MUSIC SUGGESTIONS

by Jasmin Jahal, updated December 2000 (back)

Students often ask me for suggestions of what to look for when shopping for good oriental dance music.  Too often we don't really know what we are buying simply by looking at the cover.  Here are some CDs that I particularly enjoy and think you might like.  I will continue to update this list when I find new selections that I would like to share with you:

• Alabina: The Album 28048-2 by Alabina - Spanish-Arabic
• Americas   R279041 by Strunz & Farah - Spanish
• Arabic Top DJ Volume 10 A98-599 - Pop Mix
• Aswan Dances with Souher Zaki   by Hollywood Music - Egyptian
• Badia'a in Dalaa El Helween   by Raqia Hassan - Egyptian
• Bassem & Noura PP CD 524 by Barrem Yazbek - Lebanese
• Bones   by Gabrielle Roth and the Mirrors - No. African
• Firedance by Omar Faruk Tekbilek - Turkish
• Jalilah's Raks Sharki Vol 1-5   PIR41-2 by Mohktar al Said - Egyptian
• Immortal Egypt NWCD 455 by Phil Thornton & Hossam Ramzy - Egyptian fusion
• Introduction to Egyptian Dance Rhythms EUCD1081 by Hossam Ramzy - Egyptian
• Kama Sutra   Soundtrack of the film by the same name - East Indian
• Latcho Drom   Soundtrack of the film by the same name - Folkloric
• Layaliki by Moustafa Amar Egyptian - Folklorc
• Magic of John Bilezikjian CD1008A by John Bilezkijian - Turkish/Armenian
• Music of Upper & Lower Egypt RCD10106 - Egyptian Folklorc
• Nariman Abboud - Belly Dance BDCD 527 - Lebanese
• Nourhan Sharif in Raqa Sharqi Vol. 1   by Aboudi Badawi & Tony Chamoun - Egyptian
• Nubian Magic BF 398 40952 by Ali Hassan Kuban - Nubian
• One Truth   by Omar Faruk Tekbilek - Turkish
• Percussions   LDX274845 by Guem - No. African
• Princess of Cairo   TARIQ501 by Hamouda Ali - Egyptian
• Queen of the Nile   TARIQ502 by Hamouda Ali - Egyptian
• Rahil Vol 1-3   by Amr Ismail - Modern Egyptian
• Saida   by Cheb Mami - Algerian
• Sahra Saeeda   by Ashraf Zakaria - Egyptian
• Samara Muris for Oriental Dance  SSI-1-2 - Egyptian
• Songs from the Victorious City   TVT3310-2 by Anne Dudley & Jaz Coleman - Modern Egyptian
• Tarkan   012 157 978-2 by Tarkan - Turkish Pop
• Ya Salam Ya Fahtiem   Remake of the old Ya Salam cassettes - Egyptian
• Zekrayat   DLCD509 by Amr Diab - Egyptian

Names to look for when searching for good dance music:

• Hossam Ramzy
• Amr Ismail
• Warda
• Amr Diab
• Guem
• Moktar al Said
• Mohamed Abdel Wahab
• Farid al Atrache
• Om Kolsoum
• Alabina
• Omar Faruk Tekbilek
• Cheb Mami
• Ali Hassan Kuban
• Hamouda Ali
• Ashraf Zakaria
• Setrak Sarkissian
• Bassem Yazbek
• Fahtiem

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