Come with me as we explore archive show #72, featuring Eddie "The Sheik" Kochak, Tasso Mavris, The BIG Eddie Adamis Orchestra, and so much more! Lots of classics in this one!

1.  NAIF AGBY & HIS ORCHESTRA
    Sourtak (Your Portrait)
    from the album El Debke - Music of the Middle-East, 1962

2.  FAREED (FARID) AL-ATRASH
    Marra Yehanini (Once He Makes Me Happy And Once He Makes Me Cry)
    from the album Music and Melodies of the Arab World - Egypt (U.A.R.), no date given

3.  MOHAMMED EL-BAKKAR & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE
    Elf Leila (A Thousand Nights)
    from the album Exotic Music of the Belly Dancer: Music of the Middle East Vol. 6, 1966
   
4.  ARTIE BARSAMIAN & HIS ORCHESTRA
    Duldula
    from the album Belly Dance Au Go-Go: Music of the Middle East, 1967
   
5.  THE CHRIS KALOGERSON NEAR EAST ENSEMBLE
    Glenzitiko
    from the album Dance of All Ages, 1975
   
6.  LUTFI GUNERI WITH ORIENTAL ORCHESTRA
    Gazel Taksim #2
    from the album Memories of Istanbul (Istanbul Hatiralar), no date given
       
7.  SOUBHI (EDDIE "THE SHEIK") KOCHAK & HAKKI OBADIA ENSEMBLE
    Dinya Hek (Such Is the World)
    from the album Middle East Music - Moods of the Casbah, 1965
           
8.  GUS VALI
    Hadji Baba
    from the album Chimera - A Fantasy in Jazz * Rock * Mid-East Sounds, 1974
   
9.  JODETTE (KAMELIA) & FAHIM SADI
    Complete Routine #2: Ana Bamassi/Takaseem Oud and Accordion/Wabory Rayeh/Takaseem Oud and Flute/Etdala Ya Arees
    from the album Nights of Jodette, no date given

10. THE BIG EDDIE ADAMIS ORCHESTRA
    Laya Hamed
    from the album Middle East Goes Modern, 1963

11. TASSO MAVRIS & GREEK ORCHESTRA
    Karagouna
    from the album Greek Dance Party, 1969

12. EDDIE MEKJIAN & ENSEMBLE
    Kurdish Bar
    from the album Belly Dance Music from the Middle East Vol. 1, 1969

13. AHMED FOUAD HASSAN & THE AL-FIRQA AL-MASIYYA ORCHESTRA (UNCREDITED)
    Najwa
    from the album Dance of the Hareem, 1965

14. THE DEVIL'S ANVIL
    Shisheler
    from the album Hard Rock from the Middle East, 1967

 

Time for archive program #71, featuring the "now sounds" of George Mgrdichian, the "cinematic sounds" of Gus Vali, and the "easy listening" sounds of Claude Ciari! Plus, get ready to party like it's 1959 with Mohammed El-Bakkar!  Ain't no party like a Radio Bastet party cuz a Radio Bastet party don't stop...

1.  GEORGE MGRDICHIAN & HIS ENSEMBLE
    Israeli Medley: Erev Shel Shoshanim (Evening of the Roses)/Cholot Mid Bar (Sands of the Desert)
    from the album The Now Sounds of the Middle East, 1969

2.  JIMMY LINARDOS & HIS NEAR-EAST GROUP
    Tsiftetelli (Dance instrumental)
    from the album Recorded Live at Cafe Tel Aviv, 1968

3.  TONI FRANGIEH (buzuk), SETRAK SARKISSIAN (tabla)
    Saideh Layletna Saideh
    from the album Belly Dance Nights (Layale Bourg El Hamam) Volume 1, 1977
   
4.  HASSAN ABU SEOUD & HIS ORCHESTRA
    Kayda El Azal
    from the album Belly Dances from the Middle-East, 1974
   
5.  THE FUAD HASSAN ENSEMBLE
    Hali Men
    from the album Music of the Bedouin Bandits, 1959
   
6.  YAFFA YARKONI TRIO BEL CANTO WITH GEORGE STRATIS & HIS ENSEMBLE
    Sude Sude
    from the album Songs from the Garden of Allah, 1963
       
7.  CLAUDE CIARI
    Kaan Azzaman
    from the album Habbeytak Bessayf, 1974
           
8.  CHRIS KALOGERSON & THE ENSEMBLE SHARQI
    Velisaris
    from the album Belly Dance!, 1979
   
9.  JUAN PENA LEBRIJANO & ORQUESTA ANDALUSI DE TANGER
    Amigo Mio, No (No, my friend)
    from the album Encuentros, 1985

10. TARIK BULUT (DIRECTOR)
    Halay
    from the album In an Egyptian Garden, 1958

11. MOHAMMED EL-BAKKAR
    Party #1: Baroudati Habboubati/Addoum Haaly Addoum/Yalla Yalla Hey/Hebbayna Baadena
    from the album An Arabic Party, 1979

12. GUS VALI & HIS ORCHESTRA
    Manna De Carnival (from Black Orpheus)
    from the album Motion Picture Music for Belly Dancers, 1965

13. EMAD SAYYAH & HIS ARABY ORCHESTRA
    Darbek Darbek (Play the Derbecki, I Want to Dance Araby)
    from the album Invitation to Belly Dance, 1985
   

 

Radio Bastet celebrates the big 7-0 with the likes of Naif Agby, Sami Jourdak, Jalalledin Takesh, and so many more!  Enjoy, won't we?

