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27 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Hi,
I've been belly dancing for about three years, and I have had a couple of performances.
I really enjoy this CD. The songs are fast paced and fun to dance, to. Probably because they have a simpler composition than some of the more old-fashioned music that I have heard.
If you are fit, and a reasonably good dancer, you will find these songs very peppy and fun to perform to--both for yourself and the audience.
The only shortcoming is that since most of the songs have so much percussion, they might tempt the dancer to slack off on the graceful upper body movements that make a good dance a great one.
I recommend this album for:
Working Out - Good accompaniment for a class or a private belly dance practice.
Performance - These popular, catchy songs (ok, they're kind of old now :)) can add perk to your routine if you are fit and have a high enough energy to do them justice.
I enjoy this album, and recommend it for any dancer.
I've been belly dancing for about three years, and I have had a couple of performances.
I really enjoy this CD. The songs are fast paced and fun to dance, to. Probably because they have a simpler composition than some of the more old-fashioned music that I have heard.
If you are fit, and a reasonably good dancer, you will find these songs very peppy and fun to perform to--both for yourself and the audience.
The only shortcoming is that since most of the songs have so much percussion, they might tempt the dancer to slack off on the graceful upper body movements that make a good dance a great one.
I recommend this album for:
Working Out - Good accompaniment for a class or a private belly dance practice.
Performance - These popular, catchy songs (ok, they're kind of old now :)) can add perk to your routine if you are fit and have a high enough energy to do them justice.
I enjoy this album, and recommend it for any dancer.
19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Let's see.. the title of this album, "bellydance superstars". That's debatable, and of course it depends on the style that you prefer. I have a different list of superstars every year, it always changes, and the superstars on this album definitely are of the American style rather than, well, Egyptian, or Turkish, or whatever, but one thing nobody can take away from them - they're amazing dancers, most, and they have great following in the western world.
The music . When I buy a compilation CD, it is because I want to be exposed to different types of music that I haven't heard yet, and this CD definitely delivers. I was already a fan of Hakim (for review's sake - pop Egyptian, the "Lion of Egypt", very danceable and fun - will get the audience dancing in your shows), Amr Diab - another pop artist that's very popular, Warda (sophisticated, lovely music - especially the track chosen - Bitwanees Beek - which is a must for your collection), with Mohammed Abdel Wahab - one of the classics of Arabic music... etc etc.
[ Actually, reading some of the reviews by some self-professed knowitalls "real arab women" who gave this album 0 stars - how could you??! Warda, Abdel Wahab, and Hakim are not pleasing to you?! Then what is? ]
Other songs include :
Sahra Saidi - a high-energy drum solo that sounded very familiar to me, definitely great to show off your isolations.
Ice Queen - I haven't heard this one before, it is interesting, it is an entrance song, extremly high energy, definitely not traditional but it keeps the traditional format of the intro songs (including the break of beledi in the middle and then the taksim). I've used it successfully (I think) in a more theatrical setting where I wanted to grab the audience from the beginning . Like putting on a serious face before letting them in the joke :)
Raks Africa - the opening song, not my favorite for bellydance, but it was interesting, maybe later I'll change my mind.
Chicky - hah. Very funny song. Actual lyrics: "Listen to the chickichika boom boom". It's good to have this one on hand if one day I feel very, VERY silly. Or maybe not.
One fault I find with this CD - for my own sake - it is that it's not experimental enough - it didn't have enough songs that I didn't know. If you've been dancing for a while, you already know most of the songs. Should have paid more attention to the list...
cheers,
ioana
64 of 86 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I purchased this album about a year ago. I enjoyed six of the tracks (2,4,8,10,12,13) for awhile, ultimately deciding it wasn't a great album of middle eastern music, but that there were enough enjoyable tracks to make it a "keeper"...especially since the Mohamed Abdel Wahab pieces are not that easy to find on other collections w/o spending a lot of money (and the Hossam Ramzy album of his music is not one of Ramzy's better efforts IMO).
I happened upon this Amazon listing while browsing middle eastern albums, so I decided to see what other people thought of it. My god, such a disparity in reviews! Either five stars or one?! I try not to be too opinionated about such things (at least not as opinionated as most of the one star reviewers), but I confess that I do enjoy going through Amazon and debunking innaccurate, misleading, or seriously biased reviewing.
