Radio Bastet - Vintage Belly Dance Music: Recent Episodes

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77 - the year I graduated from high school, and the number of the last archive podcast! You know what that means - brand spankin' new shows are on their way! In the meantime, please shake and dance smoothly to Jalaleddin Takesh, Light Rain (with the Kronos Quartet! I'm serious!), Hillel and Aviva, and so many more! Radio Bastet loves you!

1. AHMED ABDUL-MALIK
   Isma'a (Listen) - 4:15
   from the album East Meets West, 1960

2. GUS VALI & HIS ORCHESTRA
   Medley No. 1 Turkish & Greek: Kashlarin Inge Inge/Erzurum/Delilo/Beyruit/Adanaly/Verisario/Itya/Golfo - 5:53
   from the album 51 Belly Dancer Favorites, no date given

3. DAMASCUS MUSICAL GROUP CONDUCTED BY SELIM SARWAT
   Kaddoukal Mayass - 3:18
   from the album Rhythms & Dances from Syria - Belly Dance!, 1977

4. HILLEL & AVIVA
   Ma-Dodech-Midod (How is Your Beloved One?) - 2:28
   from the album Night On the Desert, 1959

5. UNCREDITED MUSICIANS - SOUAD HOSNI, VOCALS
   Raks El Mandeel - 2:30
   from the album Khalli Balek Min Zouzou (Soundtrack), 1972

6. JALALEDDIN TAKESH
   Ahsah Yak Jan - 3:13
   from the album Habibi Dances Beladi Ya Beladi - Vol. III, 1979

7. UDI JOSEPH KOUYOUMJIAN ORCHESTRA
   Hijaz Taksim - 4:24
   from the album Beautiful Belly - Music for Listening and Dancing, 1975

8. THE JOHN BERBERIAN ENSEMBLE WITH ROSKO
   A Glance at the Future (Music: Bijou) - 4:25
   from the album Music and Gibran, 1968

9. LIGHT RAIN (FEATURING THE KRONOS QUARTET)
   Suite II: Desert Dwellers * La Baranca * (When I'm) 6/4 * Sundown Silhouette * Mandolin Dance - 19:19
   from the album Dream Suite, 1979

10. ELIAS RAHBANI
    I Think of You - 2:28
    from the album Mosaic of the Orient Vol. 1, 1972

11. IRAQI NATIONAL TROUPE FOR FOLK ARTS
    Al-Atbaq (The Trays) - 4:52
    from the album Iraqi National Troupe for Folk Arts, 1979

12. ALI SROUR
    Rakset Dounia - 5:22
    from the album Exotic Oriental Dances - Cairo By Night Volume 2, 1977

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INCOMING! It's archive program #76 coming in for a direct hit! Featuring the likes of Eddie Mekjian, Ibrahim Turmen, John Berberian, and even more besides! SAVE YOURSELVES!

1. ELIAS & ZIAD RAHBANI
   Don't Blame Me (La Teateb Alayi) - 2:23
   from the album Belly Dance Fever, 1979

2. AHMED FOUAD HASSAN & THE AL-FIRQA AL-MASIYYA ORCHESTRA (UNCREDITED)
   Dimashq - 3:06
   from the album Dance of the Hareem, 1965

3. JOHN BERBERIAN & THE ROCK EAST ENSEMBLE
   3/8 + 5/8 = 8/8 - 5:12
   from the album Middle Eastern Rock, 1969

4. SAMI JOURDAK
   Rakis Sharky (Oriental Dance) - 4:09
   from the album Sami Jourdak Plays Music For Belly Dancers, 1965

5. EDDIE MEKJIAN & ENSEMBLE
   Hye Vahn (halleh) - 3:19
   from the album Belly Dance Music From the Middle East Vol. 1, no date given

6. TASSO MAVRIS & GREEK ORCHESTRA
   Never On Sunday - 3:04
   from the album Greek Dance Party, no date given

7. AISHA ALI (ARCHIVIST)
   Raqs Baladi (Cairo) - 3:53
   from the album Music For the Oriental Dance, 1982

8. IBRAHIM TURMEN
   Dahlal - 1:46
   from the album Saidi Wind Vol. 1, 1985

9. SAFFET'S ORIENTAL ORCHESTRA
   Koroglu (oyun havasi) - 2:35
   from the album Belly Dance Festival, no date given

10. BUDDY SARKISSIAN PRESENTS RICHARD A. HAGOPIAN
    Drumsalero - 3:21
    from the album Kef Time Las Vegas, no date given

11. FRED ELIAS ENSEMBLE WITH JOHN TATASSOPOULOS
    Artistic Moods - 20:46
    from the album Artistic Moods for Dance, no date given

12. AHMED SHIBA & HIS ENSEMBLE
    Zuruni (Visit Me) - 4:29
    from the album Music For Belly-Dancing, 1973

13. MIKE BATT WITH THE LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
    Qualir At Night - 1:46
    from the album Caravans Original Motion Picture Score, 1978

14. THE BIG EDDIE ADAMIS ORCHESTRA
    El Mouled - 2:17
    from the album Middle East Goes Modern, 1963

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Give it up for archive show #75, whomping you upside the head with the Aramite Band, Gus Vali, Ozel Turkbas, and some 80's belly dance club music! You know you want it!

1. MOHAMMED EL-BAKKAR & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE
   Salaam Aleikum (Greetings!) - 4:05
   from the album Dances of Port Said: Music of the Middle East Vol. 5, 1960

2. JIMMY LINARDOS & HIS NEAR-EAST GROUP
   Bichlibidia (Playthings) - 4:24
   from the album Recorded Live at Cafe Tel Aviv, 1968

3. THE ABDUL HASSAN ORCHESTRA
   Abdul's Dance - 3:16
   from the album Arabian Affair, 1978

4. THE ARAMITE BAND
   Bongo Rhythms - 2:52
   from the album Hot Sands, 1958

5. EDDIE "THE SHEIK" KOCHAK WITH FRED ELIAS & THE EL-MECCA ENSEMBLE
   Tempest - 1:54
   from the album Ya Salaam - The New Amer-Abic Sound of the Middle East, no date given

6. NAJIB AL-SARRAJ
   Shu Fiha - 5:52
   from the album An Evening in Damascus, no date given

7. THE SUKRU TUNAR ORCHESTRA
   Cargah Oyun Havasi (Chargah Dance Music) - 3:00
   from the album Music of the Harems, no date given

8. TONI FRANGIEH (buzuk), SETRAK SARKISSIAN (tabla)
   Anal Li Alayki Meshtak - 3:36
   from the album Belly Dance Nights (Layale Bourg El Hamam) Volume 1, 1977

9. GUS VALI & HIS ORCHESTRA
   Topkapi - 2:35
   from the album Belly Dancer Favorites, 1973

10. OZEL TURKBAS
    Ozel's Belly Dance Routine - 16:58
    from the album Dance Into Your Sultan's Heart, no date given

11. FAREED (FARID) EL ATRASH
    Anniversary - 4:57
    from the album Songs From the Film "Immortal Tune" (Lahn Kheloud), 1952

12. YACOUBIAN & COMPANY
    Rambe-Rambe - 3:19
    from the album The Glorious Greeks, no date given

13. AMINA
    Belly Dance (Club Mix)
    from the EP Belly Dance, 1989

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Prepare yourselves for archive show #74, where you will shimmy with Naif Agby, Michael Hartophilis, Mohamed Abdel Wahab, and so many more! Raq on with your bad selves!

1. OMAR KHORSHID & HIS MAGIC GUITAR
   Popcorn - 4:08
   from the album Belly Dance With Omar Khorshid & His Magic Guitar Volume 3, 1974

2. SABAH
   Allouli el hob beynbea - 5:57
   from the album Sabah Greatest Hits, 1973
   Marisa's note: I don't have the jacket to this record, so I'm not sure of the track titles...

3. YOUSEF & HIS BAGDAD ENSEMBLE
   Jara El Helwa (The Sweet One Nearby) - 4:46
   from the album Bagdad, no date given

4. NAIF AGBY & HIS ORCHESTRA
   Ya Em-El-Kal (Beautiful Mole) - 4:03
   from the album Bedouin Sahda, 1964

5. THE STEVO TEODOSIEVSKI ENSEMBLE (UNCREDITED)
   Sastalinse Cigani - 2:41
   from the album Authentic Belly Dance Music, 1976

6. GEORGE ABDO & HIS "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA
   Raks El Sehr (Dance of Magic) - 3:07
   from the album The Magic of Belly Dancing, 1979

7. MICHAEL HARTOPHILIS & HIS ORCHESTRA
   Melaxreno - 2:30
   from the album Greek Fire, 1966

8. IRAQI NATIONAL TROUPE FOR FOLK ARTS
   Al-Hajl (The Anklet) - 5:08
   from the album Iraqi National Troupe For Folk Arts, 1979

9. MUNIR BECHIR & HIS QUARTET
   Meshwar Ma'Al Oud (A Promenade with the Aoud) - A Middle Eastern Raga (inspired by the Indian Raga) - 14:05
   from the album Babylon Mood, 1974

10. MOHAMED ABDEL WAHAB
    Khatwet Habibi - 2:59
    from the album Belly Dance Volume 1, 1976

11. RAY MIRIJANIAN
    Halay - 2:41
    from the album The Ray Mirijanian Oud and Clarinet Volume 1, No. 1, no date given

12. TYPICAL ORIENTAL ORCHESTRA
    Dance With Me - 2:27
    from the album Exotic Belly Dance Music, no date given

13. THE SULTANS MIDDLE EASTERN BAND
    Zuhtu (2/4 Ayub) - 3:23
    from the album String Wind And Percussion Volume 2, 1982

14. MIKE SARKISSIAN & HIS CAFE BAGDAD ENSEMBLE
    Opa Opa - 3:52
    from the album Grecian Holiday, 1958

15. AISHA ALI (ARCHIVIST)
    Dance: Bou Saada #2 - 2:50
    from the album Music of the Ouled Nail, 1973

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We are back! And keeping it real with archive show #73, featuring the likes of Esin Engin, The Seven Players, Omar Khorshid and so many more! Enjoy, won't we?

1. ROMEO LAHOUD
   Jabaliya - 4:19
   from the album Green Eyes and Oriental Moods, 1975

2. EDDIE "THE SHEIK" KOCHAK & HAKKI OBADIA WITH THEIR AMER-ABIC ORCHESTRA
   Dance Ankara - 2:15
   from the album Ameraba - Music With the New Amer-Abic Sound, no date given

3. THE SULTAN'S CARAVAN (featuring Gus Vali)
   Zexra - 3:28
   from the album Belly Dance to Great Navel Music, 1976

4. YOUSSEF KASSAB WITH THE SALIM SARWEH ORCHESTRA
   Semai al Aryan - 3:56
   from the album Bedouin Belly Dance, 1977

5. ESIN ENGIN & HIS ORCHESTRA
   Misket - 2:39
   from the album Modern Oyun Havalari - Exotic Oriental Belly-Dances Music, 1973

6. DIMITRI & HIS ENSEMBLE
   Oglan Oglan - 3:13
   from the album Greece, no date given

7. DJAMAL ASLAN CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA
   Mahla Safak Ya Lebnan (Summer in Lebanon) - 3:03
   from the album Lebanon - Her Heart, Her Sounds, 1959

8. UNCREDITED ARTISTS
   Raksett El Badoo (The Sahara Dance) - 2:47
   from the album Nights of the Orient, no date given

9. THE KAYA ORCHESTRA
   Salon Chiftetelli - 4:54
   from the album Juliana Presents Belly Dance Music for the Connoisseur, 1977

10. IBRAHIM FARRAH (archivist)
    Drum Solos (by Tempo): Balady * Maksoun * Masmoudi Sagheer * Masmoudi Kabeer * Darag * Sima'ee * Tawasheeh - 11:10
    from the album Music of the Qaria - Authentic "Balady" Dances and Rhythms, 1976

11. THE SEVEN PLAYERS
    Sahara Sunrise - 2:37
    from the album West Digs East - Dig?, 1966

12. OMAR KHORSHID & HIS MAGIC GUITAR
    Raksat El Kheyl - 3:21
    from the album Belly Dance with Omar Khorshid & His Magic Guitar Volume 2, 1974

13. GREGORY & HIS ENSEMBLE
    Canarini (Syrto) - 3:39
    from the album Favorite Greek Dances, no date given

14. OMAR BEN JILALI
    A Layla Sari Ainik (A Girl Looks Around) - 5:38
    from the album Night in the Casbah, no date given

15. ELIAS & ZIAD RAHBANI
    Zeina's Dance (Raksat Zeina) - 3:29
    from the album Belly Dance Fever, 1979

16. OZEL TURKBAS
    Ali Baba (Karshilema) (vocal by Ozel) - 2:44
    from the album Dance Into Your Sultan's Heart, no date given

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Come with me as we explore archive show #72, featuring Eddie "The Sheik" Kochak, Tasso Mavris, The BIG Eddie Adamis Orchestra, and so much more! Lots of classics in this one!

1. NAIF AGBY & HIS ORCHESTRA
   Sourtak (Your Portrait)
   from the album El Debke - Music of the Middle-East, 1962

2. FAREED (FARID) AL-ATRASH
   Marra Yehanini (Once He Makes Me Happy And Once He Makes Me Cry)
   from the album Music and Melodies of the Arab World - Egypt (U.A.R.), no date given

3. MOHAMMED EL-BAKKAR & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE
   Elf Leila (A Thousand Nights)
   from the album Exotic Music of the Belly Dancer: Music of the Middle East Vol. 6, 1966

4. ARTIE BARSAMIAN & HIS ORCHESTRA
   Duldula
   from the album Belly Dance Au Go-Go: Music of the Middle East, 1967

5. THE CHRIS KALOGERSON NEAR EAST ENSEMBLE
   Glenzitiko
   from the album Dance of All Ages, 1975

6. LUTFI GUNERI WITH ORIENTAL ORCHESTRA
   Gazel Taksim #2
   from the album Memories of Istanbul (Istanbul Hatiralar), no date given

7. SOUBHI (EDDIE "THE SHEIK") KOCHAK & HAKKI OBADIA ENSEMBLE
   Dinya Hek (Such Is the World)
   from the album Middle East Music - Moods of the Casbah, 1965

8. GUS VALI
   Hadji Baba
   from the album Chimera - A Fantasy in Jazz * Rock * Mid-East Sounds, 1974

9. JODETTE (KAMELIA) & FAHIM SADI
   Complete Routine #2: Ana Bamassi/Takaseem Oud and Accordion/Wabory Rayeh/Takaseem Oud and Flute/Etdala Ya Arees
   from the album Nights of Jodette, no date given

10. THE BIG EDDIE ADAMIS ORCHESTRA
    Laya Hamed
    from the album Middle East Goes Modern, 1963

11. TASSO MAVRIS & GREEK ORCHESTRA
    Karagouna
    from the album Greek Dance Party, 1969

12. EDDIE MEKJIAN & ENSEMBLE
    Kurdish Bar
    from the album Belly Dance Music from the Middle East Vol. 1, 1969

13. AHMED FOUAD HASSAN & THE AL-FIRQA AL-MASIYYA ORCHESTRA (UNCREDITED)
    Najwa
    from the album Dance of the Hareem, 1965

14. THE DEVIL'S ANVIL
    Shisheler
    from the album Hard Rock from the Middle East, 1967

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Time for archive program #71, featuring the "now sounds" of George Mgrdichian, the "cinematic sounds" of Gus Vali, and the "easy listening" sounds of Claude Ciari! Plus, get ready to party like it's 1959 with Mohammed El-Bakkar! Ain't no party like a Radio Bastet party cuz a Radio Bastet party don't stop...

1. GEORGE MGRDICHIAN & HIS ENSEMBLE
   Israeli Medley: Erev Shel Shoshanim (Evening of the Roses)/Cholot Mid Bar (Sands of the Desert)
   from the album The Now Sounds of the Middle East, 1969

2. JIMMY LINARDOS & HIS NEAR-EAST GROUP
   Tsiftetelli (Dance instrumental)
   from the album Recorded Live at Cafe Tel Aviv, 1968

3. TONI FRANGIEH (buzuk), SETRAK SARKISSIAN (tabla)
   Saideh Layletna Saideh
   from the album Belly Dance Nights (Layale Bourg El Hamam) Volume 1, 1977

4. HASSAN ABU SEOUD & HIS ORCHESTRA
   Kayda El Azal
   from the album Belly Dances from the Middle-East, 1974

5. THE FUAD HASSAN ENSEMBLE
   Hali Men
   from the album Music of the Bedouin Bandits, 1959

6. YAFFA YARKONI TRIO BEL CANTO WITH GEORGE STRATIS & HIS ENSEMBLE
   Sude Sude
   from the album Songs from the Garden of Allah, 1963

7. CLAUDE CIARI
   Kaan Azzaman
   from the album Habbeytak Bessayf, 1974

8. CHRIS KALOGERSON & THE ENSEMBLE SHARQI
   Velisaris
   from the album Belly Dance!, 1979

9. JUAN PENA LEBRIJANO & ORQUESTA ANDALUSI DE TANGER
   Amigo Mio, No (No, my friend)
   from the album Encuentros, 1985

10. TARIK BULUT (DIRECTOR)
    Halay
    from the album In an Egyptian Garden, 1958

11. MOHAMMED EL-BAKKAR
    Party #1: Baroudati Habboubati/Addoum Haaly Addoum/Yalla Yalla Hey/Hebbayna Baadena
    from the album An Arabic Party, 1979

12. GUS VALI & HIS ORCHESTRA
    Manna De Carnival (from Black Orpheus)
    from the album Motion Picture Music for Belly Dancers, 1965

13. EMAD SAYYAH & HIS ARABY ORCHESTRA
    Darbek Darbek (Play the Derbecki, I Want to Dance Araby)
    from the album Invitation to Belly Dance, 1985

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Radio Bastet celebrates the big 7-0 with the likes of Naif Agby, Sami Jourdak, Jalalledin Takesh, and so many more! Enjoy, won't we?

1. THE ARAMITE BAND
   Zungalo
   from the album Hot Sands, 1958

2. "INSTRUMENTAL" (UNCREDITED ARTISTS)
   Ya Warda
   from the album The Best Dance Melodies, 1984

3. GREGORY & HIS ENSEMBLE
   Nai-Nai
   from the album Favorite Greek Dances, 1964

4. NAIF AGBY & THE LEBANESE RADIO ORCHESTRA
   Haty Edeck Ya Jadah (Give Me Your Hand Neighbor)
   from the album An Evening with Uncle Tanous, 1974

5. ESIN ENGIN & HIS ORCHESTRA
   Arap Ciftetellisi
   from the album Modern Oyun Havalari 2 - Exotic Oriental Belly-Dance Music, 1975

6. MOHAMMED EL-BAKKAR & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE
   Ya Noor El Ein (Light of My Eyes)
   from the album Dances of Port Said: Music of the Middle East Vol. 5, 1960

7. MIDDLE EAST ENSEMBLE Conducted by HAKKI OBADIA and JOSEPH SUGAR
   Sultan's Dream
   from the album 10 Nights in a Harem, 1960

8. IBRAHIM FARRAH (ARCHIVIST)
   Malee Bee
   from the album Music of the Qaria - Authentic "Balady" Dances and Rhythms, 1976

9. SAMI JOURDAK
   Tikram-I-Nak (Those Eyes of Yours)
   from the album Sami Jourdak Plays Music for Belly Dancers, 1965

10. TOM YALANIS & HIS ORCHESTRA
    Mashala/Awake Love/Rampee
    from the album So You Want to Be a Belly Dancer, 1973

11. JALALEDDIN TAKESH
    Dance for Habibi (Full Belly Dance Routine)
    from the album Habibi Dances Beladi Ya Beladi - Vol. III, 1979

12. ARTIE BARSAMIAN & HIS ORCHESTRA
    Mystic Dreams
    from the album Destination Baghdad, 1962

13. SONNY LESTER & HIS ORCHESTRA
    Lure of Passion
    from the album Little Egypt Presents: MORE How To Belly Dance For Your Husband, 1963

14. BUDDY SARKISSIAN ET. AL.
    Halay
    from the album Kef Time Fresno, 1968

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It's archive show #69 gainin' on ya, featuring the splendiferous sounds of John Berberian, Bert Balladine, Raja, Georges Yazbek, and more besides! Don't say I didn't warn ya...

1. GEORGES YAZBEK
   Folklore Baladi Rakess
   from the album Oud & Rhythms, 1980

2. UNCREDITED ARTISTS
   Aneva sto trapezi mou
   from the album Karsilamades and Tsiftetelia Dances No. 6, 1981

3. OMAR KHORSHID & HIS MAGIC GUITAR
   Enta Oumri
   from the album Tribute to Oum Koulsoum, 1989

4. JOHN BERBERIAN
   Hale
   from the album The Dance Album, 1978

5. SAFET GIOUNDEGIER
   Niavende Tsifteteli
   from the album O Ilios Tis Anatolis (Turkish Belly Dance), 1973

6. GEORGE ABDO & HIS "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA
   Imm El Manadili (The Lady of the Veils)
   from the album George Abdo Live at the Averof, no date given

7. ELIAS & ZIAD RAHBANI
   Bright Lights (Ya Mahla Nourha)
   from the album Belly Dance Fever, 1979

8. GUS VALI & HIS ORCHESTRA
   Bird
   from the album The Greek Way, 1961

9. BERT BALLADINE (MARY ELLEN DONALD, CHIEF MUSICIAN)
   Treasures
   from the album Encore! Bert's Baladi, 1979

10. YOUSSEF KASSAB WITH THE SALIM SARWEH ORCHESTRA
    Dakhlak Ya Tair Ali
    from the album Bedouin Belly Dance, 1977

11. EDDIE MEKJIAN & THE HYE ECHOES ORCHESTRA
    Ekhdiartza
    from the album Tamzara from Mekjian, 1966

12. THE ABDUL HASSAN ORCHESTRA
    Ode to Yonina
    from the album Arabian Affair, 1978

13. ERKIN KORAY
    Saskin
    from the CD Hava Narghile: Turkish Rock Music 1966 to 1975, 2001
    (originally released as a 45 rpm single, 1974)

14. HASSAN ABU SEOUD & HIS ORCHESTRA
    Music for Zeinat
    from the album Belly Dances from the Middle-East Volume 2, 1975

15. RAJA
    A Drummer and a Dancer
    from the album Dance Illusion, 1984

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Say hello to archive show #68, featuring Eddie Adamis, Eddie Kochack, Eddie Mekjian, and so many more whose names are not Eddie! Shimmy on!

1. EDWARD MEKJIAN & HIS ENSEMBLE
   Kurdili Karshilama
   from the album Belly Dance Music From the Middle East Vol. 3, no date given

2. IBRAHIM TURMEN
   Holowa Dee
   from the album Saidi Wind Vol. 1, 1985

3. TONI FRANGIEH (buzuk), SETRAK SARKISSIAN (tabla)
   Ya Medakdak
   from the album Belly Dance Nights (Layale Bourg El Hamam) Volume 2, 1977

4. MOHAMMED EL-BAKKAR & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE
   Raksat Africa
   from the album Music of the African Arab: Music of the Middle East Vol. 3, 1958

5. EDDIE ADAMIS ORCHESTRA
   Lour Lebnane
   from the album Middle East Goes Modern, 1963

6. THE FUAD HASSAN ENSEMBLE
   Whirling Sands
   from the album Music of the Bedouin Bandits, 1959

7. ARAM ARAKELIAN ENSEMBLE
   Izmir
   from the album The Oud, 1958

8. YACOUBIAN & COMPANY
   Shish Kebab
   from the album The Glorious Greeks, 1963

9. CHRIS KALOGERSON & THE ENSEMBLE SHARQI
   Shat Eskindria (The Beach of Alexandria)
   from the album Belly Dance!, 1979

10. ALI SROUR & HIS ORCHESTRA
    Rakset Alhowanen
    from the album Exotic Oriental Dances: Cairo By Night Vol. 1, 1976

11. EDDIE "THE SHEIK" KOCHAK
    Belly Dance Routine: Ma Elee (He Didn't Tell Me) * Cleopatra (Dance, Rhumba Tempo Medley) *
    Yett May Ess (My Life, My Love) * Chifti Telle (Chifti-Tempos-Takseems) * Balady (Drums-Zils-Derbekee Solos) * Ah Yah Zein (Ja Zayer, Medley Fast Tempos)
    from the album Strictly Belly Dancing (Ya Habibi #2), 1973

12. GUS VALI & HIS ORCHESTRA
    Yiati Ylikia Mou Kles (Greek-Turkish)
    from the album And All Ports East, 1965

13. ABBUD ABDEL AAL & HIS GOLDEN STRINGS
    Aatini El Naya El Kalb Yachak Kol Jamil
    from the album Belly Dance for Arabian Nights, 1973

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Welcome to archive show #67, featuring the likes of Kahraman, Lutfi Guneri, Omar Ben Jilali, and the "easy listening" king of vintage belly dance, Claude Ciari! The Sabah tune I refer to in this show is a different one than the one that appears here; the original was lost in the Great Sound File Disaster of 2009. Sorry about that! And now, back to the show. My, it's hotter than the Devil's Anvil in here!