1.  THE ARAMITE BAND
    Zungalo
    from the album Hot Sands, 1958

2.  "INSTRUMENTAL" (UNCREDITED ARTISTS)
    Ya Warda
    from the album The Best Dance Melodies, 1984

3.  GREGORY & HIS ENSEMBLE
    Nai-Nai
    from the album Favorite Greek Dances, 1964
   
4.  NAIF AGBY & THE LEBANESE RADIO ORCHESTRA
    Haty Edeck Ya Jadah (Give Me Your Hand Neighbor)
    from the album An Evening with Uncle Tanous, 1974
   
5.  ESIN ENGIN & HIS ORCHESTRA
    Arap Ciftetellisi
    from the album Modern Oyun Havalari 2 - Exotic Oriental Belly-Dance Music, 1975
   
6.  MOHAMMED EL-BAKKAR & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE
    Ya Noor El Ein (Light of My Eyes)
    from the album Dances of Port Said: Music of the Middle East Vol. 5, 1960
       
7.  MIDDLE EAST ENSEMBLE Conducted by HAKKI OBADIA and JOSEPH SUGAR
    Sultan's Dream
    from the album 10 Nights in a Harem, 1960
           
8.  IBRAHIM FARRAH (ARCHIVIST)
    Malee Bee
    from the album Music of the Qaria - Authentic "Balady" Dances and Rhythms, 1976
   
9.  SAMI JOURDAK
    Tikram-I-Nak (Those Eyes of Yours)
    from the album Sami Jourdak Plays Music for Belly Dancers, 1965

10. TOM YALANIS & HIS ORCHESTRA
    Mashala/Awake Love/Rampee
    from the album So You Want to Be a Belly Dancer, 1973

11. JALALEDDIN TAKESH
    Dance for Habibi (Full Belly Dance Routine)
    from the album Habibi Dances Beladi Ya Beladi - Vol. III, 1979

12. ARTIE BARSAMIAN & HIS ORCHESTRA
    Mystic Dreams
    from the album Destination Baghdad, 1962

13. SONNY LESTER & HIS ORCHESTRA
    Lure of Passion
    from the album Little Egypt Presents: MORE How To Belly Dance For Your Husband, 1963
   
14. BUDDY SARKISSIAN ET. AL.
    Halay
    from the album Kef Time Fresno, 1968

It's archive show #69 gainin' on ya, featuring the splendiferous sounds of John Berberian, Bert Balladine, Raja, Georges Yazbek, and more besides! Don't say I didn't warn ya...

1.  GEORGES YAZBEK
    Folklore Baladi Rakess
    from the album Oud & Rhythms, 1980

2.  UNCREDITED ARTISTS
    Aneva sto trapezi mou
    from the album Karsilamades and Tsiftetelia Dances No. 6, 1981

3.  OMAR KHORSHID & HIS MAGIC GUITAR
    Enta Oumri
    from the album Tribute to Oum Koulsoum, 1989
   
4.  JOHN BERBERIAN
    Hale
    from the album The Dance Album, 1978
   
5.  SAFET GIOUNDEGIER
    Niavende Tsifteteli
    from the album O Ilios Tis Anatolis (Turkish Belly Dance), 1973
   
6.  GEORGE ABDO & HIS "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA
    Imm El Manadili (The Lady of the Veils)
    from the album George Abdo Live at the Averof, no date given
       
7.  ELIAS & ZIAD RAHBANI
    Bright Lights (Ya Mahla Nourha)
    from the album Belly Dance Fever, 1979
           
8.  GUS VALI & HIS ORCHESTRA
    Bird
    from the album The Greek Way, 1961
   
9.  BERT BALLADINE (MARY ELLEN DONALD, CHIEF MUSICIAN)
    Treasures
    from the album Encore! Bert's Baladi, 1979

10. YOUSSEF KASSAB WITH THE SALIM SARWEH ORCHESTRA
    Dakhlak Ya Tair Ali
    from the album Bedouin Belly Dance, 1977

11. EDDIE MEKJIAN & THE HYE ECHOES ORCHESTRA
    Ekhdiartza
    from the album Tamzara from Mekjian, 1966

12. THE ABDUL HASSAN ORCHESTRA
    Ode to Yonina
    from the album Arabian Affair, 1978

13. ERKIN KORAY
    Saskin
    from the CD Hava Narghile: Turkish Rock Music 1966 to 1975, 2001
    (originally released as a 45 rpm single, 1974)
   
14. HASSAN ABU SEOUD & HIS ORCHESTRA
    Music for Zeinat
    from the album Belly Dances from the Middle-East Volume 2, 1975

15. RAJA
    A Drummer and a Dancer
    from the album Dance Illusion, 1984

Say hello to archive show #68, featuring Eddie Adamis, Eddie Kochack, Eddie Mekjian, and so many more whose names are not Eddie! Shimmy on!

1.  EDWARD MEKJIAN & HIS ENSEMBLE
    Kurdili Karshilama
    from the album Belly Dance Music From the Middle East Vol. 3, no date given

2.  IBRAHIM TURMEN
    Holowa Dee
    from the album Saidi Wind Vol. 1, 1985

3.  TONI FRANGIEH (buzuk), SETRAK SARKISSIAN (tabla)
    Ya Medakdak
    from the album Belly Dance Nights (Layale Bourg El Hamam) Volume 2, 1977
   
4.  MOHAMMED EL-BAKKAR & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE
    Raksat Africa
    from the album Music of the African Arab: Music of the Middle East Vol. 3, 1958
   
5.  EDDIE ADAMIS ORCHESTRA
    Lour Lebnane
    from the album Middle East Goes Modern, 1963
   
6.  THE FUAD HASSAN ENSEMBLE
    Whirling Sands
    from the album Music of the Bedouin Bandits, 1959
       
7.  ARAM ARAKELIAN ENSEMBLE
    Izmir
    from the album The Oud, 1958
           
8.  YACOUBIAN & COMPANY
    Shish Kebab
    from the album The Glorious Greeks, 1963

9.  CHRIS KALOGERSON & THE ENSEMBLE SHARQI
    Shat Eskindria (The Beach of Alexandria)
    from the album Belly Dance!, 1979

10. ALI SROUR & HIS ORCHESTRA
    Rakset Alhowanen
    from the album Exotic Oriental Dances: Cairo By Night Vol. 1, 1976

11. EDDIE "THE SHEIK" KOCHAK
    Belly Dance Routine: Ma Elee (He Didn't Tell Me) * Cleopatra (Dance, Rhumba Tempo Medley) *
    Yett May Ess (My Life, My Love) * Chifti Telle (Chifti-Tempos-Takseems) * Balady (Drums-Zils-Derbekee Solos) *  Ah Yah Zein (Ja Zayer, Medley Fast Tempos)
    from the album Strictly Belly Dancing (Ya Habibi #2), 1973

12. GUS VALI & HIS ORCHESTRA
    Yiati Ylikia Mou Kles (Greek-Turkish)
    from the album And All Ports East, 1965

13. ABBUD ABDEL AAL & HIS GOLDEN STRINGS
    Aatini El Naya El Kalb Yachak Kol Jamil
    from the album Belly Dance for Arabian Nights, 1973
   

 

Welcome to archive show #67, featuring the likes of Kahraman, Lutfi Guneri, Omar Ben Jilali, and the "easy listening" king of vintage belly dance, Claude Ciari!  The Sabah tune I refer to in this show is a different one than the one that appears here; the original was lost in the Great Sound File Disaster of 2009. Sorry about that! And now, back to the show.  My, it's hotter than the Devil's Anvil in here!

