Darine Hadchiti - Kel El Ossa

Darine Hadchiti's third album is a solid effort from the young Lebanese singer. As always, Kel El Ossa boasts a stellar list of musicians, including Tarek Abou Jaoudeh, Hadi Sharara, Wissam El Amir, Roger Khoury, George Karam, Zaher El Baba, Mohamed Yehia, Walid Saad, Adel Aayesh, and Boudi Naoum. As is usually the case, Darine's album is quite lengthy, and so there are a number of great songs with not-so-great songs filling the gap. The album opens like her previous two, with a Tarek Abou Jaoudeh-Hadi Sharara collaboration. Meshta'a is another catchy song with an amazing fusion of Arabic and electronic music. The title song, an upbeat and fun Lebanese song composed by Wissam El Amir, follows. Kel El Ossa's arrangement is reminiscent of the style Roger Khoury used with his last collaboration with Wissam El Amir, on Melhem Zein's Alawwah. Next up is Ana Aheb (Fiha Eih Ya'ni), which is composed by one of the busiest men this year, Mohamed Yehia. Tarek Madkour's upbeat, poppy arrangement on this song is one of his better works this year. The album's first single, Rasi Ala Rasak, is an equally great song, thanks to both George Karam's upbeat composition and Boudi Naoum's fusion of pop with an Arabic beat and mizmar. Ma Bta'refni, composed by Zaher El Baba, is another enjoyable, upbeat song, even though the arrangement takes a backseat with nothing special. Hobbak Ghali Alaya, Darine's first Egyptian single, is fairly good although her vocals don't do much for the song. Darine Hadchiti's vocals are not necessarily bad, her failure to create a niche for herself is what holds her back, even after the release of her third album. Regardless of what you hear from others, Kel El Ossa is definitely worth a listen, with a number of good songs to be discovered.

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Track List:
1. Meshta'a
2. Kel El Ossa
3. Ana Aheb (Fiha Eih Ya'ni)
4. Maw'oudeh
5. Denyeh B'ideh
6. Rasi Ala Rasak
7. Mamnou'
8. Ma'ouleh Hayda El Hob
9. Ma Bta'refni
10. Khedni Wrouh
11. Hobbak Ghali Alaya

Nawal - Nawal 2009

Nawal's long-awaited follow-up to Nawal 2006 has finally arrived, and it is definitely good. As always, Nawal has an infectiously catchy single, and the rest of the album is filled with well-chosen lyrics, and generally mellow music. Mou Liya, like El Shoug Jabek, Bi Yahsedouni Aleih, and Tammen Galbak before it, is infectiously catchy and goes places Nawal has never been before. After joining Nawal on his compositions like El Shou Jabek and Fel Bedaya, Mish'al El Orouj returns even more prominently in Mou Liya, although it is his only composition here. On this album, Nawal's Egyptian song is composed by Walid Saad, after working with the late Riyad El Hamshari on her past two albums. Bahraini arranger Sirouz has much more prominent presence on Nawal 2009 than any other arranger, a fact this listener doesn't like, but listening to the work Khaled Ez and Hani Farhat do on Hathi Jedida, Wein Antehi, and Khed'a, or İsmail Tunçbilek does on Mou Liya is gratifying enough to forget it. Sah is another beautiful song, combining Turki's meaningful lyrics with Sahm's skillful composition (which he already proved in Asalah's 2007 album, Sawaha Galbi), and Essam El Sharaiti & Hani Farhat's arrangement. Nawal 2009 caters to those who like the polished Nawal as much as it does to those who like the rougher, more old school Nawal.

