| Various Artists / Rough Guide To Latin-Arabia |
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| Album: | Rough Guide To Latin-Arabia | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Various Artists | Added: | Nov 2006 | |
| Label: | World Music Network | |||
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| Add Date: | 2006-11-19 | Pull Date: | 2007-01-21 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | Jan 21 | Jan 14 | Jan 7 | Dec 31 | Dec 17 | Dec 3 | Nov 26 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jul 15, 2019: | Global Ginga Alabina, Ya Nour El Ein, Mambo El Soudani | 4. | Jan 09, 2007: | New World Disorder Ya Nour El Ein | |
| 2. | Jan 16, 2007: | At the Cafe Bohemian Ya Nour El Ein | 5. | Jan 03, 2007: | Plastic Fantastic Lover Oran Oran | |
| 3. | Jan 09, 2007: | At the Cafe Bohemian Ya Nour El Ein | 6. | Dec 26, 2006: | At the Cafe Bohemian Oran Oran |
| Album Review |
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| Sadie O. Reviewed 2006-11-13 | ||
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[coll]: Rough Guide to Latin-Arabia Reviewed by Sadie O., 11/13/06 Latin-Arabic crossover music of all sorts – some Arabic artists doing Latin-tinged numbers, some Latin artists involving North African influences or musicians. The Latin-Arabic musical connection is very strong, due to the Moorish occupation of Spain for several hundred years, during which time they introduced guitars and hand percussion. No FCCs. I like 2 and 5 best (both major hits in Europe/Arabia). 1. ** 4:08; Salamat-Mambo El Soudani swingy midtempo hip-wiggler from Nubian percussionist. Horn driven, with nice piano solo towards end. 2. **** 5:09; Amr Diab-Ya Nour El Ein solo male vocal intro, elements of flamenco and cumbia. Song was a massive hit for both Egyptian Diab and pan-Mediterranean Alabina. 3. *** 4:38; Cheb Sahraoui-Je Suis Naïf midtempo bounce by Algerian Rai artist and pianist. Nice horns, beautiful male vocals a la Khaled. 4. **4:04; Rhany-Chan Chan Lots of harmonium-type instrument, midtempo Moroccan cover of an Afro-Cuban number. 5. ****3:54; Ishtar & Los Niños De Sara-Alabina dramatic midtempo flamenco/bellydance with a Moroccan/Egyptian Israeli singer and Spanish-speaking French gypsy band. Whew! MASSIVE hit which gave the group their name. LONG fade. 6. **6:27; Omar Faruk Tekbilek Feat. Enrique Morente-Ole Aman pretty, slightly uptempo, flamenco-influenced guitar, flute and handdrum, Turkish composer and flamenco singer. Big tempo increase towards end. 7. ***6:32; Alfredo De La Fé-Macondo fun, somewhat uptempo Cuban cumbia (yeah, I know – whatever!) with middle eastern handdrums and both Cuban and Moroccan violinists. There’s also a lot of jazz and a bit of hip hop. Whew! 8. ***4:19; Benjamin Escoriza-Paquita La Guapa flamenco from Granada, but claiming north African influences. Rather downtempo and relaxed, lovely. 9. **8:40; Maurice El Medioni Feat. Roberto Rodriguez-Oran Oran uptempo but relaxed and jazzy Afro-Cuban groove from an Algerian Jew living in France (sung in French). Great piano and trumpet. 10. ***10:11; Emil Zrihan-Mahani-Zin solo acoustic guitar, sweet male vocals by a Moroccan Jewish maestro of North African religious song. Handdrums come in at 1:30, nice midtempo gallop. Lots of tempo and style changes. 11. **3:57; Reines De Saba-Ah Ghanilek (Et Je Chante, Yolé Canto) A Moroccan and a French female vocal duo, backed by Los Ninos de Sara, so there’s a definite similarity to Alabina, with an Andalusian groove. Pretty midtempo swing in several languages. | ||
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