What are some good Arabic Tracks to bellydance to?

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What are some good Arabic Tracks to bellydance to?

Answer 1

In north jersey, it's not a party unless Port Said by Muhammad El-Bakkar is played.  To many of Americans, he is to Arabic/Belly Dance music what James Brown is to soul.  Classic.  Undated.   The song Port Said is over 50 years old, and when I play it at henna parties, EVERYBODY gets up and dances, Arab, Latin, African, Italian, Irish, Caribbean, young, old.  You can check it out online.*  A good contemporary collection of MED (middle east dance) songs is The Rough Guide to Bellydance, with a lot of funky percussion.  Contact me and I'll send you by snail mail a nice CD.

Answer 2

the las ketchup song..... na na na na na na , na na na na na, na na na na ana na na na

Answer 3

There are lots of possibilities. It depends upon what type of music you're looking for... classic/traditional, contemporary/in traditional style, or contemporary/current. Are you looking for something Turkish, Greek, Egyptian, Lebanese...??

Classic/Traditional

Omm Kolsoum/Umm Khulthum (many spelling variations)

George Abdo

Eddie “the Sheik” Kochak

Farid el-Atrache

Mohammed el-Bakkar

Contemporary music in traditional style

Emad Sayyah

Chalf Hassan

Hossam Ramzy

Mostafa Sax

Contemporary/Current

Hakim (very good, popular)

Amr Diab (very good, popular)

Tarkan (very good, popular)

Cheb Mami

Pe-Ko music

Sites for Middle Eastern music (there are audio clips for some tracks that can help you find what you're looking for)

http://www.maqam.com/

http://www.tulumba.com/

http://www.buyarabic.com/

http://www.arabiatower.com/shop/index.ph...

http://www.aramusic.com/

http://www.eworldrecords.com/index.html

http://www.hossamramzy.com/

http://www.pyramidimports.com/index.html

http://www.istanbullife.org/

Good luck.

Answer 4

Try "Didi" by Khaled.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Didi_(song)