1. THE DEVIL'S ANVIL
   Treea Pethya
   from the album Hard Rock from the Middle East, 1967

2. MOHAMED ABDEL WAHAB
   Ebn El Balad
   from the album Belly Dance Vol. 1, 1976

3. OMAR BEN JILALI
   Ana Mzaouig (I Beg You)
   from the album Night in the Casbah, no date given

4. TAT' OUL AL'TOUN MIDDLE EASTERN ENSEMBLE
   Welcome My Friends
   from the album Exotic Belly Dancers, no date given

5. MICHAEL HARTOPHILIS & HIS ORCHESTRA
   Laziko
   from the album Greek Fire, 1966

6. KAHRAMAN
   Layya W Layya (Bedouine Lila)
   from the album Flame of Araby - Music of the Middle East, 1958

7. THE FEENJON GROUP
   Shishelai (Turkish)
   from the album Belly Dancing at the Cafe Feenjon, 1968

8. SABAH
   Zakfi Ya Shabab
   from the album Best of Sabah -2- (CD reissue), no date given

9. JODETTE (KAMELIA) WITH FAHID BALLAN & ABOUD ABDEL-AL'S ORCHESTRA
   Al-Asfoureyeh/Wain Aramallah
   from the album Songs for Belly Dancing, no date given

10. CLAUDE CIARI
    Ya Tayr El Wourwar
    from the album Habbeytak Bessayf, 1974

11. UNCREDITED ARTISTS
    Dark Eyes (El Asmarani)
    from the album Nights of the Orient, no date given

12. LUTFI GUNERI WITH ORIENTAL ORCHESTRA
    Aman Avci
    from the album Memories of Istanbul (Istanbul Hatiralar), no date given

13. OMAR KHORSHID & HIS MAGIC GUITAR
    Ka'an Azzaman
    from the album Belly Dance with Omar Khorshid & His Magic Guitar Volume 2, 1974

14. RAY MIRIJANIAN
    Hasapiko
    from the album The Ray Mirijanian Oud and Clarinet Volume 1, No. 1, no date given

15. THE KAYA ORCHESTRA
    Tamir Hane Dansi
    from the album Juliana Presents Belly Dance Music for the Connoisseur, 1977

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It's archive show 66 coming your way, with Esin Engin, Hillel and Aviva, and Eddie Kochak sings about a gal named Sahara Sue... If this don't make you shimmy, your shimmier needs a recharge!

1. THE FARID EL ATRACHE ORCHESTRA
   Ya Habaybi Ya Ghaybine
   from the album Belly Dance at the Farid El Atrache Nightclub, 1975

2. HILLEL & AVIVA
   Yam-Safiri (Lebanese Love Song)
   from the album Night On the Desert, 1959

3. MIKE SARKISSIAN & HIS CAFE BAGDAD ENSEMBLE
   Bagdad Sirto
   from the album Grecian Holiday, 1958

4. JODETTE
   Jodette's live performance at the Worlds Fair
   from the album Evening By The Nile, 1975

5. ESIN ENGIN & HIS ORCHESTRA
   Mevlana
   from the album Modern Oyun Havalari - Exotic Oriental Belly-Dances Music, 1973

6. AHMED FOUAD HASSAN & THE AL-FIRQA AL-MASIYYA ORCHESTRA (UNCREDITED)
   Raqs Al-Ghawazi
   from the album Dance of the Hareem, 1965

7. EMAD SAYYAH & HIS ARABY ORCHESTRA
   Ya Mosafer (You, Traveller to Arabia)
   from the album Invitation To Belly Dance, 1985

8. MIKE BATT WITH THE LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
   The Camp at Qualir
   from the album CARAVANS - Original Motion Picture Score, 1978

9. THE SULTANS
   The Zaar
   from the album String Wind And Percussion Volume 2, 1982

10. JIMMY LINARDOS & HIS NEAR-EAST GROUP
    Belly Dance Routine Number Two
    from the album Jimmy Linardos & His Near-East Group Invite You to Belly Dance Vol. 2), 1975

11. FAIRUZ
    Samra
    from the album An Evening in Damascus, no date given

12. DAVID CARROLL & HIS ORCHESTRA
    Harem Dance
    from the album Percussion Orientale: Musical Sounds of the Middle East, 1961

13. TYPICAL ORIENTAL ORCHESTRA
    Lovely Ali (karsilama)
    from the album Exotic Belly Dance Music, no date given

14. TASSO MAVRIS & GREEK ORCHESTRA
    Misirlou
    from the album Greek Dance Party, no date given

15. EDDIE "THE SHEIK" KOCHAK WITH FRED ELIAS & THE EL-MECCA ENSEMBLE
    Sahara Sue (vocalist: Eddie)
    from the album Ya Salaam - The New Amer-Abic Sound of the Middle East, no date given

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Everybody sing! "Here comes program 65, all dressed in white..." Well, I wore a black dress, actually. Yes, archive show #65 is composed of mostly wedding songs, in honor of our wedding of September 30, 2005! Helping us celebrate are Eddie Mekjian, Ozel Turkbas, Hakki Obadia, and so many more! We'll see you there - don't forget the rice!

1. IBRAHIM FARRAH (ARCHIVIST)
   Bedouin Wedding
   from the album Music of the Qaria - Authentic "Balady" Dances and Rhythms, 1976

2. OZEL TURKBAS
   Bride From Bursa (Bursali)
   from the album Alla-Turca - The Turkish Way With Ozel, 1975

3. FAREED AL-ATRASH
   Du-Oh Elmazahir (Egyptian Wedding Song)
   from the album Music and Melodies of the Arab World/Egypt (U.A.R.)/Hit Songs, no date given

4. ABDU EL HANID & HIS ORCHESTRA
   Aroos (Wedding Chant)
   from the album Arabian Delight: Music from Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, no date given

5. EDDIE "THE SHEIK" KOCHAK & HAKKI OBADIA & THEIR AMER-ABIC ORCHESTRA
   Dance of the Happy Bride
   from the album Ya Habibi! Exciting New Sounds of the Middle East, no date given

6. EDDIE MEKJIAN & ENSEMBLE
   Harpoot Havasi (Wedding Song)
   from the album The Seventh Veil - Music of the Middle East, 1957

7. RON GOODWIN & HIS ORCHESTRA
   Wedding Dance
   from the album Music For an Arabian Night, 1959

8. MIDDLE EAST ENSEMBLE Conducted by HAKKI OBADIA and JOSEPH SUGAR
   Wedding Gift
   from the album 10 Nights in a Harem, 1960

9. TARIK BULUT (DIRECTOR)
   Wedding Song
   from the album In An Egyptian Garden, no date given

10. ANESTOS ATHOUNASIOU & HIS ENSEMBLE
    Horo Tis Nifis (Bridal Dance)
    from the album Music For Belly Dancing - Instrumentals From the Near East, no date given

11. FRED ELIAS ENSEMBLE WITH JOHN TATASSOPOULOS
    Leila
    from the album Artistic Moods for Dance, no date given

12. OZEL TURKBAS
    A Wedding Song (Karam)
    from the album Dance Into Your Sultan's Heart, no date given

13. EDDIE "THE SHEIK" KOCHAK
    Wedding Party
    from the album Strictly Belly Dancing (Ya Habibi #2), 1973

14. THE UROSEVICH ENSEMBLE
    I Gave a Handkerchief to the Bride (Mendil Verdim Giline)
    from the album Turkish Delight - New Sounds From the Near East, no date given

15. NAIF AGBY & HIS ORCHESTRA
    Mili Ya Hilwa (Swing My Beloved)
    from the album El Debke - Music of the Middle-East, 1962

16. JOHN BERBERIAN
    Hale
    from the album The Dance Album, no date given

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Presenting archive show #64, with Michael Hartophilis, John Bilezikjian, and George Abdo live! Yalla!

1. ALI SROUR
   Layali Masr
   from the album Exotic Oriental Dances - Cairo By Night, 1976

2. TARIK BULUT (DIRECTOR)
   Erneni Oyunu
   from the album In An Egyptian Garden, no date given

3. GEORGE ABDO & HIS "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA
   Ya Hweidalak (My Love To You)
   from the album George Abdo Live at the Averof, no date given

4. YACOUBIAN & COMPANY
   Belz, Mein Shtetle Belz/ Shein Vi Di L'Vone
   from the album The Glorious Greeks, no date given

5. JOHN BILEZIKJIAN
   Dream of Scheherazade
   from the album Dream of Scheherazade, 1977

6. THE CHRIS KALOGERSON NEAR EAST ENSEMBLE
   Shish-Cabob
   from the album Dance of All Ages, 1975

7. DJAMAL ASLAN CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA
   Zeina
   from the album Lebanon - Her Heart, Her Sounds, no date given

8. MAROUN SABA WITH FAHED BALLAN AND ABBOUD ABDEL AL & HIS GOLDEN STRING ORCHESTRA
   Salat Ezzein/The Hunter's Song (Sayyad)/The Bird Song (Ya Tair)/Explain To Her (Washrah Laha)
   from the album Live From the Fez in Hollywood, 1972

9. MICHAEL HARTOPHILIS & HIS ORCHESTRA
   Den Me Agapas
   from the album Greek Fire, 1966

10. THE DEVIL'S ANVIL
    Wala Dai
    from the album Hard Rock From the Middle East, 1967

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Presenting archive program #63!  Prepare to raq out with Sami Jourdak, go to the movies with Mike Batt and the London Philharmonic, have an Arabian Affair with Abdul Hassan, and hear Nejla Ates SING with Mohammed El-Bakkar!  It doesn't get much better than that!

1.  MIKE BATT WITH THE LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
    Main Title (The caravan moves through a crowded market place) - 2:54
    from the album CARAVANS Original Motion Picture Score, 1978

2.  TONI FRANGIEH (buzuk), SETRAK SARKISSIAN (tabla)
    Azzeyna Lebssat Khelkhalha - 2:57
    from the album Belly Dance Nights (Layale Bourg El Hamam) Volume 1, 1977

3.  FAREED AL-ATRASH
    Du-Oh Elmazahir (Egyptian Wedding Song) - 3:16
    from the album Music and Melodies of the Arab World/Egypt (U.A.R.)/Hit Songs, no date given

4.  GREGORY & HIS ENSEMBLE
    Tsifte Telli - 3:02
    from the album Favorite Greek Dances, 1964

5.  RON GOODWIN & HIS ORCHESTRA
    Old Beirut - 3:02
    from the album Music for an Arabian Night, 1959

6.  SAMI JOURDAK
    Yam-El-Amy (The Beautiful Shape) - 2:51
    from the album Sami Jourdak Plays Music For Belly Dancers, 1965

7.  BERT BALLADINE (MARY ELLEN DONALD, CHIEF MUSICIAN)
    Egyptian Drums - 5:29
    from the album Encore! Bert's Baladi, 1979

8.  ROMEO LAHOUD
    Khafif El Rouh - 2:47
    from the album Green Eyes and Oriental Moods, 1975

9.  NEJLA ATES, MOHAMMED EL-BAKKAR & CHORUS
    Shika Shika - 2:25
    from the album FANNY Original Cast Recording, 1954

1. THE ABDUL HASSAN ORCHESTRA
       Arabian Affair (Parts 1 - 5) - 19:51
       from the album Arabian Affair, 1978

2. TORAIA ORCHESTRA OF ALGIERS
       Yabay - 2:26
       from the album Belly Dance! The Wild Music & The How-To!, 1975

3. GEORGE ABDO & HIS "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA
       Raks Gamal (Desert Dancer) - 3:19
       from the album The Art of Belly Dancing, 1973

4. THE SEN SISTERS
       Sari Kiz (Blonde Girl) - 2:55
       from the album Music of the Harems, no date given
   

5. ARTIE BARSAMIAN & HIS ORCHESTRA
       The Country Dance (Luz Bahr) - 3:10
       from the album The Seventh Veil, 1957

6. BUDDY SARKISSIAN & HIS MECCA FOUR WITH FRED ELIAS
       Habeebe Village - 3:16
       from the album Soul of the East, 1960

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Time now for archive show #62, featuring John Berberian, Aram Arakelian, and some non-stop party music from Mohammed El-Bakkar!  Ain't no party like a Radio Bastet party cuz a Radio Bastet party don't stop!

1.   SABAH
     Indi Bustan Ya Saada - 4:38
     from the album Sabah - Greatest Hits, 1973
     (*Marisa's note: The title is an approximation, as I don't have the cover to this album and the writing on the label
      is mostly in Arabic. Any help here would be greatly appreciated!)

2.   TASSO MAVRIS & GREEK ORCHESTRA
     Tsamikos - 3:07
     from the album Greek Dance Party, 1969

3.   KARIZMA
     Exercise Seventeen: Flowing Veil With Serpent Arms - 3:31
     from the album Karizma Teaches Belly Dancing, 1976

4.   GEORGE ABDO & HIS "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA
     Ya Gameel (Arabic Love Ballad) - 6:13
     from the album Belly Dance Music, 1968

5.   JOHN BERBERIAN
     Asumen/Donagan - 5:11
     from the album Echoes of Armenia, 1976

6.   THE FUAD HASSAN ENSEMBLE
     Bolero Ala Drums - 3:34
     from the album Music of the Bedouin Bandits, 1959

7.   HASSAN ABU SEOUD & HIS ORCHESTRA
     Saliha - 3:46
     from the album Belly Dances from the Middle-East Vol. 2, 1975

8.   MOHAMMED EL-BAKKAR
     Golli Ahwak/Debbek Debbek Debbeki/Loubnan Mahla Faytak - 15:06
     from the album An Arabic Party, 1979

9.   ARAM ARAKELIAN ENSEMBLE
     Arabic Dance - 2:51
     from the album The Oud, 1958

10.  SOUBHI (EDDIE "THE SHEIK") KOCHAK & HAKKI OBADIA ENSEMBLE
     Al Yooba (Arabic Barn Dance) - 2:44
     from the album Middle East Music - Moods of the Casbah, 1965

11.  OZEL TURKBAS
     Hoplada - 3:03
     from the album How To Make Your Husband A Sultan, 1971

12.  EMAD SAYYAH & HIS ARABY ORCHESTRA
     Raksat Asabaya (The Belly Dance of the Pretty Girls) - 3:16
     from the album Invitation To Belly Dance, 1985

13.  RAY MIRIJANIAN
     Jameela - 4:07
     from the album The Ray Mirijanian Oud and Clarinet Vol. 1, No. 1, no date given

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Awww, yeah - here comes archive show #61, probably my favorite show so far!  Yes, Radio Bastet meets Mr. Smooth - and they really hit it off!  In case you didn't know, Mr. Smooth is my husband Byron.  On The Mr. Smooth Show, he presents the best of the space age bachelor pad music of the 1950's and 60's.  There are many points at which exotica and Middle East intersect, and on this joint program he and I explore some of those crossroads.  It was a blast to do (unfortunately we lost our final voice-over closing track!), and we plan on doing at least one more show together!  In the meantime, raise a glass of your favorite potent potable and shimmy 'round the bachelor pad!

1.  FRANK CHACKSFIELD & HIS ORCHESTRA

Caravan - 2:40

from the album In The Mystic East, 1957

2.  EDDIE "THE SHEIK" KOCHAK & HAKKI OBADIA WITH THEIR AMER-ABIC ORCHESTRA

Jazz in Port Said - 3:24

from the album Ameraba - Music With The New Amer-Abic Sound, 1962

3.  THE MARKKO POLO ADVENTURERS

The Girl Friend of a Whirling Dervish - 2:26

from the album Orienta, 1959

4.  GUS VALI & HIS ORCHESTRA

Charade - 2:18

from the album Motion Picture Music For Belly Dancers, 1965

5.  EARTHA KITT WITH HENRI RENE & HIS ORCHESTRA

Uska Dara - A Turkish Tale - 3:09

from the album That Bad Eartha, 1956

6.  EDDIE LAYTON AT THE HAMMOND ORGAN

Caravan - 2:53

from the album Caravan, 1956

7.  ARTIE BARSAMIAN & HIS ORCHESTRA

Nene Aman - 3:02

from the album More Belly Dance - Music of the Middle East, 1963

8.  JERRY FIELDING & HIS ORCHESTRA

The Uplifted Veil of a Downhearted Frail - 2:39

from the album Near East Brass...West Coast Style, 1967

9.  IRV COTTLER

Arab Dance - 3:41

from the album Around the World in Percussion, 1961

1. ENOCH LIGHT & HIS ORCHESTRA

Istanbul - 2:00

from the album Far Away Places Volume 2, 1963

1. THE SHEIK'S MEN

Caravan - 3:12

from the album The Belly Dancer, 1961

1. SONNY LESTER & HIS ORCHESTRA

Mocha Jazz - 1:55

from the album After Hours Middle East, 1963

1. SONNY LESTER - HIS ORCHESTRA & CHORUS

Boom Boom - 2:34

from the album Little Egypt Presents: How To Belly Dance For Your Husband, 1968

1. SONNY LESTER & HIS ORCHESTRA

Rebecca from Mecca - 2:41

from the album After Hours Middle East, 1963

1. SONNY LESTER - HIS ORCHESTRA & CHORUS

Queens Night Out - 2:26

from the album Little Egypt Presents: How To Belly Dance For Your Husband, 1968

1. THE VENTURES

Caravan - 2:08

from the album Walk Don't Run, 1960

1. HORST WENDE & HIS ORCHESTRA

My Beautiful Beloved (Ah Ya Zein) - 3:03

from the album Oriental Caravan - Exotic Melodies of the Middle East, 1957

1. THE THREE SUNS

In a Persian Market - 3:11

from the album High Fi and Wide, 1956

1. MOHAMMED EL-BAKKAR & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE

Cha Cha Pharonic (Cha Cha of the Pharoah) - 3:16

from the album The Magic Carpet: Music of the Middle East Vol. 4, 1958

1. LES BAXTER & HIS ORCHESTRA

A Night with Cleopatra - 4:42

from the album The Primitive And The Passionate, 1961

1. THE JOHN BUZON TRIO

Caravan - 2:37

from the album Inferno!, 1959

1. THE BIG EDDIE ADAMIS ORCHESTRA

Baladi Ya Baladi - 1:52

from the album Middle East Goes Modern, 1963

1. ELIAS & ZIAD RAHBANI

Nadia's Dance (La Danse de Nadia) - 3:18

from the album Belly Dance Fever, 1979

(*Marisa's note: During the break I identify the subtitle of this tune as "Raksat Hobb"; D'OH, wrong tune!)

1. SHAY TORRENT ON THE MIGHTY WURLITZER

Danse Orientale - 2:03

from the album Organ Melodies In Hi-Fi, 1956

1. ESQUIVEL & HIS ORCHESTRA

Scheherezade - 3:54

from the album Strings Aflame, 1959

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Radio Bastet hits the big 6-0 with Eddie Kochak, Youssef Kassab and a bit of Middle Eastern exotica from the one and only Martin Denny! Grab that cocktail shaker and shake it!

1. MARTIN DENNY

The Girlfriend of the Whirling Dervish

from the album Exotic Percussion, 1961

1. GUS VALI & HIS ORCHESTRA

Medley Number Three: Sala Sala/Ahlaw Sahla/Gamel Gamel/Ala Dole/Aghvoor Aghcheeg/Yaba Hei'Ya/Ala Mesbo Daog' Albee/Mimak/Tamara

from the album Belly Dancer Favorites, 1973

1. CLAUDE CIARI

Sa'Alouni Annass

from the album Habbeytak Bessayf, 1974

1. A. AZIZ

Rouayah El Djanna

from the album Chants et Musique D'Algerie, no date given

1. DIMITRI & HIS ENSEMBLE

Magic Nights (Nihtes Magikes)

from the album Greece, no date given

1. EDDIE "THE SHEIK" KOCHAK WITH FRED ELIAS & THE EL-MECCA ENSEMBLE

Belly Dancer (vocalist: Eddie)

from the album Ya Salaam - The New Amer-Abic Sound of the Middle East, no date given

1. HESSEIN FADEL (ET. AL.)

Flirtation in 10/4 time (Sabah - Nye)

from the album "Takseem" ("Improvisation") - Authentic Instrumental Music by the Most Famous Arab Artists, 1967

1. TAT' OUL AL'TOUN MIDDLE EASTERN ENSEMBLE

The Nile

from the album Exotic Belly Dancers, no date given

1. THE STEVO TEODOSIEVSKI ENSEMBLE

Nino, Nino

from the album Turkish Delight - New Sounds From the Near East, no date given

1. ARMANDO TROVAJOLI

Dancing For You (from the film Dimmi Che Fai Tutto Per Me [Tell Me You Will Do Everything For Me], 1975)

compiled on the CD Easy Tempo Volume 9, 1999

1. YOUSSEF KASSAB WITH HAMOUDA ALI

Full length dance routine: Nay Solo * Elsamer * Rumba * Hebbina * Nay Takasim * Dalal * Accordion (balady) * Drum Solo * Finale

from the album Belly Dance - A Gift From Cairo!, 1980

1. SERENA & THE SERENA ENSEMBLE

Petrified Snake (Serena's Cane Dance)

from the album Serena - Concert In Woodstock, 1976

1. THE SULTANS MIDDLE EASTERN BAND

Baglama Taksim (Improvisation)/Linda Linda (4/4 Beledi)

from the album String Wind And Percussion Volume 2, 1982

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It's archive show #59 coming your way, featuring Farid Al-Atrash, the Devil's Anvil, Ahmed Shiba and more rockin' out with John Berberian! Heck yeah!

1. MIDDLE EAST ENSEMBLE Conducted by HAKKI OBADIA and JOSEPH SUGAR

Greek Dance

from the album 10 Nights in a Harem, 1960

1. OZEL TURKBAS

Lovers Look Alike (Entarisi Ala Benziyor)

from the album How To Belly Dance For Your Sultan, no date given

1. JUAN PENA LEBRIJANO & ORQUESTA ANDALUSI DE TANGER

Esos Ojos Aesinos (Those Murderous Eyes)

from the album Encuentros, 1985

1. THE DEVIL'S ANVIL

Selim Alai

from the album Hard Rock From the Middle East, 1967

1. MICHAEL HARTOPHILIS & HIS ORCHESTRA

Zorba the Greek

from the album Greek Fire, 1966

1. FAREED (FARID) EL ATRASH

Eshtatelak

from the album Songs From the Film "A Day Without Tomorrow" (Yom Bela Ghad), 1963

1. GEORGE MGRDICHIAN & HIS ENSEMBLE

Marinella (Gypsy Girl)

from the album The Now Sounds of the Middle East, no date given

(Marisa's note: Listen for the Beethoven quotation...)

1. RAJA

Desert Wind

from the album Journey Into Rhythm, 1982

1. BERT BALLADINE (MARY ELLEN DONALD, CHIEF MUSICIAN)

Bert's Baladi

from the album Encore! Bert's Baladi, 1979

1. FAHIM SADI ET. AL.

14-Minute Routine (Dance Routine #2)

from the album Nefertiti Presents The Best Of Belly Dancing, 1978

1. ALEXIS & HIS ENSEMBLE

Yildiz (Star)

from the album Exotic Dances for Wives and Lovers, no date given

1. EDWARD MEKJIAN & HIS ENSEMBLE

Hi Jaz Chifti Teli

from the album Belly Dance Music From the Middle East Vol. 3, no date given

1. AHMED SHIBA & HIS ENSEMBLE

Bahija (A Girl's Name)

from the album Music For Belly-Dancing, 1973

1. YAFFA YARKONI TRIO BEL CANTO WITH GEORGE STRATIS & HIS ENSEMBLE

Camel Caravan

from the album Songs From the Garden of Allah, 1963

1. JOHN BERBERIAN & THE ROCK EAST ENSEMBLE

Chem-oo-Chem (6/8)

from the album Middle Eastern Rock, 1969

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Presenting archive program #58, featuring the Rahbani Bros., the Sultans, and the Abdul Hassan Orchestra serving up some "Disco Arab"! I had forgotten how great this program is - enjoy!

