:57 from the album The Magic of Belly Dancing, 1979 Comments[0] |
Wed, 5 August 2009 ![]() The answer to life, the universe and everything is archive program 42, with Yacoubian and Company, the Feenjon Group, John Bilezikjian, and Gus Vali tripping out, dude! 1. KAHRAMAN WITH HER ORIENTAL INSTRUMENTAL GROUP Libnanek Ya Libnany (Your Lebanon And Mine) - 3:52 from the album Flame of Araby - Music of the Middle East, no date given 2. ARTIE BARSAMIAN & HIS ORCHESTRA Armenian Love Song (Chinar Boyov) - 2:49 from the album Shadows in the Casbah, 1959 3. YOUSEF (KOUYOUMDJIAN) & HIS BAGDAD ENSEMBLE Wen El Habib (Where is the Beloved?) - 5:02 from the album Bagdad, no date given 4. GUS VALI Tricks - 5:31 from the album Chimera - A Fantasy in Jazz * Rock * Mid-East Sounds, 1974 5. BUDDY SARKISSIAN & HIS MECCA FOUR WITH FRED ELIAS Caravan - 3:23 from the album Soul of the East, 1960 6. THE DERBECKI ENSEMBLE The Wheat Song - 5:05 from the album Dabkie - Exotic Dances of the Middle East, no date given (vocal by Laurice Peters) 7. YACOUBIAN & COMPANY Katifeh - 3:05 from the album The Glorious Greeks, no date given 8. JOHN BILEZIKJIAN Jemilleh's Joy - 16:08 from the album Dream of Scheherazade, 1977 9. MARKO MELKON & HIS INTERNATIONAL ORIENTAL ORCHESTRA Jezayire (Mohammedan War Dance) - 2:49 from the album Hi-Fi Adventure in Asia Minor, no date given 10. MAZIN HAMDAN Hebbena - 4:03 from the album An Evening with Mazin Hamdan Live at the Averof, no date given 11. EDDIE "THE SHEIK" KOCHAK & HAKKI OBADIA Dance Rhea Linda - 4/4 Musmoody - 2:27 from the album Special Silver Anniversary Album - The Best of Belly Dancing Vol. 1, no date given 12. THE FEENJON GROUP Babadjim (Arabic) - 2:54 from the album Recorded Live at the Cafe Feenjon, 1966 13. MOHAMMED EL-BAKKAR & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE Raks Edour (The Dance Goes On) - 3:59 from the album The Magic Carpet: Music of the Middle East Vol. 4, 1958 Comments[1] |
Wed, 5 August 2009 ![]() Get ready for show #41, featuring David Carroll playing Raymond Scott, Sonny Lester playing himself, Jodette singing, and a kick-butt drum solo by Raja! 1. EDDIE MEKJIAN & ENSEMBLE Telegrafin Telleri - 4:33 from the album Belly Dance Music from the Middle East Vol. 1, no date given 2. FAHIM SADI ET. AL. Fatouma - 2:54 from the album Nefertiti Presents the Best of Belly Dancing, 1978 (approx.) 3. DAVID CARROLL & HIS ORCHESTRA Twilight in Turkey - 2:36 from the album Percussion Orientale: Musical Sounds of the Middle East, 1961 4. TORAIA ORCHESTRA OF ALGIERS Votaaref Menelitabek - 6:30 from the album Belly Dance! The Wild Music & the How-To!, no date given 5. ANESTOS ATHOUNASIOU & HIS ENSEMBLE Tsiganiko Klama (Gypsy Tears) - 3:28 from the album Music for Belly Dancing - Instrumentals from the Near East, no date given 6. JODETTE (KAMELIA) WITH FAHID BALLAN & ABOUD ABDEL-AL'S ORCHESTRA Yatira Tiri - 7:33 from the album Songs for Belly Dancing, no date given 7. IBRAHIM FARRAH (ARCHIVIST) Raks El Qaria - 2:49 from the album Music of the Qaria - Authentic 'Balady' Dances and Rhythms, 1976 8. SAMI RAGEB Middle Eastern Medley Dance Routine (featuring J. Shamma and A. Zakarian in a double drum solo) - 15:22 from the album Hyetti - Egyptian Music, 1978 9. SONNY LESTER & HIS ORCHESTRA One Night in the Harem - 2:28 