1.  THE DEVIL'S ANVIL
    Treea Pethya
    from the album Hard Rock from the Middle East, 1967

2.  MOHAMED ABDEL WAHAB
    Ebn El Balad
    from the album Belly Dance Vol. 1, 1976

3.  OMAR BEN JILALI
    Ana Mzaouig (I Beg You)
    from the album Night in the Casbah, no date given
   
4.  TAT' OUL AL'TOUN MIDDLE EASTERN ENSEMBLE
    Welcome My Friends
    from the album Exotic Belly Dancers, no date given
   
5.  MICHAEL HARTOPHILIS & HIS ORCHESTRA
    Laziko
    from the album Greek Fire, 1966
   
6.  KAHRAMAN
    Layya W Layya (Bedouine Lila)
    from the album Flame of Araby - Music of the Middle East, 1958
       
7.  THE FEENJON GROUP
    Shishelai (Turkish)
    from the album Belly Dancing at the Cafe Feenjon, 1968
           
8.  SABAH
    Zakfi Ya Shabab
    from the album Best of Sabah -2- (CD reissue), no date given
   
9.  JODETTE (KAMELIA) WITH FAHID BALLAN & ABOUD ABDEL-AL'S ORCHESTRA
    Al-Asfoureyeh/Wain Aramallah
    from the album Songs for Belly Dancing, no date given

10. CLAUDE CIARI
    Ya Tayr El Wourwar
    from the album Habbeytak Bessayf, 1974

11. UNCREDITED ARTISTS
    Dark Eyes (El Asmarani)
    from the album Nights of the Orient, no date given

12. LUTFI GUNERI WITH ORIENTAL ORCHESTRA
    Aman Avci
    from the album Memories of Istanbul (Istanbul Hatiralar), no date given

13. OMAR KHORSHID & HIS MAGIC GUITAR
    Ka'an Azzaman
    from the album Belly Dance with Omar Khorshid & His Magic Guitar Volume 2, 1974
   
14. RAY MIRIJANIAN
    Hasapiko
    from the album The Ray Mirijanian Oud and Clarinet Volume 1, No. 1, no date given

15. THE KAYA ORCHESTRA
    Tamir Hane Dansi
    from the album Juliana Presents Belly Dance Music for the Connoisseur, 1977

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It's archive show 66 coming your way, with Esin Engin, Hillel and Aviva, and Eddie Kochak sings about a gal named Sahara Sue... If this don't make you shimmy, your shimmier needs a recharge!

1. THE FARID EL ATRACHE ORCHESTRA
Ya Habaybi Ya Ghaybine
from the album Belly Dance at the Farid El Atrache Nightclub, 1975

2. HILLEL & AVIVA
Yam-Safiri (Lebanese Love Song)
from the album Night On the Desert, 1959

3. MIKE SARKISSIAN & HIS CAFE BAGDAD ENSEMBLE
Bagdad Sirto
from the album Grecian Holiday, 1958

4. JODETTE
Jodette's live performance at the Worlds Fair
from the album Evening By The Nile, 1975

5. ESIN ENGIN & HIS ORCHESTRA
Mevlana
from the album Modern Oyun Havalari - Exotic Oriental Belly-Dances Music, 1973

6. AHMED FOUAD HASSAN & THE AL-FIRQA AL-MASIYYA ORCHESTRA (UNCREDITED)
Raqs Al-Ghawazi
from the album Dance of the Hareem, 1965

7. EMAD SAYYAH & HIS ARABY ORCHESTRA
Ya Mosafer (You, Traveller to Arabia)
from the album Invitation To Belly Dance, 1985

8. MIKE BATT WITH THE LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
The Camp at Qualir
from the album CARAVANS - Original Motion Picture Score, 1978

9. THE SULTANS
The Zaar
from the album String Wind And Percussion Volume 2, 1982

10. JIMMY LINARDOS & HIS NEAR-EAST GROUP
Belly Dance Routine Number Two
from the album Jimmy Linardos & His Near-East Group Invite You to Belly Dance Vol. 2), 1975

11. FAIRUZ
Samra
from the album An Evening in Damascus, no date given

12. DAVID CARROLL & HIS ORCHESTRA
Harem Dance
from the album Percussion Orientale: Musical Sounds of the Middle East, 1961

13. TYPICAL ORIENTAL ORCHESTRA
Lovely Ali (karsilama)
from the album Exotic Belly Dance Music, no date given

14. TASSO MAVRIS & GREEK ORCHESTRA
Misirlou
from the album Greek Dance Party, no date given

15. EDDIE "THE SHEIK" KOCHAK WITH FRED ELIAS & THE EL-MECCA ENSEMBLE
Sahara Sue (vocalist: Eddie)
from the album Ya Salaam - The New Amer-Abic Sound of the Middle East, no date given

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

Presenting archive show #64, with Michael Hartophilis, John Bilezikjian, and George Abdo live! Yalla!

