Customer Reviews

Belly Dance Instrumentals

5 star:		(5)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

This CD had several very danceable pieces, and some great drum solos. The music is from Morocco and Lebannon and uses traditional Middle Eastern instruments tabla, bendir, tambourine, viola, bendir, guitar, violin and drums.

Not all of the pieces are ones that I would use to dance to, though, which is why I only gave it 4 stars, but there is more than enough here to justify the price. One note...the songs on this CD are from 'Modern Bellydance Music from Lebanon' vol IV, Belly Dance from Morocco, Songs and Dances from Morocco, and Belly Dance from Morocco (all ARC Music) -- just in case you have those CD's already.

Bellydancing muzak with no soul or purpose.
Good music for listening while you wash your socks, as my father
likes saying.

There are a ton of better alternatives that can represent Arabic
Egyptian music, if you're interested. Classics: Mohammed Abdul Wahab, Oum Kalthoum, or pop: Najwa Karam, etc etc. For bellydancing arrangments try the Princess of Cairo, or the Wash Ya Wash, or Jalilah's cd's... etc.

Most of the songs in this cd are enjoyable and really move you to dance. Most experienced dancers will like it more because it changes tempo and has many accents difficult to pick up to begginers. The only tune I was expecting to hear and never came up was a slow one, you know, so that you can use your veil or get into floorwork, but this is really a great cd to own.

This is a great one...There are several different styles and tempos rolled into this one CD, and I can't believe the price! I was a little put off because of the low price, but risked it anyway, and already have choreography set up for two of the pieces and am working on three others. There is something for everyone, and the sound quality is good. This is one of my favorites, and my entire class enjoys warming up to it as well as dancing to some of the peices!

I love this CD - the mix of music is just so exciting! It's a great one to listen to in the car, and I also use it for dance practice and for practicing my finger cymbals. Track 10 (Belly dance in the jungle) is absolutely hilarious (elephant noises?!?!) and is, in my opinion, worth the price of the CD all by itself!

A great CD for shimmying around the house with the vacuum cleaner!

... bought it because it was such a good price, however there is a reason it is so marked-down; the tracks are cheap. The music is mainly drum beats, the same ones over and over. I expected lively interesting music, but there are so few instruments and all the tracks end up sounding similar, the CD was a disappointment. The drum beats are decent, just predictable and boring. There are much better CDs for bellydance music out there.

I was disappointed that there was no new Emad Sayyeh music on this CD. all ot the instrumentals of his on this CD are found on his other CD's, (nothing new) The music by Calif Hassan is nice, because of this the CD was worth the price. Jaleena, director of Desert Heat Dancers.

from a non belly dance point of view, this is a great cd. for those of you interested in arabian instrumental music (which i'm sure is sadly very few), this is a great buy. catchy drum beats complete with ouds and other native instruments of the region make it a pleasure to listen to. not to mention you'll feel like you're in egypt (at least here in texas cause it's too damn hot). at a great price this is a great disc. pick it up!

This Cd is really great and has some really cool tracks, really makes you want to get up and dance. Or when you are tired of dancing just chill and listen to the cool grooves.AAA+++