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 |
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 |
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 |