Description
Welcome to the Arabic lounge groove where the hot and dry rhythms of the desert meet the cooling and refreshing melodies of the oasis. With oud and kanoon, with sampler and soul, join the all night celebration from Cairo to Casablanca.
'more than a touch of old-school widescreen glamour' 3*** stars, Songlines
'some of the most interesting, cutting-edge, genre-blurring, Middle Eastern flavoured music from around the globe', Lucid Culture
Track Listing :
Rough Guide to Arabic Lounge
01 - Ghazi Abdel Baki - Al Guineyna (Lebanon)02 - Natacha Atlas - Hayati Inta Reprise (Hayatak Ana) (UK/Egypt)
03 - Rim Banna - The Hymn Of The Sea (Palestine)
04 - Charbel Rouhana - Ladyfingers (Lebanon)
05 - Soumaya Baalbaki - Dakhalti Marra Fi Guineyna (Lebanon)
06 - Emad Ashour - Taksim Cello I (Egypt)
07 - Ishtar Alabina - Lamouni (Ligharou Meni) (Israel/Morocco)
08 - Amir ElSaffar - Khosh Reng (Maqam Awj) (USA/Iraq)
09 - Smadar Levi - Voice Of Spirit (Israel/Morocco)
10 - Mohamed Sawwah - Mathadish El Gadar (Egypt)
11 - Hanine Y Son Cubano - El Huerfanito (Ya Habibi Taala) (Lebanon)
12 - Djamel Laroussi - NKodo (Morocco)
13 - Munir Bashar - Johnny Guitar (Iraq)
14 - Dozan - Ya Mo (Jordan)
15 - Mohamed Houssein - Taksim Bouzouk (Syria)
16 - Azzddine with Bill Laswell - Droub al Lil (Morocco/USA)
Introducing... Akim El Sikameya - Bonus CD
01 - Chouia L'Mon Coeur02 - La Ruban Noir
03 - Le Sultan Tyran
04 - Ya Waadi
05 - Ma Chaude Comme Le Braise
06 - Cahwa Et Fleur D'Oranger
07 - Sa Majeste Lita
08 - Leila
09 - La Fille Du Wall
10 - Amertume
11 - Selma Et Samia
Music Style(s)
Arabian , Lounge , Middle Eastern
Age Suitability
Teen , Young Adult , Thirty-Something , Young At Heart
Ethics
Ethically Produced