1. ELIAS & ZIAD RAHBANI

Bedouin Nights (Raksat Al Badou)

from the album Belly Dance Fever, 1979

1. ESIN ENGIN & HIS ORCHESTRA

Fidayda

from the album Modern Oyun Havalari - Exotic Oriental Belly-Dances Music, 1973

1. RON GOODWIN & HIS ORCHESTRA

Arab Feast

from the album Music For an Arabian Night, 1959

1. KARIZMA

Exercise Fifteen: Butterfly Wings/Exercise Sixteen: Llama Walk

from the album Karizma Teaches Belly Dancing, 1976

1. OMAR KHORSHID & HIS MAGIC GUITAR

Oua Marat Al Ayam

from the album Tribute to Oum Koulsoum, 1989

1. GREGORY & HIS ENSEMBLE

Kalamatiano #1

from the album Favorite Greek Dances, no date given

1. THE SUKRU TUNAR ORCHESTRA

Cargah Oyun Havasi (Chargah Dance Music)

from the album Music of the Harems, no date given

1. THE ABDUL HASSAN ORCHESTRA

Disco Arab

from the album Arabian Affair, 1978

1. SOUBHI (EDDIE "THE SHEIK") KOCHAK & HAKKI OBADIA ENSEMBLE

Ya Ghezayil (Rites Before the East)

from the album Middle East Music - Moods of the Casbah, 1965

1. MIKE SARKISSIAN & HIS CAFE BAGDAD ENSEMBLE

Arapina

from the album Grecian Holiday, 1958

1. THE SULTANS

Dance Oriental Routine

from the album The Sultans Middle Eastern Band Volume 2: String Wind and Percussion, 1982

1. NAGAH SALAMAR

Ya Raitni Ma Hawitez (Part 1)

from the album Cairo! The Music of Modern Egypt, no date given

1. OZEL TURKBAS

The Dance in the Garden (Ararim)

from the album Dance Into Your Sultan's Heart, no date given

1. AHMED FOUAD HASSAN & THE AL-FIRQA AL-MASIYYA ORCHESTRA (UNCREDITED)

Samba

from the album Dance of the Hareem, 1965

1. SAMI JOURDAK

A-La-Dal-Ouna

from the album Sami Jourdak Plays Music For Belly Dancers, no date given

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Presenting archive show #57, with John Bilezikjian, Jimmy Linardos, and more far out bellyrock from The Devil's Anvil! GO MAN GO!

1. TONI FRANGIEH & SETRAK SARKISSIAN
   Raksat Assabaya
   from the album Belly Dance Nights (Layale Bourg El Hamam) Volume 1, 1977

2. ARTIE BARSAMIAN & HIS ORCHESTRA
   Shadows in the Casbah (Sepastia Var)
   from the album Shadows In the Casbah, 1959

3. EDDIE "THE SHEIK" KOCHAK & HAKKI OBADIA & THEIR AMER-ABIC ORCHESTRA
   Camel Hop
   from the album Ya Habibi! Exciting New Sounds of the Middle East, no date given

4. JOHN BILEZIKJIAN
   Nihavent Longa
   from the album A Thousand and One Nights, 1977

5. GUS VALI & HIS ORCHESTRA
   Manousakia
   from the album And All Ports East, no date given

6. THE DEVIL'S ANVIL
   Nahna Ou Diab
   from the album Hard Rock From the Middle East, 1967

7. GEORGE ABDO & HIS "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA
   Ta Mavra Matia Sou (Your Black Eyes)
   from the album The Magic of Belly Dancing, 1979

8. TARIK BULUT (DIRECTOR)
   Lolo
   from the album In An Egyptian Garden, no date given

9. JIMMY LINARDOS & HIS NEAR-EAST GROUP
   Griniara (Cry-baby)
   from the album Recorded Live at Cafe Tel Aviv, 1968

10. THE FARID EL ATRACHE ORCHESTRA
    Ya Dalla Dallaa-Bii El Jamal
    from the album Super Belly Dance!, 1976

11. KARIZMA
    Exercise Fourteen: Hip and Veil Rotation
    from the album Karizma Teaches Belly Dancing, 1976

12. MOHAMMED EL-BAKKAR & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE
    Im Il Jadaya Lil (A Girl's Name)
    from the album Exotic Music of the Belly Dancer: Music of the Middle East Vol. 6, 1966

13. SPERO SPYROS & HIS MODERN ANATOLIAN ENSEMBLE
    Siseler
    from the album Anatolian Introduction, no date given

14. RAMAL LAMARR
    Lotus Dancers of The Desert Moon
    from the album Omens, Oracles & Mysticisms of Dance, 1983

15. UDI JOSEPH KOUYOUMJIAN ORCHESTRA
    Dance of the Bedouins (Middle-Eastern Dance Routine): Iben El Ballud, Bedouin Bolero, Konyali (Turkish)
    from the album Beautiful Belly - Music for Listening and Dancing, 1975

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Look out, it's archive show #56, with some groove-tastic bellyrock from John Berberian and the first appearance of Farid Al Atrash on Radio Bastet (about time!)! Raq out with your riq out!

1. JOHN BERBERIAN & THE ROCK EAST ENSEMBLE
   The Oud & The Fuzz
   from the album Middle Eastern Rock, 1969

2. TASSO MAVRIS & GREEK ORCHESTRA
   Kritikos Syrtos
   from the album Greek Dance Party, no date given

3. MOHAMMED EL-BAKKAR & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE
   Dabka (Let Us Dance, Dabka)
   from the album Dances of Port Said: Music of the Middle East Vol. 5, 1960

4. KEMANI GARIB ET. AL.
   Ciftetelli
   from the album Special Music For Your Belly Dancing, 1974-75

5. EDDIE "THE SHEIK" KOCHAK & HAKKI OBADIA WITH THEIR AMER-ABIC ORCHESTRA
   Jazz in Port Said
   from the album Ameraba: Music with the New Amer-Abic Sound, no date given

6. NAIF AGBY & HIS ORCHESTRA
   Raksat Wadad (Amity Dance)
   from the album El Debke - Music of the Middle-East, 1962

7. FARID AL ATRASH
   Gameel Gamal
   from the album Songs From the Film "Immortal Tune" (Lahn Kheloud), 1952

8. MAROUN SABA WITH ABBOUD ABDEL AL & HIS GOLDEN STRING ORCHESTRA
   Music for Belly Dancers - Complete Routine
   from the album Live From the Fez in Hollywood, 1972

9. BUDDY SARKISSIAN PRESENTS RICHARD A. HAGOPIAN
   Kepruenun Alti Tiken Yar Sachlarin Lewle
   from the album Kef Time Las Vegas, no date given

10. UNCREDITED MUSICIANS
    Rakset El Khyoul (The Dance of the Arabian Horse)
    from the album Nights of the Orient, no date given

11. WAL-BERG & HIS ORCHESTRA
    Caravan
    from the album Exotic Music From the Far East, no date given

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Here we go with archive show #55, featuring Horst Wende, the Toraia Orchestra of Algiers, and George Mgrdichian! Enjoy, won't we?

1. EMAD SAYYAH & HIS ARABY ORCHESTRA
   Raita Tislamli Hassamra (Oh, That Brown Girl Dancer)
   from the album Invitation to Belly Dance, 1985

2. GEORGE ABDO & HIS "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA
   Raks Leyla (Leyla's Dance)
   from the album The Joy of Belly Dancing, 1975

3. GEORGE MGRDICHIAN & HIS ENSEMBLE
   Sultan Yoga (Turkish)
   from the album The Now Sounds of the Middle East, no date given

4. TYPICAL ORIENTAL ORCHESTRA
   Skoutari
   from the album Exotic Belly Dance Music, no date given

5. KAHRAMAN & HER ORIENTAL INSTRUMENTAL GROUP
   Mawal (Solo of Ya'ni)
   from the album Flame of Araby - Music of the Middle East, no date given

6. HORST WENDE & HIS ORCHESTRA
   Beautiful One (Zeina)
   from the album Oriental Caravan - Exotic Melodies of the Middle East, no date given

7. DAHLENA & MUSICIANS
   Ayyub
   from the album Dahlena's Middle Eastern Music for Belly Dancing Vol. 2, 1978

8. YOUSSEF KASSAB WITH THE SALIM SARWEH ORCHESTRA
   Taar Yilli Bahibbu Taar
   from the album Bedouin Belly Dance, 1977

9. THE SULTANS
   Mastika
   from the album The Ethno-Cabaret Album Volume 3, 1985

10. SERENA & THE SERENA ENSEMBLE
    Serena in Concert - The Traditional Danse Du Ventre
    from the album Serena - Concert In Woodstock, 1976

11. SONNY LESTER - HIS ORCHESTRA & CHORUS
    Jasmine
    from the album Little Egypt Presents: How To Belly Dance For Your Husband, 1968

12. TORAIA ORCHESTRA OF ALGIERS
    Adhdetli Warda
    from the album Belly Dance! The Wild Music & The How-To!, no date given

13. OZEL TURKBAS
    Nihavent Sirto
    from the album Kismet - Belly Dance With Ozel, 1978

14. FAHIM SADI ET. AL.
    Rita
    from the album Nefertiti Presents the Best of Belly Dancing, 1978

15. YACOUBIAN & COMPANY
    Sultan's Circus
    from the album The Glorious Greeks, no date given

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Presenting archive show #54, featuring the Feenjon Group, John Vartan, Bert Balladine, and Karizma returns to teach us all the right moves!

1. MICHAEL HARTOPHILIS & HIS ORCHESTRA

Miserlou

from the album Greek Fire, 1966

1. JODETTE (KAMELIA) WITH FAHID BALLAN & ABOUD ABDEL-AL'S ORCHESTRA

Ya Banat Al-Mukalla

from the album Songs For Belly Dancing, no date given

1. THE FEENJON GROUP

Bei Mein Rebbe Is Givaizin A Ganayva (Yiddish) (There Was A Robbery At My Rabbi's)

from the album Belly Dancing at the Cafe Feenjon, no date given

1. ALEXIS & HIS ENSEMBLE

Serin Ruzgar (Cool Breeze)

from the album Exotic Dances for Wives and Lovers, no date given

1. ABDU EL HANID & HIS ORCHESTRA

El Falah (Harvest Song)

from the album Arabian Delight: Music from Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, no date given

1. GUS VALI

Semra Semra

from the album Belly Dance Navel Academy, no date given

1. YAFFA YARKONI TRIO BEL CANTO WITH GEORGE STRATIS & HIS ENSEMBLE

Depka

from the album Songs From the Garden of Allah, 1963

1. KARIZMA

Exercise Twelve: Hip Loops * Exercise Thirteen: Wrist Rotation

from the album Karizma Teaches Belly Dancing, 1976

1. MOHAMMED EL-BAKKAR & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE

El Genie (The Genie)

from the album The Magic Carpet: Music of the Middle East Vol. 4, 1958

1. JOHN VARTAN & HIS MIDDLE EASTERN ENSEMBLE

Show #3: Zurna Taxim/Karanfil Habeyne Badine/Ehu El Ashabi/Kaval Chifte Telli/Nagharad/Yah Wedel Wedelleh

from the album Belly Dancers Paradise, no date given

1. BERT BALLADINE (MARY ELLEN DONALD, CHIEF MUSICIAN)

Samah Al Nobah

from the album Encore! Bert's Baladi, 1979

1. THE DERBECKI ENSEMBLE

Souda-Souda (Dark Eyes)

from the album Sahra, no date given

1. TONI FRANGIEH (buzuk), SETRAK SARKISSIAN (tabla)

B'Hebbak Ya Loubnan

from the album Belly Dance Nights Vol. 2 (Layale Bourg El Hamam), 1977

1. DIMITRI & HIS ENSEMBLE Ali Baba's Dream

from the album Greece, no date given

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It's archive show #53, with Eddie Mekjian, Claude Ciari, Jimmy Linardos, and more vintage belly dance goodness! Enjoy!

1. OMAR KHORSHID & HIS MAGIC GUITAR

Warakat Ya Nassib

from the album Belly Dance with Omar Khorshid & His Magic Guitar Volume 2, 1974

(*Marisa's note: This one sounds like the theme to a "falafel Western"...)

1. ARTIE BARSAMIAN & HIS ORCHESTRA

Yaree Yerk

from the album Belly Dance Au Go-Go: Music of the Middle East, no date given

1. GEORGE ABDO & HIS "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA

Raks Siretzi (Come Back, My Love)

from the album The Art of Belly Dancing, 1973

1. JIMMY LINARDOS & HIS NEAR-EAST GROUP

Ahlomah (A girl's name)

from the album Recorded Live at Cafe Tel Aviv, 1968

1. UNCREDITED ARTISTS

Sourta ferta

from the album Karsilamades and Tsiftetelia Dances No. 6, 1981

1. SONNY LESTER & HIS ORCHESTRA

Song of India

from the album Little Egypt Presents: MORE How To Belly Dance For Your Husband, no date given

1. CLAUDE CIARI

Hommage a Fairuz

from the album Habbeytak Bessayf, 1974

1. MARKO MELKON & HIS INTERNATIONAL ORIENTAL ORCHESTRA

Eam Cheanar Yareh (Armenian Shurtz Bar)

from the album Hi-Fi Adventure In Asia Minor, no date given

1. AISHA ALI (ARCHIVIST)

Raqs El Ghawazee: Abu Zaria arghool and mizmar folk orchestra

from the album Music of the Ghawazee, 1973

1. SAMI NOSSAIR ET. AL.

Egyptian Belly Dancing Music (side 2)

from the album Sunset By The Pyramids - Egyptian Belly Dancing Music, no date given

1. JUAN PENA LEBRIJANO & ORQUESTA ANDALUSI DE TANGER

Pensamientos (Thoughts, ideas)

from the album Encuentros, 1985

1. DJAMAL ASLAN CHORUS & ORCHESTRA

Rakseet El Sabaya (Dance of the Maidens)

from the album Lebanon - Her Heart, Her Sounds, no date given

1. EDDIE MEKJIAN & ENSEMBLE

Indim Yarin

from the album Belly Dance Music From the Middle East Vol. 1, no date given

1. GEORGE MICHEL ET. AL.

Enchantment in C minor (Seerori - Oud)

from the album "Takseem" ("Improvisation") - Authentic Instrumental Music by the Most Famous Arab Artists, 1967

1. JOHN BERBERIAN

Yeregoyan Bar

from the album The Dance Album, no date given

1. ELIAS & ZIAD RAHBANI

The Beautiful One (El Heloua Di)

from the album Belly Dance Fever, 1979

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Happy 2010! We've recovered from the holidays and it's time to get this party started again! Here's archive show #52, bringing you Eddie "The Sheik" Kochak, Lutfi Guneri, Romeo Lahoud, and more great music to get your new year started right!

1. ESIN ENGIN & HIS ORCHESTRA

Azize

from the album Modern Oyun Havalari 2 - Exotic Oriental Belly-Dance Music, 1975

1. MOHAMED ABDEL WAHAB

Layalli Loubnan

from the album Belly Dance Vol. 1, 1976

1. YOUSEF KOUYOUMJIAN & HIS BAGDAD ENSEMBLE

Iskendereya

from the album Bagdad Cabaret, no date given

1. LUTFI GUNERI WITH ORIENTAL ORCHESTRA

Yuruk Ali

from the album Memories of Istanbul (Istanbul Hatiralar), no date given

1. HORST WENDE & HIS ORCHESTRA

Sunrise (Tolhet Ya Mahia)

from the album Oriental Caravan - Exotic Melodies of the Middle East, no date given

1. YOUSSEF KASSAB

Sihtu Wajdan

from the album Nadira Belly Dances For Youssef Kassab, 1974

1. CHRIS KALOGERSON & THE ENSEMBLE SHARQI

Sali (The Shawl)

from the album Belly Dance!, 1979

1. THE FEENJON GROUP

Sallah (Hebrew)

from the album Recorded Live at the Cafe Feenjon, 1966 (recorded 12/13/65)

1. EDDIE "THE SHEIK" KOCHAK WITH HAKKI OBADIA

Full Dance Routine

from the album Strictly Belly Dancing The 6th Volume, 1979

1. GUS VALI & HIS ORCHESTRA

Funny World (from Malamondo)

from the album Motion Picture Music For Belly Dancers, no date given

1. ROMEO LAHOUD

Sarli Tlat Ayam

from the album Dark Eyes and Oriental Moods, 1973

1. SAFFET'S ORIENTAL ORCHESTRA

Gemilerde Talim Var (zeybek)

from the album Belly Dance Festival, no date given

1. JALALEDDIN TAKESH

Yasaria

from the album Jalaleddin Presents Belly Dance Music, 1976

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It's time for archive show #51, featuring the likes of Sonny Lester, Jodette, Gus Vali, and Karizma putting us through our paces once again. Practice those hip vibrations!

1. MOHAMED "MIKE" HEGAZI & HIS GOLDEN GUITAR
   Nassam Alaynal Hawa - 3:49
   from the album Belly Dance With Zeina, 1979

2. DIMITRI & HIS ENSEMBLE
   Maharajah (O Maharayias) - 2:44
   from the album Greece, no date given

3. MOHAMMED EL-BAKKAR & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE
   Ya Habibi (My Love) - 3:20
   from the album Sultan of Bagdad: Music of the Middle East Vol. 2, 1957

4. THE STEVO TEODOSIEVSKI ENSEMBLE (UNCREDITED)
   Ne, Ne Ljubi Drugu - 2:38
   from the album Authentic Belly Dance Music, 1976

5. SONNY LESTER - HIS ORCHESTRA & CHORUS
   Calcutta Rag - 2:17
   from the album Little Egypt Presents: How To Belly Dance For Your Husband, 1968

6. GUS VALI & HIS CASBAH ENSEMBLE
   Kashlarin Inge Inge - 1:57
   from the album All Points East, 1960

7. MAZIN HAMDAN
   Abaad - 6:53
   from the album An Evening with Mazin Hamdan Live at the Averof, no date given

8. KARIZMA
   Exercise Ten: Hip Vibrations * Exercise Eleven: Shoulder Vibrations - 2:38
   from the album Karizma Teaches Belly Dancing, 1976

9. ABBUD ABDEL AAL & HIS GOLDEN STRINGS
   Cham El Nassim - 5:12
   from the album Belly Dance for Arabian Nights, 1973

10. JODETTE (KAMELIA) & FAHIM SADI
    Complete Routine: Your Magic Eyes/Takaseem and Layaly/Sleepy Eyes/Oud Solo and Takaseem/Hizi Ya Nawaem - 14:35
    from the album Nights of Jodette, no date given

11. LAURICE PETERS
    A'l-lala w'lala - 4:25
    from the album Laurice Peters Sings, no date given

12. TOM YALANIS & HIS ORCHESTRA
    Marinella/Miserlou/Oglan Oglan - 4:44
    from the album So You Want to Be a Belly Dancer, 1973

13. IBRAHIM FARRAH (ARCHIVIST)
    Mouhaya - 3:48
    from the album Music of the Qaria - Authentic "Balady" Dances and Rhythms, 1976

14. THE "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA FEATURING VOCALS BY GEORGE ABDO
    Ya Karim Allaly (Under the Grapevine) - 3:48
    from the album Belly Dance Music, 1968

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Radio Bastet hits the big 5-0 with Toni Frangieh and Setrak Sarkissian, Naif Agby, John Bilezikjian, and so many more! This program and #51 were saved by me before the big sound file loss of earlier this year, so my original intros and closings remain intact. This is good or bad news depending on your point of view...

1. BERT BALLADINE (MARY ELLEN DONALD, CHIEF MUSICIAN)
   Desert Dance - 5:47
   from the album Encore! Bert's Baladi, 1979

2. ALEXIS & HIS ENSEMBLE
   Ask - 2:54
   from the album Exotic Dances for Wives and Lovers, 1966

3. TONI FRANGIEH & SETRAK SARKISSIAN
   Faouk El Kheyl Kaddak El Mayass - 4:53
   from the album Belly Dance NIghts Vol. 2 (Layale Bourg El Hamam), 1977

4. MOHAMMED EL-BERJAWAY ET. AL.
   Tabla - 6:18
   from the album Introduction to Instrumental Arabic Music, no date given

5. ARTIE BARSAMIAN & HIS ORCHESTRA
   Tamara - 3:05
   from the album Shadows in the Casbah, 1959

6. JOHN BILEZIKJIAN
   Sultani Yegah Sirto - 7:47
   from the album A Thousand and One Nights, 1977

7. YOUSSEF KASSAB WITH THE SALIM SARWEH ORCHESTRA
   Bedouin Dance - 19:31
   from the album Bedouin Belly Dance, 1977

8. JOHN BERBERIAN
   Sophig - 4:08
   from the album Echoes of Armenia, 1972

9. EDDIE "THE SHEIK" KOCHAK & HAKKI OBADIA
   Dance Zarefah - 4/4 Ghawazee - 1:56
   from the album Special Silver Anniversary Album - The Best of Belly Dancing Vol. 1, no date given

10. THE TOPKAPI INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLE
    Sheker Oglan - 2:55
    from the album Picture Yourself Belly Dancing, 1977

11. NAIF AGBY & THE LEBANESE RADIO ORCHESTRA
    Tony Ya Tony - 2:56
    from the album An Evening with Uncle Tanous, 1974

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Yes, prepare yourself for archive show #49, featuring John Berberian, the Sultans, Ramal Lamaar, and lots more besides! (and yes, I am studiously avoiding making any comment about our album cover...)

1. ELIAS & ZIAD RAHBANI
   The Welcome Salute (Dabket Al Mahatta) - 2:42
   from the album Belly Dance Fever, 1979

2. BUDDY SARKISSIAN, RICHARD A. HAGOPIAN ET. AL.
   Husenigin Sazera Medley - 4:10
   from the album Kef Time Fresno, no date given

3. CLAUDE CIARI
   Raksat Al Badou - 2:34
   from the album Habbeytak Bessayf, 1974

4. RAMAL LAMARR
   Wand Dance of the Scarlet Sorceress - 2:01
   from the album Omens, Oracles & Mysticisms of Dance, 1983

5. TOPKAPI ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUND TRACK
   Belly Dance - 2:40
   from the album Topkapi - Original Motion Picture Sound Track (music by Manos Hadjidakis), 1964

6. JOHN BERBERIAN
   Karnan Mekhag - 4:38
   from the album The Dance Album, 1978

7. HESSEIN FADEL ET. AL.
   Takseem in G (Bayat - Nye) - 1:41
   from the album Takseem (Improvisation) - Authentic Instrumental Music by the Most Famous Arab Artists, 1967

8. THE SEVEN PLAYERS
   Asia Minor - 3:01
   from the album West Digs East - Dig?, 1966

9. GEORGE ABDO & HIS "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA
   Raks El Malek (Dance for the King) - 5:17
   from the album The Magic of Belly Dancing, 1979

10. THE SULTANS
    Complete Routine: Zennube/Taksim (Ney)/Egyptian Beledy (Zurna)/Drum Solo/Helvaci - 12:14
    from the album The Ethno-Cabaret Album Volume 3, 1985

11. MOHAMMED EL-BAKKAR & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE
    Ya Hwaydali - 3:03
    from the album Music of the African Arab: Music of the Middle East Vol. 3, 1958

12. UNCREDITED ARTISTS (possibly PANOS GAVALAS)
    Kathe stagona dakri - 2:50
    from the album Karsilamades and Tsiftetelia Dances No. 6, 1981

13. THE DERBECKI ENSEMBLE
    Ya Ballady (My Country) - 4:58
    from the album Sahra, no date given

14. JIMMY LINARDOS & HIS NEAR-EAST GROUP
    Farfilou (Dance-song) - 4:26
    from the album Recorded Live at Cafe Tel Aviv, 1968

15. HASSAN ABU SEOUD & HIS ORCHESTRA
    Laylat Hob - 6:52
    from the album Belly Dances from the Middle-East, 1974

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Here's archive show #48 coming your way, with Artie Barsamian, Djamal Aslan, Esin Engin, and do the "Rib Cage Rock" with Karizma! This program is very rhythmic for some reason. Shimmy on!