from the album Little Egypt Presents: More How to Belly Dance for Your Husband, no date given 10. GEORGE ABDO & HIS "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA Raks Averof (Dance at the Averof) - 3:26 from the album The Joy of Belly Dancing, 1975 11. "AUTHENTIC ORCHESTRAS AND SOLOISTS OF THE NEAR EAST" (UNCREDITED ARTISTS) Your Beautiful Hand - 1:04 from the album Music for Belly Dancing - Authentic Music of the Near East, no date given 12. RAJA A Drummer and a Dancer - 2:42 from the album Dance Illusion, 1984 13. DIMITRI & HIS ENSEMBLE White Ribbons (Aspres Kordeles) - 2:11 from the album Greece, no date given 14. MIDDLE EAST ENSEMBLE Conducted by HAKKI OBADIA and JOSEPH SUGAR Istanbul - 3:20 from the album 10 Nights in a Harem, no date given Comments[0] |
Wed, 5 August 2009 ![]() Radio Bastet hits the big 4-0 with Mohammed El-Bakkar, Jimmy Linardos, Gus Vali, and a little something from the Ed Wood soundtrack (Johnny Depp not included, unfortunately)! 1. UNCREDITED ARTISTS (possibly NICOLAS EL DIK ORCHESTRA?) Nada - 6:55 from the album Belly Dance! Music For an Oriental Dance Vol. 2, 1973 2. UNCREDITED ARTISTS Oti pi o megalos - 2:22 from the album Karsilamades and Tsiftetelia Dances No. 6, 1981 3. JOSEPH KARKOUR, ET. AL. Taksim Organ & Rabla - 3:17 from the album Belly Dance! Spectacular Rhythms from the Middle East, 1974 4. ALEXIS & HIS ENSEMBLE Leyla (Girl's Name) - 2:13 from the album Exotic Dances for Wives and Lovers, no date given 5. JUAN PENA LEBRIJANO & ORQUESTA ANDALUSI DE TANGER Dame La Libertad (Give Me Freedom) - 3:58 from the album Encuentros, 1985 6. TOM YALANIS & HIS ORCHESTRA WITH RACHEL SAUL, VOCAL INSTRUCTION Belly Roll - 2:22 from the album So You Want to Be a Belly Dancer, 1973 7. BASHIR ABD EL-AL ET. AL. Deff (featuring Ghazi Darwish) - 3:21 from the album Introduction to Instrumental Arabic Music, no date given 8. ED WOOD ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK RECORDING Nautch Dance (composed by and featuring KORLA PANDIT) - 1:29 from the Ed Wood original soundtrack recording, music by Howard Shore, Hollywood Records, 1994 9. MOHAMMED EL-BAKKAR & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE Ana Winta (You and I) - 2:21 from the album Sultan of Bagdad: Music of the Middle East Vol. 2, 1957 10. THE DOLGRU YOL TURKISH ENSEMBLE Chifte Telli (Turkish Dance-Instrumental) - 2:30 from the album Turkish Delight - New Sounds from the Near East, no date given 11. JIMMY LINARDOS & HIS NEAR-EAST GROUP Belly Dance Routine Number Four - 12:41 from the album Jimmy Linardos & His Near-East Group Invite You to Belly Dance Vol. 1, 1974 12. OMAR KHORSHID & HIS GUITAR Takassim Sanat Alfeyn - 6:53 from the album Rhythms from the Orient, 1974 (CD reissue: Umbrella Records, 2001) 13. THE DERBECKI ENSEMBLE Ya Houdeidalak - 5:17 from the album Dabkie - Exotic Dances of the Middle East, no date given 14. GUS VALI & HIS ORCHESTRA Elath - 2:11 from the album Belly Dancer Favorites, 1973 15. GEORGE MGRDICHIAN & HIS ENSEMBLE Chat Araban (On the Shores of Araban)(Turkish) - 4:47 from the album The Now Sounds of the Middle East, no date given 16. "INSTRUMENTAL" (UNCREDITED ARTISTS) Ya Hajal Sannine - 2:21 from the album The Best Dance Melodies, 1984 Comments[0] |
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