Program 59

It's archive show #59 coming your way, featuring Farid Al-Atrash, the Devil's Anvil, Ahmed Shiba and more rockin' out with John Berberian!  Heck yeah!


1. MIDDLE EAST ENSEMBLE Conducted by HAKKI OBADIA and JOSEPH SUGAR
Greek Dance
from the album 10 Nights in a Harem, 1960

2. OZEL TURKBAS
Lovers Look Alike (Entarisi Ala Benziyor)
from the album How To Belly Dance For Your Sultan, no date given

3. JUAN PENA LEBRIJANO & ORQUESTA ANDALUSI DE TANGER
Esos Ojos Aesinos (Those Murderous Eyes)
from the album Encuentros, 1985

4. THE DEVIL'S ANVIL
Selim Alai
from the album Hard Rock From the Middle East, 1967

5. MICHAEL HARTOPHILIS & HIS ORCHESTRA
Zorba the Greek
from the album Greek Fire, 1966

6. FAREED (FARID) EL ATRASH
Eshtatelak
from the album Songs From the Film "A Day Without Tomorrow" (Yom Bela Ghad), 1963

7. GEORGE MGRDICHIAN & HIS ENSEMBLE
Marinella (Gypsy Girl)
from the album The Now Sounds of the Middle East, no date given
(Marisa's note: Listen for the Beethoven quotation...)

8. RAJA
Desert Wind
from the album Journey Into Rhythm, 1982

9. BERT BALLADINE (MARY ELLEN DONALD, CHIEF MUSICIAN)
Bert's Baladi
from the album Encore! Bert's Baladi, 1979

10. FAHIM SADI ET. AL.
14-Minute Routine (Dance Routine #2)
from the album Nefertiti Presents The Best Of Belly Dancing, 1978

11. ALEXIS & HIS ENSEMBLE
Yildiz (Star)
from the album Exotic Dances for Wives and Lovers, no date given

12. EDWARD MEKJIAN & HIS ENSEMBLE
Hi Jaz Chifti Teli
from the album Belly Dance Music From the Middle East Vol. 3, no date given

13. AHMED SHIBA & HIS ENSEMBLE
Bahija (A Girl's Name)
from the album Music For Belly-Dancing, 1973

14. YAFFA YARKONI TRIO BEL CANTO WITH GEORGE STRATIS & HIS ENSEMBLE
Camel Caravan
from the album Songs From the Garden of Allah, 1963

15. JOHN BERBERIAN & THE ROCK EAST ENSEMBLE
Chem-oo-Chem (6/8)
from the album Middle Eastern Rock, 1969