Donia

Sawt El Atlas | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 10, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Tinder
• ASIN: B00005M953
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #486,428 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Don't Judge Me

2. Oh Lady

3. Life

4. People (featuring Natacha Atlas)

5. The Sunshine Of My Life

6. Abandoned

7. Andalucia (featuring Chico Cana)

8. Mother

9. The Wheel Turns

10. Our Life Led Us

11. The Faithful, The Believer

12. Colodia Mix

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This rocked!!, January 18, 2003

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Jackie (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Donia (Audio CD)

i am usually a fan of the great cheb mami, but when i saw this at the store, i couldn't resist.i really like "ne me judgez pas," and even if you don't speak arabic or french (i speak both, but all my friends like the album) you will find yourself dancing along within the first 30 seconds of "ne me Judgez pas" or "ness". a must for arab music fans and those who dont even like arab music. its also a great cd to work out to! it keeps you going!!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Shake that butt!, July 27, 2001

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Shantell Powell "The ShanMonster" (Kitchener, ON, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Donia (Audio CD)

Donia is upbeat music that will make you want to shake your booty. "Ness," featuring Natacha Atlas, is my favourite track with its dumbek solo at the beginning and Natacha's trademark soulful vox. The music is at times funky, at times classical Egyptian string orchestra, and at all times danceable, with the faster tempo songs being my personal favourites. Languages vary from French to Spanish and Arabic, and even if you don't understand these tongues, you'll find yourself tapping along to the beat.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Moroccan World-Dance-Pop, July 18, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Donia (Audio CD)

Algerian Rai meets Moroccan club pop meets what else? Sawt el Atlas are cool enough that their mix of percussion, beats, and Arabic vocals sounds just right as world music, quick-pulse dance sounds, or whatever. They cut some of "Donia" in Paris, with Sodi, the producer of Les Negresses Vertes, Femi Kuti, and others at the controls. They finished it in Cairo, surely a music freak's mecca--just check out the Egyptian strings, small percussion instruments, and general vibe. Unforgettable. Natacha Atlas drops in for vocals on "Ness" and all of Donia is just spectacularly global. They've toured with Massilia Sound System, Khaled, Cheb Mami, Keziah Jones, Tonton David, and more. So if that's your thing, rock this.