1.  ALI SROUR
    Layali Masr
    from the album Exotic Oriental Dances - Cairo By Night, 1976

2.  TARIK BULUT (DIRECTOR)
    Erneni Oyunu
    from the album In An Egyptian Garden, no date given

3.  GEORGE ABDO & HIS "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA
    Ya Hweidalak (My Love To You)
    from the album George Abdo Live at the Averof, no date given
   
4.  YACOUBIAN & COMPANY
    Belz, Mein Shtetle Belz/ Shein Vi Di L'Vone
    from the album The Glorious Greeks, no date given
   
5.  JOHN BILEZIKJIAN
    Dream of Scheherazade
    from the album Dream of Scheherazade, 1977
   
6.  THE CHRIS KALOGERSON NEAR EAST ENSEMBLE
    Shish-Cabob
    from the album Dance of All Ages, 1975
       
7.  DJAMAL ASLAN CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA
    Zeina
    from the album Lebanon - Her Heart, Her Sounds, no date given
           
8.  MAROUN SABA WITH FAHED BALLAN AND ABBOUD ABDEL AL & HIS GOLDEN STRING ORCHESTRA
    Salat Ezzein/The Hunter's Song (Sayyad)/The Bird Song (Ya Tair)/Explain To Her (Washrah Laha)
    from the album Live From the Fez in Hollywood, 1972
   
9.  MICHAEL HARTOPHILIS & HIS ORCHESTRA
    Den Me Agapas
    from the album Greek Fire, 1966

10. THE DEVIL'S ANVIL
     Wala Dai
     from the album Hard Rock From the Middle East, 1967

Presenting archive program #63!  Prepare to raq out with Sami Jourdak, go to the movies with Mike Batt and the London Philharmonic, have an Arabian Affair with Abdul Hassan, and hear Nejla Ates SING with Mohammed El-Bakkar!  It doesn't get much better than that!

1.  MIKE BATT WITH THE LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
    Main Title (The caravan moves through a crowded market place) - 2:54
    from the album CARAVANS Original Motion Picture Score, 1978

2.  TONI FRANGIEH (buzuk), SETRAK SARKISSIAN (tabla)
    Azzeyna Lebssat Khelkhalha - 2:57
    from the album Belly Dance Nights (Layale Bourg El Hamam) Volume 1, 1977

3.  FAREED AL-ATRASH
    Du-Oh Elmazahir (Egyptian Wedding Song) - 3:16
    from the album Music and Melodies of the Arab World/Egypt (U.A.R.)/Hit Songs, no date given
   
4.  GREGORY & HIS ENSEMBLE
    Tsifte Telli - 3:02
    from the album Favorite Greek Dances, 1964
   
5.  RON GOODWIN & HIS ORCHESTRA
    Old Beirut - 3:02
    from the album Music for an Arabian Night, 1959
   
6.  SAMI JOURDAK
    Yam-El-Amy (The Beautiful Shape) - 2:51
    from the album Sami Jourdak Plays Music For Belly Dancers, 1965
       
7.  BERT BALLADINE (MARY ELLEN DONALD, CHIEF MUSICIAN)
    Egyptian Drums - 5:29
    from the album Encore! Bert's Baladi, 1979
           
8.  ROMEO LAHOUD
    Khafif El Rouh - 2:47
    from the album Green Eyes and Oriental Moods, 1975
   
9.  NEJLA ATES, MOHAMMED EL-BAKKAR & CHORUS
    Shika Shika - 2:25
    from the album FANNY Original Cast Recording, 1954

10. THE ABDUL HASSAN ORCHESTRA
    Arabian Affair (Parts 1 - 5) - 19:51
    from the album Arabian Affair, 1978

11. TORAIA ORCHESTRA OF ALGIERS
    Yabay - 2:26
    from the album Belly Dance! The Wild Music & The How-To!, 1975

12. GEORGE ABDO & HIS "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA
    Raks Gamal (Desert Dancer) - 3:19
    from the album The Art of Belly Dancing, 1973

13. THE SEN SISTERS
    Sari Kiz (Blonde Girl) - 2:55
    from the album Music of the Harems, no date given
   
14. ARTIE BARSAMIAN & HIS ORCHESTRA
    The Country Dance (Luz Bahr) - 3:10
    from the album The Seventh Veil, 1957

15. BUDDY SARKISSIAN & HIS MECCA FOUR WITH FRED ELIAS
    Habeebe Village - 3:16
    from the album Soul of the East, 1960

Time now for archive show #62, featuring John Berberian, Aram Arakelian, and some non-stop party music from Mohammed El-Bakkar!  Ain't no party like a Radio Bastet party cuz a Radio Bastet party don't stop!

1.   SABAH
     Indi Bustan Ya Saada - 4:38
     from the album Sabah - Greatest Hits, 1973
     (*Marisa's note: The title is an approximation, as I don't have the cover to this album and the writing on the label
      is mostly in Arabic. Any help here would be greatly appreciated!)

2.   TASSO MAVRIS & GREEK ORCHESTRA
     Tsamikos - 3:07
     from the album Greek Dance Party, 1969

3.   KARIZMA
     Exercise Seventeen: Flowing Veil With Serpent Arms - 3:31
     from the album Karizma Teaches Belly Dancing, 1976

4.   GEORGE ABDO & HIS "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA
     Ya Gameel (Arabic Love Ballad) - 6:13
     from the album Belly Dance Music, 1968

5.   JOHN BERBERIAN
     Asumen/Donagan - 5:11
     from the album Echoes of Armenia, 1976

6.   THE FUAD HASSAN ENSEMBLE
     Bolero Ala Drums - 3:34
     from the album Music of the Bedouin Bandits, 1959

7.   HASSAN ABU SEOUD & HIS ORCHESTRA
     Saliha - 3:46
     from the album Belly Dances from the Middle-East Vol. 2, 1975

8.   MOHAMMED EL-BAKKAR
     Golli Ahwak/Debbek Debbek Debbeki/Loubnan Mahla Faytak - 15:06
     from the album An Arabic Party, 1979

9.   ARAM ARAKELIAN ENSEMBLE
     Arabic Dance - 2:51
     from the album The Oud, 1958

10.  SOUBHI (EDDIE "THE SHEIK") KOCHAK & HAKKI OBADIA ENSEMBLE
     Al Yooba (Arabic Barn Dance) - 2:44
     from the album Middle East Music - Moods of the Casbah, 1965

11.  OZEL TURKBAS
     Hoplada - 3:03
     from the album How To Make Your Husband A Sultan, 1971

12.  EMAD SAYYAH & HIS ARABY ORCHESTRA
     Raksat Asabaya (The Belly Dance of the Pretty Girls) - 3:16
     from the album Invitation To Belly Dance, 1985

13.  RAY MIRIJANIAN
     Jameela - 4:07
     from the album The Ray Mirijanian Oud and Clarinet Vol. 1, No. 1, no date given

Awww, yeah - here comes archive show #61, probably my favorite show so far!  Yes, Radio Bastet meets Mr. Smooth - and they really hit it off!  In case you didn't know, Mr. Smooth is my husband Byron.  On The Mr. Smooth Show, he presents the best of the space age bachelor pad music of the 1950's and 60's.  There are many points at which exotica and Middle East intersect, and on this joint program he and I explore some of those crossroads.  It was a blast to do (unfortunately we lost our final voice-over closing track!), and we plan on doing at least one more show together!  In the meantime, raise a glass of your favorite potent potable and shimmy 'round the bachelor pad!