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Track List:
1. Dhagat Aleik
2. Meshtag Galoli
3. Sam
4. Leih Saket
5. Hathi Jedida
6. Mou Liya
7. May Eini
8. Sah
9. Ghab Nourek
10. Khed'a
11. Aghla Hob
12. Has Be Ghalteto
13. Min Allemek
14. Eyoun El Nas
15. Wein Antehi

Hoda Saad - Ertaht

Moroccan singer Hoda Saad's debut album is a mellow, mostly traditional one. Hoda skillfully sings in the Egyptian, Lebanese, and Khaliji dialects, as well as her native Moroccan dialect. Hoda's soft, feminine voice does not instantly distinguish itself, but it is good and well-employed throughout the album. Hoda works with some of the top names in the business, including Walid Saad, Salim Salameh, Mahmoud Khayami, and Mohamed Rifai. Looking like Egyptian songstress Sherine can't hurt either.

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Track List:
1. Ma Kontesh
2. Ma Sadda'
3. Maghroumeh Fik
4. Abou El Erreif
5. Jit Nsidou
6. Ma Tfakkarnish
7. Ma Baddak
8. Ertaht Ashan Nesitni
9. Allah Yaster

Mohamed El Majzoub - Hann Albi

Mohamed El Majzoub was a favorite to win the second season of Rotana TV's Arab import of The X Factor. And not surprisingly, the 17-year-old Syrian won it. As promised, Mohamed went to work on his debut album, courtesy of Rotana, and one year later here it is. Like fellow X Factor winner Rajaa Qasabni before him, Mohamed works with Walid Saad, Salim Salameh, and Adel Aayesh. The album also maintains the same oriental feel throughout, with traditional instrumentation and only the title song using a pop beat. However, unlike Rajaa's album, Lebanese songs dominate this album and there is far more variety in terms of composers and arrangers with Hisham Boulos, Marc Abdelnour, Khalil Abou Abeid, and Dani Helou on board also. Rotana has produced another winner in Mohamed, and this album is definitely one of the strongest debuts in years.

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Track List:
1. Allah Shou Bhebbak
2. Hann Albi
3. Keda Tensani
4. Hebbini
5. Ba'dek
6. Ma T'oulsh Ana
7. Ana A'mel Eih
8. Bhessak Ma'i

Asmahan - Les Archives De La Musique Arabe

Born Amal Al Atrache to Syrian Druze nobility, Asmahan's life was almost as interesting as her sublime voice. Asmahan's father, Fahd Al Atrache, was the governor of the Demirci district in Ottoman Turkey. After Turkey lost Syria to the French, the Atrache family fled fearing Turkish retribution and Asmahan was born on the ship that took them back to Syria. Having lost their wealth, Asmahan's mother was forced to sing for a living and became young Asmahan, and her brother Farid's inspiration. One of the earliest singers to introduce the western influence to Arabic music, Asmahan's voice excelled at almost anything. Though Farid lived quite a long life and became a legendary singer, actor, and composer, Asmahan was not so lucky. Her mysterious death in Egypt was blamed on the intelligence wars of the time, and it was rumored she was a spy. Other more ridiculous conspiracy theories account even accused Oum Kalthoum of having her murdered "to kill off the competition". This is a compilation of Asmahan's greatest songs, and even includes Ya Habibi Ta'ala and Layali El Ons, which are still concert favorites to this day.

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Track List:
1. Aleik Salat Allah
2. Layta Lel Barqi
3. Farraq Ma Beinna
4. Naweit Adari
5. Layali El Bashar
6. Ash'inha
7. Layali El Ons
8. Ya Habibi Ta'ala

Pascale Machaalani - Sa'beh Eish Men Dounak

Pascale Machaalani's eleventh studio album, Sa'beh Eish... Men Dounak, was released in 2004. Apart from the odd intro or beat, the majority of the album is quite purist, working with strings and Arabic beats rather than chasing new trends. As we have come to expect from Pascale in the past few years, the majority of the album is arranged by Melhem Abou Shdid, and he did some of his best work here. With the exception of the title song, the album is written by Egyptian lyricists, and composed by both Egyptian and Lebanese composers, such as Tarek Abou Jaoudeh, Mostafa Aoud, Mahmoud Khayami, and Boudi Naoum (who brings a pop song to the table as usual). Pascale had many unforgettable hits with this album, such as Sa'beh Eish Men Dounak and Sana Oula Gharam, but many of the songs that weren't given the spotlight, like Ba'd Keda and Aal Youm El Youm, are equally great.