1. BUDDY SARKISSIAN & HIS MECCA FOUR WITH FRED ELIAS
   Carribean Holiday - 3:44
   from the album Soul Of The East, 1960

2. OZEL TURKBAS
   My Sugar Boy (Seker Oglan) - 1:55
   from the album Kismet - Belly Dance With Ozel, 1978

3. MOHAMMED EL-BAKKAR & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE
   Rahks Port Said (Dance of Port Said) - 3:28
   from the album Port Said: Music of the Middle East Vol. 1, 1958

4. TAT' OUL AL'TOUN MIDDLE EASTERN ENSEMBLE
   The Art - 4:21
   from the album Exotic Belly Dancers, no date given

5. ARTIE BARSAMIAN AND HIS ORCHESTRA
   Echoes from the Orient (Chifte Telli) - 3:26
   from the album The Seventh Veil, 1957

6. KARIZMA
   Exercise Eight: Rib Cage Rock/Exercise Nine: Pelvic Slope - 3:13
   from the album Karizma Teaches Belly Dancing, 1976

7. KAHRAMAN IN ORIENTAL SONGS WITH HER ORIENTAL INSTRUMENTAL GROUP
   Ra'sit Isikrany (The Wine Dance) - 2:51
   from the album Flame of Araby - Music of the Middle East, no date given

8. GEORGE ABDO & HIS "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA
   Raks El Gezlan (Dance of the Gazelles) - 4:12
   from the album The Joy of Belly Dancing, 1975

9. ESIN ENGIN & HIS ORCHESTRA
   Edirnenin Boyacilari (Shoeshiners of Edirne) - 2:27
   from the album Modern Oyun Havalari 2 - Exotic Oriental Belly-Dance Music, 1975

10. ABDU EL HANID & HIS ORCHESTRA
    Fil Sahra (In the Sahara) - 1:28
    from the album Arabian Delight: Music from Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, no date given

11. HANI MEHANNA & HIS ORCHESTRA
    Banat Eskendria - 20:07
    from the album Princess of Cairo - Music for Belly Dance with Nagwa Fouad, 1985

12. DJAMAL ASLAN CHORUS & ORCHESTRA
    Yala Nooros (Hurry to the Dance) - 2:10
    from the album Lebanon - Her Heart, Her Sounds, no date given

13. MARKO MELKON & HIS INTERNATIONAL ORIENTAL ORCHESTRA
    Soodeh Soodeh (Armenian) - 2:24
    from the album Hi-Fi Adventure In Asia Minor, no date given

14. EDDIE "THE SHEIK" KOCHAK WITH HAKKI OBADIA
    Hanna Drumzilzia - 1:51
    from the album Strictly Belly Dancing The 5th Volume, 1977

15. DIMITRI & HIS ENSEMBLE
    Bouzoukee Rhapsody - 4:11
    from the album Greece, no date given

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Here comes archive program #47! Prepare yourself for Hakki Obadia, Yacoubian & Company, Horst Wende, and a 25-minute routine from Jalaleddin Takesh!

1. RAFIC HOBEIKA & HIS ORCHESTRA
   Amal - 8:37
   from the album Music for an Oriental Dance Vol. 1 (Danses De Nadia Gamal), 1973

2. GEORGE ABDO & HIS "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA
   Raks Al-Dounya (Dance, Oh World!) - 2:56
   from the album The Art of Belly Dancing, 1973

3. EDWARD MEKJIAN & HIS ENSEMBLE
   Jingen Araba - 3:27
   from the album Belly Dance Music From the Middle East Vol. 3, no date given

4. YACOUBIAN & COMPANY
   Nina Nai - 2:47
   from the album The Glorious Greeks, no date given

5. ANASTACIOS SMIRNIOTIS & ORCHESTRA
   Tarishi Mera (Persian Evening) - 3:34
   from the album Belly Dance in the Bacchanal Room, 1976

6. MIDDLE EAST ENSEMBLE Conducted by HAKKI OBADIA and JOSEPH SUGAR

Wedding Gift - 2:24

from the album 10 Nights in a Harem, no date given

1. YOUSEF (KOUYOUMDJIAN) & HIS BAGDAD ENSEMBLE
   Siroun Aghchik (Beautiful Maiden)(sung in Armenian) - 4:55
   from the album Bagdad, no date given

2. HORST WENDE & HIS ORCHESTRA
   Laura's Love (Ya Laure Houbbouki) - 2:35
   from the album Oriental Caravan - Exotic Melodies of the Middle East, no date given

3. JALALEDDIN TAKESH
   Belly Dance Music - 24:59
   from the album Jalaleddin Presents Belly Dance Music, 1976

4. RAJA
   Badawia - 2:17
   from the album Journey Into Rhythm, 1982

5. MOHAMED "MIKE" HEGAZI & HIS GOLDEN GUITAR
   Ya Samara - 3:29
   from the album Belly Dance With Zeina, 1979

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It's time for archive show #46, featuring the Feenjon Group, Sonny Lester, some authentic "Music of the Ghawazee," and Karizma putting us through our paces once again! Enjoy!

1. NAIF AGBY & HIS ORCHESTRA
   Saffi El-Nia (Fulfill Your Vow) - 3:31
   from the album El Debke - Music of the Middle-East, 1962

2. THE SULTAN'S CARAVAN (featuring Gus Vali)
   Ouzo - 3:06
   from the album Belly Dance to Great Navel Music, 1976

3. THE FEENJON GROUP
   Donna, Donna (Yiddish - sung in English) - 3:01
   from the album Belly Dancing at the Cafe Feenjon, no date given

4. AISHA ALI (ARCHIVIST)
   Music for the Benat Maazin: Abu Kherage folk orchestra - 6:04
   from the album Music of the Ghawazee, 1973

5. ANESTOS ATHOUNASIOU & HIS ENSEMBLE
   Asimenio Fengari (The Silver Moon) - 2:28
   from the album Music For Belly Dancing - Instrumentals from the Near East, no date given

6. KARIZMA
   Exercise Seven: Prancing Steps - 1:32
   from the album Karizma Teaches Belly Dancing, 1976

7. JALALEDDIN TAKESH
   Rama Gastorena - 3:40
   from the album Jalaleddin Presents Vol. II - Kashmira's Fantasy, 1984

8. UNCREDITED ARTISTS (possibly ABBU ABDEL AAL & HIS SILVER STRINGS?)
   Zareefa - 3:48
   from the album Sweet Nights, 1967

9. UNCREDITED ARTISTS
   Aman Katinaki mou - 2:48
   from the album Karsilamades and Tsiftetelia Dances No. 6, 1981

10. TORAIA ORCHESTRA OF ALGIERS
    Chataaraban - 6:45
    from the album Belly Dance! The Wild Music & The How-To!, no date given

11. KEMANI GARIB, ET. AL.
    Show #1: Alamam Ben (2/4)/Kucuk Yasta Aldim Sazi Elime (4/4)/Durriyemin Gugumleri (9/8) - 9:30
    from the album Special Music for Your Belly Dancing, 1974-75

12. SONNY LESTER & HIS ORCHESTRA
    Belly Dancer's Haven - 2:15
    from the album Little Egypt Presents: MORE How To Belly Dance For Your Husband, no date given

13. MOHAMED ABDEL WAHAB
    Aziza - 3:16
    from the album Belly Dance Vol. 1, 1976

14. ARTIE BARSAMIAN & HIS ORCHESTRA
    Oorakhootian Bar - 2:50
    from the album More Belly Dance - Music of the Middle East, no date given

15. DAHLENA & MUSICIANS
    African Rhythms for Belly Dancing - 2:09
    from the album Dahlena's Middle Eastern Music for Belly Dancing Vol. 2, 1978

16. EDDIE "THE SHEIK" KOCHAK & HAKKI OBADIA ORCHESTRA
    Oglan Oglan - 4:19
    from the album Arrac-Laham Mishwee & Thou - Festive Dance Music from the Middle East, 1965

17. UNCREDITED ARTISTS (possibly NICOLAS EL DIK ORCHESTRA?)
    Bouyout El Farah - 6:26
    from the album Belly Dance! Music For an Oriental Dance Vol. 2, 1973

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Here comes archive show #45, bringing to your ears an ensemble cast featuring the Derbecki Ensemble, George Mgrdichian & His Ensemble, Alexis & His Ensemble, Dimitri & His Ensemble, Mohammed El-Bakkar & His Oriental Ensemble, and (not to be outdone) Spero Spyros & His Modern Anatolian Ensemble! Why? Don't ask - just dance!

1. MOHAMMED EL-BAKKAR & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE
   Farhat El Alb (Happiness of the Heart) - 3:31
   from the album Exotic Music of the Belly Dancer: Music of the Middle East Vol. 6, 1966

2. ROMEO LAHOUD
   Ya Boul Sawaed - 4:43
   from the album Green Eyes and Oriental Moods, 1975

3. DIMITRI & HIS ENSEMBLE
   Hot and Sweet (Karabiberim) - 2:36
   from the album Greece, no date given

4. EDDIE "THE SHEIK" KOCHAK WITH HAKKI OBADIA
   Zeyna - 3:04
   from the album Strictly Belly Dancing The 6th Volume, 1979

5. ALEXIS & HIS ENSEMBLE
   City of Izmir - 2:47
   from the album Exotic Dances for Wives and Lovers, no date given

6. OMAR KHORSHID & HIS MAGIC GUITAR
   Alf Layla - 6:34
   from the album Tribute to Oum Koulsoum, 1989

7. GUS VALI & HIS ORCHESTRA
   Turkish Medley: The Procession of the Sardar/The Wheat Song/Sirun Archik/Timuraga/Kara Biberim/Dontor/Hos Bilezik/
   Tin Tin/ Birini/Yavrum - 4:33
   from the album 51 Belly Dancer Favorites, no date given

8. LAURICE PETERS
   Bayee Rah Maa El-A'skar - 2:34
   from the album Laurice Peters Sings, no date given (1970?)

9. RAJA
   Belly Dance Music - 9:49
   from the album Lebanon, 1980

10. HASSAN ABU SEOUD & HIS ORCHESTRA
    Gulf Nights - 1:45
    from the album Belly Dances From the Middle-East, 1974

11. SPERO SPYROS & HIS MODERN ANATOLIAN ENSEMBLE
    Sirdis Vra Karmaga - 3:17
    from the album Anatolian Introduction, no date given

12. JUAN PENA LEBRIJANO & ORQUESTA ANDALUSI DE TANGER
    Las Mil Y Una Noches (The Thousand and One Nights) - 4:21
    from the album Encuentros, 1985

13. THE "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA FEATURING VOCALS BY GEORGE ABDO
    Arabic Fantasy (Dance) - 2:26
    from the album Belly Dance Music, no date given

14. THE DERBECKI ENSEMBLE
    Al Nada-Nada (Disgusted Suitor)/Ummeer Ya Mmaleem (Build You Builder) - 5:13
    from the album Sahra, no date given

15. GEORGE MGRDICHIAN & HIS ENSEMBLE
    Caderemen Ustune (Rampi)(Top of the Tent)(Turkish) - 4:08
    from the album The Now Sounds of the Middle East, no date given

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Presenting archive show #44, featuring Sonny Lester, Gus Vali, Ozel Turkbas and the unbeatable team of Toni Frangieh and Setrak Sarkissian!

1. ARTIE BARSAMIAN & HIS ORCHESTRA
   Konyali - 2:52
   from the album Belly Dance Au Go-Go: Music of the Middle East, no date given

2. HORST WENDE & HIS ORCHESTRA
   My Little Gazelle (Ya Ghozayel) - 3:03
   from the album Oriental Caravan - Exotic Melodies of the Middle East, no date given

3. GUS VALI
   Green Silk - 3:17
   from the album Belly Dance Navel Academy Vol. 2, 1977

4. ABBUD ABDEL AAL & HIS GOLDEN STRINGS
   Aatini El Naya El Kalb Yachak Kol Jamil - 6:43
   from the album Belly Dance For Arabian Nights, 1973

5. GEORGE ABDO & HIS "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA
   Raks Al Hayet (Dance of Life) - 3:31
   from the album Belly Dancing with George Abdo, 1976

6. SONNY LESTER - HIS ORCHESTRA & CHORUS
   Daughter of the Nile - 2:37
   from the album Little Egypt Presents: How To Belly Dance For Your Husband, 1968

7. CHRIS KALOGERSON & THE ENSEMBLE SHARQI
   Ti Lozani Ti Kozani - 3:12
   from the album Belly Dance!, 1979

8. JOHN BERBERIAN
   Savgulum - 7:03
   from the album Ode To An Oud, 1974

9. OZEL TURKBAS
   Ozel's Belly Dance Routine - 14:26
   from the album Alla-Turca - The Turkish Way With Ozel, 1975

10. TONI FRANGIEH (buzuk), SETRAK SARKISSIAN (tabla)
    Ya Shadil Alhan - 2:15
    from the album Belly Dance Nights Vol. 2 (Layale Bourg El Hamam), 1977

11. TOM YALANIS & HIS ORCHESTRA
    Shiskebob/Zechra/Aman Kassap - 5:11
    from the album So You Want to Be a Belly Dancer, 1973

12. UDI JOSEPH KOUYOUMJIAN ORCHESTRA
    Askimla Oynama (Turkish) - 3:02
    from the album Beautiful Belly - Music for Listening and Dancing, 1975

13. RAMAL LAMARR
    Raks Chandrani - 6:26
    from the album Omens, Oracles & Mysticisms of Dance, 1983

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It's here! Archive show 43, that is, featuring Youssef Kassab, Mohammed El-Sulieman and George Abdo!

1. AHMED FOUAD HASSAN
   Fares Men Al Chark - 11:07
   from the album Belly Dance By Ahmed Fouad Hassan, 1978

2. THE TOPKAPI INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLE
   Romen - 2:59
   from the album Picture Yourself Belly Dancing, 1977

3. KARIZMA
   Exercise Five: Hip Rotation/Exercise Six: Cross Wrist Movement - 6:19
   from the album Karizma Teaches Belly Dancing, 1976

4. MOHAMMED EL-SULIEMAN & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE
   Hora - 4:13
   from the album The Music of Port Said, no date given

5. HARRY SAROYAN
   Varter (Roses) - 3:26
   from the album Saroyan Sings "An Oriental Bouquet" - Music for Le Danse Orientale, 1979

6. MOHAMMED EL-BAKKAR & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE
   Mnishebak (From My Window) - 3:55
   from the album Dances of Port Said: Music of the Middle East Vol. 5, 1960

7. YOUSSEF KASSAB, HAMOUDA ALI
   Full length dance routine: Nay Solo/Farha/Rumba/Inta Omri/Violin Takasim/Kanoon Takasim/Warda/Accordion (balady)/Drum Solo/Finale - 20:46
   from the album Belly Dance - A Gift From Cairo!, 1980

8. IBRAHIM TURMEN
   Omron Fantasy - 1:49
   from the album Saidi Wind Vol. 1, 1985

9. LUTFI GUNERI WITH ORIENTAL ORCHESTRA
   Tin Tin Tinimini Hanim - 2:56
   from the album Memories of Istanbul (Istanbul Hatiralar), no date given

10. GEORGE ABDO & HIS "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA
    Ruh Tum Bi Salama (Go In Peace) - 4:57
    from the album The Magic of Belly Dancing, 1979

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The answer to life, the universe and everything is archive program 42, with Yacoubian and Company, the Feenjon Group, John Bilezikjian, and Gus Vali tripping out, dude!

1. KAHRAMAN WITH HER ORIENTAL INSTRUMENTAL GROUP
   Libnanek Ya Libnany (Your Lebanon And Mine) - 3:52
   from the album Flame of Araby - Music of the Middle East, no date given

2. ARTIE BARSAMIAN & HIS ORCHESTRA
   Armenian Love Song (Chinar Boyov) - 2:49
   from the album Shadows in the Casbah, 1959

3. YOUSEF (KOUYOUMDJIAN) & HIS BAGDAD ENSEMBLE
   Wen El Habib (Where is the Beloved?) - 5:02
   from the album Bagdad, no date given

4. GUS VALI
   Tricks - 5:31
   from the album Chimera - A Fantasy in Jazz * Rock * Mid-East Sounds, 1974

5. BUDDY SARKISSIAN & HIS MECCA FOUR WITH FRED ELIAS
   Caravan - 3:23
   from the album Soul of the East, 1960

6. THE DERBECKI ENSEMBLE
   The Wheat Song - 5:05
   from the album Dabkie - Exotic Dances of the Middle East, no date given (vocal by Laurice Peters)

7. YACOUBIAN & COMPANY
   Katifeh - 3:05
   from the album The Glorious Greeks, no date given

8. JOHN BILEZIKJIAN
   Jemilleh's Joy - 16:08
   from the album Dream of Scheherazade, 1977

9. MARKO MELKON & HIS INTERNATIONAL ORIENTAL ORCHESTRA
   Jezayire (Mohammedan War Dance) - 2:49
   from the album Hi-Fi Adventure in Asia Minor, no date given

10. MAZIN HAMDAN
    Hebbena - 4:03
    from the album An Evening with Mazin Hamdan Live at the Averof, no date given

11. EDDIE "THE SHEIK" KOCHAK & HAKKI OBADIA
    Dance Rhea Linda - 4/4 Musmoody - 2:27
    from the album Special Silver Anniversary Album - The Best of Belly Dancing Vol. 1, no date given

12. THE FEENJON GROUP
    Babadjim (Arabic) - 2:54
    from the album Recorded Live at the Cafe Feenjon, 1966

13. MOHAMMED EL-BAKKAR & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE
    Raks Edour (The Dance Goes On) - 3:59
    from the album The Magic Carpet: Music of the Middle East Vol. 4, 1958

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Get ready for show #41, featuring David Carroll playing Raymond Scott, Sonny Lester playing himself, Jodette singing, and a kick-butt drum solo by Raja!

1. EDDIE MEKJIAN & ENSEMBLE
   Telegrafin Telleri - 4:33
   from the album Belly Dance Music from the Middle East Vol. 1, no date given

2. FAHIM SADI ET. AL.
   Fatouma - 2:54
   from the album Nefertiti Presents the Best of Belly Dancing, 1978 (approx.)

3. DAVID CARROLL & HIS ORCHESTRA
   Twilight in Turkey - 2:36
   from the album Percussion Orientale: Musical Sounds of the Middle East, 1961

4. TORAIA ORCHESTRA OF ALGIERS
   Votaaref Menelitabek - 6:30
   from the album Belly Dance! The Wild Music & the How-To!, no date given

5. ANESTOS ATHOUNASIOU & HIS ENSEMBLE
   Tsiganiko Klama (Gypsy Tears) - 3:28
   from the album Music for Belly Dancing - Instrumentals from the Near East, no date given

6. JODETTE (KAMELIA) WITH FAHID BALLAN & ABOUD ABDEL-AL'S ORCHESTRA
   Yatira Tiri - 7:33
   from the album Songs for Belly Dancing, no date given

7. IBRAHIM FARRAH (ARCHIVIST)
   Raks El Qaria - 2:49
   from the album Music of the Qaria - Authentic 'Balady' Dances and Rhythms, 1976

8. SAMI RAGEB
   Middle Eastern Medley Dance Routine (featuring J. Shamma and A. Zakarian in a double drum solo) - 15:22
   from the album Hyetti - Egyptian Music, 1978

9. SONNY LESTER & HIS ORCHESTRA
   One Night in the Harem - 2:28
   from the album Little Egypt Presents: More How to Belly Dance for Your Husband, no date given

10. GEORGE ABDO & HIS "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA
    Raks Averof (Dance at the Averof) - 3:26
    from the album The Joy of Belly Dancing, 1975

11. "AUTHENTIC ORCHESTRAS AND SOLOISTS OF THE NEAR EAST" (UNCREDITED ARTISTS)
    Your Beautiful Hand - 1:04
    from the album Music for Belly Dancing - Authentic Music of the Near East, no date given

12. RAJA
    A Drummer and a Dancer - 2:42
    from the album Dance Illusion, 1984

13. DIMITRI & HIS ENSEMBLE
    White Ribbons (Aspres Kordeles) - 2:11
    from the album Greece, no date given

14. MIDDLE EAST ENSEMBLE Conducted by HAKKI OBADIA and JOSEPH SUGAR
    Istanbul - 3:20
    from the album 10 Nights in a Harem, no date given

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Radio Bastet hits the big 4-0 with Mohammed El-Bakkar, Jimmy Linardos, Gus Vali, and a little something from the Ed Wood soundtrack (Johnny Depp not included, unfortunately)!

1. UNCREDITED ARTISTS (possibly NICOLAS EL DIK ORCHESTRA?)
   Nada - 6:55
   from the album Belly Dance! Music For an Oriental Dance Vol. 2, 1973

2. UNCREDITED ARTISTS
   Oti pi o megalos - 2:22
   from the album Karsilamades and Tsiftetelia Dances No. 6, 1981

3. JOSEPH KARKOUR, ET. AL.
   Taksim Organ & Rabla - 3:17
   from the album Belly Dance! Spectacular Rhythms from the Middle East, 1974

4. ALEXIS & HIS ENSEMBLE
   Leyla (Girl's Name) - 2:13
   from the album Exotic Dances for Wives and Lovers, no date given

5. JUAN PENA LEBRIJANO & ORQUESTA ANDALUSI DE TANGER
   Dame La Libertad (Give Me Freedom) - 3:58
   from the album Encuentros, 1985

6. TOM YALANIS & HIS ORCHESTRA WITH RACHEL SAUL, VOCAL INSTRUCTION
   Belly Roll - 2:22
   from the album So You Want to Be a Belly Dancer, 1973

7. BASHIR ABD EL-AL ET. AL.
   Deff (featuring Ghazi Darwish) - 3:21
   from the album Introduction to Instrumental Arabic Music, no date given

8. ED WOOD ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK RECORDING
   Nautch Dance (composed by and featuring KORLA PANDIT) - 1:29
   from the Ed Wood original soundtrack recording, music by Howard Shore, Hollywood Records, 1994

9. MOHAMMED EL-BAKKAR & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE
   Ana Winta (You and I) - 2:21
   from the album Sultan of Bagdad: Music of the Middle East Vol. 2, 1957

10. THE DOLGRU YOL TURKISH ENSEMBLE
    Chifte Telli (Turkish Dance-Instrumental) - 2:30
    from the album Turkish Delight - New Sounds from the Near East, no date given

11. JIMMY LINARDOS & HIS NEAR-EAST GROUP
    Belly Dance Routine Number Four - 12:41
    from the album Jimmy Linardos & His Near-East Group Invite You to Belly Dance Vol. 1, 1974

12. OMAR KHORSHID & HIS GUITAR
    Takassim Sanat Alfeyn - 6:53
    from the album Rhythms from the Orient, 1974 (CD reissue: Umbrella Records, 2001)

13. THE DERBECKI ENSEMBLE
    Ya Houdeidalak - 5:17
    from the album Dabkie - Exotic Dances of the Middle East, no date given

14. GUS VALI & HIS ORCHESTRA
    Elath - 2:11
    from the album Belly Dancer Favorites, 1973

15. GEORGE MGRDICHIAN & HIS ENSEMBLE
    Chat Araban (On the Shores of Araban)(Turkish) - 4:47
    from the album The Now Sounds of the Middle East, no date given

16. "INSTRUMENTAL" (UNCREDITED ARTISTS)
    Ya Hajal Sannine - 2:21
    from the album The Best Dance Melodies, 1984

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Presenting archive show #39 for your listening and dancing enjoyment! For some reason this playlist has a lot of sweetness, a lot of winds, and a lot of girls.