1.  FRANK CHACKSFIELD & HIS ORCHESTRA
    Caravan - 2:40
    from the album In The Mystic East, 1957

2.  EDDIE "THE SHEIK" KOCHAK & HAKKI OBADIA WITH THEIR AMER-ABIC ORCHESTRA
    Jazz in Port Said - 3:24
    from the album Ameraba - Music With The New Amer-Abic Sound, 1962

3.  THE MARKKO POLO ADVENTURERS
    The Girl Friend of a Whirling Dervish - 2:26
    from the album Orienta, 1959
   
4.  GUS VALI & HIS ORCHESTRA
    Charade - 2:18
    from the album Motion Picture Music For Belly Dancers, 1965
   
5.  EARTHA KITT WITH HENRI RENE & HIS ORCHESTRA
    Uska Dara - A Turkish Tale - 3:09
    from the album That Bad Eartha, 1956
   
6.  EDDIE LAYTON AT THE HAMMOND ORGAN
    Caravan - 2:53
    from the album Caravan, 1956
       
7.  ARTIE BARSAMIAN & HIS ORCHESTRA
    Nene Aman - 3:02
    from the album More Belly Dance - Music of the Middle East, 1963
           
8.  JERRY FIELDING & HIS ORCHESTRA
    The Uplifted Veil of a Downhearted Frail - 2:39
    from the album Near East Brass...West Coast Style, 1967
   
9.  IRV COTTLER
    Arab Dance - 3:41
    from the album Around the World in Percussion, 1961

10. ENOCH LIGHT & HIS ORCHESTRA
    Istanbul - 2:00
    from the album Far Away Places Volume 2, 1963

11. THE SHEIK'S MEN
    Caravan - 3:12
    from the album The Belly Dancer, 1961

12. SONNY LESTER & HIS ORCHESTRA
    Mocha Jazz - 1:55
    from the album After Hours Middle East, 1963

13. SONNY LESTER - HIS ORCHESTRA & CHORUS
    Boom Boom - 2:34
    from the album Little Egypt Presents: How To Belly Dance For Your Husband, 1968
  
14. SONNY LESTER & HIS ORCHESTRA
    Rebecca from Mecca - 2:41
    from the album After Hours Middle East, 1963

15. SONNY LESTER - HIS ORCHESTRA & CHORUS
    Queens Night Out - 2:26
    from the album Little Egypt Presents: How To Belly Dance For Your Husband, 1968
  
16. THE VENTURES
    Caravan - 2:08
    from the album Walk Don't Run, 1960

17. HORST WENDE & HIS ORCHESTRA
    My Beautiful Beloved (Ah Ya Zein) - 3:03
    from the album Oriental Caravan - Exotic Melodies of the Middle East, 1957
   
18. THE THREE SUNS
    In a Persian Market - 3:11
    from the album High Fi and Wide, 1956
   
19. MOHAMMED EL-BAKKAR & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE
    Cha Cha Pharonic (Cha Cha of the Pharoah) - 3:16
    from the album The Magic Carpet: Music of the Middle East Vol. 4, 1958
   
20. LES BAXTER & HIS ORCHESTRA
    A Night with Cleopatra - 4:42
    from the album The Primitive And The Passionate, 1961

21. THE JOHN BUZON TRIO
    Caravan - 2:37
    from the album Inferno!, 1959

22. THE BIG EDDIE ADAMIS ORCHESTRA
    Baladi Ya Baladi - 1:52
    from the album Middle East Goes Modern, 1963

23. ELIAS & ZIAD RAHBANI
    Nadia's Dance (La Danse de Nadia) - 3:18
    from the album Belly Dance Fever, 1979
    (*Marisa's note: During the break I identify the subtitle of this tune as "Raksat Hobb"; D'OH, wrong tune!)

24. SHAY TORRENT ON THE MIGHTY WURLITZER
    Danse Orientale - 2:03
    from the album Organ Melodies In Hi-Fi, 1956

25. ESQUIVEL & HIS ORCHESTRA
    Scheherezade - 3:54
    from the album Strings Aflame, 1959

Radio Bastet hits the big 6-0 with Eddie Kochak, Youssef Kassab and a bit of Middle Eastern exotica from the one and only Martin Denny!  Grab that cocktail shaker and shake it!

1. MARTIN DENNY
The Girlfriend of the Whirling Dervish
from the album Exotic Percussion, 1961

2. GUS VALI & HIS ORCHESTRA
Medley Number Three: Sala Sala/Ahlaw Sahla/Gamel Gamel/Ala Dole/Aghvoor Aghcheeg/Yaba Hei'Ya/Ala Mesbo Daog' Albee/Mimak/Tamara
from the album Belly Dancer Favorites, 1973

3. CLAUDE CIARI
Sa'Alouni Annass
from the album Habbeytak Bessayf, 1974

4. A. AZIZ
Rouayah El Djanna
from the album Chants et Musique D'Algerie, no date given

5. DIMITRI & HIS ENSEMBLE
Magic Nights (Nihtes Magikes)
from the album Greece, no date given

6. EDDIE "THE SHEIK" KOCHAK WITH FRED ELIAS & THE EL-MECCA ENSEMBLE
Belly Dancer (vocalist: Eddie)
from the album Ya Salaam - The New Amer-Abic Sound of the Middle East, no date given