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Track List:
1. Sa'beh Eish Men Dounak
2. Rouhi Inta
3. Ana Toul El Youm
4. Ba'd Keda
5. Balak Tawil
6. Sana Oula Gharam
7. Aal Youm El Youm
8. Omri Lik
9. Bahebbohou

Reeda - Shaklak Ma Ytammensh

Reeda's absence from the music scene could not have been cut short in a better way than her 2006 album, Shaklak Ma Ytammensh. To announce her return, she released a video for Mashi Ya Zaman which showed her at work in the studio with Iwan and Tarek Abou Jaoudeh, as well as other musicians, production teams, and makeup artists. A few months later, Reeda released her album and the video for the title song simultaneously. Though the arrangers incorporate western instruments to spice things up, the album is a very oriental one. The catchy title song, composed by Riyad El Hamshari, is made up of heavy beats, accordion, and kanun for the most part. The third single, Bala Betthebni, is another catchy, upbeat song composed by Mohamed Yehia, and Khaled Nabil incorporates the electric guitar (similar to the way he did on Aadi by Nora Rahal). Hadi Sharara's arrangement on the upbeat Khallik Ala Rahtak is also reminiscent of his work on Razan's hit debut single, Law Hob Dah, which came out later that year. Apart from the very Turkish Bes'al Hali, which doesn't fit Reeda at all, and the sleepy Tamma'tak Feya, the album is a success. However, is no doubt that Mashi Ya Zaman remains the gem in this album, and the proof is that most to people refer to this album by that title.

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Track List:
1. Bala Betthebbeni
2. Kol Dmou' El Koun
3. Shaklak Ma Ytammensh
4. Tamma'tak Feya
5. Bes'al Hali
6. Khallik Ala Rahtak (Narak Men Nari)
7. Khod Albi
8. Mashi Ya Zaman
9. Mashi Ya Zaman (Remix)

Elissa - Ahla Dounya

Elissa's 2004 album was a turning point for the Lebanese singer in many ways. It not only cemented her Egyptian success, got her a contract with Pepsi, and won her her first World Music Award, it also marked the most active point in Elissa's career. It was her last album with producer Jean Saliba, and her last collaboration with Jean-Marie Riachi, who arranged the whole album. The album is dominated by western-style ballads and Latin touches, but there are a number of songs which shine through. Elissa remakes another Turkish song here also, Bain El Ain is a cover of İzel's Dile Benden, and although I prefer İzel's voice, Jean-Marie Riachi gives the arrangement slightly more depth. The hit Erga' Lel Shouq, Elissa's first completely Arabic-sounding single, makes you almost feel the orchestra around you. The sad Hobbak Waja', exhilarating Arrabli, upbeat Irham Albi, and emotional Gouwaya Lik, are all more than enough to merit this album a listen. For fans of Hossam Habib, after working with her on Ayshalak, Hossam also composed Ad Ma Bashta'lak. Jean-Marie Riachi fell out with Elissa after this album for reasons that remain unclear, but Ahla Dounya remains a testament to his contribution to her success.

