Songs & Dances From Morocco

Chalf Hassan | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 21, 1994)
• Original Release Date: 1994
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Arc Music
• ASIN: B000001IE8
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #88,196 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #9 in Music > World Music > Africa > Morocco
  • #31 in Music > World Music > Middle East > Turkey

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Traditional music for traditional dance, December 30, 2000

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"rakkasah" (Courtenay, B.C., Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Songs & Dances From Morocco (Audio CD)

Both instruments and musical style are perfect for re-creation of traditional-style Moroccan dances. No piece is shorter than four minutes, and the longest is ten minutes (ideal for "village" scenes). I'm fond of "Amul Koutchi" (Dear rag and bone man, please lets take everything and leave here), and the greeting dance also has a nice lilt to it. This is not the usual orchestra-with-big-drum-solo stereotype; those who explore dance ought to try this one.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great collection of Middle Eastern dance music, September 14, 2004

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Joanna Daneman (Middletown, DE USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Songs & Dances From Morocco (Audio CD)

If you are interested in Middle Eastern dance, this is a great CD. For one thing, the cuts range from about 6 minutes long to almost 11 minutes long, plenty of music for continuous dancing. The music features a lot of violin and is softer-sounding than a lot of Middle Eastern music you might be familiar with. The mysterious The Bride "Look at me!" is very much like what you might hear in a Moroccan restaurant, intricate rhythm, violin and is the dance wedding guests all do to fete the newly-married couple.