1. EDDIE MEKJIAN & ENSEMBLE
   Votch Mi Dzaghig - 6/8 Shuffle - 2:36
   from the album The Seventh Veil - Music of the Middle East, no date given

2. TAT' OUL AL'TOUN MIDDLE EASTERN ENSEMBLE
   High Vineyards - 3:15
   from the album Exotic Belly Dancers, no date given

3. RAMAL LAMARR
   Twilight Winds - 3:51
   from the album Omens, Oracles & Mysticisms of Dance, 1983

4. HANK MARDIGIAN SEXTET
   Sweet Spring (Anoush Karoun) - 3:36
   from the album Oriental Delight, no date given

5. GEORGE ABDO & HIS "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA
   Nasam Alayna El-Hawa (Oh, Winds of Magic) - 4:01
   from the album The Art of Belly Dancing, 1973

6. ANASTACIOS SMIRNIOTIS & ORCHESTRA
   Eiechababa-Da-Magava - 3:49
   from the album Belly Dance in the Bacchanal Room, 1976

7. HORST WENDE & HIS ORCHESTRA
   The Girls of Alexandria (Banat Iskandaria) - 2:36
   from the album Oriental Caravan - Exotic Melodies of the Middle East, no date given

8. THE SULTAN'S CARAVAN (featuring Gus Vali)
   Al Jazayer - 2:53
   from the album Belly Dance to Great Navel Music, 1976

9. KARIZMA
   Exercise Three: Hip Trot/Exercise Four: Step Sideways With Hip Trot - 4:02
   from the album Karizma Teaches Belly Dancing, 1976

10. EDDIE "THE SHEIK" KOCHAK WITH HAKKI OBADIA
    Full Dance Routine #1 - 17:36
    from the album Strictly Belly Dancing The 3rd Volume, 1977

11. ROMEO LAHOUD
    Tcharrafna - 2:58
    from the album Dark Eyes and Oriental Moods, 1973

12. AISHA ALI (ARCHIVIST)
    Raqs: salameya, rebab, tar and darabukka - 4:47
    from the album Music of the Ghawazee, 1973

13. ARTIE BARSAMIAN & HIS ORCHESTRA
    Sweet Girl (Seeroon Aghchig) - 2:51
    from the album The Seventh Veil, 1957

14. BUDDY SARKISSIAN & HIS MECCA FOUR WITH FRED ELIAS
    Turkish Nightmare - 3:57
    from the album Soul Of The East, 1960

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Here comes archive program 38, with more of the stuff you can't get enough of! Never use a preposition to end a sentence with!

1. ESIN ENGIN & HIS ORCHESTRA
   Kalaycilar (Tinners) - 3:03
   from the album Modern Oyun Havalari 2 - Exotic Oriental Belly-Dance Music, 1975

2. GUS VALI & HIS CASBAH ENSEMBLE
   Misirlou - 2:31
   from the album All Points East, 1960

3. ABBUD ABDEL AAL & HIS GOLDEN STRINGS
   Afrah El Chaab - 2:55
   from the album Belly Dance for Arabian Nights, 1973

4. EDDIE "THE SHEIK" KOCHAK
   Chutak Melody - 3:52
   from the album Strictly Belly Dancing (Ya Habibi #2), 1973

5. JODETTE (KAMELIA)
   Musical Instruments Used in Belly Dancing - 1:49
   from the album How to Belly Dance (the Authentic Way) For Fun! Health! Profit!, 1972

6. MOHAMMED EL-BAKKAR & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE
   Al Beeba - 3:47
   from the album Music of the African Arab: Music of the Middle East Vol. 3, 1958

7. DAHLENA & MUSICIANS
   Dance Routine Number 1: Ya-Waheshni - 3:19
   from the album Dahlena's Middle Eastern Music for Belly Dancing Vol. 2, 1978

8. THE FEENJON GROUP
   Efiges (Greek) (Nightbirds) - 3:05
   from the album Belly Dancing at the Cafe Feenjon, no date given

9. THE SHEIK'S MEN
   Caravan - 3:14
   from the album The Belly Dancer, 1961

10. IBRAHIM TURMEN
    Just Playin' - 2:08
    from the album Saidi Wind Vol. 1, 1985

11. FAHIM SADI ET. AL.
    Full Belly Dance Routine #1 - 19:29
    from the album Nefertiti Presents the Best of Belly Dancing, 1976

12. YACOUBIAN & COMPANY
    Ko-Ko-Ko - 2:45
    from the album The Glorious Greeks, no date given

13. DJAMAL ASLAN CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA
    Jabal El Arz (The Cedars of Lebanon) - 3:11
    from the album Lebanon - Her Heart, Her Sounds, no date given

14. EDDIE MEKJIAN & ENSEMBLE
    Karshilama Gazel - 3:43
    from the album Belly Dance Music From the Middle East Vol. 2, no date given

15. MOHAMED "MIKE" HEGAZI & HIS GOLDEN GUITAR
    Yay Yay Ya Nassini - 3:10
    from the album Belly Dance With Zeina, 1979

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At long last, here is archive show #37, complete with my new "all-purpose" intro and closing which will be heard on all subsequent programs until we get to the ones I didn't lose the files from... Does that make any sense?? Also due to popular request, I'm including the time length for each track. Shimmy your summer away!

1. YOUSSEF KASSAB
   Od Duka Al Myess - 5:12
   from the album Nadira Belly Dances for Youssef Kassab, 1974

2. YACOUBIAN & COMPANY
   Holiday in Greece - 2:19
   from the album The Glorious Greeks, no date given

3. JOHN BERBERIAN
   Sevan 5/4 (Armenian) - 2:44
   from the album Ode To An Oud, 1974

4. ANESTOS ATHOUNASIOU & HIS ENSEMBLE
   To Parapono Ton Erotevmenon (A Lover's Lament) - 2:58
   from the album Music For Belly Dancing - Instrumentals from the Near East, no date given

5. GUS VALI
   Mustafa - 2:33
   from the album Chimera - A Fantasy in Jazz * Rock * Mid-East Sounds, 1974

6. THE "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA FEATURING VOCALS BY GEORGE ABDO
   Ilhak Halak (Beware of Love) - 3:49
   from the album Belly Dance Music, no date given

7. UDI JOSEPH KOUYOUMJIAN ORCHESTRA
   Uskudara (Turkish) - 3:27
   from the album Beautiful Belly - Music for Listening and Dancing, 1975

8. THE TOPKAPI INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLE
   Gayda - 2:30
   from the album Picture Yourself Belly Dancing, 1977

9. JOHN BILEZIKJIAN
   The Wish of Alexandria - 7:46
   from the album Dream of Scheherazade, 1977

10. RAJA
    Belly Dance Routine #1: Hayati/Misty Cloud "Takseem"/Drum Solo/Finale - 8:43
    from the album Dance Illusion, 1984

11. SAFFET'S ORIENTAL ORCHESTRA
    Silivry (karsilama) - 2:31
    from the album Belly Dance Festival, no date given

12. ARTIE BARSAMIAN & HIS ORCHESTRA
    Nahz Bar - 2:21
    from the album More Belly Dance - Music of the Middle East, no date given

13. IBRAHIM FARRAH (ARCHIVIST)
    Ala Hesbe Wedad - 2:32
    from the album Music of the Qaria - Authentic 'Balady' Dances and Rhythms, 1976

14. SONNY LESTER & HIS ORCHESTRA
    Flame of Egypt - 2:23
    from the album Little Egypt Presents: MORE How To Belly Dance For Your Husband, no date given

15. EDDIE "THE SHEIK" KOCHAK & HAKKI OBADIA ORCHESTRA
    Cleopatra Dance - 2:54
    from the album Arrac-Laham Mishwee & Thou - Festive Dance Music from the Middle East, 1965

16. TORAIA ORCHESTRA OF ALGIERS
    Ana Ou Anti Ou Anti Ou Ana - 2:26
    from the album Belly Dance! The Wild Music & The How-To!, no date given

17. NAIF AGBY & THE LEBANESE RADIO ORCHESTRA
    Ala Delouna/Asmar Elloun (Dark and Handsome)/Ya Gazeil - 6:23
    from the album An Evening with Uncle Tanous, 1974

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And here we go with archive show #36! Again, without my intros and closing. The routine for this one is a most unusual 70's funk/jazz piece!

1. AHMED FOUAD HASSAN

Samia

from the album Belly Dance by Ahmed Fouad Hassan, 1978

1. THE SHEIK'S MEN

Dance of the Scimitars

from the album The Belly Dancer, 1961

1. MOHAMMED EL-BAKKAR & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE

Haun Meelee (Sway Here)

from the album Port Said: Music of the Middle East Vol. 1, 1958

1. TOM YALANIS & HIS ORCHESTRA WITH RACHEL SAUL, VOCAL INSTRUCTION

Shimmies

from the album So You Want to Be a Belly Dancer, 1973

1. DIMITRI & HIS ENSEMBLE

Never on Sunday (Paidia Tou Pirea)

from the album Greece, no date given

1. SAMI RAGEB

Alfleila

from the album Hyetti - Egyptian Music, 1978

1. LUTFI GUNERI WITH ORIENTAL ORCHESTRA

Kasabim

from the album Memories of Istanbul (Istanbul Hatiralar), no date given

1. MOHAMMED EL-SULIEMAN & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE

Cosmopolitan

from the album The Music of Port Said, no date given

1. JEREMY STEIG

Belly Up/Temple of Birth/Shifte-Telle Mama

from the album Temple of Birth, 1975

1. MIDDLE EAST ENSEMBLE Conducted by HAKKI OBADIA and JOSEPH SUGAR

Harem Dance

from the album 10 Nights in a Harem, no date given

1. MARKO MELKON & HIS INTERNATIONAL ORIENTAL ORCHESTRA

Kasop (Arabic International Dance)

from the album Hi-Fi Adventure In Asia Minor, no date given

1. CHRIS KALOGERSON & THE ENSEMBLE SHARQI

Katou Stou Valtou

from the album Belly Dance!, 1979

1. TONI FRANGIEH (buzuk), SETRAK SARKISSIAN (tabla)

El Hala Te'Bana Ya Leyla

from the album Belly Dance Nights Vol. 2 (Layale Bourg El Hamam), 1977

1. MAZIN HAMDAN

Ya Sare Ya

from the album An Evening with Mazin Hamdan Live at the Averof, no date given

1. OZEL TURKBAS

Keep Dancing, Keep Turning (Ha Un Ele)

from the album Alla-Turca - The Turkish Way With Ozel, 1975

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And here, finally, is archive show 35! Unfortunately, when I lost my sound files I lost most of my introductions and closings and these were not recoverable, so the next 30 or so postings will be without my annoying voice! This is a good thing or a bad thing, depending on your point of view! At any rate, thanks so much for bearing with me, and please enjoy!

1. HASSAN ABU SEOUD & HIS ORCHESTRA

Al Takieh

from the album Belly Dances From the Middle-East, 1974

1. EDDIE MEKJIAN & ENSEMBLE

Choban Kuz (kalamatiano)

from the album Belly Dance Music From the Middle East Vol. 1, no date given

1. THE DERBECKI ENSEMBLE

B'il Sahha (Meet Near the Orchard)/Jeeb I'l Mijwijz (Bring the Horn)

from the album Sahra, no date given

1. HORST WENDE & HIS ORCHESTRA

Indian Taffeta (Tafta Hindi)

from the album Oriental Caravan, no date given

1. JODETTE (KAMELIA)

Lesson #9 - Traditional Belly Dance Yell

from the album How to Belly Dance (the Authentic Way) For Fun! Health! Profit!, 1972

1. GUS VALI & HIS CASBAH ENSEMBLE

Shish-Kebab

from the album Dance Bellyrina Dance, 1963

1. RAJA

Mediterranean East

from the album Journey Into Rhythm, 1982

1. ABDU EL HANID & HIS ORCHESTRA

Maak Maak (Always With You)

from the album Arabian Delight: Music from Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, no date given

1. GEORGE ABDO & HIS "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA

Raks Wayak (Together We Dance)

from the album Belly Dancing with George Abdo, 1976

1. JALALEDDIN TAKESH

Belly Dance Music: Kashmira's Fantasy

from the album Jalaleddin Presents Vol. II - Kashmira's Fantasy, 1984

1. OMAR KHORSHID & HIS MAGIC GUITAR

Amar Hayati

from the album Tribute to Oum Koulsoum, 1989 (CD reissue)

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Hey everyone, I would like to extend my apologies for not posting any new shows for the past 3 months.  Not only have I been fairly busy "in real life," but recently I lost some sound files (it's a long and embarrassing story).  I need to go through what I have left and see what I need to reconvert to mp3.  Frustrating?  Oh, YEAH.  I plan on working on this in earnest over the next week, so please watch this space for new postings! 

Thanks for bearing with me!  Radio Bastet fans are the greatest people in the world!

Love,
 Marisa~

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Welcome to Radio Bastet, Rachel Brice's "all-time favorite podcast"! blush THANK YOU, RACHEL! Wow. Ahem. Anyway, look out, it's archive show 34 comin' at ya!

1. ROMEO LAHOUD

Ya Khayal El Leil

from the album Green Eyes and Oriental Moods, 1975

1. NAIF AGBY & HIS ORCHESTRA

Haji Teoulli (Don't Tell Me)

from the album El Debke - Music of the Middle-East, 1962

1. JUAN PENA LEBRIJANO & ORQUESTA ANDALUSI DE TANGER

El Anillo (Jibulli) (The Ring)

from the album Encuentros, 1985/1987

1. BUDDY SARKISSIAN & HIS MECCA FOUR WITH FRED ELIAS

Drumselero

from the album Soul Of The East, 1960

1. YOUSEF KOUYOUMJIAN & HIS BAGDAD ENSEMBLE

Arshalous Jan

from the album Bagdad Cabaret, no date given

1. KARIZMA

Exercise One: Knee Bends/Exercise Two: Shoulder Push

from the album Karizma Teaches Belly Dancing, 1976

1. YACOUBIAN & COMPANY

Misirlou

from the album The Glorious Greeks, no date given

1. OZEL TURKBAS

Ozel's Dance Routine

from the album Kismet - Belly Dance With Ozel, 1978

1. MOHAMMED EL-BAKKAR & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE

Drum Improvisation

from the album Exotic Music of the Belly Dancer: Music of the Middle East Vol. 6, 1966

1. ALEXIS & HIS ENSEMBLE

Mavi Gozler (Blue Eyes)

from the album Exotic Dances For Wives and Lovers, no date given

1. JOHN BILEZIKJIAN

Shenaz Longa

from the album A Thousand and One Nights, 1977

1. GUS VALI

Israeli Medley

from the album 51 Belly Dancer Favorites, no date given

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More groovy tunes to be found right here on archive program #33! The first tune is a bit of a departure for us; it's a newer track featuring what I'm sure will be some very familiar samples...

1. URSULA 1000

That Hindu That You Do

from the CD Kinda' Kinky, 2002

1. GEORGE ABDO & HIS "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA

Raks Layali El Charrk (Dance of Oriental Nights)

from the album The Magic of Belly Dancing, 1979

1. UNKNOWN ARTISTS

Ti to les

from the album Karsilamades and Tsiftetelia Dances No. 6, 1981

1. MIDDLE EAST ENSEMBLE CONDUCTED BY HAKKI OBADIA & JOSEPH SUGAR

Debke Festival

from the album 10 Nights In a Harem, 1961

1. JODETTE (KAMELIA) WITH FAHID BALLAN & ABOUD ABDEL-AL'S ORCHESTRA

El-Omr Lailah Ya-Nas

from the album Songs For Belly Dancing, no date given

1. SONNY LESTER - HIS ORCHESTRA & CHORUS

Cad of Bagdad

from the album Little Egypt Presents: How To Belly Dance For Your Husband, 1968

1. THE STEVO TEODOSIEVSKI ENSEMBLE

Shoeshine Boy (Boyaji, Boyaji)

from the album Turkish Delight - New Sounds From the Near East, no date given

1. MOHAMED ABDEL WAHAB

Al Maddi

from the album Belly Dance Vol. 1, 1976

1. AISHA ALI (ARCHIVIST)

Stick Dance: salameya, tar and darabukka

from the album Music of the Ghawazee, 1973

1. BASHIR ABD EL-AL ET. AL.

"Hawanim" A Belly Dance

from the album Introduction to Instrumental Arabic Music, no date given

1. RAMAL LAMARR

Ritual Fire Music

from the album Omens, Oracles & Mysticisms of Dance, 1983

1. ARTIE BARSAMIAN & HIS ORCHESTRA

Magic of the Khanoon

from the album Shadows In the Casbah, 1959

1. ESIN ENGIN & HIS ORCHESTRA

Ada Ciftetellisi

from the album Modern Oyun Havalari 2 - Exotic Oriental Belly-Dance Music, 1975

1. GEORGE MGRDICHIAN & HIS ENSEMBLE

Laz Bar (Black Sea Fisherman's Dance)(Turkish)

from the album The Now Sounds of the Middle East, no date given

1. ABBUD ABDEL AAL & HIS GOLDEN STRINGS

Ya Ain Moulayeten

from the album Belly Dance For Arabian Nights, 1973

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Get your holiday shimmies on with archive show 32! Featuring a different Omar Khorshid track than the one in the original program, which I had inadvertently repeated from a previous show! D'OH!!

1. RAFIC HOBEIKA

Joumana

from the album Music For an Oriental Dance Vol. 1 - Danses de Nadia Gamal, 1973

1. OMAR KHORSHID & HIS MAGIC GUITAR

Godfather Theme

from the album Belly Dance with Omar Khorshid Vol. 3, 1974

1. VILLAGE DANCES AS TAUGHT BY IBRAHIM FARRAH

Raks Hassan

from the album Music of the Qaria, 1976

1. THE SHEIK'S MEN

Misirlou

from the album The Belly Dancer, 1961

1. LUTFI GUNERI

Ilimon Ektim Tasa (Kurt Havasi)

from the album Memories of Istanbul (Istanbul Hatiralar), no date given

1. THE STEVO TEODOSIEVSKI ENSEMBLE (UNCREDITED)

Ciganski Cocek

from the album Authentic Belly Dance Music, 1976

1. MOHAMMED EL-SULIEMAN & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE

International Dance

from the album The Music of Port Said,, no date given

1. LAURICE PETERS

Douwara

from the album Laurice Peters Sings, no date given

1. GEORGE ABDO & HIS "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA

Raks Mustapha (Mustapha's Dance)(Complete Belly Dance Routine)

from the album The Joy of Belly Dancing, 1975

1. SONNY LESTER & HIS ORCHESTRA

The Flaming Ruby

from the album Little Egypt Presents: MORE How to Belly-Dance For Your Husband, no date given

1. THE FEENJON GROUP

Azziza (Arabic)

from the album Recorded Live at Cafe Feenjon, 1966 (recorded 12/13/65)

1. TOM YALANIS & HIS ORCHESTRA (RACHEL SAUL, VOCAL INSTRUCTION)

Camel Walk

from the album So You Want To Be a Belly Dancer, 1973

1. TAT' OUL AL' TOUN MIDDLE EASTERN ENSEMBLE

Dance of Devils

from the album Exotic Belly Dancers Vol. 1, no date given

1. RAYMOND MIRIJANIAN

Ya Kita Kosma Ena Korme

from the album Ray Mirijanian's Music For Belly Dancing Vol. 1, no date given

1. TORAIA ORCHESTRA OF ALGIERS

Nar Houbi Techaal

from the album Belly Dance! The Wild Music & the How-To!, no date given

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Hi gang! Several folks have asked me lately how they can save the podcasts if they don't have an iPod or other portable mp3 player. It's very easy to save them and burn them to a CD.

At the top of each podcast post there's a little gray "POD" graphic on the left-hand side. If you right-click on that and choose "Save link as" or "Save target as," you can then download the file onto your hard drive. Beware - the files are HUGE, about 62 MB each! You can then use your favorite audio program to burn the file onto a CD.

At the bottom of each playlist there's a "Direct download" link for the podcast; you can use this link as well, and follow the same steps above.

And don't forget, you can also stream podcasts from the little player at the top right-hand side of the page, to enhance your web-surfing experience!

I hope that helps! Please let me know if I can be of further assistance. And, as always - happy listening and happy dancing! And happy holidays!

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More vintage belly dance goodness with program 31! Work that floor act!

1. AHMED FOUAD HASSAN

Rakset El Ghazal

from the album Belly Dance, 1978

1. EDDIE "THE SHEIK" KOCHAK AND HAKKI OBADIA

Dance Morocco (4/4 Saiady)

from the album The Best of Belly Dancing Vol. 1, no date given

1. AUTHENTIC ORCHESTRAS & SOLOISTS OF THE NEAR EAST

Aptal Havassi

from the album Music For Belly Dancing (aka Istanbul), no date given

1. EDWARD MEKJIAN & HIS ENSEMBLE

Siroon Yar Jon

from the album Belly Dance Music From the Middle East Vol. 3, no date given

1. TONI FRANGIEH (buzuk), SETRAK SARKISSIAN (tabla)

Layleye B'Terja Ya Leyl

from the album Belly Dance Nights (Layale Bourg El Hamam), Vol. 2, 1977

1. JODETTE (KAMELIA) WITH ABOUD ABD EL AL & HIS ORCHESTRA

Lesson #8: Floor Act

from the album How to Belly Dance (The Authentic Way) For Fun! Health! Profit!, 1972

1. MOHAMMED EL-BAKKAR & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE

Yaboo E Yeoun Asaleya (Eyes of Honey)

from the album Dances of Port Said - Music of the Middle East, Vol. 5, 1960

1. "INSTRUMENTAL" (ARTISTS UNKNOWN)

Medweyye

from the album The Best Dance Melodies, 1984

1. DJAMAL ASLAN

Rakseet Binty (I See My Daughter Dancing)

from the album Lebanon - Her Heart, Her Sounds, no date given

1. THE SEVEN PLAYERS

The Sultan's Dream

from the album West Digs East - Dig?, 1966

1. THE DERBECKI ENSEMBLE

Dabkie Dance Sequence

from the album Dabkie - Exotic Dances of the Middle East, no date given

1. ROMEO LAHOUD

Ala Toul

from the album Dark Eyes and Oriental Moods, 1973

1. GEORGE MGRDICHIAN & HIS ENSEMBLE

Nehavend Longa (Turkish)

from the album The Now Sounds of the Middle East, no date given

1. GEORGE ABDO & HIS "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA

Raks Al-Sultan (Dance of the Sultans)

from the album The Art of Belly Dancing, 1973

1. RAJA

Ancient Memories

from the album Dance Illusion, 1984

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Another rocking archive show! Tie that hipscarf on really tight!

1. MOHAMMED EL-BAKKAR & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE

Bisat El Reeh (Magic Carpet)

from the album The Magic Carpet - Music of the Middle East, Vol. 4, 1958

1. GUS VALI & HIS ORCHESTRA

Medley #3: Soode Soode/Alasfouria/Kyprunun Alte Tiken/Wein Yaba/Halis Arap Kizi/Ach Babina Yaein/Kevork/Yala Yelee Mlaha/Agh Eem Anoush Yar

from the album Belly Dancer Favorites, 1973

1. ALEXIS & HIS ENSEMBLE

Ates Dansi (Fire Dance)

from the album Exotic Dances For Wives and Lovers, no date given

1. OZEL TURKBAS

He Is In That Train (Tren Gelir)

from the album How To Belly Dance For Your Sultan, no date given

1. ANESTOS ATHOUNASIOU & HIS ENSEMBLE

Horo Tis Nifis (Bridal Dance)

from the album Music For Belly Dancing - Instrumentals From the Near East, no date given

1. TOM YALANIS & HIS ORCHESTRA (RACHEL SAUL, VOCAL INSTRUCTION)

Hand Movements

from the album So You Want to Be a Belly Dancer, 1973

1. IBRAHIM TURMEN

Yumma/Ajez

from the album Saidi Wind Vol. 1, 1985

1. THE "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA, FEATURING VOCALS BY GEORGE ABDO

Flames of Araby

from the album Belly Dance Music, no date given

1. UNKNOWN ARTISTS (POSSIBLY ABU ABD DEL AAL & HIS GOLDEN STRINGS?)

Noora

from the album Sweet Nights, 1967

1. MOHAMED "MIKE" HEGAZI & HIS GOLDEN GUITAR

Raksat Assfour Heleywa

from the album Belly Dance With Zeina, 1979

1. ARTIE BARSAMIAN & HIS ORCHESTRA

Raks Jemil II

from the album More Belly Dance - Music of the Middle East, no date given

1. HASSAN ABU SEOUD & HIS ORCHESTRA

Eyuni Sahara

from the album Belly Dances From the Middle-East, 1974

1. HORST WENDE & HIS ORCHESTRA

Handkerchief Dance (Hizzi Hizzi)

from the album Oriental Caravan, no date given

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And we are back! Program 29 hits the ground running with a selection tailor-made for your flamenco fusion routine!

1. JUAN PENA LEBRIJANO & ORQUESTA ANDALUSI DE TANGER

Vivir Un Cuento De Hadas (To Live a Tale of Hadas)

from the album Encuentros, 1985

1. THE STEVO TEODOSIEVSKI ENSEMBLE

Do You Want Ali, My Daughter? (Kizim Seni Aliye Vereyim Mi?)

from the album Turkish Delight - New Sounds From the Near East, no date given

(Marisa's note: You may recognize this as the popular tune "Babacim." A father is trying to get his indecisive daughter to choose a husband!)