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Track List:
1. Erga' Lel Shouq
2. Ahla Dounya
3. Kol Youm Fi Omri
4. Khallini A'ish
5. Bain El Ain
6. Hobbak Waja' (Inta La Min?)
7. Ad Ma Bashta'lak
8. Kan Nefsi A'raf
9. Zikra
10. Irham Albi
11. Gouwaya Lik
12. Arrabli
13. Law Nerja' Sawa

Myriam Faris - Nadini

Myriam Faris truly broke out of the mold of her debut album with Nadini. Instead of tired remakes, Myriam worked with some of the greatest names in the industry, new and old. With only two ballads on the album (the très traditionnelle Hassait B'Aman and the more pop-ish Hassesni Bik), Myriam's album is young and whether it goes for Europop or belly dance beats, it's upbeat dance music. The album opens with hit title song, a fast-paced, and extremely catchy, electronic song, composed by Mohamed Rahim from Egypt, and arranged by Jean-Marie Riachi from Lebanon. Anadiya is an irresistable mix of traditional Arabic music and electronic beats, with the song moving from violins and riqq to accordions and club beats in a heartbeat. To a similar effect, Ha'leq Ala Rahtak opens like something out of a Zorro movie and turns into a quintessential belly dancing song. Boudi Naoum follows up 2003's Shou Baddo Ysir, with another very Europop offering, Leih Habibi, which the versatile Myriam works with very well. Za'lan Menni is for fans of the Latin sound, with brass and Latin beats mixing with heavier Arabic beats. Ma'rafsh Had Bel Ism Dah takes a similar path, adding mizmar and doing away with the Latin beat. Khallini Tir, which more or less qualifies as a ballad too, combines Tarek Abou Jaoudeh's dramatic composition with Ravi's excellent arrangement, combining heavy strings with kanun, riqq, and powerful beats. The album's last single, Waheshni Eih, continues where Nadini left off, but adds Arabic beats and mizmar to the mix, making for a much more interesting song.

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Track List:
1. Nadini
2. Anadiya
3. Hassesni Bik
4. Ha'leq Rahtak
5. Leih Habibi
6. Ma'rafsh Had Bel Ism Dah
7. Hassait B'Aman
8. Khallini Tir
9. Za'lan Menni
10. Waheshni Eih

Elissa - Ayami Bik

Track List:
1. Ayami Bik (Wana A'dar)
2. Khod Balak Alaya
3. Betmoun
4. Ya Aalem
5. Law Ma Teji
6. Moush Ketir Aleik
7. Adik Ereft
8. Ala Hobbak
9. Ana Bastaghrab Aleih
10. Saher Aini
11. Awakher El Sheta

Much like Bastannak vastly contrasted Ahla Dounya, Ayami Bik was quite different from the album that it succeeded. Elissa's sixth studio album depends less on pushing the envelope in musical innovation, and more the heartfelt lyrics. It's Elissa's most personal album to date, with ballads from start to finish. Michel Fadel, Yaser Nour, and George Karam are all absent from this album, but Elissa works with Walid Saad, Sherif Tag, Yehia El Hassan, Ayman Mohseb, and Tarek Madkour for the first time. Nasser El As'ad, who was missing from Elissa's past two albums, returns to her team, as do the musicians who dominated Bastannak: Marwan Khoury, Dani Helou, Tamer Ali, Tamim, and Claude Chalhoub. The title song marks Elissa's first foray into dance music, albeit with Ayshalak-esque strings maintaining the oriental feel. For the most part, it is the oriental-sounding songs, like Betmoun, Saher Aini, and Ala Hobbak, that have the most beautiful music. After the huge success Kermalak and Zanbi Ana were, Elissa's third Marwan Khoury collaboration had big shoes to fill, but like Kermalak, it practically upstaged the title song. Ya Aalem, despite the weak intro, and Ana Bastaghrab Aleih are easily the most powerful of the western-style ballads, but it's Saher Aini that takes the cup for the combination of beautiful lyrics and rich oriental music.

