Arabica II

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 21, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Bar De Lune Boxes
• ASIN: B000065TRG
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #286,815 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A rhythmic mix of passion and commercialism, December 15, 2002

By 

Julian Boyce (Singapore, - Singapore) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Arabica II (Audio CD)

Unlike the previous reviewer, I have lived in the Middle East, North Africa for over ten years and can vouch that a lot of this music is original - although filtered through the 'white man's' idea of world beat /trip/ambient/trance jingly poo...

A couple of tracks really stand out and make the album worth the money: Such as track #13: Sketches of Egypt by Zohar. This guy sings with such feeling that it gives me goosebumps. And one of the best bits of music I have EVER heard. Then track #6:Trance Dance. Just a sweet and smooth love ballad.

I dropped one star due to the excessive techno numbers - unecessary and distracting from the arabesque mystical music that surrounds them.

Check this out, together with the original Arabica. Music that can reach parts of the world not many other 'beers' can reach!

J.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars gorgeous, January 29, 2003

By 

Lisa S. Park (Seattle, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Arabica II (Audio CD)

For a lover of north african music and of electronic music, this disc is practically perfect. The mixes compliment the songs perfectly. The techno parts aren't too techno to lose the arabic feel, and the tunes without a lot of electronic sound are gorgeous in their own right. My favorite tracks are 2, 3, 13 and 14. While all of the songs on this CD are beautiful, the middle tracks are a bit less distinctive. All in all, this is one of my favorite modern arabic music discs EVER.