1. GEORGE ABDO & HIS "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA

Raks Al-Kheeyam (Dance of the Tents)

from the album Belly Dancing with George Abdo, 1976

1. DAVID CARROLL & HIS ORCHESTRA

In a Persian Market

from the album Percussion Orientale, 1961

1. NAIF AGBY & THE LEBANESE RADIO ORCHESTRA

Bel Dyha Lebnaneyeie (In the Village of Lebanon)

from the album An Evening with Uncle Tanous, 1974

1. EDDIE "THE SHEIK" KOCHAK WITH HAKKI OBADIA

Sudani (Connie)

from the album Strictly Belly Dancing, the 6th Volume, 1979

1. JOHN BERBERIAN

Basha Bella (Turkish)

from the album Ode To An Oud, 1974

1. UDI JOSEPH KOUYOUMJIAN ORCHESTRA featuring Fred Elias and His Ensemble

Dance of the Pharoahs (Middle-Eastern Dance Routine)

from the album Beautiful Belly - Music for Listening and Dancing, 1975

1. CHRIS KALOGERSON & HIS ENSEMBLE SHARQI

Akher Ayam El Sayfia (The Last Days of Summer)

from the album Belly Dance!, 1979

1. MOHAMMED EL-SULIEMAN & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE

Chifti

from the album The Music of Port Said, no date given

1. MIDDLE EAST ENSEMBLE CONDUCTED BY HAKKI OBADIA & JOSEPH SUGAR

Arabian Knights

from the album 10 Nights In a Harem, no date given

1. TONI FRANGIEH (buzuk), SETRAK SARKISSIAN (tabla)

Malek Ya Heloua Malek

from the album Belly Dance Nights (Layale Bourg El Hamam), Vol. 2, 1977

1. ABDU-EL-HANID & HIS ORCHESTRA

Rak El Seyoff (Sword Dance)

from the album Arabian Delight - Music from Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Alergia, Morocco, no date given

1. SONNY LESTER - HIS ORCHESTRA & CHORUS

The Belly Dancer's Waltz

from the album Little Egypt Presents: How to Belly Dance For Your Husband, no date given

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I honestly don't know what to say about archive program 28, except that it is one of my most favorite shows ever. Shimmy on!

1. THE FEENJON GROUP

Marinella

from the album Belly Dancing at the Cafe Feenjon, no date given

1. MIDDLE EAST ENSEMBLE CONDUCTED BY HAKKI OBADIA AND JOSEPH SUGAR

Flaming Swords

from the album 10 Nights In a Harem, no date given

1. MOHAMMED EL-BAKKAR & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE

Salamat Salamat (Send My Heart)

from the album Sultan of Bagdad - Music of the Middle East Vol. 2, 1957

1. SAFFET'S ORIENTAL ORCHESTRA

Beyoglu (Karsilama)

from the album Belly Dance Festival, no date given

1. JOHN BILEZIKJIAN

Bint il Beled

from the album A Thousand and One Nights, 1977

1. SONNY LESTER & HIS ORCHESTRA

Moonlight Dance of the Veils

from the album Little Egypt Presents: MORE How to Belly-Dance For Your Husband, no date given

1. GUS VALI

Navel Academy Theme

from the album Belly Dance Navel Academy, no date given

1. ARTIE BARSAMIAN & HIS ORCHESTRA

The Seventh Veil

from the album The Seventh Veil, no date given

1. TORAIA ORCHESTRA OF ALGIERS

Ahsin

from the album Belly Dance! The Wild Music & the How-To!, no date given

1. THE FRED ELIAS ENSEMBLE

Dance of Raija

from the album Artistic Moods for Dance Vol. III, 1978

1. MARKO MELKON & HIS INTERNATIONAL ORIENTAL ORCHESTRA

Finjohn (Turkish)

from the album Hi-Fi Adventure in Asia Minor, no date given

1. SAMI RAGEB

Ramallah (Dabke)

from the album Hyetti - Egyptian Music, 1978

1. ROMEO LAHOUD

Tal El Sahar

from the album Green Eyes and Oriental Moods, 1975

1. JODETTE (KAMELIA) WITH ABOUD ABD EL AL & HIS ORCHESTRA

Lesson #7: Neck Movement

from the album How to Belly Dance (The Authentic Way) For Fun! Health! Profit!, 1972

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Yes, you can has archive show 27! Featuring the first appearance of the Radio Bastet "theme song," Ah Ya Zain by Omar Khorshid!

1. THE TOPKAPI INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLE

Arslan Mustafa

from the album Picture Yourself Belly Dancing, 1977

1. THE SHEIK'S MEN

Song for Belly Dancer

from the album The Belly Dancer, 1961

1. ABBUD ABDEL AAL & HIS GOLDEN STRINGS

Layaly Assiout

from the album Belly Dance For Arabian Nights, 1973

1. GEORGE ABDO & HIS "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA

Allah Ya Lubnan (My Beautiful Lebanon)

from the album The Magic of Belly Dancing, 1979

1. TOM YALANIS & HIS ORCHESTRA (RACHEL SAUL, VOCAL INSTRUCTION)

Side Figure 8

from the album So You Want To Be a Belly Dancer, 1973

1. EDDIE MEKJIAN & ENSEMBLE

Mia Pidamofi Tsigana

from the album The Seventh Veil, no date given

1. MIDDLE EAST ENSEMBLE CONDUCTED BY HAKKI OBADIA AND JOSEPH SUGAR

Cha Cha Baba

from the album 10 Nights In a Harem, no date given

1. RAMAL LAMARR

The Indigo Priestess

from the album Omens, Oracles & Mysticisms of Dance, 1983

1. MARKO MELKON & HIS INTERNATIONAL ORIENTAL ORCHESTRA

Depkey (Arabic Dance)

from the album Hi-Fi Adventure in Asia Minor, no date given

1. JIMMY LINARDOS & HIS NEAR-EAST GROUP

Belly Dance Routine Number One

from the album Jimmy Linardos and His Near-East Group Invite You to Belly Dance Vol. 2, 1975

1. MOHAMED ABDEL WAHAB

El Henna

from the album Belly Dance - The Music of Mohamed Abdel Wahab Vol. 1, 1976

1. THE SEVEN PLAYERS

The Bazaar

from the album West Digs East - Dig?, 1966

1. OMAR KHORSHID & HIS MAGIC GUITAR

Ahzihi Laylati

from the album Tribute to Oum Koulsoum, 1989

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The weather is cooling; time for some cool new beats! Here comes archive show #26, featuring George Mgrdichian playing the Beatles!

1. ESIN ENGIN

Hicaz Dolap

from the album Modern Oyun Havalari 2, 1975

1. SONNY LESTER - HIS ORCHESTRA & CHORUS

The Unveiling

from the album Little Egypt Presents: How to Belly Dance For Your Husband, 1968

1. MOHAMMED EL-BAKKAR & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE

Sudani

from the album Music of the African Arab - Vol. 3, 1958

1. GEORGE MGRDICHIAN & HIS ENSEMBLE

Yesterday

from the album The Now Sounds of the Middle East, no date given

1. EDDIE MEKJIAN & ENSEMBLE

Eminem & Mamyluh (Dubkie)

from the album Belly Dance Music from the Middle East - Vol. 2, no date given

1. LAURICE PETERS

Ya darity El-A'lalee

from the album Laurice Peters Sings, no date given

1. UNCREDITED MUSICIANS (possibly Nicolas El Dik?)

Ghazalieh

from the album Belly Dance! Music for an Oriental Dance, Vol. 2, 1973

1. HORST WENDE & HIS ORCHESTRA

My Darling (Ala Dal Ona)

from the album Oriental Caravan, no date given

1. JALALEDDIN TAKESH

Fantasy for Farida

from the album Jalaleddin Presents Vol. VII - Kashmira's Fantasy, 1984

1. JODETTE

Tabla instruction by Mr. Ahmed Batrawi/History of dancing by Dr. Mahood Salem

from the album Evening By The Nile, 1975

1. GEORGE ABDO & HIS "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA

Raks Abdo (Abdo's Dance)

from the album The Joy of Belly Dancing, 1975

1. NAIF AGBY & HIS ORCHESTRA

Samra Ya Jamili (Beautiful Brunette)

from the album El Debke - Music of the Middle-East, 1962

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It's archive show 25 coming your way, with a reeeaaally long routine this time... Hope you're in shape!

1. MOHAMMED "MIKE" HEGAZI & HIS GOLDEN GUITAR

Nouni

from the album Belly Dance With Zeina, 1979

1. GEORGE ABDO & HIS "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA

Gameel Gamal (Oh, Beautiful Dancer)

from the album The Art of Belly Dancing, 1973

1. ARTIE BARSAMIAN & HIS ORCHESTRA

Hy Achig

from the album Belly Dance Au Go-Go - Music of the Middle East, 1966

1. SAMI RAGEB

Naffoosah

from the album Hyetti - Egyptian Music, 1978

1. VILLAGE DANCES AS TAUGHT BY IBRAHIM FARRAH

Jaddilee

from the album Music of the Qaria, 1976

1. GUS VALI

Nagmat El Hayat

from the album Belly Dance Navel Academy Vol. 2, 1977

1. YOUSSEF KASSAB

Nadira (Full Length Routine)

from the album Nadira Belly Dances for Youssef Kassab, 1974

1. HANK MARDIGIAN SEXTET FEATURING GEORGE MGRDICHIAN ON THE OUD

Kismet

from the album Oriental Delight, no date given

1. EDDIE "THE SHEIK" KOCHAK & HAKKI OBADIA ORCHESTRA

Chant of Daloona (Vocal)

from the album Arrac-Laham Mishwee & Thou: Festive Dance Music from the Middle East, 1965

1. RAJA

Drum'n On

from the album Journey Into Rhythm, 1982

1. "INSTRUMENTAL" (Uncredited Artists)

Emmy Namet

from the album The Best Dance Melodies, 1984

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Here comes archive show #24, featuring the future Radio Bastet "theme song"....

1. ABBUD ABDEL AAL & HIS GOLDEN STRINGS

Sahara City

from the album Belly Dance For Arabian Nights, 1973

1. MOHAMMED EL-SULIEMAN & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE

Husson's Rhapsody

from the album The Music of Port Said, no date given

1. OZEL TURKBAS

Sultaniyegah

from the album Alla-Turca (The Turkish Way), 1975

1. OMAR KHORSHID & HIS GUITAR

Ah Ya Zen

from the album Rhythms From the Orient, 1974 (CD reissue, Umbrella Records 2001)

1. JOHN BERBERIAN

Arabaya (Turkish)

from the album Ode To An Oud, 1974

1. TOM YALANIS & HIS ORCHESTRA (RACHEL SAUL, VOCAL INSTRUCTION)

Around the Clock

from the album So You Want To Be a Belly Dancer, 1973

1. NAIF AGBY & THE LEBANESE RADIO ORCHESTRA

Rakse El Debkey (Debkey Dance)

from the album An Evening With Uncle Tanous, 1974

1. HARRY SAROYAN

Complete Routine #1: Aman Aman, Tiein' Af To Dzaghigner, Perom Pom Pero, Clarinet Taksim, Drum Solo, Aman Aman

from the album Saroyan Sings: 'An Oriental Bouquet': Music for Le Danse Orientale, 1979

1. THE SEVEN PLAYERS

Shishkabob

from the album West Digs East - Dig?, 1966

1. THE "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA, FEATURING VOCALS BY GEORGE ABDO

Al Asforieh (You're Driving Me Crazy)

from the album Belly Dance Music, no date given

1. SPERO SPYROS & HIS MODERN ANATOLIAN ENSEMBLE

Ababaca

from the album Anatolian Introduction, no date given

1. ABDU-EL-HANID & HIS ORCHESTRA

Karyat Dance (Country Dance)

from the album Arabian Delight - Music from Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Alergia, Morocco, no date given

1. SONNY LESTER & HIS ORCHESTRA

Pulsation

from the album Little Egypt Presents: MORE How to Belly-Dance For Your Husband, no date given

1. AHMED FOUAD HASSAN

Al Mushrabiya

from the album Belly Dance, 1978

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Dive into summer with archive program 23! The water's fine!

1. MOHAMMED EL-BAKKAR & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE

Sauda Sauda (Dark Eyes)

from the album Port Said - Music of the Middle East, 1958

1. AUTHENTIC ORCHESTRAS & SOLOISTS OF THE NEAR EAST

Missir Havassi (#2)

from the album Music For Belly Dancing (aka Istanbul), no date given

1. EDDIE MEKJIAN & ENSEMBLE

High Heel Shoes (syrto)

from the album Belly Dance Music From the Middle East - Vol. 1, no date given

1. JOSEPH KARKOUR ET. AL.

Hadiyat El Eid

from the album Belly Dance! Spectacular Rhythms from the Middle East, 1974

1. UNKNOWN ARTISTS

Sameera

from the album Sweet Nights, 1967

1. TORAIA ORCHESTRA OF ALGIERS

Asmaqousmara

from the album Belly Dance! The Wild Music & the How-To!, no date given

1. THE FEENJON GROUP

Az De Rebbe Zingt; Chiri-Biri-Bin (Yiddish)

from the album Recorded Live at Cafe Feenjon, 1966 (recorded 12/13/65)

1. THE SHEIK'S MEN

Bangkok Cockfight

from the album The Belly Dancer, 1961

1. EDDIE "THE SHEIK" KOCHAK WITH HAKKI OBADIA

Full Dance Routine #1

from the album Strictly Belly Dancing Vol. 4, 1976

1. JODETTE (KAMELIA) WITH ABOUD ABD EL AL & HIS ORCHESTRA

Lesson #6: Bust Movement

from the album How to Belly Dance (The Authentic Way) For Fun! Health! Profit!, 1972

1. ESIN ENGIN

Rumeli Karsilamasi

from the album Modern Oyun Havalari 2, 1975

1. THE DERBECKI ENSEMBLE

Saifeyah (Summertime)

from the album Dabkie - Exotic Dances of the Middle East, no date given

1. THE STEVO TEODOSIEVSKI ENSEMBLE (UNCREDITED)

Romano Cocek

from the album Authentic Belly Dance Music, 1976

1. GUS VALI

Telly

from the album Chimera - A Fantasy in Jazz/Rock/Mid-East Sounds, 1974

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Program 22 is chock full of vintage belly dance goodness! Shimmy on!

1. MOHAMMED RAFI

Jaan Pehechaan Ho

from the Ghost World soundtrack CD, 2001 (originally from the 1965 "Bollywood" film Gumnaam)

1. IBRAHIM TURMEN

Baddy Shoufuk

from the album Saidi Wind Vol. 1, 1985

1. THE SHEIK'S MEN

In a Persian Market

from the album The Belly Dancer, 1961

1. BEL-SHA-ZAAR WITH TOMMY GENAPOPOLUIS & THE GRECIAN KNIGHTS

Free Style

from the album The Art of Belly Dancing, 1969

1. LUTFI GUNERI WITH ORIENTAL ORCHESTRA

Cicekler Konusuyor (Oyun Havasi)

from the album Memories of Istanbul (Istanbul Hatiralar), no date given

1. MOHAMED "MIKE" HEGAZI & HIS GOLDEN GUITAR

Hebbena

from the album Belly Dance With Zeina, 1979

1. ROMEO LAHOUD

Ya Mit Massa

from the album Dark Eyes and Oriental Moods, 1973

1. VARIOUS ARTISTS

Belly Dancers' Music - Part 1

from the album Belly Dancers' Music, no date given

1. GEORGE ABDO & HIS "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA

Min Feegis (Don't Leave Me)

from the album Belly Dancing with George Abdo, 1976

1. YOUSEF KOUYOUMJIAN & HIS BAGDAD ENSEMBLE

Fantezy Nahawand (Composition in Maqam Nahawand)

from the album Bagdad, no date given

1. THE SEVEN PLAYERS

The Carefree Camel

from the album West Digs East - Dig?, 1966

1. DAHLENA & MUSICIANS

Dance Routine Number 2: A Frah El Mouled, Le Mansourah

from the album Dahlena's Middle Eastern Music for Belly Dancing Vol. 2, 1978

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Here's archive show #21! Hope you enjoy it!

1. GUS VALI & HIS CASBAH ENSEMBLE
   Rampee
   from the album All Points East, 1960

2. GEORGE MGRDICHIAN & HIS ENSEMBLE
   Shenez Longa (Turkish)
   from the album The Now Sounds of the Middle East, no date given

3. ARTIE BARSAMIAN & HIS ORCHESTRA
   Soode Soode
   from the album Shadows In the Casbah, 1959

4. HORST WENDE & HIS ORCHESTRA
   The Beautiful Bedouin Girl (Yam El Abaya)
   from the album Oriental Caravan, no date given

5. SAMI RAGEB
   Bahia
   from the album Hyetti - Egyptian Music, 1978

6. "INSTRUMENTAL" (unknown musicians)
   Baatitni Meallimti
   from the album The Best Dance Melodies, 1984

7. SAFFET'S ORIENTAL ORCHESTRA
   Kagathane (Chifte Telli)
   from the album Belly Dance Festival, no date given

8. GEORGE ABDO & HIS "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA
   Sahirrnee (Bewitched)
   from the album The Magic of Belly Dancing, 1979

9. HANI MEHANNA & HIS ORCHESTRA
   Nagwa Music
   from the album Princess of Cairo - Music for Belly Dance with Nagwa Fouad, 1985

10. SPERO SPYROS & HIS MODERN ANATOLIAN ENSEMBLE
    Tamzara
    from the album Anatolian Introduction, no date given

11. TONI FRANGIEH & SETRAK SARKISSIAN
    Hawel Ya Ghannam
    from the album Belly Dance Nights (Layale Bourg El Hamam), Vol. 2, 1977

12. JALALEDDIN TAKESH
    Petro's Memories
    from the album Jalaleddin Presents Vol. VII - Kashmira's Fantasy, 1984

13. MOHAMED ABDEL WAHAB
    Angham El Chabab
    from the album Belly Dance - The Music of Mohamed Abdel Wahab Vol. 1, 1976

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Thanks for bearing with me, folks! Here at last is archive show 20 - more to come!

1. VILLAGE DANCES AS TAUGHT BY IBRAHIM FARRAH

Bedouin Wedding

from the album Music of the Qaria, 1976

1. GEORGE ABDO & HIS "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA

A Nada (Dance, O Nada!)

from the album The Joy of Belly Dancing, 1975

1. ANASTACIOS SMIRNIOTIS & ORCHESTRA

Pethane Koreci (Dance of the 69th Mermaid)

from the album Belly Dance in the Bacchanal Room, 1976

1. TOM YALANIS & HIS ORCHESTRA (RACHEL SAUL, VOCAL INSTRUCTION)

Hip Swings

from the album So You Want To Be a Belly Dancer, 1973

1. NAIF AGBY & HIS ORCHESTRA

Raksat El-Houria (The Mermaid Dance)

from the album El Debke - Music of the Middle-East, 1962

1. JOHN BILEZIKJIAN

Antonio's Delight

from the album Dream of Scheherazade, 1977

1. ABDU-EL-HANID & HIS ORCHESTRA

Raks El Banat (Beautiful Maiden)

from the album Arabian Delight - Music from Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Alergia, Morocco, no date given

1. TAT' OUL AL' TOUN MIDDLE EASTERN ENSEMBLE

The Nile

from the album Exotic Belly Dancers Vol. 2, no date given

1. RAJA

Belly Dance Routine #2: Shamoosi/Talaa Bolero/Talaa Balady/Drum Solo/Ah Ya Zain

from the album Dance Illusion, 1984

1. MOHAMMED EL-BAKKAR & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE

Eh Beyint Ay Ami (My Days)

from the album Exotic Music of the Belly Dancer - Music of the Middle East, Vol. 6, 1966

1. HASSAN ABU SEOUD & HIS ORCHESTRA

Ya Tayr El Warwar

from the album Belly Dances From the Middle-East, 1974

1. THE TOPKAPI INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLE

Memberi

from the album Picture Yourself Belly Dancing, 1977

1. SONNY LESTER - HIS ORCHESTRA & CHORUS

Salome's Veil

from the album Little Egypt Presents: How to Belly Dance For Your Husband, 1968

1. RAMAL LAMARR

Cities of the Jinn

from the album Omens, Oracles & Mysticisms of Dance, 1983

1. EDDIE "THE SHEIK" KOCHAK & HAKKI OBADIA

I Love You - You Love Me (Depke Folk Dance)

from the album The Best of Belly Dancing Vol. 1, no date given

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Hey everyone - I want to very sincerely apologize to all of you for not posting any programs for a while.  The last 3 months have been pretty intense for me.  My mother had two major surgeries, and I've been extremely preoccupied with her care.  Things are starting to settle down now, however, and I believe I will be able to get some new shows up this week.  Thank you so much for bearing with me - Radio Bastet fans are the greatest and kindest people in the world!!!

With grateful shimmies,
 Marisa~

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I truly hope you enjoy Program 19; it's one of my favorites!

1. AHMED FOUAD HASSAN

Mahrajan Al Raks

from the album Belly Dance, 1978

1. MIDDLE EAST ENSEMBLE CONDUCTED BY HAKKI OBADIA & JOSEPH SUGAR

Oriental Bazaar

from the album 10 Nights in a Harem, no date given

1. LAURICE PETERS

Nassam Alayna El-Hawa

from the album Laurice Peters Sings, no date given

1. THE SEVEN PLAYERS

Asia Minor

from the album West Digs East - Dig?, 1966

1. OMAR KHORSHID & HIS MAGIC GUITAR

Enta Omri

from the album Tribute to Oum Koulsoum, 1989

1. MOHAMMED EL-BAKKAR & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE

Ish Allamak (Who Taught You?)

from the album Dances of Port Said - Music of the Middle East, Vol. 5, 1960

1. JOHN BILEZIKJIAN

Dance of Sultana

from the album A Thousand and One Nights, 1977

1. THE SHEIK'S MEN

Navel Observatory

from the album The Belly Dancer, 1961

1. GEORGE ABDO & HIS "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA

Raks Musri (Egyptian Dance)

from the album The Art of Belly Dancing, 1973

1. UDI JOSEPH KOUYOUMJIAN ORCHESTRA featuring Fred Elias and His Ensemble

Banat il Mookala (Arabic)

from the album Beautiful Belly - Music For Listening and Dancing, 1975

1. MARKO MELKON & HIS INTERNATIONAL ORIENTAL ORCHESTRA

Hanum Oyuno (Turkish Chifte Telli)

from the album Hi-Fi Adventure in Asia Minor, no date given

1. JODETTE (KAMELIA) WITH ABOUD ABD EL AL & HIS ORCHESTRA

Lesson #5: Belly Movement

from the album How to Belly Dance (The Authentic Way) For Fun! Health! Profit!, 1972

1. JUAN PENA LEBRIJANO & ORQUESTA ANDALUSI DE TANGER

Desafio

from the album Encuentros, 1985

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Here's Program 18! Shimmy on!

1. MOHAMED ABDEL WAHAB

Habibi Lasmar

from the album Belly Dance - The Music of Mohamed Abdel Wahab Vol. 1, 1976

1. THE DERBECKI ENSEMBLE

The Wheat Song

from the album Dabkie - Exotic Dances of the Middle East, no date given

1. MOHAMMED EL-BAKKAR & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE

Ya Salem (How Beautiful)

from the album The Magic Carpet: Music of the Middle East Vol. 4, 1958

1. RAYMOND MIRIJANIAN

Anatolian Medley

from the album Ray Mirijanian's Music For Belly Dancing Vol. 1, no date given

1. ANESTOS ATHOUNASIOU & HIS ENSEMBLE

Arapines (Arabian Girl)

from the album Music For Belly Dancing - Instrumentals From the Near East, no date given

1. EDWARD MEKJIAN & HIS ENSEMBLE

Undzee Ullah

from the album Belly Dance Music From the Middle East Vol. 3, no date given

1. OMAR KHORSHID & HIS GUITAR

Teletya Mahla Nourha

from the album Rhythms From the Orient, 1974 (CD reissue, Umbrella Records; 2001)

1. SONNY LESTER & HIS ORCHESTRA

Sultana's Dream

from the album Little Egypt Presents: MORE How to Belly-Dance For Your Husband, no date given

1. THE SULTANS

Dance Oriental Routine: Yollar Uzak, Yarim Kalan Ask, Yesillim, Taksim (Ney, Organ, Baglama), Rhythm Solo, Sallasana Mendilini

from the album The Sultans Middle Eastern Band Vol. 1, 1981

1. BEL-SHA-ZAAR WITH TOMMY GENAPOPOLUIS & THE GRECIAN KNIGHTS

Waist Movement

from the album The Art of Belly Dancing, 1969

1. HANK MARDIGIAN SEXTET FEATURING GEORGE MGRDICHIAN ON THE OUD

The Halleh

from the album Oriental Delight, no date given

1. EDDIE "THE SHEIK" KOCHAK WITH HAKKI OBADIA

Dance "Didi" - Beledi - 4/4

from the album Strictly Belly Dancing, The 5th Volume, 1977

1. THE "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA, FEATURING VOCALS BY GEORGE ABDO

Shuty Ya Dini (Rains of Spring)

from the album Belly Dance Music, no date given

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Program 17 features a section of slower tunes instead of the usual routine; enjoy!

