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| Artist: Bellydance Superstars
Label: Mondo Melodia
Category: Music
List Price: $16.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  57 reviews
Sales Rank: 24475
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 850061
UPC: 618685006127
EAN: 0618685006127
ASIN: B000078JLD
Release Date: November 12, 2002
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| Tracks:
| • | Raks Africa - Dinletir (selected by Jillina) | | • | Ah Ya Leil - Shereen (selected by Sonia) | | • | El Salam - Hakim (selected by Jillina) | | • | Warda - Warda (selected by Tamalyn Dallal) | | • | Ice Queen - Dinletir (selected by Rania) | | • | Talakik - Hakim (selected byAmar Gamal) | | • | Nebtidi Mnain El Hikaya - Mohamed Abdel Wahab (selected by Suhaila Salimpour) | | • | Chicky - Oojami (selected by Ansuya) | | • | Sahra Saidi - Gamal Gommaa (selected by Ansuya) | | • | Bitwannes Beek - Warda (selected by Veena & Neena) | | • | Il Alem Allah - Amr Diab (selected by Veena & Neena) | | • | Zeina - Mahamed Abdel Wahab (selected by Sonia) | | • | Msafer - Mahamed Abdel Wahab (selected by Tamalyn Dallal) | | • | Esma Yalli - Hakim (selected by Amar Gamal) | | • | Drum Solo - selected and performed by Suhaila Salimpour | | • | Habibi Ya Albi - Ihab Tawfik (selected by Rania) |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 52 more reviews...
 It's no wonder Americans like it May 18, 2008
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
This music is American - Arabic fusion; even Arabic classics are remixed and given a modern - sometimes techno - beat, and an electronic feel which is very far away from what one associates with Middle Eastern music. It is true, nevertheless (as has been said by another reviewer) that American colonization of Arabic, Indian and African music is widespread and now even the people of these countries themselves tend to prefer the Americanized version of their own culture. I understood the whole concept one day in India, more than ten years ago, on a very very hot day, when I was grateful for my sandals and pure cotton loose Indian clothes, when I saw Indians parade happily in blue jeans and heavily padded sports shoes, although they must have been sweating like mad.
So... the fact that disco style and techno style is enjoyed by young Arabs is no excuse and no proof of those styles being Middle Eastern or representing Middle Eastern culture. Since this show was geared to Western audiences, Miles Copeland chose to minimize the "culture shock" and made something easily recognizable that the audiences would relate to. And, to make the pill go down even more easily, chose most of his dancers to be young, beautiful and thin, when there are great American oriental dance artists (excuse me, but I hate the word bellydance) who were not chosen because they are over 40 and a bit on the chubby side.
I understand that most Americans, who had no exposure at all to this foreign culture, welcome most readily the version nearer to what they already know. It's very natural, I'm not blaming them. And that's the reason for all those four and five star reviews we see here. They don't impress me, it was to be expected.
I don't want to use words like crap etc..., but surely most of these "things" don't deserve the appellation "music". For me music is something very different, which stirs something deep within. Even if it's funny and upbeat. But it has to be art. Otherwise I may call it.. hm, let's see... noise?
In my external hard drive, under the folder dedicated to Middle Eastern music, I have a subfolder called "Disco garbage selections". Meaning that whenever I have the time I must go through these albums and actually listen to some seconds of each of these tracks (given by a friend), to look whether there is some nice song to save, before deleting the whole bunch.
Before ending this: I'm not against fusion at all costs. I do listen to Hossam Ramzy once in a while, and I am a fan of Omar Faruk Tekbilek. But it has to be fusion of two things respecting the essence of both, not a rape of one by the other.
May I recommend:
"Rough guide to bellydance"
"Arabian masters, vol. 1, 2, 3"
"Aziza raqs - instrumentals"
O.F. Tekbilek "Best of the Sultans" and "Fire dance"
Exotic oriental bellydancing
Mimi Mc Donald "Gems of the Middle East" vol. 1, 2, 3
Bellydance Fifi Abdo "Middle Eastern Nights"
"Orient belly dance"
"Arabian traditional music" (beautiful!!!)
"Arabian traditional tacht ensemble" (beautiful!!!)
"Classical Egyptian music for Raqs Sharqi" (2 CDS) with The Layali El Sharq Ensemble
"Egyptian baladi live" with The Layali El Sharq Baladi Band
 Loved it! May 7, 2007
This cd has various different music on - little bit of everything! It's worth the buy
Bellydance Superstars Moves You April 4, 2007
Enjoyed this group of belly dance numbers very much. I personally prefer more instrumentals, but, hey, nothing is perfect. The music is energetic and does get you moving. I give it a solid four stars
Bellydance Superstars January 15, 2007
If you are a dancer you need the Superstars CDs. Good mixed discs, you get a taste of a lot of different artists without looking for 12 discs and you don't need to read Arabic. Pretty fast tracks, warm up with something slower, I like Arabic Lounge set.
Good usable material January 12, 2007
Excellent contemporary bellydance music, most very usable. The only problem is its popularity.
Egyptian-style and American-Cabaret dancers would probably get the most out of it.
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