7. HESSEIN FADEL (ET. AL.)
Flirtation in 10/4 time (Sabah - Nye)
from the album "Takseem" ("Improvisation") - Authentic Instrumental Music by the Most Famous Arab Artists, 1967

8. TAT' OUL AL'TOUN MIDDLE EASTERN ENSEMBLE
The Nile
from the album Exotic Belly Dancers, no date given

9. THE STEVO TEODOSIEVSKI ENSEMBLE
Nino, Nino
from the album Turkish Delight - New Sounds From the Near East, no date given

10. ARMANDO TROVAJOLI
Dancing For You (from the film Dimmi Che Fai Tutto Per Me [Tell Me You Will Do Everything For Me], 1975)
compiled on the CD Easy Tempo Volume 9, 1999

11. YOUSSEF KASSAB WITH HAMOUDA ALI
Full length dance routine: Nay Solo * Elsamer * Rumba * Hebbina * Nay Takasim * Dalal * Accordion (balady) * Drum Solo * Finale
from the album Belly Dance - A Gift From Cairo!, 1980

12. SERENA & THE SERENA ENSEMBLE
Petrified Snake (Serena's Cane Dance)
from the album Serena - Concert In Woodstock, 1976

13. THE SULTANS MIDDLE EASTERN BAND
Baglama Taksim (Improvisation)/Linda Linda (4/4 Beledi)
from the album String Wind And Percussion Volume 2, 1982

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

Presenting archive program #58, featuring the Rahbani Bros., the Sultans, and the Abdul Hassan Orchestra serving up some "Disco Arab"!  I had forgotten how great this program is - enjoy!

1. ELIAS & ZIAD RAHBANI
Bedouin Nights (Raksat Al Badou)
from the album Belly Dance Fever, 1979

2. ESIN ENGIN & HIS ORCHESTRA
Fidayda
from the album Modern Oyun Havalari - Exotic Oriental Belly-Dances Music, 1973

3. RON GOODWIN & HIS ORCHESTRA
Arab Feast
from the album Music For an Arabian Night, 1959

4. KARIZMA
Exercise Fifteen: Butterfly Wings/Exercise Sixteen: Llama Walk
from the album Karizma Teaches Belly Dancing, 1976

5. OMAR KHORSHID & HIS MAGIC GUITAR
Oua Marat Al Ayam
from the album Tribute to Oum Koulsoum, 1989

6. GREGORY & HIS ENSEMBLE
Kalamatiano #1
from the album Favorite Greek Dances, no date given

7. THE SUKRU TUNAR ORCHESTRA
Cargah Oyun Havasi (Chargah Dance Music)
from the album Music of the Harems, no date given

8. THE ABDUL HASSAN ORCHESTRA
Disco Arab
from the album Arabian Affair, 1978

9. SOUBHI (EDDIE "THE SHEIK") KOCHAK & HAKKI OBADIA ENSEMBLE
Ya Ghezayil (Rites Before the East)
from the album Middle East Music - Moods of the Casbah, 1965

10. MIKE SARKISSIAN & HIS CAFE BAGDAD ENSEMBLE
Arapina
from the album Grecian Holiday, 1958

11. THE SULTANS
Dance Oriental Routine
from the album The Sultans Middle Eastern Band Volume 2: String Wind and Percussion, 1982

12. NAGAH SALAMAR
Ya Raitni Ma Hawitez (Part 1)
from the album Cairo! The Music of Modern Egypt, no date given

13. OZEL TURKBAS
The Dance in the Garden (Ararim)
from the album Dance Into Your Sultan's Heart, no date given

14. AHMED FOUAD HASSAN & THE AL-FIRQA AL-MASIYYA ORCHESTRA (UNCREDITED)
Samba
from the album Dance of the Hareem, 1965

15. SAMI JOURDAK
A-La-Dal-Ouna
from the album Sami Jourdak Plays Music For Belly Dancers, no date given

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Presenting archive show #57, with John Bilezikjian, Jimmy Linardos, and more far out bellyrock from The Devil's Anvil!  GO MAN GO!

1.  TONI FRANGIEH & SETRAK SARKISSIAN
    Raksat Assabaya
    from the album Belly Dance Nights (Layale Bourg El Hamam) Volume 1, 1977

2.  ARTIE BARSAMIAN & HIS ORCHESTRA
    Shadows in the Casbah (Sepastia Var)
    from the album Shadows In the Casbah, 1959

3.  EDDIE "THE SHEIK" KOCHAK & HAKKI OBADIA & THEIR AMER-ABIC ORCHESTRA
    Camel Hop
    from the album Ya Habibi! Exciting New Sounds of the Middle East, no date given
   
4.  JOHN BILEZIKJIAN
    Nihavent Longa
    from the album A Thousand and One Nights, 1977
   
5.  GUS VALI & HIS ORCHESTRA
    Manousakia
    from the album And All Ports East, no date given
   
6.  THE DEVIL'S ANVIL
    Nahna Ou Diab
    from the album Hard Rock From the Middle East, 1967
       
7.  GEORGE ABDO & HIS "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA
    Ta Mavra Matia Sou (Your Black Eyes)
    from the album The Magic of Belly Dancing, 1979
       
8.  TARIK BULUT (DIRECTOR)
    Lolo
    from the album In An Egyptian Garden, no date given
   
9.  JIMMY LINARDOS & HIS NEAR-EAST GROUP
    Griniara (Cry-baby)
    from the album Recorded Live at Cafe Tel Aviv, 1968

10. THE FARID EL ATRACHE ORCHESTRA
    Ya Dalla Dallaa-Bii El Jamal
    from the album Super Belly Dance!, 1976

11. KARIZMA
    Exercise Fourteen: Hip and Veil Rotation
    from the album Karizma Teaches Belly Dancing, 1976

12. MOHAMMED EL-BAKKAR & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE
    Im Il Jadaya Lil (A Girl's Name)
    from the album Exotic Music of the Belly Dancer: Music of the Middle East Vol. 6, 1966

13. SPERO SPYROS & HIS MODERN ANATOLIAN ENSEMBLE
    Siseler
    from the album Anatolian Introduction, no date given

14. RAMAL LAMARR
    Lotus Dancers of The Desert Moon
    from the album Omens, Oracles & Mysticisms of Dance, 1983

15. UDI JOSEPH KOUYOUMJIAN ORCHESTRA
    Dance of the Bedouins (Middle-Eastern Dance Routine): Iben El Ballud, Bedouin Bolero, Konyali (Turkish)
    from the album Beautiful Belly - Music for Listening and Dancing, 1975

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Look out, it's archive show #56, with some groove-tastic bellyrock from John Berberian and the first appearance of Farid Al Atrash on Radio Bastet (about time!)! Raq out with your riq out!

