Wed, 24 March 2010
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 |
Wed, 24 March 2010
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 |
Wed, 24 March 2010
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 |