 Truly world music
Review of Something Dangerous - Natacha Atlas by
natalka57
Advantages: lots of variety, quality performing
Disadvantages: too much variety makes it a bit of a mess
...probably on here... Listening to Something Dangerous, I get the feeling that it is trying to jam as many different styles as it can onto one CD, which is a shame, because all the tracks are really very good, but they don't always go together very well. However, if any album were to earn the title of 'world music', this would be it.
There is no way you're going to like every song on this album unless you have truly wide tastes and you don't mind ...
...the instrumentalists in particular is something to appreciate. You get 14 songs on the album, which is more than you get on most, and 72 minutes of quality music is giving you your money's worth.
The album begins slowly with the haunting, acoustic "Adam's Lullaby", a favourite of mine, although it is not a good indicator of the tone of the rest of the album. "Eye of the duck", with its dance beats and rap, follows straight after it, possibly the ...
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 Music for the hips
Review of Beginner's Guide To Arabia - Various Artists by
iubita31
Advantages: a varied mix of different styles, times, countries
Disadvantages: none
This is a really good introduction into arabic music.
CD1 has classical singers such as the egyptian Farid El Atrache (when I hear this song I always think of Samia Gamal dancing) and lebanese Sabah (who is still going on today and only last year released a couple of pop songs with Rola a young pop singer).
My favourite is CD2 which contains very famous pop singers such as Nancy Ashram (I defy anybody to sit still through Ahasmak Ah!) , Elissa ...
...most famous singer,he is from egypt and across the arab world he has outsold Michael Jackson and Madonna to name but a few....very good to dance to. CD 3 is laid back arabic lounge...just kick back and enjoy the shisha! This is a good taster CD as I feel it has something for everybody and is very danceable. ...
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