Arabic Cafe

Arabic Cafe

Track Listings
Disc: 1

1. Mirage [Deep Space Mix]

2. Bedouin Dance - Karizma

3. Flower from the East [Light Mix]

4. Desert Song [Life Mix]

5. Desert Energy

6. Arabian Groove

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Disc: 2

1. Close

2. Rhythm Stories [Souk Mix]

3. Morning Sun [Glow Mix]

4. Longest Dream [Moon Mix]

5. Monsoon [Java Dub]

6. Sand Storm [Desert Mix] - Transform

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Disc: 3

1. Gravity

2. Souk Nationala

3. Wherever You Go... [Love Mix]

4. Love Theme [Flowers Mix]

5. Mirchi

6. Still Love You

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Tracks:

Aube Rouge A Grozny
Astrakan Cafe (1)
The Mozdok's Train
Blue Jewels
Nihawend Lunga
Ashkabad
Halfaouine
Parfum De Gitane
Khotan
Karakoum
Astara
Dar Es Salam
Hijaz Pechref
Astrakan Cafe (2)

Customer Reviews:

MORE than wonderful disk.......2004-05-22

Ohhhhh, what's that fantastic disk. No comment, it fabulous disk.
Thanks Mr. Anouar.

Wonderful.......2004-03-29

This is my first experience with oud music, and I have to say I love it very much. This is a very relaxing CD, and I plan to buy more of Brahem's music. The only thing I would say contrary is that the clarinet is too overpowering at times. I have to turn my volume down a tad. But on songs like 'Parfum de Gitane' the instrument sounds perfect and magical. Thanks for the great CD.

A Fusion Success.......2004-01-25

I was searching for contemporary Arab music when I ran across this gem. Inspired by the music of the 'stans of Central Asia, this disc pairs Anouar Brahem's astounding oud playing with a clarinet and Moroccan drums (bendir and darbouka). The resulting fusion succeeds surprisingly well, comparable to the achievements in a different genre of Radio Tarife. Some of the tracks have a jazz quality reminiscent, at moments, of Benny Goodman. The highlight however is the unique title piece, which appears on two different tracks.

On the down side, I still find the first piece (by the clarinetist Barbaros Erkose) disappointing, even after repeated listening. Moreover, the clarinet is over modulated in a few spots. With these exceptions, the music and the sound quality are both superb. This disc will reward the listener with a wealth of detail when played on a good audio system.

a taste of exotica.......2003-12-24

This still certainly rates as jazz, but just as much it gives the impression of a visit to... --well, uh, a cafe in Astrakan. Especially atmospheric is the clarinet play of sideman Barbaros Erkose, which produces just the right emphasis of exotica to complement Brahem's virtuostic oud play (is there a greater student of this instrument now recording?) and the unobtrusive backing percussion (bendir and darbouka). This is a tuneful but rather laid back kind of jazz, occasionally giving itself over to flashes of brilliant play. It sounds more than just a bit mysterious, but it is a naked mystery. Stripped of the kind of mood cliches one often hears in the soundtracks to bad films about Arabic lands, this music reveals some of the emotional secrecies that can be found at the heart of the cultures it strives to portray.

Traditional music from a Master.......2003-08-31

I own around 1200 CDs, and I consider myself an expert in international music. This one CD stands out among a very few in my collection. I am going to try to describe it, but I won't be able to do justice; I can't find the right words. This fully instrumental CD (no singing) takes you to a magical land and recreates centuries of middle eastern imagery in the mind of the listener. This is not a CD like "Simon Shaheen"'s modernistic approach to Middle Eastern music. This is "traditional Middle East" with perfect harmony and perfect performance. I have played this CD hundreds of times since I purchased it. And I still love it like the very first time.

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Café Arabia
Various Artists
Manufacturer: EMI Int'l
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00001ZUFO
Release Date: 1999-10-11

Tracks:

Habbeytak - Fairuz
El Hawa Hawaya - Abdel Halim Hafez
Walla Zaman - Warda
Hallet Ya Rabee - Mohammed Abdel Wahab
Khodni Ma'ak - Shadia
El Ward Gameil - Sayed Makawi
Rah El Hawa - Layla Murad
Asmar Aabar - Mohammed Abdo
Mahla Eishat El Fallah - Najat

Album Details

Arabic Music Stars from the Golden Era. Features: Warda, Shadia, Fairuz, Abdel Halim Hafez, Layla Murad.

