Arabesque [Import]

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 26, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Gut
• ASIN: B00000JAZ3
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #164,284 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #63 in Music > Imports > International
  • #80 in Music > World Music > Middle East > Turkey

Track Listings

1. Der Bauch-MC Sultan

2. Cantamilla-Tranquility Bass

3. Kidda-Natacha Atlas

4. Fever (Steve Hillage Remix)-Stereo MC's

5. Shashkin (Hefner Remix)-Omar Faruk Tekbilek

6. Istikhbar (Prelude) & Ombre Elle-Gnawa Diffusion

7. Ya Rayah (Bi Polar Remix)-Dahmane El Harrachi

8. Valencia-Rachid Taha

9. Sirocco-Momo & Christophe Goze

10. Shashkin-Omar Faruk Tekbilek

11. Caravane-radar

12. Parisien Du Nord-Cheb Mami

13. Wahrane-Khaled

14. Desert Roots-Hamid Baroudi

15. Alaoui (Remix)-ONB

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars DANCE FUSION AT ITS FINEST, February 21, 2000

By 

PHILIP TARLEY (WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Arabesque (Audio CD)

Classic Arabic dance songs mix it up with free jazz, techno, and rap in the Casba. This CD really takes you for a kinetic dance journey -if you play it loud- or a sweet mystical tour if you prefer ambiance down low in the BG.

I liked the way the alternating men/women vocals wailed like mystical prayers at a dancer's temple. The beat though sometimes very convoluted, never stops.

If you liked Peter Gabriel's Passion, his electronic score for the movie "The Last Temptaion of Christ" you will be exhilirated by ARABESQUE. It's got the same timeless ambiance of haunting Arabic desert music, but with lots of modern dance beats, studio enhancements and eclectic cultural references.

I liked this CD so much, I'm ordering a second copy as a thank you gift for a friend.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible Middle Eastern music with modern infusions!, June 29, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Arabesque (Audio CD)

I found this album while on vacation and bought it right away for fear I would never find this great album again! Luckily for all of you, it is available on many online vendors, like here on Amazon. I highly recommend it! It had me dancing in the store! I am a traditional Middle Eastern dance student, and am always on the look-out for traditional music. Well, this is traditional with a twist! It's got all the instruments you would expect from the traditional music, but borrows from modern house and techno beats and influences to create an amazing sound you won't be able to stop listening to! If you have any interest in ethnic influences in modern beats (think Dead Can Dance, Tea Party), don't pass up this album!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars North African Funk, January 16, 2000

By 

Mary Ferguson (New Zealand) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Arabesque (Audio CD)

For all those fans of the swirls of North African music, here's something traditional but also brings the balance of driving bass lines. The tenor of the traditional sound is broadened and given a contemporary feel by the pounding rhythm. Great in the car on a roadie with some friends - really transports you in time and space.