Desert Roses & Arabian Rhythms II
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Edition: Music CDPublished: 2002
CD Release Date: 2002-02-12
Music Label: Ark 21
Soundtracks:
- Ah Ya Albi - Olga Tanon & Hakim
- Lirrili - Amina
- En Retard - Rachid Taha
- Take Me I'm Yours - Glenn Tilbrook, Chris Difford & Latifa
- Baida - Cheb Mami
- Naachak Fik - Cheb Nasro
- Albi Htar - Ragheb Alama & Faudel
- Yala Habibi - Sabu & Arabian Fantasy
- Call Of The Wild - Shani
- Bain Albareh Wa Al Yorn - Nawal Al Zoughbi
- Yalla Ya Chabab - Ragheb Alama & Andy
- Istanboogie - Oojami
- Trigue Lycee - Khaled
- The Merciful One - Zohar
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Free Music Review: More Arabian Music to Dance To
Hit: 5 Stars
A continuation of the wonderful "Desert Roses & Arabian Rhythms" CD, this one continues with even more Arabic pop music. Many of the favorites from the first CD return, like Rai legends Khaled, Cheb Mami and Faudel, Tunisian pop star Amina, and the legendary Hakim. Theres also plenty of new names.... pop singer Shani, techno masters Oojami and Zohar, Lebanese pop singer Nawal al Zoughbi, and Sabu & Arabian Fantasy. If you liked the first CD, then you'll love this one.
Once again, the focus is on crossovers between Middle Eastern and Western music. It opens with a rap duet done by Hakim and Olga Tanon, the resulting fusion of Egyptian al-jeel and Latino hip hop is incredibly fun. The following track, a pop song by Europop winner Amina, features the use of Tunisian bagpipes (ghaita). There's Rai from Algerian stars Khaled and Cheb Nasro, techno dance beats from Oojami, and Arabic pop from Nawal al Zoughbi. For English speakers, there are two English songs here "Call of the Wild" and a version of Squeeze's song "Take Me I'm Yours", with guest vocals by Latifa and Arabic musical sounds thrown in. Others highlights include a duet between Ragheb Alama and Faudel, Mediterranean ambient techno sounds from Zohar, wild Algerian rock from Rachid Taha, and the almost Celtic sounding Rai song "Baida" from Cheb Mami.
All in all, this is a great CD if you like Arabic music, particularly crossovers between Arabic pop and western music. If you don't have the first CD, go out and buy that one too (and probably the third for that matter). You'll want to after you hear this CD. Sure, there are plenty of great Arabic artists left off of these CDs, but its a good starting place if nothing else. Trust me, you'll love it.
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As on the first Desert Roses & Arabian Rhythms, the ambiance here is dance-oriented and club-friendly, which is at once unsurprising and perfectly authentic. Modern Middle Eastern pop is youth-oriented and notoriously open to intercultural experimentation, but some novelties work better than others. Rachid Taha's percussive, bass-driven "En Retard" is one pick hit, and Cheb Mami's string-driven "Baida" is another. Khaled's "Trigue Lycee," Sabu and Arabian Fantasy's festive "Yala Habibi," and "Albi Htar"--a live track by Ragheb Alama and Faudel--are also worth the price of admission. Oojami's "Instanboogie," which is simply annoying in the living room at high noon, sounds fabulous at 2 a.m. after a few drinks. However, Shani's "Call of the Wild" is trite and cliché-ridden, and "Take Me, I'm Yours" reduces the queenly Tunisian diva Latifa to fatuous rhapsodizing about desert trysts and camels. Ultimately, though, this mixed bag will delight worldbeat techno fans. --Christina RodenAlternative Rock Music CDs
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