1.  JOHN BERBERIAN & THE ROCK EAST ENSEMBLE
    The Oud & The Fuzz
    from the album Middle Eastern Rock, 1969

2.  TASSO MAVRIS & GREEK ORCHESTRA
    Kritikos Syrtos
    from the album Greek Dance Party, no date given

3.  MOHAMMED EL-BAKKAR & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE
    Dabka (Let Us Dance, Dabka)
    from the album Dances of Port Said: Music of the Middle East Vol. 5, 1960
   
4.  KEMANI GARIB ET. AL.
    Ciftetelli
    from the album Special Music For Your Belly Dancing, 1974-75
   
5.  EDDIE "THE SHEIK" KOCHAK & HAKKI OBADIA WITH THEIR AMER-ABIC ORCHESTRA
    Jazz in Port Said
    from the album Ameraba: Music with the New Amer-Abic Sound, no date given
   
6.  NAIF AGBY & HIS ORCHESTRA
    Raksat Wadad (Amity Dance)
    from the album El Debke - Music of the Middle-East, 1962
   
7.  FARID AL ATRASH
    Gameel Gamal
    from the album Songs From the Film "Immortal Tune" (Lahn Kheloud), 1952
   
8.  MAROUN SABA WITH ABBOUD ABDEL AL & HIS GOLDEN STRING ORCHESTRA
    Music for Belly Dancers - Complete Routine
    from the album Live From the Fez in Hollywood, 1972
   
9.  BUDDY SARKISSIAN PRESENTS RICHARD A. HAGOPIAN
    Kepruenun Alti Tiken Yar Sachlarin Lewle
    from the album Kef Time Las Vegas, no date given

10. UNCREDITED MUSICIANS
    Rakset El Khyoul (The Dance of the Arabian Horse)
    from the album Nights of the Orient, no date given

11. WAL-BERG & HIS ORCHESTRA
    Caravan
    from the album Exotic Music From the Far East, no date given  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here we go with archive show #55, featuring Horst Wende, the Toraia Orchestra of Algiers, and George Mgrdichian!  Enjoy, won't we?

1.  EMAD SAYYAH & HIS ARABY ORCHESTRA
    Raita Tislamli Hassamra (Oh, That Brown Girl Dancer)
    from the album Invitation to Belly Dance, 1985

2.  GEORGE ABDO & HIS "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA
    Raks Leyla (Leyla's Dance)
    from the album The Joy of Belly Dancing, 1975

3.  GEORGE MGRDICHIAN & HIS ENSEMBLE
    Sultan Yoga (Turkish)
    from the album The Now Sounds of the Middle East, no date given
   
4.  TYPICAL ORIENTAL ORCHESTRA
    Skoutari
    from the album Exotic Belly Dance Music, no date given
   
5.  KAHRAMAN & HER ORIENTAL INSTRUMENTAL GROUP
    Mawal (Solo of Ya'ni)
    from the album Flame of Araby - Music of the Middle East, no date given
   
6.  HORST WENDE & HIS ORCHESTRA
    Beautiful One (Zeina)
    from the album Oriental Caravan - Exotic Melodies of the Middle East, no date given
       
7.  DAHLENA & MUSICIANS
    Ayyub
    from the album Dahlena's Middle Eastern Music for Belly Dancing Vol. 2, 1978
       
8.  YOUSSEF KASSAB WITH THE SALIM SARWEH ORCHESTRA
    Taar Yilli Bahibbu Taar
    from the album Bedouin Belly Dance, 1977
   
9.  THE SULTANS
    Mastika
    from the album The Ethno-Cabaret Album Volume 3, 1985

10. SERENA & THE SERENA ENSEMBLE
    Serena in Concert - The Traditional Danse Du Ventre
    from the album Serena - Concert In Woodstock, 1976

11. SONNY LESTER - HIS ORCHESTRA & CHORUS
    Jasmine
    from the album Little Egypt Presents: How To Belly Dance For Your Husband, 1968

12. TORAIA ORCHESTRA OF ALGIERS
    Adhdetli Warda
    from the album Belly Dance! The Wild Music & The How-To!, no date given

13. OZEL TURKBAS
    Nihavent Sirto
    from the album Kismet - Belly Dance With Ozel, 1978

14. FAHIM SADI ET. AL.
    Rita
    from the album Nefertiti Presents the Best of Belly Dancing, 1978

15. YACOUBIAN & COMPANY
    Sultan's Circus
    from the album The Glorious Greeks, no date given

Presenting archive show #54, featuring the Feenjon Group, John Vartan, Bert Balladine, and Karizma returns to teach us all the right moves!

1. MICHAEL HARTOPHILIS & HIS ORCHESTRA
Miserlou
from the album Greek Fire, 1966

2. JODETTE (KAMELIA) WITH FAHID BALLAN & ABOUD ABDEL-AL'S ORCHESTRA
Ya Banat Al-Mukalla
from the album Songs For Belly Dancing, no date given

3. THE FEENJON GROUP
Bei Mein Rebbe Is Givaizin A Ganayva (Yiddish) (There Was A Robbery At My Rabbi's)
from the album Belly Dancing at the Cafe Feenjon, no date given

4. ALEXIS & HIS ENSEMBLE
Serin Ruzgar (Cool Breeze)
from the album Exotic Dances for Wives and Lovers, no date given

5. ABDU EL HANID & HIS ORCHESTRA
El Falah (Harvest Song)
from the album Arabian Delight: Music from Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, no date given