1. GEORGE MGRDICHIAN & HIS ENSEMBLE

Take 5

from the album The Now Sounds of the Middle East, no date given

(Marisa's note: You've never heard Dave Brubeck played like this!)

1. NAIF AGBY & THE LEBANESE RADIO ORCHESTRA

Rakset Samarah (Samarah Dance)

from the album An Evening with Uncle Tanous, 1974

1. HORST WENDE & HIS ORCHESTRA

Come, My Shepherd (Hawel Ya Ghannem)

from the album Oriental Caravan, no date given

1. SAFFET'S ORIENTAL ORCHESTRA

Mevlana (Chifte Telli)

from the album Belly Dance Festival, no date given

1. JALALEDDIN TAKESH

Homo Homo (vocals: Jalal)

from the album Jalaleddin Presents Vol. VII - Kashmira's Fantasy, 1984

1. YOUSEF KOUYOUMJIAN & HIS BAGDAD ENSEMBLE

Yasmeena

from the album Bagdad Cabaret, no date given

1. SPERO SPYROS & HIS MODERN ANATOLIAN ENSEMBLE

Farfara

from the album Anatolian Introduction, no date given

1. THE SEVEN PLAYERS

The Nomad

from the album West Digs East - Dig?, 1966

1. THE SULTAN'S CARAVAN (FEATURING GUS VALI)

Chant

from the album Belly Dance to Great Navel Music, 1976

1. THE FEENJON GROUP

Erev Shel Shoshanim (Evening of Roses)

from the album Belly Dancing at the Cafe Feenjon, no date given

1. SONNY LESTER - HIS ORCHESTRA & CHORUS

The Dream

from the album Little Egypt Presents: How to Belly Dance For Your Husband, 1968

1. RAJA

Cheftatelli

from the album Journey Into Rhythm, 1982

1. UNKNOWN ARTISTS

Ma Alee

from the album Sweet Nights, 1967

1. GEORGE ABDO & HIS "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA

Lila, My Love (Rhumba)

from the album Belly Dancing with George Abdo, 1976

1. MOHAMMED EL-BAKKAR & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE

Sultan of Bagdad

from the album Sultan of Bagdad - Music of the Middle East Vol. 2, 1957

1. JODETTE

Jodette's live performance at the Worlds Fair

from the album Evening By The Nile, 1975

1. THE SHEIK'S MEN

Sherry's Dream

from the album The Belly Dancer, 1961

1. JOHN BERBERIAN

Siseler (Turkish)

from the album Ode To An Oud, 1974

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See that little player in the top right-hand corner of the page?  Did you know that if you click on the little Play arrow button in the lower right corner of the player, it will play the most recent podcast?  And that if you click the other two buttons on either side, it will navigate forward and back to the other podcasts available?  And that if you click on the Arrow tab in the top left corner of the player, the player will detach so you can continue to listen to the podcasts as you surf the web?  Did you know that?  I didn't know that.  How cool is that??

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This one is hot!

1. EDDIE MEKJIAN & ENSEMBLE

Bymish Ugha

from the album The Seventh Veil, 1957

1. ARTIE BARSAMIAN & HIS ORCHESTRA

Gholghozee Aghcheeg

from the album More Belly Dance - Music of the Middle East, no date given

1. DJAMAL ASLAN

Ana El Sayad Be Yoony (I Hunt With My Eyes)

from the album Lebanon - Her Heart, Her Sounds, no date given

1. GEORGE ABDO & HIS "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA

Wadeelo Salamy (Bathed in Love)

from the album Belly Dancing with George Abdo, 1976

1. LUTFI GUNERI WITH ORIENTAL ORCHESTRA

Yavuz Geliyor (Laz Havasi)

from the album Memories of Istanbul (Istanbul Hatiralar), no date given

1. OZEL TURKBAS

Tin Tin (Tiny Little Lady)

from the album How To Make Your Husband A Sultan, no date given

1. THE STEVO TEODOSIEVSKI ENSEMBLE (UNCREDITED)

Cigancica Mala

from the album Authentic Belly Dance Music, 1967

1. MOHAMMED EL-BAKKAR & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE

Ya Sabeya

from the album Music of the African Arab - Music of the Middle East Vol. 3, 1958

1. EDDIE "THE SHEIK" KOCHAK & HAKKI OBADIA ORCHESTRA

Miserlou (Vocal)

from the album Arrac-Laham Mishwee & Thou: Festive Dance Music From the Middle East, 1965

1. JOSEPH KARKOUR ET. AL.

Complete Dance Routine: Khatwet Samar, Taksim Nay, Taksim Violin, Taksim Kanoun, Taksim Accordion, Solo Tabla

from the album Belly Dance! Spectacular Rhythms From the Middle East, 1974

1. GUS VALI & HIS CASBAH ENSEMBLE

Delilah

from the album Dance Bellyrina Dance, 1963

1. SONNY LESTER - HIS ORCHESTRA & CHORUS

Fertile Desert

from the album Little Egypt Presents: How to Belly Dance For Your Husband, 1968

1. ESIN ENGIN

Tokat Sarmasi

from the album Modern Oyun Havalari 2, 1975

1. ROMEO LAHOUD

Dabke Chmeliye

from the album Green Eyes and Oriental Moods, 1975

1. THE FEENJON GROUP

Rampe Rampe (Turkish)

from the album Recorded Live at Cafe Feenjon, 1966 (recorded 12/13/65)

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What can I say - another stellar archive show!

1. JOHN BERBERIAN

Azziza (Turkish)

from the album Ode To An Oud, 1974

1. CHRIS KALOGERSON & HIS ENSEMBLE SHARQI

Tha Paro Dio (I Will Take Two)

from the album Belly Dance!, 1979

(Marisa's note: This is a lively tune about a woman who decides to marry two men, not one!!)

1. TONI FRANGIEH (buzuk), SETRAK SARKISSIAN (tabla)

Azef El Leyl

from the album Belly Dance Nights (Layale Bourg El Hamam), Vol. 2, 1977

1. RAYMOND MIRIJANIAN

Tsiftetelli-Clarinet Solo-Alexandros Zaharias

from the album Ray Mirijanian's Music For Belly Dancing Vol. 1, no date given

1. JODETTE (KAMELIA) WITH ABOUD ABD EL AL & HIS ORCHESTRA

Lesson #3: Shaking the Hips

from the album How to Belly Dance (The Authentic Way) For Fun! Health! Profit!, 1972

1. OMAR KHORSHID & HIS GUITAR

Lama Bada Yatsana

from the album Rhythms from the Orient, 1974 (CD reissue, Umbrella Records; 2001)

1. IBRAHIM TURMEN

Yollar Uzak

from the album Saidi Wind Vol. 1, 1985

1. MOHAMMED EL-BAKKAR & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE

Ah Ya Zain (Beautiful One)

from the album Port Said - Music of the Middle East, 1958

1. KEMANI GARIB ET. AL.

Show #2: Hele Hele (2/4), Leyla (4/4), Kizilciklar (9/8)

from the album Special Music For Your Belly Dancing, 1974-1975

1. THE SHEIK'S MEN

Dance of the Scimitars

from the album The Belly Dancer, 1961

1. ROMEO LAHOUD

Fayek Lam Kinna

from the album Dark Eyes and Oriental Moods, 1973

1. GEORGE ABDO & HIS "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA

Raks El Kholoud (Dance of Eternity)

from the album The Magic of Belly Dancing, 1979

1. YOUSSEF KASSAB

Al Aresiva

from the album Nadira Belly Dances for Youssef Kassab, 1974

1. GUS VALI

Ya Reim Wadi Thaqif

from the album Let's Belly Dance, 1973

1. THE FEENJON GROUP

Mach Mach (Come, Come)

from the album Belly Dancing at the Cafe Feenjon, no date given

1. MOHAMMED EL-SULIEMAN & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE

Owo Solo (Anwar Husson)

from the album The Music of Port Said, no date given

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Happy New Year, everybody!

1. GUS VALI

Kashlarin Ingee Ingee

from the album Belly Dance Navel Academy, no date given

1. MOHAMMED EL-BAKKAR & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE

Farhat (Happy)

from the album Exotic Music of the Belly Dancer - Music of the Middle East, Vol. 6, 1966

1. SONNY LESTER & HIS ORCHESTRA

Dance of Enticement

from the album Little Egypt Presents: MORE How to Belly-Dance For Your Husband, no date given

1. ESIN ENGIN

Yeni Ciftetelli

from the album Modern Oyun Havalari 2, 1975

1. YOUSEF KOUYOUMJIAN & HIS BAGDAD ENSEMBLE

Dulab El Houb (The Wheel of Love)

from the album Bagdad, no date given

1. EDDIE "THE SHEIK" KOCHAK & HAKKI OBADIA ORCHESTRA

Hava Nagila Araby

from the album Arrac-Laham Mishwee & Thou: Festive Dance Music from the Middle East, 1965

(Marisa's note: Who says the Arabs and Israelis can't get along??)

1. UNKNOWN ARTISTS (possibly Aboud Abd Del Aal?)

Soraya

from the album Sweet Nights, 1967

1. GEORGE ABDO & HIS "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA

Hizzi Ya Nawaim (Shake and Dance Smoothly)

from the album The Joy of Belly Dancing, 1975

1. JOHN VARTAN ENSEMBLE

Dance Routine #2

from the album Spotlight on Belly Dancing, 1980

1. ARTIE BARSAMIAN & HIS ORCHESTRA

Eezen Hyer

from the album Belly Dance Au Go-Go - Music of the Middle East, no date given

1. BEL-SHA-ZAAR WITH TOMMY GENAPOPOLUIS & THE GRECIAN KNIGHTS

Head Glide

from the album The Art of Belly Dancing, 1969

1. THE STEVO TEODOSIEVSKI ENSEMBLE (UNCREDITED)

Zapevaj Pesmu

from the album Authentic Belly Dance Music, 1976

1. JALALEDDIN TAKESH

The Feminine Touch (featuring Mary Ellen Donald on the doumbec)

from the album Jalaleddin Presents Belly Dance Music Vol. 2, 1977

1. HANK MARDIGIAN SEXTET FEATURING GEORGE MGRDICHIAN

Oriental Delight (Jazayair)

from the album Oriental Delight, no date given

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Lucky #13, featuring Youssef Kassab, Romeo Lahoud, Ozel Turkbas, and more!

1. UNKNOWN MUSICIANS (possibly Nicolas El Dik?)

Ourak El Nakhil

from the album Belly Dance! Music for an Oriental Dance, Vol. 2, 1973

1. OZEL TURKBAS

Organ Improvisation By Jimmy Linardos

from the album How To Belly Dance For Your Sultan, no date given

1. EDDIE "THE SHEIK" KOCHAK

Wedding Party

from the album Strictly Belly Dancing (Ya Habibi #2), 1973

1. JODETTE (KAMELIA) WITH ABOUD ABD EL AL AND HIS ORCHESTRA

Lesson #4: Shaking the Stomach

from the album How to Belly Dance (The Authentic Way) For Fun! Health! Profit!, 1972

1. YOUSSEF KASSAB

Talaa Min Bayt Abuha

from the album Nadira Belly Dances for Youssef Kassab, 1974

1. ABDUL ALEXI FREEMAN & HIS ENQUIRERS

The Sultan's Sister

from the album The Belly Dancer, no date given

1. AUTHENTIC ORCHESTRAS & SOLOISTS OF THE NEAR EAST

I'll Be Drunk Tonight (Karsilama)

from the album Music For Belly Dancing (aka Istanbul), no date given

1. EDDIE MEKJIAN & ENSEMBLE

Yaruss Kovetsi Sequence (Dubkie/Chifte Telli/Karshilama)

from the album Belly Dance Music From the Middle East - Vol. 2, no date given

1. KEMANI GARIB, ET. AL.

Suruverin Cezveler (Rampi-Karsilama) (9/8)

from the album Special Music For Your Belly Dancing, 1974-1975

1. GEORGE ABDO & HIS "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA

Meenie Yaba (Where Is My Love?)

from the album The Art of Belly Dancing, 1973

1. ROMEO LAHOUD

Khidni Maak Ala Darb Baidet

from the album Green Eyes and Oriental Moods, 1975

1. ANESTOS ATHOUNASIOU & HIS ENSEMBLE

Otan Klene Thio Karthies (When Two Hearts Cry)

from the album Music For Belly Dancing - Instrumentals From the Near East, no date given

1. THE SULTAN'S CARAVAN (FEATURING GUS VALI)

Mustapha

from the album Belly Dance to Great Navel Music, 1976

1. OMAR KHORSHID & HIS GUITAR

Laylet Hob

from the album Rhythms From the Orient, 1974 (CD reissue, Umbrella Records 2001)

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Archive show #12, featuring some special requests at the end of the program! I'm always up for your requests; please let me know!

1. RAFIC HOBEIKA
   Nado
   from the album Music For an Oriental Dance Vol. 1 - Danses de Nadia Gamal, 1973

2. THE SHEIK'S MEN
   The Belly Dancer
   from the album The Belly Dancer, 1961

3. LUTFI GUNERI WITH ORIENTAL ORCHESTRA
   Carsiya Vardim (Cifte Telli)
   from the album Memories of Istanbul (Istanbul Hatiralar), no date given

4. THE "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA, FEATURING VOCALS BY GEORGE ABDO
   Do Oul Mazahir (A Taste of Wine)
   from the album Belly Dance Music, no date given

5. GUS VALI & HIS CASBAH ENSEMBLE
   Yelakaiki

from the album All Points East, 1960

1. JALALEDDIN TAKESH
   Vara Tageree
   from the album Jalaleddin Presents Belly Dance Music, 1976

2. MOHAMMED EL-BAKKAR & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE
   Raks El Dabka (Double String Dance)
   from the album Dances of Port Said - Music of the Middle East, Vol. 5, 1960

3. RAYMOND MIRIJANIAN
   Belly Dancer's Show: Yar Satch Larin, Madouvala, Helvaci, Te Na Ta Kano Ta Lefta
   from the album Ray Mirijanian's Music For Belly Dancing Vol.1, no date given

4. TONI FRANGIEH (buzuk), SETRAK SARKISSIAN (tabla)
   Ya Mal Esham
   from the album Belly Dance Nights (Layale Bourg El Hamam), Vol. 2, 1977

5. BEL-SHA-ZAAR WITH TOMMY GENAPOPOLUIS & THE GRECIAN KNIGHTS
   Hip Vibration
   from the album The Art of Belly Dancing, 1969

6. ARTIE BARSAMIAN & HIS ORCHESTRA
   Oriental Moods (Geozlarin)
   from the album The Seventh Veil, no date given

7. MOHAMMED EL-SULIEMAN & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE
   Whirling Sands
   from the album The Music of Port Said, no date given

8. CHRIS KALOGERSON & HIS ENSEMBLE SHARQI

Ma Alli We Oltelou
from the album Belly Dance!, 1979

1. SONNY LESTER - HIS ORCHESTRA & CHORUS
   Turkish
   from the album Little Egypt Presents: How to Belly Dance For Your Husband, 1968

PLUS SPECIAL REQUESTS!

Sonny Lester - Dance of Enticement

David Carroll - Caravan
Artie Barsamian - The Seventh Veil
Artie Barsamian - Shadows in the Casbah

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More vintage goodness from the vaults! Shimmy on!

1. HANK MARDIGIAN SEXTET FEATURING GEORGE MGRDICHIAN

Caucasian Dance

from the album Oriental Delight, no date given

1. OMAR KHORSHID & HIS GUITAR

Guitar El Chark

from the album Rhythms From the Orient, 1974 (CD reissue, Umbrella Records 2001)

1. YOUSEF KOUYOUMJIAN & HIS BAGDAD ENSEMBLE

Elef Leila Wa Leila (One Thousand and One Nights)

from the album Bagdad, no date given

1. MOHAMMED EL-BAKKAR & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE

Ali Baba

from the album The Magic Carpet - Music of the Middle East, Vol. 4, 1958

1. ARTIE BARSAMIAN & HIS ORCHESTRA

Looseen Cheegah

from the album More Belly Dance - Music of the Middle East, no date given

1. THE SULTANS

Dere (9/8 Karsilama)

from the album The Sultans Middle Eastern Band Vol. 1, 1981

1. ABDUL ALEXI FREEMAN AND HIS ENQUIRERS

Bubbies, Baubles & Anklets

from the album The Belly Dancer, no date given

1. EDDIE MEKJIAN & ENSEMBLE

Catherine (laz)

from the album Belly Dance Music From the Middle East - Vol. 1, no date given

1. GEORGE ABDO & HIS "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA

Belly Dance Fantasy (Complete Belly Dance Routine): Zanuba, Man Zaman, Chifte-Telli, Drum solo, Sulu Kule

from the album Belly Dancing with George Abdo, 1976

1. ROMEO LAHOUD

Ala Bali

from the album Dark Eyes and Oriental Moods, 1973

1. JODETTE (KAMELIA) WITH ABOUD ABD EL AL & HIS ORCHESTRA

Lesson #2: Hip Movement

from the album How to Belly Dance (The Authentic Way) For Fun! Health! Profit!, 1972

1. EDDIE "THE SHEIK" KOCHAK & HAKKI OBADIA ORCHESTRA

Sesame Jump

from the album Arrac-Laham Mishwee & Thou: Festive Dance Music from the Middle East, 1965

1. DJAMAL ASLAN

Inta Habibi (My Love)

from the album Lebanon - Her Heart, Her Sounds, no date given

1. THE FEENJON GROUP

Mustapha (Arabic)

from the album Recorded Live at Cafe Feenjon, 1966 (recorded 12/13/65)

1. UNKNOWN MUSICIANS (possibly Nicolas El Dik?)

Ghazalieh

from the album Belly Dance! Music for an Oriental Dance, Vol. 2, 1973

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(I'm reposting this one; the holidays are coming up, you know!)

My dear friend Vajra at Conjure Oils ("Fine Fragrances Magickal and Mundane") has created a very special perfume oil inspired by the exotic music and heady bellydance magic of Radio Bastet! Red Egyptian musk, attar of roses, amber, vanilla, patchouli and champa comprise this seductive blend that will have you shimmying and swaying the night away!

This fragrance is not part of the regular Conjure Oils line; Vajra will "conjure it up" especially for you when you request the Radio Bastet fragrance oil! Please find ordering information here. Samples are $3 each (there are sampler specials, check 'em out!); full bottles are available in either 5ml ($15) or 10ml ($25) sizes.

Thank you, everyone, and trust me when I say that you won't be disappointed with this fragrance - it is YUMMY!!!

Many thanks and Happy Holidays!!!

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Ladies and gentlemen, presenting yet another stellar program from the vaults! Shimmy on, I say!

PROGRAM 10 Playlist:

1. GUS VALI

Nosh

from the album Chimera - A Fantasy in Jazz/Rock/Mid-East Sounds, 1974

1. UNKNOWN ARTISTS (possibly Abou Abd El Aal?)

Balady

from the album Sweet Nights, 1967

1. BEL-SHA-ZAAR WITH TOMMY GENAPOPOLUIS & THE GRECIAN KNIGHTS

Bust Exercise

from the album The Art of Belly Dancing, 1969

1. GEORGE ABDO & HIS "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA

Raks Zeina (Dance, Oh Beautiful One!)

from the album The Magic of Belly Dancing, 1979

1. IBRAHIM TURMEN

Drum Solo

from the album Saidi Wind Vol. 1, 1985

1. ANESTOS ATHOUNASIOU AND HIS ENSEMBLE

Milao Me Ta Asteria (I Talk to the Stars)

from the album Music For Belly Dancing - Instrumentals from the Near East, no date given

1. SONNY LESTER & HIS ORCHESTRA

Snake Charmers Delight

from the album Little Egypt Presents: MORE How to Belly-Dance For Your Husband, no date given

1. OZEL TURKBAS

Ozel's Dance Routine

from the album How To Belly Dance For Your Sultan, no date given

1. YOUSSEF KASSAB

Ami Yabaya Al Ward

from the album Nadira Belly Dances for Youssef Kassab, 1974

(Marisa's note: This one has a hypnotic hook that's hard to resist!)

1. EDDIE "THE SHEIK" KOCHAK WITH HAKKI OBADIA

Mish Mish

from the album Strictly Belly Dancing, the 6th Volume, 1979

1. THE STEVO TEODOSIEVSKI ENSEMBLE (UNCREDITED)

Basal, Basal Seljadin

from the album Authentic Belly Dance Music, 1967

1. MOHAMMED EL-BAKKAR & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE

Yalla-Yalla (Come With Me)

from the album Sultan of Bagdad - Music of the Middle East Vol. 2, 1957

1. THE SHEIK'S MEN

Caravan

from the album The Belly Dancer, 1961

1. JOSEPH KARKOUR, ET. AL.

Taksim Accordion

from the album Belly Dance! Spectacular Rhythms from the Middle East, 1974

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Sorry for the delay, folks! I will try to get a new show up every Sunday night or so. Here's the next archive show - shimmy on!

Program 9 Playlist:

1. OMAR KHORSHID & HIS GUITAR

Raqset El Fadaa

from the album Rhythms From the Orient, 1974 (CD reissue, Umbrella Records, 2001)

1. ESIN ENGIN

Anadolu Oyun Havasi

from the album Modern Oyun Havalari 2, 1975

1. EDDIE MEKJIAN & ENSEMBLE

Geobeg Havasi (Chifte Telli)

from the album Belly Dance Music From the Middle East - Vol. 2, no date given

1. JODETTE (KAMELIA) WITH ABOUD ABD EL AL & HIS ORCHESTRA

Lesson #1: The Entrance

from the album How to Belly Dance (The Authentic Way) For Fun! Health! Profit!, 1972

1. MOHAMMED EL-BAKKAR & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE

Ya Bakhita

from the album Music of the African Arab - Vol. 3, 1958

1. AUTHENTIC ORCHESTRAS & SOLOISTS OF THE NEAR EAST

Rast Taxim (Ud Solo)

from the album Music For Belly Dancing (aka Istanbul), no date given

1. OZEL TURKBAS

Bride From Bursa (Bursali)

from the album Alla-Turca (The Turkish Way), 1975

1. JIMMY LINARDOS & HIS NEAR-EAST GROUP

Belly Dance Routine Number Three

from the album Jimmy Linardos and His Near-East Group Invite You to Belly Dance, Vol. 1, 1974

1. DAVID CARROLL & HIS ORCHESTRA

Shish-Kebab

from the album Percussion Orientale, 1961

1. GUS VALI

Atchan Ya Sabaya

from the album Belly Dance Navel Academy Vol. 2, 1977

1. GEORGE ABDO & HIS "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA

Misirlou

from the album The Joy of Belly Dancing, 1975

1. ROMEO LAHOUD

Yam El Jadayel

from the album Green Eyes and Oriental Moods, 1975

1. KEMANI GARIB, ET. AL.

Rumeli Karsilamasi (9/8)

from the album Special Music For Your Belly Dancing, 1974-1975

1. ARTIE BARSAMIAN & HIS ORCHESTRA

Tootin Tzara

from the album Belly Dance Au Go-Go - Music of the Middle East, no date given

1. CHRIS KALOGERSON & HIS ENSEMBLE SHARQI

Tsifteteli Tou Yianni

from the album Belly Dance!, 1979

1. RAYMOND MIRIJANIAN

Arabian Debki Dance

from the album Ray Mirijanian's Music For Belly Dancing Vol.1, no date given

1. THE FEENJON GROUP

Biklibidia (Jewelry)

from the album Belly Dancing at the Cafe Feenjon, no date given

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I realize I haven't updated in over 2 months.  I'm really sorry about that.  Real life, however, is intruding upon my internet life:

1.  My computer is suffering from a virus.  We've done everything short of actually taking it in and having it fixed.  In the meantime, internet work is quite a hassle.

