More archive goodness!   Shimmy on!

1. ROMEO LAHOUD
Dabke Nouerieh - 3:34
from the album Dark Eyes and Oriental Moods, 1973
(Marisa's note: Again, the artist is not listed on the album cover or LP, but it does say "all songs composed by Romeo Lahoud," so I'm guessing he is the artist as well. Sure would be nice to know for sure...)

2. GEORGE ABDO & HIS "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA
Hadouni, Hadouni (Your Bewitching Eyes) - 3:46
from the album The Art of Belly Dancing, 1973
(Marisa's note: One of George's most popular tunes among dancers! I think it's his spirited vocal encouragement in the middle of the song...!)

3. THE SULTAN'S CARAVAN (FEATURING GUS VALI)
Sauda Sauda - 3:48
from the album Belly Dance to Great Navel Music, 1976

4. JOHN BERBERIAN
Laz (Turkish) - 4:24
from the album Ode To An Oud, 1974

5. BEL-SHA-ZAAR WITH TOMMY GENAPOPOLUIS & THE GRECIAN KNIGHTS
Arm and Hand Movement - 2:48
from the album The Art of Belly Dancing, 1969

6. YOUSEF KOUYOUMJIAN AND HIS BAGDAD ENSEMBLE
Baghdad Havasih (Bagdad Air) - 3:10
from the album Bagdad, no date given

7. SONNY LESTER - HIS ORCHESTRA & CHORUS
Boom Boom - 2:36
from the album Little Egypt Presents: How to Belly Dance For Your Husband, 1968
(Marisa's note: The coolest tune on this very cool record!)

8. JALALEDDIN TAKESH
Dance for Amir - 18:18
from the album Jalaleddin Presents Belly Dance Music Vol. 2, 1977

9. ARTIE BARSAMIAN & HIS ORCHESTRA
The Candy Maker (Hulvage) - 2:53
from the album The Seventh Veil, no date given

10. THE SULTANS
Adanali - 4:32
from the album The Sultans Middle Eastern Band Vol. 1, 1981

11. MOHAMMED EL-BAKKAR & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE
Port Said - 3:39
from the album Port Said - Music of the Middle East, 1958

12. LUTFI GUNERI WITH ORIENTAL ORCHESTRA
Opturmem (Cifte Telli) - 2:44
from the album Memories of Istanbul (Istanbul Hatiralar), no date given

13. HANK MARDIGIAN SEXTET FEATURING GEORGE MGRDICHIAN
Dance of the Veil (Chefte Telli) - 3:23
from the album Oriental Delight, no date given

14. THE SHEIK'S MEN
Song for Belly Dancer - 2:30
from the album The Belly Dancer, 1961

One of my favorite archive episodes!  Enjoy!

1. MOHAMMED EL-BAKKAR & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE
Improvisation - 3:43
from the album Exotic Music of the Belly Dancer - Music of the Middle East, Vol. 6, 1966

2. GUS VALI & HIS CASBAH ENSEMBLE
Bachelerde - 2:12
from the album Dance Bellyrina Dance, 1963

3. THE FEENJON GROUP
Walla Dai (Arabic) - 3:52
from the album Recorded Live at Cafe Feenjon, 1966 (recorded 12/13/65)
(Marisa's note: One of my all-time favorite tunes!)

4. DJAMAL ASLAN
Ya Bint Ya Amoora (O Radiant One) - 3:09
from the album Lebanon - Her Heart, Her Sounds, no date given

5. ALEXIS & HIS ENSEMBLE
Bir Gun (Someday) - 3:08
from the album Exotic Dances For Wives and Lovers, no date given

6. IBRAHIM TURMEN
Yama Sawa - 2:06
from the album Saidi Wind Vol. 1, 1985

7. UNKNOWN MUSICIANS (POSSIBLY NICHOLAS EL DIK ORCHESTRA?)
Title Unknown! - 3:18
from the album Belly Dance! Music for an Oriental Dance, Vol. 2, 1973
(Marisa's note: This track personifies what is so frustrating about collecting belly dance LPs! The side this tune is on has 4 tracks, but only 3 are listed on the album cover. And of course, no musicians are listed either. So I have no idea who recorded this song (but it may well be the Nicholas El Dik Orchestra, I've since discovered), and I have no idea what the name of the song is, but it's one of the best ones on the album!! Arrgghh!!!! It's definitely a debke, though...)