6. GUS VALI
Semra Semra
from the album Belly Dance Navel Academy, no date given

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

8. KARIZMA
Exercise Twelve: Hip Loops * Exercise Thirteen: Wrist Rotation
from the album Karizma Teaches Belly Dancing, 1976

9. MOHAMMED EL-BAKKAR & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE
El Genie (The Genie)
from the album The Magic Carpet: Music of the Middle East Vol. 4, 1958

10. JOHN VARTAN & HIS MIDDLE EASTERN ENSEMBLE
Show #3: Zurna Taxim/Karanfil Habeyne Badine/Ehu El Ashabi/Kaval Chifte Telli/Nagharad/Yah Wedel Wedelleh
from the album Belly Dancers Paradise, no date given

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

12. THE DERBECKI ENSEMBLE
Souda-Souda (Dark Eyes)
from the album Sahra, no date given

13. TONI FRANGIEH (buzuk), SETRAK SARKISSIAN (tabla)
B'Hebbak Ya Loubnan
from the album Belly Dance Nights Vol. 2 (Layale Bourg El Hamam), 1977

14. DIMITRI & HIS ENSEMBLE Ali Baba's Dream
from the album Greece, no date given

It's archive show #53, with Eddie Mekjian, Claude Ciari, Jimmy Linardos, and more vintage belly dance goodness! Enjoy!

1. OMAR KHORSHID & HIS MAGIC GUITAR
Warakat Ya Nassib
from the album Belly Dance with Omar Khorshid & His Magic Guitar Volume 2, 1974
(*Marisa's note: This one sounds like the theme to a "falafel Western"...)

2. ARTIE BARSAMIAN & HIS ORCHESTRA
Yaree Yerk
from the album Belly Dance Au Go-Go: Music of the Middle East, no date given

3. GEORGE ABDO & HIS "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA
Raks Siretzi (Come Back, My Love)
from the album The Art of Belly Dancing, 1973

4. JIMMY LINARDOS & HIS NEAR-EAST GROUP
Ahlomah (A girl's name)
from the album Recorded Live at Cafe Tel Aviv, 1968

5. UNCREDITED ARTISTS
Sourta ferta
from the album Karsilamades and Tsiftetelia Dances No. 6, 1981

6. SONNY LESTER & HIS ORCHESTRA
Song of India
from the album Little Egypt Presents: MORE How To Belly Dance For Your Husband, no date given

7. CLAUDE CIARI
Hommage a Fairuz
from the album Habbeytak Bessayf, 1974

8. MARKO MELKON & HIS INTERNATIONAL ORIENTAL ORCHESTRA
Eam Cheanar Yareh (Armenian Shurtz Bar)
from the album Hi-Fi Adventure In Asia Minor, no date given

9. AISHA ALI (ARCHIVIST)
Raqs El Ghawazee: Abu Zaria arghool and mizmar folk orchestra
from the album Music of the Ghawazee, 1973

10. SAMI NOSSAIR ET. AL.
Egyptian Belly Dancing Music (side 2)
from the album Sunset By The Pyramids - Egyptian Belly Dancing Music, no date given

11. JUAN PENA LEBRIJANO & ORQUESTA ANDALUSI DE TANGER
Pensamientos (Thoughts, ideas)
from the album Encuentros, 1985

12. DJAMAL ASLAN CHORUS & ORCHESTRA
Rakseet El Sabaya (Dance of the Maidens)
from the album Lebanon - Her Heart, Her Sounds, no date given

13. EDDIE MEKJIAN & ENSEMBLE
Indim Yarin
from the album Belly Dance Music From the Middle East Vol. 1, no date given

14. GEORGE MICHEL ET. AL.
Enchantment in C minor (Seerori - Oud)
from the album "Takseem" ("Improvisation") - Authentic Instrumental Music by the Most Famous Arab Artists, 1967

15. JOHN BERBERIAN
Yeregoyan Bar
from the album The Dance Album, no date given

16. ELIAS & ZIAD RAHBANI
The Beautiful One (El Heloua Di)
from the album Belly Dance Fever, 1979

Happy 2010! We've recovered from the holidays and it's time to get this party started again! Here's archive show #52, bringing you Eddie "The Sheik" Kochak, Lutfi Guneri, Romeo Lahoud, and more great music to get your new year started right!

1. ESIN ENGIN & HIS ORCHESTRA
Azize
from the album Modern Oyun Havalari 2 - Exotic Oriental Belly-Dance Music, 1975

2. MOHAMED ABDEL WAHAB
Layalli Loubnan
from the album Belly Dance Vol. 1, 1976

3. YOUSEF KOUYOUMJIAN & HIS BAGDAD ENSEMBLE
Iskendereya
from the album Bagdad Cabaret, no date given

4. LUTFI GUNERI WITH ORIENTAL ORCHESTRA
Yuruk Ali
from the album Memories of Istanbul (Istanbul Hatiralar), no date given

5. HORST WENDE & HIS ORCHESTRA
Sunrise (Tolhet Ya Mahia)
from the album Oriental Caravan - Exotic Melodies of the Middle East, no date given

6. YOUSSEF KASSAB
Sihtu Wajdan
from the album Nadira Belly Dances For Youssef Kassab, 1974

7. CHRIS KALOGERSON & THE ENSEMBLE SHARQI
Sali (The Shawl)
from the album Belly Dance!, 1979

8. THE FEENJON GROUP
Sallah (Hebrew)
from the album Recorded Live at the Cafe Feenjon, 1966 (recorded 12/13/65)

9. EDDIE "THE SHEIK" KOCHAK WITH HAKKI OBADIA
Full Dance Routine
from the album Strictly Belly Dancing The 6th Volume, 1979

10. GUS VALI & HIS ORCHESTRA
Funny World (from Malamondo)
from the album Motion Picture Music For Belly Dancers, no date given

11. ROMEO LAHOUD
Sarli Tlat Ayam
from the album Dark Eyes and Oriental Moods, 1973

12. SAFFET'S ORIENTAL ORCHESTRA
Gemilerde Talim Var (zeybek)
from the album Belly Dance Festival, no date given

13. JALALEDDIN TAKESH
Yasaria
from the album Jalaleddin Presents Belly Dance Music, 1976