This is where I "pull rank." Sorry, "one star" reviewers; I probably own more middle eastern CD's than all of you combined, and this album just does not deserve the vitriol that you are hurling at it. A somewhat cheesy, typical American commericalized, album concept, to be sure; and some equally cheesy westernized techno-tinged songs, as well...but it just doesn't suck as bad as your "rip" reviews would indicate. It is my philosopy that there are very few albums that deserve one-star reviews, in the first place (and this one probably isn't worthy of so many five-star reviews either), but why don't you just give it two stars, say it wasn't what you expected--or that it was exactly the "crap" that you expected--and move on. I'm always a bit confused as to why some of these people even bothered to by the CD in the first place. It's fairly obvious from the album listing, and other reviews, what this album is. I am always puzzled by the strange practice, that some people seem to do, of buying an album expecting--or seemingly even hoping-- to hate it, to have some sort of world view of theirs confirmed. Why waste your time, energy, and money?
All you do is reveal your biases--perhaps even outright prejudices--with these kinds of reviews; and, more to the point, you come across like big time SNOBS! I don't see anywhere on this album where it indicates that this is supposed to be a wholly "authentic oriental" dance/music presentation. Is there some unwritten law that states that westerners can't add some of their own cultural flavor to this music...god/allah knows that plenty of "oriental" music composers have assimilated western elements into their music (the great composer, Mohamed Abdel Wahab, himself, for one).
I am generally pretty liberal, but when it comes to things like music, I tend to be a bit of a traditionalist myself; for example, I can't stomach most "world beat" and "trance music," which to me is the equivalent of the taking world music and putting a "disco beat" to it (as was the trend back in the seventies), but we must not let ourselves become allergic to all things "modern," or updated, as was the sarcastic reviewer that made the word "modern" synonymous with the word "crappy." Tradition is great, but clinging TOO hard to our traditions is one of the main source of much of the trouble in the world today...especially in the "Middle East."
As someone who was born and raised in the U.S., I have an aversion to many things about this country, too; especially all of the commercialism and consumerism inherent to such a capitalist society...but I really feel compassion for those of you who are Arabic and living in a country whose customs you seem to despise so much. Perhaps you should channel the passion reflected in your angry words, into your dancing and/or daily spiritual practice.
Bottom line: not a great album; but not "shockingly bad," "crappy," "garbage," "horrible," "unbelievably awful," or "terrible," either (although, as the person who called it "terrible," also indicated, it might actually be a bit "contrived"). Some things are simply a matter of personal taste, others are more of a matter of personal prejudice. When writing a review, at least try to have some degree of objectivity--or if you feel like you have to write, and you just can't be objective, at least come right out and reveal your bias--or your review really isn't very useful at all.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Belly dance your heart out
Great music if you want to get in shape - that is if you know how to belly dance. I don't understand the lyrics but I certainly enjoy listening & dancing to the beats.
Published 15 months ago by Solomom
Bellydance
This is a must have for your library. A knowledgeable dancer, even amateur could choreograph a dance to any of these pieces.
Published 23 months ago by L. Harding
Horrible misrepresentation of Mid-East music
Ok, a couple tracks are good. But the rest is nauseatingly bad fusion stuff: rap pseudo belly, sorta kinda Flamenco, you name it. Read more
Published on April 4, 2010 by Cornelia Van Aken
Bellydance - jazzy or old-fashioned?
The CD is okay for people who prefer a modern, more "jazzy" kind of belly dance - or modernized versions of classic titles. Read more
Published on January 6, 2010 by Helkael
Belly dance CD
I have had the DVD of Bellydance superstars for some time and was so happy to be able to get this CD of the music used on the DVD. I will now be able to follow my favorite dancers
Published on May 14, 2009 by Charmaine Seccombe
It's no wonder Americans like it
This music is American - Arabic fusion; even Arabic classics are remixed and given a modern - sometimes techno - beat, and an electronic feel which is very far away from what one... Read more
Published on May 18, 2008 by Shantimar
Loved it!
This cd has various different music on - little bit of everything! It's worth the buy
Published on May 7, 2007 by Cindy
Bellydance Superstars Moves You
Enjoyed this group of belly dance numbers very much. I personally prefer more instrumentals, but, hey, nothing is perfect. The music is energetic and does get you moving. Read more
Published on April 4, 2007 by Horsedogcat
Bellydance Superstars
If you are a dancer you need the Superstars CDs. Good mixed discs, you get a taste of a lot of different artists without looking for 12 discs and you don't need to read Arabic. Read more
Published on January 14, 2007 by K. M. Bowers
Good usable material
Excellent contemporary bellydance music, most very usable. The only problem is its popularity.
Egyptian-style and American-Cabaret dancers would probably get the most... Read more
Egyptian-style and American-Cabaret dancers would probably get the most... Read more
Published on January 11, 2007 by Patricia Croteau
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