2.  I'm working full-time this summer at a temp job.  I have very little free time anymore.  The site hasn't been updated and the house is a mess.  So, there's that.

So please, bear with me a bit longer.  I wish I were SuperWoman, but I'm just not.  Hope you all are having a great summer.

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More archive goodness! Shimmy on!

1. ROMEO LAHOUD

Dabke Nouerieh - 3:34

from the album Dark Eyes and Oriental Moods, 1973

(Marisa's note: Again, the artist is not listed on the album cover or LP, but it does say "all songs composed by Romeo Lahoud," so I'm guessing he is the artist as well. Sure would be nice to know for sure...)

1. GEORGE ABDO & HIS "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA

Hadouni, Hadouni (Your Bewitching Eyes) - 3:46

from the album The Art of Belly Dancing, 1973

(Marisa's note: One of George's most popular tunes among dancers! I think it's his spirited vocal encouragement in the middle of the song...!)

1. THE SULTAN'S CARAVAN (FEATURING GUS VALI)

Sauda Sauda - 3:48

from the album Belly Dance to Great Navel Music, 1976

1. JOHN BERBERIAN

Laz (Turkish) - 4:24

from the album Ode To An Oud, 1974

1. BEL-SHA-ZAAR WITH TOMMY GENAPOPOLUIS & THE GRECIAN KNIGHTS

Arm and Hand Movement - 2:48

from the album The Art of Belly Dancing, 1969

1. YOUSEF KOUYOUMJIAN AND HIS BAGDAD ENSEMBLE

Baghdad Havasih (Bagdad Air) - 3:10

from the album Bagdad, no date given

1. SONNY LESTER - HIS ORCHESTRA & CHORUS

Boom Boom - 2:36

from the album Little Egypt Presents: How to Belly Dance For Your Husband, 1968

(Marisa's note: The coolest tune on this very cool record!)

1. JALALEDDIN TAKESH

Dance for Amir - 18:18

from the album Jalaleddin Presents Belly Dance Music Vol. 2, 1977

1. ARTIE BARSAMIAN & HIS ORCHESTRA

The Candy Maker (Hulvage) - 2:53

from the album The Seventh Veil, no date given

1. THE SULTANS

Adanali - 4:32

from the album The Sultans Middle Eastern Band Vol. 1, 1981

1. MOHAMMED EL-BAKKAR & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE

Port Said - 3:39

from the album Port Said - Music of the Middle East, 1958

1. LUTFI GUNERI WITH ORIENTAL ORCHESTRA

Opturmem (Cifte Telli) - 2:44

from the album Memories of Istanbul (Istanbul Hatiralar), no date given

1. HANK MARDIGIAN SEXTET FEATURING GEORGE MGRDICHIAN

Dance of the Veil (Chefte Telli) - 3:23

from the album Oriental Delight, no date given

1. THE SHEIK'S MEN

Song for Belly Dancer - 2:30

from the album The Belly Dancer, 1961

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One of my favorite archive episodes! Enjoy!

1. MOHAMMED EL-BAKKAR & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE

Improvisation - 3:43

from the album Exotic Music of the Belly Dancer - Music of the Middle East, Vol. 6, 1966

1. GUS VALI & HIS CASBAH ENSEMBLE

Bachelerde - 2:12

from the album Dance Bellyrina Dance, 1963

1. THE FEENJON GROUP

Walla Dai (Arabic) - 3:52

from the album Recorded Live at Cafe Feenjon, 1966 (recorded 12/13/65)

(Marisa's note: One of my all-time favorite tunes!)

1. DJAMAL ASLAN

Ya Bint Ya Amoora (O Radiant One) - 3:09

from the album Lebanon - Her Heart, Her Sounds, no date given

1. ALEXIS & HIS ENSEMBLE

Bir Gun (Someday) - 3:08

from the album Exotic Dances For Wives and Lovers, no date given

1. IBRAHIM TURMEN

Yama Sawa - 2:06

from the album Saidi Wind Vol. 1, 1985

1. UNKNOWN MUSICIANS (POSSIBLY NICHOLAS EL DIK ORCHESTRA?)

Title Unknown! - 3:18

from the album Belly Dance! Music for an Oriental Dance, Vol. 2, 1973

(Marisa's note: This track personifies what is so frustrating about collecting belly dance LPs! The side this tune is on has 4 tracks, but only 3 are listed on the album cover. And of course, no musicians are listed either. So I have no idea who recorded this song (but it may well be the Nicholas El Dik Orchestra, I've since discovered), and I have no idea what the name of the song is, but it's one of the best ones on the album!! Arrgghh!!!! It's definitely a debke, though...)

1. RAYMOND MIRIJANIAN

Tsifte Teli - 3:18

from the album Ray Mirijanian's Music For Belly Dancing Vol. 1, no date given

1. YOUSSEF KASSAB, HAMOUDA ALI

Belly Dance Routine #2: Nay solo, elsamer, rumba, hebbina, nay takasim, dalal, accordion (balady), drum solo, finale - 20:02

from the album Belly Dance - A Gift from Cairo!, 1980

(Marisa's note: Youssef Kassab also recorded as Joseph Kassab on several LPs.)

1. THE SHEIK'S MEN

Lady Unveiling - 1:40

from the album The Belly Dancer, 1961

1. RAJA

Drum Sequence - 2:59

from the album Lebanon, 1980

(Marisa's note: I call this one the "disco/Star Wars bellydance drum solo"!)

1. OZEL TURKBAS

Taksimler - 4:46

from the album How To Make Your Husband A Sultan, no date given

1. EDDIE "THE SHEIK" KOCHAK

Shifte Armany - 4:22

from the album Strictly Belly Dancing (Ya Habibi #2), 1973

1. EDWARD MEKJIAN & HIS ENSEMBLE

Hella Hella - 4:13

from the album Belly Dance Music from the Middle East Vol. 3, no date given

(Marisa's note: This one is hella fresh! Depending on the album, Mr. Mekjian went by either Eddie or Edward.)

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Another grand archive episode! Shimmies! Apologies for my none-too-professional zaghareet in the intro (you may want to turn your volume down, heh...).

1. JOSEPH KARKOUR, ET. AL.
   Farhat Shabab - 2:21
   from the album Belly Dance! Spectacular Rhythms from the Middle East, 1974

2. ANESTOS ATHOUNASIOU & HIS ENSEMBLE

Mia Nihta Mayemeni (One Magic Night) - 2:39

from the album Music for Belly Dancing - Instrumentals From the Near East, no date given

1. EDDIE MEKJIAN & ENSEMBLE

Nor Pessa (Syrto) - 3:19

from the album Belly Dance Music from the Middle East - Vol. 1, no date given

1. THE STEVO TEODOSIEVSKI ENSEMBLE (UNCREDITED)

Mojilo Cindilo - 3:02

from the album Authentic Belly Dance Music, 1976

1. CHRIS KALOGERSON & HIS ENSEMBLE SHARQI

Tsifteteli El Greco - 2:26

from the album Belly Dance!, 1979

1. SONNY LESTER & HIS ORCHESTRA

Flirtation on the Nile - 2:00

from the album Little Egypt Presents: MORE How to Belly-Dance For Your Husband, no date given

1. GUS VALI

The Speechless Animal - 3:24

from the album Let's Belly Dance, 1973

(Marisa's note: There's not a lot of slow stuff at Radio Bastet, but this is one of the coolest. I did my first veil routine to this!)

1. THE SULTANS

Organ, Ney, Drum (improvisation) - 4:53

from the album The Sultans Middle Eastern Band Vol. 1, 1981

1. JODETTE (KAMELIA) WITH ABOUD ABD EL AL & HIS ORCHESTRA

History of Belly Dancing and Five Common Cymbal Patterns - 11:40

from the album How to Belly Dance (The Authentic Way) For Fun! Health! Profit!, 1972

1. DAVID CARROLL & HIS ORCHESTRA

Danse Orientale - 2:07

from the album Percussion Orientale, 1961

1. KEMANI GARIB, ET. AL.

Siseler (2/4) - 2:28

from the album Special Music For Your Belly Dancing, 1974-1975

1. THE "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA, FEATURING VOCALS BY GEORGE ABDO

Ya Wail (Don't Play with Fire) - 5:58

from the album Belly Dance Music, no date given

1. ARTIE BARSAMIAN & HIS ORCHESTRA

Raks Jemil I - 2:35

from the album More Belly Dance - Music of the Middle East, no date given

(Marisa's note: There are 2 tunes on this album titled "Raks Jemil", in typical lazy-record-company fashion; I arbitrarily designated them I and II.)

1. TONI FRANGIEH (buzuk), SETRAK SARKISSIAN (tabla)

Raksat El Helween - 4:07

from the album Belly Dance Nights (Layale Bourg El Hamam), Vol. 2, 1977

1. ESIN ENGIN

Zennube - 2:24

from the album Modern Oyun Havalari 2, 1975

1. RAFIC HOBEIKA

Sahar - 8:39

from the album Music for an Oriental Dance Vol. 1 - Danses de Nadia Gamal, 1973

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OK gang. I've thought, meditated, ruminated, contemplated, and even prayed about this. Here is how it's going to be.

1. I am not going back to the old streaming format. Podcasts have become the preferred format for presenting audio programs on the internet. They are relatively easy to put together, and they are completely downloadable by the listener to carry around on their iPod or burn onto a CD. There is no reason to be afraid of or intimidated by podcasts. A podcast is essentially nothing more than a big mp3 file. You can stream it, or you can download it. Ideally, you should subscribe to your favorite podcasts. The beauty of subscribing is that the most recent episodes are automatically downloaded when you visit that podcast's RSS feed or other podcast directory, such as iTunes, Podcast Pickle, Odeo, etc.

I would say the feedback I've gotten from my listeners on which format they prefer has been pretty much split down the middle. So, I'm making a command decision here and sticking with the podcasts.

1. Several listeners have suggested I indicate time stamps for each song on the playlists. Since a podcast is one big mp3 file, there's no way to tell for sure what track is playing when while you're listening. I've thought about this long and hard, and I've decided against it. Why?

a) Each program is a little over one (1) hour in length. There are approximately 13-15 tracks in each program. It really shouldn't be too difficult to figure out which tune is playing when, with the playlist as your guide. The playlist for each show can be found in three (3) different places: on the podcast blog page, on the Playlists page at the main site, and embedded within the ID tags of the actual podcast file.

b) It's an extra step that I just don't feel like making, frankly. I've started putting the length of each tune in the playlist, which I admit is something I should have been doing all along. That, coupled with the relative shortness of each show and the easy availability of the playlists, should make things a bit easier, I'm hoping.

1. I will keep putting up archive shows as I'm able, and I hope to get a new show out soon. However, my life is just about to get a whole lot busier. I'm taking on new religious and career training commitments that are going to be taking up a lot of my free time. So please bear with me on that particular front.

I think that's it for now! I apologize if I've disappointed some of you, but I think I've made the best decision, all things considered. Take good care and as always, I enjoy hearing from you!

Easter blessings,
Marisa~

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Archive program #5! Enjoy!

Playlist:

1. EDDIE "THE SHEIK" KOCHAK WITH HAKKI OBADIA
   Kashlimar "Anwar" - 9/8 Turkish - 3:13
   from the album Strictly Belly Dancing, The 5th Volume, 1977

2. THE SHEIK'S MEN

Shish Kebab - 2:20
from the album The Belly Dancer, 1961

1. GEORGE ABDO & HIS "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA
   Raks Asmar (Dance of the Bedouins) - 3:29
   from the album Belly Dancing with George Abdo, 1976

2. HANK MARDIGIAN SEXTET FEATURING GEORGE MGRDICHIAN
   Come My Sweet One - 2:41
   from the album Oriental Delight, no date given

3. UNKNOWN ARTISTS (possibly Abbu Abdel Aal & His Golden Strings?)
   Casino Beirut - 3:41
   from the album Sweet Nights, 1967

4. BEL-SHA-ZAAR WITH TOMMY GENAPOPOLUIS & THE GRECIAN KNIGHTS
   Shoulder Movement - 3:24
   from the album The Art of Belly Dancing, 1969

5. AUTHENTIC ORCHESTRAS & SOLOISTS OF THE NEAR EAST
   Bam-Boum (Zeibek) - 2:02
   from the album Music For Belly Dancing (aka Istanbul), no date given

6. THE FRED ELIAS ENSEMBLE WITH JOHN TATASSOPOULOS
   Dance of Feona - 20:02
   from the album Artistic Moods for Dance Vol. III, 1978

7. ABDUL ALEXI FREEMAN & HIS ENQUIRERS
   Dance of the Beggars - 2:39
   from the album The Belly Dancer, no date given

8. LUTFI GUNERI WITH ORIENTAL ORCHESTRA
   Kelebek (Oyun Havasi) - 2:10
   from the album Memories of Istanbul (Istanbul Hatiralar), no date given

9. JOHN BERBERIAN
   Sevasda (Turkish) - 5:20
   from the album Ode To An Oud, 1974

10. MOHAMMED EL-BAKKAR & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE
    El Hora El Hawara (The Circle Dance) - 3:57
    from the album Dances of Port Said - Music of the Middle East, Vol. 5, 1960

11. GUS VALI
    Rockin' Bird - 8:51
    from the album Chimera - A Fantasy in Jazz/Rock/Mid-East Sounds, 1974

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Another one from the archives - shimmy on!

Playlist:

1. THE FEENJON GROUP

Aina Zorga (Blue Eyes) - 4:23

from the album Belly Dancing at the Cafe Feenjon, no date given

1. JALALEDDIN TAKESH

Z - 4:19

from the album Jalaleddin Presents Belly Dance Music, 1976

1. MOHAMMED EL-BAKKAR & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE

Cha Cha Pharonic (Cha Cha of the Pharoah) - 3:17

from the album The Magic Carpet - Music of the Middle East, Vol. 4, 1958

1. SONNY LESTER - HIS ORCHESTRA & CHORUS

Queens Night Out - 2:27

from the album Little Egypt Presents: How to Belly Dance For Your Husband, no date given

1. TONI FRANGIEH (buzuk), SETRAK SARKISSIAN (tabla)

Ya Ayn Maoulayteyn - 3:43

from the album Belly Dance Nights (Layale Bourg El Hamam), Vol. 2, 1977

1. MOHAMMED EL-SULIEMAN & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE

Temptacious - 4:10

from the album The Music of Port Said, no date given

1. IBRAHIM TURMEN

Saidi Wind - 2:03

from the album Saidi Wind Vol. 1, 1985

1. SAMI NOSSAIR, ET. AL.

Dance Routine #1 - 15:57

from the album Sunset By the Pyramids - Egyptian Belly Dancing Music, no date given

1. DAVID CARROLL & HIS ORCHESTRA

Twilight in Turkey - 2:35

from the album Percussion Orientale, 1961

1. RAJA

Dabke - 3:20

from the album Lebanon, 1980

1. EDDIE MEKJIAN & ENSEMBLE

Oyun Havasi (Chifte Telli) - 3:39

from the album Belly Dance Music from the Middle East - Vol. 2, no date given

1. BEL-SHA-ZAAR WITH TOMMY GENAPOPOLUIS & THE GRECIAN KNIGHTS

Belly and Snake Movement - 2:03

from the album The Art of Belly Dancing, 1969

1. ARTIE BARSAMIAN & HIS ORCHESTRA

Sev Acher - 2:43

from the album Belly Dance Au Go-Go - Music of the Middle East, no date given

1. GUS VALI

Sesame - 2:14

from the album Belly Dance Navel Academy, no date given

1. GEORGE ABDO & HIS "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA

Una Le Alaykee (I Miss You, My Love) - 5:15

from the album The Magic of Belly Dancing, 1979

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Playlist:

1. HARRY SAROYAN

Complete Routine #2: Aziza, Khoda Negahdar, Ah Yah Zein, Marinella - 12:24

from the album Saroyan Sings: 'An Oriental Bouquet': Music for Le Danse Orientale, 1979

1. ESIN ENGIN

Kelle (Lamb's Head) - 2:29

from the album Modern Oyun Havalari 2, 1975

1. THE SULTANS

Esmerim - 3:20

from the album The Sultans Middle Eastern Band Vol. 1, 1981

1. JOSEPH KARKOUR, ET. AL.

Ouyoun El Badawiya - 2:16

from the album Belly Dance! Spectacular Rhythms from the Middle East, 1974

1. THE SHEIK'S MEN

Bangcock Cockfight - 2:40

from the album The Belly Dancer, 1961

(Marisa's note: A Les Baxter tune!)

1. DJAMAL ASLAN

Dabkeet El Mandel (Dance of the Scarf) - 3:13

from the album Lebanon - Her Heart, Her Sounds, no date given

1. THE STEVO TEODOSIEVSKI ENSEMBLE (UNCREDITED)

Ko Sme Ruku Da Nam Pruzi - 2:15

from the album Authentic Belly Dance Music, 1976

1. EDDIE "THE SHEIK" KOCHAK WITH HAKKI OBADIA, FEATURING JOSEPH KASSAB

Full Dance Routine #1 - 15:34

from the album Strictly Belly Dancing, The 2nd Volume, 1977

1. GEORGE ABDO & HIS "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA

Noora Ya Noora (Noora's Dance) - 5:17

from the album The Joy of Belly Dancing, 1975

1. ARTIE BARSAMIAN & HIS ORCHESTRA

Oud Fantasy - 3:01

from the album The Seventh Veil, no date given

1. ANESTOS ATHOUNASIOU & HIS ENSEMBLE

Stavrodromi (Crossroads of Life) - 2:59

from the album Music for Belly Dancing - Instrumentals from the Near East, no date given

1. MOHAMMED EL-BAKKAR & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE

Laysh Laysh (Why Oh Why) - 4:06

from the album Sultan of Bagdad - Music of the Middle East Vol. 2, 1957

1. ABDUL ALEXI FREEMAN & HIS ENQUIRERS

Abdul the Cool - 2:17

from the album The Belly Dancer, no date given

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More archive goodness! Shimmy on!

1. MOHAMMED EL-BAKKAR & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE

Africa

from the album Music of the African Arab - Vol. 3, 19582. AUTHENTIC ORCHESTRAS & SOLOISTS OF THE NEAR EAST
Rambi-Rambi
from the album Music For Belly Dancing, no date given

1. KEMANI GARIB, ET. AL.
   Babacim (2/4)
   from the album Special Music for Your Belly Dancing, 1974-1975

2. MOHAMMED EL-SULIEMAN & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE
   Hasapiko Bolero
   from the album The Music of Port Said, no date given

3. OZEL TURKBAS
   Missourlu
   from the album How To Belly Dance For Your Sultan, no date given

4. ARTIE BARSAMIAN & HIS ORCHESTRA
   Nene Aman
   from the album More Belly Dance - Music of the Middle East, no date given

5. VARIOUS ARTISTS

Belly Dancers' Music - Part 2

from the album Belly Dancers' Music, no date given

1. UNKNOWN ARTISTS
   Ah Ya Zein
   from the album Sweet Nights, 19679. GUS VALI
   Kabbir Aklatack
   from the album Belly Dance Navel Academy Vol. 2, 1977

2. GEORGE ABDO & HIS "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA
   Raks Araby (Dance Araby)
   from the album The Art of Belly Dancing, 1973

3. JOHN BERBERIAN
   Whyek (Arabic)
   from the album Ode To An Oud, 1974

4. DAVID CARROLL & HIS ORCHESTRA
   Bacchanale (from "Samson & Delilah")
   from the album Percussion Orientale, 1961

5. JALALEDDIN TAKESH

Turco Mooro

from the album Jalaleddin Presents Belly Dance Music Vol. 2, 197714. BEL-SHA-ZAAR WITH TOMMY GENAPOPOLUIS & THE GRECIAN KNIGHTS
Hip Thrust
from the album The Art of Belly Dancing, 1969

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The very first show! Enjoy!

1. THE "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA, FEATURING VOCALS BY GEORGE ABDO

El Badree (Dance and Rejoice)

from the album Belly Dance Music, no date given

1. ARTIE BARSAMIAN & HIS ORCHESTRA

Sen Gel

from the album Belly Dance Au Go-Go - Music of the Middle East, no date given

1. THE SHEIK'S MEN

The Dance They Do

from the album The Belly Dancer, 1961

1. THE STEVO TEODOSIEVSKI ENSEMBLE (UNCREDITED)

Solunski Cocek

from the album Authentic Belly Dance Music, 1976

1. GUS VALI

Savgulum

from the album Belly Dance Navel Academy, no date given

1. MOHAMMED EL-BAKKAR & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE

Al Jazayair (Dance of Algiers)

from the album Port Said - Music of the Middle East, 1958

1. JALALEDDIN TAKESH

Dotis Mood

from the album Jalaleddin Presents Belly Dance Music, 1976

1. JOHN VARTAN ENSEMBLE

Dance Routine #1

from the album Spotlight on Belly Dancing, 1980

1. BEL-SHA-ZAAR WITH TOMMY GENAPOPOLUIS & THE GRECIAN KNIGHTS

Introduction

from the album The Art of Belly Dancing, 1969

1. IBRAHIM TURMEN

Rakset El Souyouf

from the album Saidi Wind Vol. 1, 1985

1. JOHN BERBERIAN

Nubar Nubar (Armenian)

from the album Ode To An Oud, 1974

1. OZEL TURKBAS

The Camel Driver (Deveci)

from the album Alla-Turca (The Turkish Way), 1975

1. DAVID CARROLL & HIS ORCHESTRA

Caravan

from the album Percussion Orientale, 1961

1. MOHAMMED EL-SULIEMAN & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE

Jazz of Araby

from the album The Music of Port Said, no date given

1. DJAMAL ASLAN

Mahrajan Fe Lebnan (Festival In Lebanon)

from the album Lebanon - Her Heart, Her Sounds, no date given

1. ANESTOS ATHOUNASIOU AND HIS ENSEMBLE

O Horos Tis Tavernas (Dance of the Taverna)

from the album Music for Belly Dancing - Instrumentals from the Near East, no date given

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Once again I am way behind in posting new programs, and I apologize once again.  I have been so busy with other things going on that I haven't found much time to work on programs.  So, here is what I propose to do.

I will post 2 archive shows every other Sunday or so.  I'm going to start at the beginning.  Later on today or early tomorrow I will post archive shows 1 and 2.  Whenever I get the time, I will put together a new show and post that as well, leave that up for at least a couple weeks and try to get another one together.

I have also had several folks let me know that they miss being able to tell exactly what song is playing when, as you could in the old streaming mp3 format.  I appreciated that feature too, but with podcasting as it is now there's no way to do that.  I wish I could do podcasts and streaming, but I just don't have the server space.  I will continue podcasting for now until enough people let me know that they would prefer I go back to the old streaming format.

At any rate, stay tuned for archive shows 1 and 2 to be appearing soon!  Thanks for all your enthusiasm and support!

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Hey gang, I just put this nifty new feature on the home page! It's a map from the Frappr site that you can add yourself to with a little note and a pic! I thought this would be a neat way to see where my listeners are. It's on the home page of the site, just above the tag board (which I'm thinking about eliminating due to the ridiculous amount of spam it seems to attract!). So please go add yourself, won't you? Thanks!!

PS: As you can probably tell, still no new shows yet. Looks like I'm going to have to go back to the once-a-month schedule... Stay tuned next Friday!

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Hey all, a reminder that if you don't have an iPod or other mobile device, you can still stream the programs like in the old days. Just left-click the "direct download" link for each show (found below the playlist) and it should start playing, usually via QuickTime or whatever you have configured for your computer. Happy listening!

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Howdy, everyone! I just wanted to take a moment to welcome you to the Radio Bastet podcast. It's been a long time coming, and I'm so thankful that I finally got off my duff and made it happen. I really hope that this format proves to be more useful and enjoyable to you all than the traditional streaming audio days of yore (of course, you can still stream the program; just left-click the download link and the show will play, usually via QuickTime, without actually being downloaded to your computer or mobile device).

I will probably be posting new shows every other Friday or so. I'm thinking one new show and one archive. If you have other suggestions, please let me know!

I also wanted to let you all know (or remind those of you who already know) that Radio Bastet now has a CafePress store, full of goodies for you to buy that will help support the site and show off your impeccable musical taste! Thanks so much for your support!

As always, I welcome your feedback, comments, suggestions, constructive criticism, lavish praise, and monetary gifts - oh wait, not that last one. (Unless you really, really feel the need, heh heh...)

Anyway, please enjoy, and shimmy on, won't you?

Blessings,
Marisa~

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