Various Artists / Bellydance Superstars
| Album: | Bellydance Superstars | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Various Artists | Added: | Jan 2003 | |
| Label: | Mondo Melodia | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2003-02-10 | Pull Date: | 2003-04-14 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
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| Week Ending: | Mar 30 | Mar 23 | Mar 16 | Mar 9 | Mar 2 | Feb 23 | Feb 16 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Feb 23, 2013: | Music Casserole
Habibi Ya Albi |
4. | Nov 22, 2006: | Morning Glory
Sahra Saidi |
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| 2. | Oct 18, 2012: | It's Bollywood
Raks Africa |
5. | Jun 14, 2003: | Spherical Sounds
Raks Africa |
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| 3. | May 25, 2011: | Morning Glory!
Chicky |
6. | Apr 05, 2003: | Morning Glory
Sahra Saidi |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2003-02-09
Reviewed 2003-02-09
[coll.]: BELLYDANCE SUPERSTARS
Mondo Melodia, 2002
Yes, yes, yes, it's bellydance mania! Here's the gimmick: eight of the top belly-dancers working in the United States have selected sixteen of their favorite dance songs, old and new. The results are more or less what you'd expect: high energy, booty-shaking Middle-Eastern pop, extra heavy on the percussion and with just the right edge of cheesiness. My favorite collection of this type in quite a while!
Fo's Picks: 1, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14
01. dramatic instrumental; great drums
02. droning fem vocal, perky backing
03. solid bounce, but way overproduced
04. a 3 part mini-epic w/big strings
05. over-the-top drama, fast groove
06. catchy Arabic soul; aggressive voc.
07. old-school instr.; excellent strings
08. mechanical beat; hip-hoppish vocal
09. nothin' but drums! first-rate stuff.
10. very perky, shifting tempo, odd vocal
11. the gipsy kings go south...
12. slower and mysterious, extra-slinky
13. intriguing, cinematic, Spanish tinge
14. anguished vocal: long intro, then fast
15. more varied but longer than #9
16. very commercial-sounding pop
[Fo] - 2/9/03
Mondo Melodia, 2002
Yes, yes, yes, it's bellydance mania! Here's the gimmick: eight of the top belly-dancers working in the United States have selected sixteen of their favorite dance songs, old and new. The results are more or less what you'd expect: high energy, booty-shaking Middle-Eastern pop, extra heavy on the percussion and with just the right edge of cheesiness. My favorite collection of this type in quite a while!
Fo's Picks: 1, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14
01. dramatic instrumental; great drums
02. droning fem vocal, perky backing
03. solid bounce, but way overproduced
04. a 3 part mini-epic w/big strings
05. over-the-top drama, fast groove
06. catchy Arabic soul; aggressive voc.
07. old-school instr.; excellent strings
08. mechanical beat; hip-hoppish vocal
09. nothin' but drums! first-rate stuff.
10. very perky, shifting tempo, odd vocal
11. the gipsy kings go south...
12. slower and mysterious, extra-slinky
13. intriguing, cinematic, Spanish tinge
14. anguished vocal: long intro, then fast
15. more varied but longer than #9
16. very commercial-sounding pop
[Fo] - 2/9/03
Track Listing
| Artist | Track Name | |||
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| 1. | Dinletir | Raks Africa | ||
| 2. | Shereen | Ah Ya Leil | ||
| 3. | Hakim | El Salam | ||
| 4. | Warda | Warda | ||
| 5. | Dinletir | Ice Queen | ||
| 6. | Hakim | Talakik | ||
| 7. | Mohamed Ebdel Wahab | Nebtidi Mnain El Hikaya | ||
| 8. | Oojami | Chicky | ||
| 9. | Gamel Commaa | Sahra Saidi | ||
| 10. | Warda | Bitwannes Beek | ||
| 11. | Amr Diab | Il Alem Allah | ||
| 12. | Mohamed Abdel Wahab | Zeina | ||
| 13. | Mohamed Abdel Wahab | Msafer | ||
| 14. | Hakim | Esma Yalli | ||
| 15. | Salimpour, Suhaila | Drum Solo | ||
| 16. | Ihab Tawfik | Habibi Ya Albi |