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Mayada El Hennawi - Bayent El Hob Alaya

Track List:
1. Bayent El Hob Alaya
2. Alouli Ansa
3. Mahma Aghanni
4. Addemt El Rouh
5. Ma'ak Lel Nehaya

Syrian diva Mayada El Hennawi's 1993 album is a good example of popular music in the 1990s. The album starts off with the playful Bayent El Hob Alaya, the relatively short song (by 90s standards) is an accordion-infused Tarek Aakef composition. Alouli Ansa, which saw a dramatic resurgence in popularity when it was sampled on Aaliyah's More Than A Woman, is also composed and arranged by Tarek Aakef. Mahma Aghanni is a great example of the oriental style of saxophone playing, and Addemt El Rouh is a beautiful classically-influenced ballad. The lengthy Ma'ak Lel Nehaya closes the album on a relatively upbeat note. Once nicknamed Motrebet Al Jil (Singer of the Generation), Mayada's style, which borders on conversation, and her old-world grace, is what she is known for to this day.

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Assi Al Hillani - Yemken

Assi Al Hillani's latest album is less diverse than his previous offering, Daggat Galbi, but Assi never disappoints, and Yemken is no exception. Though his albums are always dominated by traditional songs, his past two albums focused on more electronic and pop-oriented songs like Zghireh El Denyeh and Sa'alou Ainayeh, so pop fans will not like the fact that Assi seems to have grown out of it (for the time being anyways). Seven of the album's 14 tracks are composed by Assi himself (Dalli Ma'i, Halet Galbi, Bendah Ma Am Yesma', Sahra El Sharq, Lebnani, Kheil El Arab, and Khada'tena); and the remaining seven are by Haitham Zayyad (Rja'li Aw Raja'li, El Hawa Dhalem), Maher El Ali (Eyoun Al Maha), Hisham Boulos (Am Oul El Ah), Jean-Marie Riachi (Yemken), and Cem Erman (Nour El Sahar). Yemken, a very mellow title song when compared with Daggat Galbi, starts off as an uninteresting ballad, but about two minutes in, when west finally meets east, the song turns into a much more powerful song that deserves it's place as the first single. In Nour El Sahar, Nasser El As'ad takes Erman's Gümüş theme and remixes it into a far more interesting, dancefloor-worthy song. Assi, who has dueted with (and practically launched the career of) Grace Deeb and Karol Sakr before, sings two duets on this album (and Melissa does a bit of humming in Nour El Sahar as well). Rja'li Aw Raja'li is a ballad featuring Tunisian Star Academy 3 contestant Chaima Hilali, and she excels as usual in this melancholic song which combines both clarinet and oud solos. In Sahra El Sharq, Rouwaida Attieh joins Assi in one of the best dabke songs of the year, and steals the show in the process. Adel Aayesh does a great job also, with very organic arrangement made up of mizmar, ney, kawala, and violins. Assi includes two patriotic songs he previously released as singles, the powerful Kheil El Arab and Lebnani. Bouset Khanjar is a cover of Davut Güloğlu's Ham Yaparim, made more electronic and even more dramatic by Aytekin Kurt. Am Oul El Ah, which is arranged by Hadi Sharara, is a "nouveau-dabke" song in the vein of Najwa Karam's Ta'a Khabbik.

Track List:
1. Dalli Ma'i
2. Halet Galbi
3. Yemken
4. Nour El Sahar (feat. Melissa)
5. Rja'li Aw Raja'ni (feat. Chaima Hilali)
6. Bendah Ma Am Yesma'
7. Am Oul El Ah
8. El Hawa Dhalem
9. Sahra El Sharq (feat. Rouwaida Attieh)
10. Bouset Khanjar
11. Eyoun El Maha
12. Lebnani
13. Kheil El Arab
14. Khada'tena
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Pascale Machaalani - Shou Amaltellak Ana?

Here's something to put in your car stereo on your way to the family! Pascale's 2003 album has many great tracks, like the title song, as well as the fun Leila Ba'd Leila, and her first Tunisian song, Ana Habbaitou. This is one of her most upbeat albums, and most diverse too, with composers Melhem Bou Shdid, Mahmoud Khayami, Salim Salameh, Samir Sfair, Riyad El Hamshari, Khaled El Bakri, and Imad Shamseddine all on board.

