| Product Summary | | Label: Putumayo | | UPC: 00790248018928 | | Release Date: 6/12/2001 | | Buy.com Sku: 60479334 | | Item#: MSRWNF | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Moi Et Toi - Abdel Ali Slimani ~ Various Artists |  | | 2. Galbi - Abdy ~ Various Artists | | | 3. Leiley - Dania (Transglobal Underground remix) ~ Various Artists | | | 4. Amarain - Amr Diab ~ Various Artists | | | 5. Intil Waheeda - Hisham Abbas ~ Various Artists | | | 6. Hely Meli - Hamid El Shaeri ~ Various Artists | | | 7. Mani - Fadela & Sahraoui ~ Various Artists | | | 8. Kidda - Natacha Atlas ~ Various Artists | | | 9. Mauvais Sang - Khaled ~ Various Artists | | | 10. Ne Me Jugez Pas - Sawt El Atlas (Volodia remix) ~ Various Artists | | | 11. L'Histoire - Cheb Tarik ~ Various Artists | |
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Notes & Personnel Info |  | Compilation producers: Jacob Edgar, Elly Wininger, Corina Barsky. | | Includes liner notes by Zein Al-Jundi, Jacob Edgar. | | All tracks have been digitally remastered. | | This is part of Putumayo's WORLD MUSIC series. | | Liner Note Author: Jacob Edgar. | | Recording information: 2001. | | Illustrator: Nicola Heindl. | | It took Cheb Mami's collaboration with Sting on the latter's mega-hit "Desert Rose" to bring Arabic music into the collective consciousness of the Western world. Never ones to pass up a trend, the folks at Putumayo have scoured North Africa and the Middle East in search of more Arabic pop music. What they turned up is a collection of dance tracks that show the heavy influence of hip-hop, urban pop, funk, and other Western styles, while maintaining the cultural integrity of the region. There are even nods to the influence of American boy bands and sex symbols such as Ricky Martin and Janet Jackson on a few tracks. The swirling strings and ornate, sinuous melody lines characteristic of the Middle East are laid over funky, chugging rhythm tracks, creating a tapestry that is crossover-ready. The disc is heavy on Algerian rai and Egyptian al-jil, with more than half the artists represented from either Egypt or Algeria. The most recognizable name here is Natacha Atlas, whose orgasmic singing on "Kidda," remixed by Transglobal Underground, stands out over the others. Libyan artist Hamid El Shaeri's track "Hely Meli" combines the cooing female vocals of urban pop with samples of women ululating. The effect is startling. On a technical note, there is virtually no space between most of the tracks. While this usually serves to keep the dance groove going, sometimes it is a little abrupt, as the ends of some tracks get chopped off. Arabic Groove is an intense, high-energy release, sure to appeal to fans of cosmopolitan dance music worldwide. ~ Peggy Latkovich |
| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 06/12/2001 | | Original Release Date : 2001 | | Catalog ID : 189 | | Label : Putumayo | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00790248018928 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | NAPRA Review (09-10/01, p.88)
- "...The fusion created is at once disturbingly familiar in the repetitive nature of pop, and exotic and engaging due to its Arabic roots..." |
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