8. RAYMOND MIRIJANIAN
Tsifte Teli - 3:18
from the album Ray Mirijanian's Music For Belly Dancing Vol. 1, no date given

9. YOUSSEF KASSAB, HAMOUDA ALI
Belly Dance Routine #2: Nay solo, elsamer, rumba, hebbina, nay takasim, dalal, accordion (balady), drum solo, finale - 20:02
from the album Belly Dance - A Gift from Cairo!, 1980
(Marisa's note: Youssef Kassab also recorded as Joseph Kassab on several LPs.)

10. THE SHEIK'S MEN
Lady Unveiling - 1:40
from the album The Belly Dancer, 1961

11. RAJA
Drum Sequence - 2:59
from the album Lebanon, 1980
(Marisa's note: I call this one the "disco/Star Wars bellydance drum solo"!)

12. OZEL TURKBAS
Taksimler - 4:46
from the album How To Make Your Husband A Sultan, no date given

13. EDDIE "THE SHEIK" KOCHAK
Shifte Armany - 4:22
from the album Strictly Belly Dancing (Ya Habibi #2), 1973

14. EDWARD MEKJIAN & HIS ENSEMBLE
Hella Hella - 4:13
from the album Belly Dance Music from the Middle East Vol. 3, no date given
(Marisa's note: This one is hella fresh! Depending on the album, Mr. Mekjian went by either Eddie or Edward.)

Another grand archive episode!  Shimmies!  Apologies for my none-too-professional zaghareet in the intro (you may want to turn your volume down, heh...).

1. JOSEPH KARKOUR, ET. AL.
Farhat Shabab - 2:21
from the album Belly Dance! Spectacular Rhythms from the Middle East, 1974

2. ANESTOS ATHOUNASIOU & HIS ENSEMBLE
Mia Nihta Mayemeni (One Magic Night) - 2:39
from the album Music for Belly Dancing - Instrumentals From the Near East, no date given

3. EDDIE MEKJIAN & ENSEMBLE
Nor Pessa (Syrto) - 3:19
from the album Belly Dance Music from the Middle East - Vol. 1, no date given

4. THE STEVO TEODOSIEVSKI ENSEMBLE (UNCREDITED)
Mojilo Cindilo - 3:02
from the album Authentic Belly Dance Music, 1976

5. CHRIS KALOGERSON & HIS ENSEMBLE SHARQI
Tsifteteli El Greco - 2:26
from the album Belly Dance!, 1979

6. SONNY LESTER & HIS ORCHESTRA
Flirtation on the Nile - 2:00
from the album Little Egypt Presents: MORE How to Belly-Dance For Your Husband, no date given

7. GUS VALI
The Speechless Animal - 3:24
from the album Let's Belly Dance, 1973
(Marisa's note: There's not a lot of slow stuff at Radio Bastet, but this is one of the coolest. I did my first veil routine to this!)

8. THE SULTANS
Organ, Ney, Drum (improvisation) - 4:53
from the album The Sultans Middle Eastern Band Vol. 1, 1981

9. JODETTE (KAMELIA) WITH ABOUD ABD EL AL & HIS ORCHESTRA
History of Belly Dancing and Five Common Cymbal Patterns - 11:40
from the album How to Belly Dance (The Authentic Way) For Fun! Health! Profit!, 1972

10. DAVID CARROLL & HIS ORCHESTRA
Danse Orientale - 2:07
from the album Percussion Orientale, 1961

11. KEMANI GARIB, ET. AL.
Siseler (2/4) - 2:28
from the album Special Music For Your Belly Dancing, 1974-1975

12. THE "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA, FEATURING VOCALS BY GEORGE ABDO
Ya Wail (Don't Play with Fire) - 5:58
from the album Belly Dance Music, no date given

13. ARTIE BARSAMIAN & HIS ORCHESTRA
Raks Jemil I - 2:35
from the album More Belly Dance - Music of the Middle East, no date given
(Marisa's note: There are 2 tunes on this album titled "Raks Jemil", in typical lazy-record-company fashion; I arbitrarily designated them I and II.)

14. TONI FRANGIEH (buzuk), SETRAK SARKISSIAN (tabla)
Raksat El Helween - 4:07
from the album Belly Dance Nights (Layale Bourg El Hamam), Vol. 2, 1977

15. ESIN ENGIN
Zennube - 2:24
from the album Modern Oyun Havalari 2, 1975

16. RAFIC HOBEIKA
Sahar - 8:39
from the album Music for an Oriental Dance Vol. 1 - Danses de Nadia Gamal, 1973