40 Most Popular American Folk Songs [Import]

Emad Sayyah, Paul & Margie, David Corter | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 27, 1998)
• Original Release Date: 1998
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import
• Label: Arc Music
• ASIN: B000001IML
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #504,064 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #76 in Music > World Music > Middle East > Lebanon

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. This Land Is Your Land

2. All My Trials

3. John Henry

4. Thristy Boots

5. Oklahoma Hills

6. Freight Train

7. Prairie Lullaby

8. Sweet Betsy From Pike

9. Motherless Child

10. City Of New Orleans

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Disc: 2

1. Go Tell It On The Mountain

2. The House of the Rising Sun

3. Tom Dooley

4. Donna Donna

5. Mr. Tambourine Man

6. The Midnight Special

7. Hard Times

8. The Tennessee Stud

9. There But For Fortune

10. My Land Is A Good Land

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Upbeat and Contemporary M. E. Music, March 12, 2003

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Wendy A. B. Whipple (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Modern Belly Dance From Lebanon 6 (Audio CD)

This CD has great liner notes, and the music is varied and fun. It does have a lot of electronic elements to it -- but it is "modern" after all. This is contemporary music with an upbeat feel. The songs are kept from being too "pop" with complex rhythm and melodies that have some depth. A great CD set!

The liner notes translate the song title, and explain the emotion behind it. For example: "Balla Tghanni Ya Mourkos (For God's Sake Mourkos Sing) Please, Mourkos, sing and let this beautiful girl dance to your Lebanese music." This really enhanced my enjoyment of the music. Since I don't speak the language, even that brief translation gave me some understanding of what the music was all about.

Dancers who like contemporary music will really enjoy this set. Modern Bellydance from Lebanon has a very talented writer in Sayyah. Much of the selections are very light and energetic, which would probably make them great for performance. It's hard to listen to this music and maintain a dark mood.

1 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great didgeridoo CD, August 22, 2003

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cannikin (new york city, new york United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Didgeridoo Mania (Audio CD)

This is the first of many enjoy!!!