Program 65

Everybody sing! "Here comes program 65, all dressed in white..."  Well, I wore a black dress, actually.  Yes, archive show #65 is composed of mostly wedding songs, in honor of our wedding of September 30, 2005!  Helping us celebrate are Eddie Mekjian, Ozel Turkbas, Hakki Obadia, and so many more!  We'll see you there - don't forget the rice!

1. IBRAHIM FARRAH (ARCHIVIST)
Bedouin Wedding
from the album Music of the Qaria - Authentic "Balady" Dances and Rhythms, 1976

2. OZEL TURKBAS
Bride From Bursa (Bursali)
from the album Alla-Turca - The Turkish Way With Ozel, 1975

3. FAREED AL-ATRASH
Du-Oh Elmazahir (Egyptian Wedding Song)
from the album Music and Melodies of the Arab World/Egypt (U.A.R.)/Hit Songs, no date given

4. ABDU EL HANID & HIS ORCHESTRA
Aroos (Wedding Chant)
from the album Arabian Delight: Music from Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, no date given

5. EDDIE "THE SHEIK" KOCHAK & HAKKI OBADIA & THEIR AMER-ABIC ORCHESTRA
Dance of the Happy Bride
from the album Ya Habibi! Exciting New Sounds of the Middle East, no date given

6. EDDIE MEKJIAN & ENSEMBLE
Harpoot Havasi (Wedding Song)
from the album The Seventh Veil - Music of the Middle East, 1957

7. RON GOODWIN & HIS ORCHESTRA
Wedding Dance
from the album Music For an Arabian Night, 1959

8. MIDDLE EAST ENSEMBLE Conducted by HAKKI OBADIA and JOSEPH SUGAR
Wedding Gift
from the album 10 Nights in a Harem, 1960

9. TARIK BULUT (DIRECTOR)
Wedding Song
from the album In An Egyptian Garden, no date given

10. ANESTOS ATHOUNASIOU & HIS ENSEMBLE
Horo Tis Nifis (Bridal Dance)
from the album Music For Belly Dancing - Instrumentals From the Near East, no date given

11. FRED ELIAS ENSEMBLE WITH JOHN TATASSOPOULOS
Leila
from the album Artistic Moods for Dance, no date given

12. OZEL TURKBAS
A Wedding Song (Karam)
from the album Dance Into Your Sultan's Heart, no date given

13. EDDIE "THE SHEIK" KOCHAK
Wedding Party
from the album Strictly Belly Dancing (Ya Habibi #2), 1973

14. THE UROSEVICH ENSEMBLE
I Gave a Handkerchief to the Bride (Mendil Verdim Giline)
from the album Turkish Delight - New Sounds From the Near East, no date given

15. NAIF AGBY & HIS ORCHESTRA
Mili Ya Hilwa (Swing My Beloved)
from the album El Debke - Music of the Middle-East, 1962

16. JOHN BERBERIAN
Hale
from the album The Dance Album, no date given