Track List:
1. Shou Amaltellak Ana?
2. Leila Ba'd Leila
3. Moush Arfa Ansak
4. Jannanto
5. Yeslamli
6. Ana Habbaitou
7. Gai Walla Nsit
8. Elli Mou Aal Bal
9. Betkhaf Aleik Addi
10. La Far'a Ma'ak
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Diana Haddad - Men Diana Ala

Diana Haddad returns to the music scene with Men Diana Ela... (a.k.a. From Diana To), a Khaliji album from beginning to end. The styles range from pop and ballads to the traditional. Some songs use typical Arabic beats (be it from the Gulf or Iraq), while others use styles that border on Latin, African, and Indian music. Never one to depend on one lyricist or musician, Diana works with a number of composers, like Walid El Shami, Abdelqader El Hedhoud, Fayez El Sa'id, and Essam Kamal. Arrangers Ziad Nadim, Ali Msafer, Bilal El Zein and Ahmed Asadi each do great jobs on Shloun Ashoufah, Tahreg A'sabi, Leit El Goloub, and Ajiba respectively. Though most would have liked to see Diana release a more diverse album, after a two-year wait, Men Diana Ela... is thoroughly enjoyable album.

Track List:
1. Sheft Ettesalek
2. Shloun Ashoufah
3. Tahreg A'sabi
4. El'ab Ala Galbi
5. Allah Ykhallik
6. Ajiba
7. Ya Za'lan
8. Ma Yet'ebni
9. Leit El Goloub
10. Rouh Ya Sghayer
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Oriental BellyDance Darbouka & Tabla Vol. I

Download List:
Bellydance Beat 4,9 Mb
Bellydance Darabouka 4,4 Mb
Darabouka Rhythm 4,9 Mb
Darabouka With Accordian 3,9 Mb
Darabouka With Mizmar 4,9 Mb
Darabouka Sagaat 4,9 Mb
Disco Darabouka 4,7 Mb
Only Darabouka 4,5 Mb
Style Dance 4,4 Mb
Taqseem Darabouka 4,5 Mb
Mobile Dance 5,0 Mb

ORIENT (Traditional Music & Voices)

Download list:
01. Omar Faruk Tekbilek - "Hasret" (Turkey)
02. Abida Parween - "Tere ishq nachaaya" (Pakistan)
03. Al Kartch (Egypt)
04. Ghulam Ali - "Hangama hai kyon barra" (Pakistan)
05. Sanyaj Mishra - "For Julia" (India)
06. Traditional - "Ya rabbat el-hussen" (Yemen)
07. Fawzy Hafez - "Tala ala bedr aleyna"
08. Eshbehayn (Morocco)
09. Taqsim cura - "Love song" (Usbekistan)
10. Hamza Shakkur - "Ghayri ala s-sulwan qadir" (Syria)
11. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - "Rahway wasdi jhok faridan di" (Pakistan)

Titanic Arabic

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Shahrazat - Turkish Bellydance

Hits List:
1. Sen Hayatsin Ben Omur
2. Beni Unutma
3. Selam Ver Yeter
4. Istanbul'a Selam
5. Sehrazat
6. Benden Sana
7. Camlicadan Bakinca
8. Beyoglunda Bir Aksam
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Classical Egyptian Dance (El-Sultaan)

Size: 105 MB
Hits List:
1. Eddalla Ala Kefak (Play Hard, To Get What You Wish For)
2. Tool Omri Ba-Hebbak (I Loved You All My Life)
3. Rannet Khol-Khali (The Ringing of My Ankle Bracelet)
4. Ana Albi Elik Mayyal (My Heart Favours You)
5. Ya A-Az Min Eyini (You Are More Precious Than My Eyes)
6. Bait El-Ez Ya Betna (Ours Is a House of Goodness)
7. Ya Bent El-Sultaan (Daughter of the Sultan)
8. Yama Layali (Many a Night)
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Part 1
Part 2
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