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Best of Bellydance from Egypt, Lebanon, Arabia & Turkey...

Ella Zonis Mahler’s compilation of these Iranian classical music performers was originally issued on Folkways Records in 1966. Ten of the twelve model melodic patterns (dastgahs) are represented here, in a variety of instrumental and vocal performances....

Bellydance Superstars 1...

Music of Islam, Vol. 1: Al Qahirah Music of Cairo...

Compilations of readily available music are rarely satisfying, and sometimes the more they try to have a theme the less satisfying they become. The Putumayo series certainly falls prey to this often, but this particular set has risen above the mass. Editors Hamid Zagzoule and Jacob Edgar have an und...

Similar in scope and tone to Putumayo's Brasileiro collection, Cape Verde presents the music of the islands just 300 miles off West Africa's Senegalese coast. Drawing from Portuguese and African influences, the music of Cape Verde is most often rooted in a sensually languid and rhythmically complex ...

The Rough Guide to Afro Peru...

The Rough Guide To Bellydance is a collection of magical tracks that encapsulate the power of the Middle Eastern dance they accompany. This Rough Guide includes the bellydance music played and composed by both Arabic and Western contemporary musicians from across the Middle East and North Africa as ...

Designed as "a conduit to ecstasy," Africa North is an aural ascension into realms beyond the ordinary. From Moroccan Said Chraibi's elegantly orchestral "Andalusian Oud Music, Parts 1 & 2" to Mahmoud Fadl's Egyptian-tinged percussion on "Maqsoum" to the Sudanese and pan-African inflections of vocal...

Ace collection of chill out and dubby tracks with an Arabicflavor. Perfect for dinner parties. This 15 track collection features, Natacha Atlas, Stereo MC's, Khaled, Cheb Mami, Tranquility Bass, MC Sultan and others. Fans of the Buddha Bar/Claude Challe collection will love this collection and it's ...