Modern traditional, dance & pop music from The Mediterranean, Middle East, North & East Africa & Asia (60s-70s-80s)

Tracklist:

Om Kalsoum - Hakam Aleena Al Hawa (intro) (Egypt)
Ahmed Wahbi - Matoual Dellil (Algeria)
Saloua - Kif Rayi Hamelni (Algeria)
Samira Taoufik - Ya Khouy (Lebanon)
Salama - يا أهل الهواء (Syria?)
Toni Frangieh & Setrak Sarkassian - Rakset El Kheyal (Lebanon)
Layla Nazmi - Ah Ya Leil (Egypt)
Huda Ruhana - Habibi Behebb Ettesh (Lebanon)
Abu Bakr Salem Belfaqih - Qul Li Mataa Qul Li (Yemenite Saudi-Arabia)
Manolis Barberakis - Kale Mana Den Boro (Greece)
Unknown Turkish session band - Romen Havasi (Turkey)
Nikos Kelesidis - Tulum (Greece)
Christos Rabidis - To Sarada Ena (Greece)
Giorgoulis Saskalidis - Organiko (Greece)
Athanasios Charos - To Pathiariko Tsifteteli (Greece)
Hany Mehanna - Ayam Al Marah (Egypt)
Orkes Melayu Purnama - Ke Salabinta (Indonesia)
Karim Shahab-Ud-Din - Lucky seven, unlucky thirteen (Pakistan)
V. Balsara - Pardesiyon Se Na (India)
Amar El Sheriyi - Ah! Mennak (Egypt)
Figen Han - Haydi Bastirrr (Turkey)
Kostas Soukas - Ta Merakia Mou (Greece)
Vassilis Soukas - Tsifteteli Me Klarino Nº 1 (part 4) (Greece)
Veseli Romi - Robot (Serbia)
Tony Scott & the Indonesian All-Stars - Djanger Bali (US - Indonesia)
Petro-Loukas Chalkias - Solo Pogonisio (Greece)
Pagona Athanisiou - I Borios Ipiros (Greece)
Habtamu Shiferaw - Deniew Deneba (Ethiopia)
Hirut Bekele - Yebakela Abeba (Ethiopia)
Ouiness - Chouaya Hob (Morocco)
Ismaeel Hasan Eldaen - Edini Redak (Sudan)
Boutaiba Sghir - Malgré Tout (Algeria)
Athanasios Charos - To Arapiko Tsifteteli (Greece)
Baligh Hamdy - Souma (Egypt)

Picture: Umm Kulthum having a small party with a traditional group of Moroccan singers and dancers (Morocco, 1967)

Souma Mix

The World of Souma

Recording of Victor Kiswell's set at Dekmantel Selectors 2021.

Dekmantel Selectors 2021

Victor Kiswell at Dekmantel Selectors 2021

Including tracks from Ephrem Tamru, Mhadi Jabon, Getenesh Kebret with Asselefetch Ashenie, Aster Aweke, Muluken Melesse and more. Selected and extracted from the original cassettes by Cheb Gero.

Photo: Ephrem Tamru

Interview Brigitte Fontaine

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