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anonymous  May 13, 2008 3:36 AM

1 year ago this thread was looked at, my god whats going on anyway check this out

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnUwGAxsP4c

The dance is ok but the song does not quite fit



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 April 17, 2007 1:17 PM

Glad I could spark your memory like that!

S~

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change April 17, 2007 2:59 AM

It's funny to read my response above (from more than two years ago).  I'm still training my ear, but now I'm listening to old school Middle Eastern music.  [ send green star]
 
Bump back into activation! April 02, 2007 6:30 AM

*bump*

Shannon



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 April 07, 2006 4:09 AM

Here are a few suggestions of the top of my head for both classical and more fusion ot tribal styles: Get familiar with some of the great classics of Arabic music like Farid Al Atrash, Muhamad Abdul Wahab and Om Kolthum. I would get original recordings of their music, rather than modern remakes - the older recordongs help get you into the spirit of things. Warda is a good choice too. Lebanese singer Fairouz has some classic recordings that should be part of any Arabic music collection. One of my favourite's though is actually an album of traditional debkas - Debkat. Good acoustic, earthy folk rhythms. Israeli singer Zehava Ben has done a great cover of Om Kolthum, while her modern Middle Eastern style pop is light fluff that can be fun to dance to. Smair Shukry also has light Mid East pop. For modern music try Natacha Atlas who has some interesting blends of traditional and modern styles, I like her albums Halim, Gedida and Ayasheteni the best (in that order), but there are some good dance tunes on all of them. Lots of Egyptian pop to chose from, Amr Diab's catchy fusion is very popular in the West. Also a lot of North African RAI music is fun, with great Maghrebi rhythms - try Cheb Mami, Khaled, Fadela, Chaba Zahrouiana, Cheb Sihrou. For spirited acoustic Middle Rastern music with world folk influences try albums from Sheva (especially Yom Valayla - Night and Day) and Yair Dalal. Ofra Haza's groundbreaking pop-Middle East fusion from the 1980s and early 90salso has some good stuff. Don't forget Turkish bellydance, from Turkish folk and gypsy music to modern Turkish pop from the likes of Tarkan and Sertab. Also check out modern Persian pop and classical music, I always hear it at weddings, so I never ermember the names of the singers, but it's so good to dance to. A lot of Indian music is good for bellydance too, unless you're a purist. Look for Punjabi folk and 80s Bhangra music and popular dance music from Hindi musical movies. Yasmin Levy sings beautiful Ladino traditional sons with wonderful acoustic arrangements harking back to Arab Spain - I love dancing to her music, especially her first album.  [ send green star]  [ accepted]
 
music April 05, 2006 10:46 AM

Oh yes, I love Dead Can Dance! Shannon N.  [ send green star]
 
more music to check April 03, 2006 9:06 PM

Some of my favorites are and links to find them are: Soora Gameela: http://www.myspace.com/sooragameela Tarab: http://stackdigital.com/music.html River Guerguerian: http://www.guerguerian.com Free Planet Radio: www.freeplanetradio.com Omar Farouk Tekbilek: http://www.dynrec.com/tekbilek/ Turku: www.turkumusic.com and http://www.drumfest.com Vas: http://www.vasmusic.com/ Solace: http://www.eventidemusicproductions.com/ Hossam Ramzy: http://www.hossamramzy.com/ Hamza El Din: http://www.hamzaeldin.com/ Dead Can Dance/ Lisa Gerrard: http://www.deadcandance.com/ Abuwan: www.myspace.com/abuwan Zachary J. Mechlem: http://www.myspace.com/zjm Enjoy! ~Brandi (aka Mizilca... and check my site: www.TransformationalBellydance.com)  [ send green star]  [ accepted]
 
 September 29, 2004 5:22 AM

Yay! I love music. I just spent way too much money at Borders over the weekend stocking up on new CDs for bellydance. Since I want to train my ear with Middle Eastern music, I have lots of compilations like the Belly Dance Superstars, Desert Roses, and Arabic Travels CDs. This moning I'm listening a "best of" collection of Alabina's songs. My faves tho are drum solos. Hossam Ramzy and Turbo Tabla are wonderful.  [ send green star]
 
Music September 28, 2004 8:33 PM

I wanted to see if anyone out there had any particular music they loved to use to practice Belly dancing. I'm new to it.. and fell back in love with the idea of picking up dance because of my favorite singer's new album and the fact I was going to see her in concert. It sparked it for me and now I can't shake it (That's a very good thing.. unless you are my boyfriend who has to listen to me all the time.. music included). Anyways, the woman I am referring to is Sarah Brightman.. the album.. Harem... I haven't stopped listening to it for over a year now when I first bought it and now that I'm about to go see her in concert again in November.. it's only gotten worse.... Anyone else have favorites? Why are they so dear to your heart?  [ send green star]  [ accepted]
 
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