Late night get-togethers at an outdoor café, hookah pipes, chatter and the strong smell of coffee, are all part of the distinct flavour of Middle Eastern street life. As is the shimmying, hip-shaking music phenomenon best-known as `bellydance'. From Selim Sesler and the Salatin El Tarab Orchestra to Mokhtar Al Said and Sami Ali, The Rough Guide to Bellydance Café provides a comprehensive insight into the seductive sounds of the Orient.
Track Listings
1. JALAL JOUBI ENSEMBLE - Marmar Zamani (Syria) 3:01
2. NAZARETH ORCHESTRA FEATURING LUBNA SALAME - Al-Atlal (Israel) 5:03
3. ENSEMBLE HÜSEYIN TÜRKMENLER - Söleyin Yildizlar Sevegilim Nerde (Turkey) 3:34
4. MOHAMMED ALI ENSEMBLE - Enta Omri (Egypt) 6:43
5. SAMI ALI - Ashshimtini (Egypt) 3:18
6. MOKHTAR AL SAID - Tabla Solo (Egypt) 2:45
7. SELIM SESLER - Gözyasi (Turkey) 5:41
8. GLYKERIA - Min Perimenis Pia (Greece) 2:55
9. SALATIN EL TARAB ORCHESTRA - Helm (Intro Taksim) (Syria) 1:22
10. SALATIN EL TARAB ORCHESTRA - Tahtihou Dajha (Syria) 1:56
11. SALATIN EL TARAB ORCHESTRA - Awazil Yabou Ziloof (Syria) 1:37
12. MAYODI - Habibi Ya Eini (Morocco) 6:17
13. UPPER EGYPT ENSEMBLE - Mazamir Holiday (Egypt) 5:23
14. SAMI NOSSAIR ORCHESTRA - Mawwal Al Hawa (Egypt) 2:27
15. SAMI NOSSAIR ORCHESTRA - Ala Nar (Egypt) 3:35
16. GIASEMI (YASMIN) & NIKOS SARAGOUDAS - Tsahpinoula Moy (Greece) 4:54
17. MOKHTAR AL SAID & EL FERKA EL MASAYA - Souhair's Tabla (Egypt) 2:27
18. MOHAMED ISKANDAR - La Tsalouni (Lebanon) 3:48