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Cafe Cairo
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Manufacturer: EMI Int'l
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005A1MK
Release Date: 2001-06-26

Tracks:

Ala Hesb Wedad - Abdel Halim Hafez
Ma Kanshi Al Bal - Mohamed Abdel Wahab
Ya Tabib El Alb - Layla Mourad
Hamdellah Al Salama - Nagat
Esaal Mara Allaya - Sayed Makkawi
Ichariyya - Mohamed Ruchdi
Ya Meadawi - Mohamed Kandil
Alli Alli - Shadia

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A collection of classics from some of the musical legends of Egypt's golden era. The album includes leading tracks from the Dusky Nightingale Abdel Halim hafez, the incomparable Mohamed Abdel Wahaband other greats from the 1950's, 60's and 70's.

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Arabic Cafe
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Bar De Lune Boxes
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0007QRARS
Release Date: 2005-05-24

Tracks:

Mirage [Deep Space Mix] - Ataq Ku
Bedouin Dance - Karizma
Flower from the East [Light Mix] - Jasmine Fareed
Desert Song [Life Mix] - Bedouin
Desert Energy - Banda Apacha
Arabian Groove - The Keys
Desert Winds [Hot Mix] - Milos Kalla
Sunlight [Morning Mix] - Collatres
Marine Beats - Essouria
Seven Ways - Platinum Ring

Tracks:

Close - Habib Tanar
Rhythm Stories [Souk Mix] - Soniques
Morning Sun [Glow Mix] - Atchi Basq
Longest Dream [Moon Mix] - Timber Vella
Monsoon [Java Dub] - Eastern Soul
Sand Storm [Desert Mix] - Transform
Innocenses [Arabian Mix] - Tandik Singh
Stones - Antiques
Horizons [Abstraction Mix] - Siracussa Beats
Come Follow Me [Three Step Mix] - Theo-Al-Maree

Tracks:

Gravity - Cool Touch
Souk Nationala - B Line Brothers
Wherever You Go... [Love Mix] - Soul Beats
Love Theme [Flowers Mix] - Cuk
Mirchi - Femina
Still Love You - Mohhammad
Fables Gold - Nero
Karma Moods [Soul Mix] - JP Conley
Simbiossa [Incense Mix] - Sienna Siraz
Signs of Wisdom - Signs

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Tracks:

Etob El Nili - Wadih El Safi
Ishar - Fairouz
Ya Samrah Ya Tamer Hendi - Issam Raggi
Zay El Assal - Sabah
Ma Bijouz - Nasri Shams Eldine
Darabni Ou Baka - Samira Tewfic
Elly Bithebbo Latife - Philemon Wehbe
Ya Heneina - Leyla Ramzi
Hezze Mahramek - Samir Yazbeck
Ezzabi - Elie Choueiry
Wehyatak Al Ghali - Joseph Azar
Baddak Baddak - Melhem Barakat

Album Details

Classics from some of the musical legends of Lebanon from the 1960's and 70's. This collection includes contributions from the living legend Fairouz, the much loved Sabah, and the genius Wadih Al Safi.

Customer Reviews:

The Best from the Best.......2001-10-17

Lebanon's elite and most beloved singers, singing unforgetable songs. This album is deeply inspirational, for it takes your heart to where it belongs, to a wonderful world of tunes and lyrics.

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Café Arabia
Various Artists
Manufacturer: EMI
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004ZDX0
Release Date: 2000-10-31

Tracks:

Habbeytak - Fairuz
El Hawa Hawaya - Abdel Halim Hafez
Walla Zaman - Warda
Hallet Ya Rabee - Mohammed Abdel Wahab
Khodni Ma'ak - Shadia
El Ward Gameil - Sayed Makawi
Rah El Hawa - Layla Murad
Asmar Aabar - Mohammed Abdo
Mahla Eishat El Fallah - Najat

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