Louisa Tounsia - Ouinek-Ouinek (Columbia, c. 1953-1954)

Currently working on a compilation of belly dance disco, Lebanese DJ, collector and Darkso record store owner Ernesto Chahoud is cofounder of The Beirut Groove Collective and has perhaps the most extensive 45rpm soul collection in the Middle East.

Full feature: http://www.onplatestillhungry.com/story/middle-eastern-heavens-funk-rare-mixtape

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Middle Eastern Heavens Mix by Ernesto Chahoud

Malika Ouahes - Siweḍ Sslam

The second track from a free, download only, two-track EP.

Recorded and Mixed by Crawford Blair at Angell Sound Studios, London, 22 July and 13 Aug 2010. 
1- The Sound of Disquiet 
2- What if I asked you what is the question?

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What if I asked you what is the question? w/Andrea Piccioni

In the arabic composer world the Lebanese Rahbani family has a prominent name. This is Gassan Rahbani, a lesser known one. Understandably, he wanted to be different than the other Rahbani's. Check out his psychedelic tune and chillax!

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Stranger

Gassan Rahbani - Stranger (1981)

La deuxième émission ouvre un cycle consacré à l'exil dans la musique arabe à travers le temps, les époques, les différentes formes d'exil. Ce podcast est consacré aux musiques qui ont accompagnés les communautés maghrébines et plus particulièrement la communauté. tunisienne. 

Playlist : 
Cheb Khaled- El babour
Dahmane El Harachi - Ya rayah
Ahmad Wahbi- Wahran
Mohamed Mezouni- Ecoute-moi camarade
Abdelhadi Belkhayat - Ya bent Enass
Saïd Choujoun - Shoujoun
Groupe Zarzis (Mezoued Tunisien)  : Ya Zitouna https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qn2mTOntfiY 
Cheikh El Afrit - El Barima 
Cheikh Imam- Ya Waladi (d'après un poème d'Adam Fathi)
Hobbi yetbadel yetdjadded - Hedi Jouini (d'après un poème d'Ali Douagi)
Ezzine Safi - Bent El Gamra 
Oum Kalthoum - Ala Baladi emahboub
Mahmoud Darwich - l'Adieu à Tunis, 1993

Exil maghrébin, une histoire tunisienne | Vintage Arab Emission 2

African charanga beat interpretation from the former congolese band Ry-co Jazz! Compilation out on 30 Nov 2018!
Pre-order here: https://ry-cojazz.bandcamp.com

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RMLP006 - Dansons avec le Ry-co Jazz - Zaina (charanga)

I spent one day getting taxis in Beirut. I wanted to discover the tastes in music from these people who drive all day long through back roads, littles lanes and huge urban railways.
I asked the drivers to put on the stereo theirs favorites audio tapes, radio music stations or compact disks. I recorded all directly with my cellphone. That’s why the quality of the sound is really rough, but I wanted to do it very conceptual and diy. 
Indeed the mix is full of sounds; like drivers who smoke and coughing, the brakes creaking and the speech between me and some drivers.
In the same day, I stood longtime in different spots around the city recording the traffic jam and the urban noises. It will also appear in the mix during transitions. The mix contains traditional folk music, lebanese arab-pop and internationals.
This is Lebanon Carrefour : Music for Taxi Drivers

http://projectrevolver.org/features/articles/turbo-falafel-records-the-sounds-of-taxi-drivers-in-beirut/

Lebanon Carrefour - Music For Taxi Drivers

Back with another special mix for all who are in support of the BELLY BELLY dancefloor sessions INDO ARABIC BALKAN and GYPSY Sounds(Toronto) a sub edition to the renowned TURNING POINT sessions, unfortunately both events are on hold for now, until further notice.
So heres a beautiful mix from our #1 selector: A man called Warwick. offering up a potential cure for the quarantine and isolation blues, that most of the world is in at this present time, so lets hope its a short stay, and this music can transcend, inspire and reach the hearts of all who are suffering, so please make some noise in solidarity if you enjoy the selections, and we will share more soon. stay strong !

TPS 034 - THE CURE FOR YOUR BELLY BELLY

The Illegibility of Victory and Hope

An invitation to meditate and reflect on victory and hope. 

Commissioned by the Beirut Art Center for The Derivative https://thederivative.org/

Made with Audacity [a free open-source software]

Tracks used in order of appearance (excluding sounds I added):

* Prayer of Fear(ِA poem by Mahmoud Ezzat, performed by Salma Said and produced by The Mosireen Collective) 
* Destruidnos Juntos - Exquirla (the Suena Guernica version)
* Agalma V (ft. Kali Malone) - Drew McDowall
* Dying for the Government to Fall (recording from protests in Beirut)
* Le Chant des Gauleurs d'Olives - Taos Amrouche
* Down with Hamad (recording from protests in Bahrain - voice of Zainab Al Khawaja)
* Not Muqtada Nor Hadi (recording from protests in Baghdad)
* Let My People Go - Diamanda Galas
* Snoopy - Sandy Chamoun
* Wahabt Omri Lel Amal - Maryam Saleh (Loustic Sessions)
* Harmonic Coaction Three - Chris Carter & Cosey Fanni Tutti (live recording from Avatarium Festival)
* Semelles de Vent - Ghédalia Tazartès, Bruno Letort, Cube Quartet, Etenesh Wassié (excerpt)
* Ben Ali Ran Away (recording from Tunisia)
* Hammermörder - FM Einheit
*  Dear Viyan (feat. Viyan Peyman & Dilar Dirik) -  Miranda De La Frontera 
* Armenia - Einstürzende Neubauten 
* Toun en Kilkhen Imastoun Yes - Glakho (Gorg) Zakaryan 
* The Goal - Leonard Cohen

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Leil Zahra for the Beirut Art Center - The Derivative (#5 Illegibility)

Piano instrumental, composed & recorded some time in July 2020.

Composed & Recorded by Hadi Zeidan
Mixed & Mastered by Konstantin Semionov
Artwork by Karen Keyrouz
Releases March 30, 2021

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