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)

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TPS 051 - YEMENITE VOICES  - Selections and words by WoMu Vin
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"Yemenite Voices" is a selection of vinyl recordings (with the exception of 1 cassette track) of both legendary and rather obscure Yemenite artists. The tracks are in several Yemenite styles and range from early traditional recordings to more modern/orchestrated ones, spanning 4 decades (50s to 80s) in total; open your ears and hearts and you will hopefully enjoy most of them! 

It is worth noting that the reason for using Yemenite (يماني in Arabic) for the title, over Yemeni (يمني in Arabic), is that Yemeni generally refers to nationals of modern-day Yemen while Yemenite is the more inclusive term which includes anyone whose ancestors are from Yemen and identifies as being culturally Yemenite, regardless of where they were born or live.

TPS 051 - YEMENITE VOICES - Selections by WoMu Vin

TPS 053 - KARIŞIK LOKUM KUTUSU - Turkish record Selections by WoMu Vin

"Karışık Lokum Kutusu" translates to "A box of assorted Turkish delights", which I thought would be a fitting name to describe the variety of tracks in this all-vinyl mix recorded from OG Turkish records from the 70s and 80s, with a variety of styles including (but not limited to) modern takes on Anatolian folk, funk-infused pop and Arabesque. The mix features several artists including Arif Sağ, Zafer Dilek, Yıldıray Çınar and Hakkı Bulut, all of whom were highly influential in reinterpreting and modernising the music they performed and produced for other artists.

I am dedicating this mix to the dearly missed Mads Nimann Jensen (Instagram @madsnimann) whom we lost a year ago to the day (October 13th) as a result of terminal cancer. In losing Mads we lost a legendary collector, but more importantly, a legendary human being (anyone who has ever been in contact with him will know exactly what I mean by that).

TPS 053 -  KARIŞIK LOKUM KUTUSU - Turkish record Selections by WoMu Vin

Mixed & Edited By Eshkounjay From My Collection
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Eshkounjay Goes Algeria

Fortuna Records goes NTS Radio!!!

Our monthly show "A Strange Attractor" on our favorite radio station! Digging into the very depths of our crates to bring you the most obscure selection known to man, each and every month!
Tune in.

Playlist:
Sabah - Ya Habiby Ya Hayaty
Omar Khorshid - Ah Ya Zein
Farid al-Atrache - Ya Habayby Ya Ghalien
Said El Artist - Da Eh Da Eh
Fairuz - Sa Alouni Annais
Raja Zahr - Finale
Lebanes Dabke Orchestra - Hidaya Hidav
Baligh Hamdi - Zai Elhawa
Sabah - La We La We Alf La
Hassan Abou Seoud - Salametha Oum Hassan
Omar Khorshid - Arrabi'h
Mohamed Abdel Wahab - Jefnoh
Toni Frangieh & Setrak Sarkissian - Rakset El Kheyal

Enjoy!
xx

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A Strange Attractor 054 w/ Fortuna Records @ NTS (Apr 26, 2023)

SWEET REBELS
The Evolution Of Pop-Raï Music, 1987-1989

Original mix focused on the new Pop-Raï wave in Algeria. 
Compiled by CHEB GERO (2014)

Cover : Cheb Mohamed S'Ghir

00'00-05'46 - 01 - Ech hale nabghik (1987)
CHAB BRAHIM

05'46-11'32 - 02 - Ya loualid (1988)
CHEB KHALED & CHABA ZAHOUANIA

11'32-17'09 - 03 - Milouda (1988)
BELLEMOU & GANA EL MAGHNAOUI

17'09-23'06 - 04 - Samra (1989)
CHEB ZAHOUANI

23'06-30'58 - 05 - Malika (1987)
HOUARI BENCHENET

30'58-36'16 - 06 - Achhal Ayagui Isnadhi (1987)
AHCENE ADJROUD

36'16-39'07 - 07 - Labes(1989)
GANAWA

39'07-42'40 - 08 - Lebnia(1987)
CHEB FAZIL

42'41-49'30 - 09 - La Tloumouni (1987)
CHEB KADER

SWEET REBELS - The Evolution Of Pop-Raï Music

Just 2 days ago I was sitting in a cafe during my recent trip for Lebanon and Egypt when Donald Trump announced his ban of muslim people visiting the USA marking another climax of xenophobia, anti muslim and anti Arabic narrative (الترجمة العربية أسفله).  At the same time I was in Cairo, a colorful, energetic and vital city that despite the cities and countries problems has not much in common with the stereotypical narrative of the Arabic world that is so largely told in the Western media. I’m aware that in times of these music is just a tiny piece of the puzzle to tell a different story but given that this is what I’m working with I felt it was the right time to drop another mix of music from Arabic tapes, vinyl and master tapes. Music that is very different to what a lot of people might expect. Straight up Chicago soul music with the „The Cats“, an Egyptian band covering „The Dells“, Lo-Fi electronic music from Sudan, tropical sounds from Cairo by "Al Massrieen", energetic disco from Algeria by „Zohra", another unknown banger by Morocco’s answer to James Brown „Fadoul“. Or what about some incredible AOR / yacht pop from Lebanon feat. Ziad Rahbani on keys with „Games“ and another little preview of our forthcoming „Ahmed Malek & Flako“ record among some other great music? Music that tells a different story, music to listen to when the world is going crazy and everything in between. #antitrumpmusic

قبل يومين، كنت جالسا في مقهى في القاهرة، حين أعلن دونالد ترامب منعه للمسلمين من زيارة الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية، مظهرا بذلك مظهرا آخر من العنصرية ضد المسلمين و العرب. 
في نفس ذلك الوقت، أنا كنت في القاهرة، مدينة مفعمة بالطاقة و الألوان، هذه المدينة التي رغم المشاكل التي تحيط بها، لا تشبه أي من الصور النمطية الشائعة على الإعلام الغربي.
إنني مدرك أنه خضم هكذا أجواء، الموسيقى لا تشكل سوا جزء صغير من الأحجية، و بما أنه المجال الذي اشتغل فيه، أحسست أنه الوقت المناسب لإصدار ميكس جديد من الموسيقى العربية. موسيقى مختلفة عن ما قد يتوقعه الناس. موسيقى السول مع " The cats"، فرقة موسيقية تعيد غناء أغاني "The Dells"، " لوفي" موسيقى الكترونية من السودان، انغام استوائية من القاهرة مع " AlMasrieen"، موسيقى ديسكو جزائرية مع "Zohra"، و أغنية مجهولة لصاحبها، جايمس براون المغرب فضول.
هناك أيضا موسيقى رائعة من فرقة لبنانية اسمها "Games" عزف فيها زياد الرحباني على البيانو.
 نبذة عن إصدارنا القادم و هو تسجيل " Ahmed Malek & Flako" مرفوق بموسيقى أخرى، موسيقى تستحق الاستماع إليها في الظروف التي يمر منها العالم في هذه الفترة

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"Habibi Funk 007 Mix" (More 1970s & 1980s sounds from the Arabic world #AntiTrumpMusic)

Prïss at Beirut Groove Collective [Strictly Vinyl, June '19]

Disco Arabesquo 'Farfish-Mix' @ Red light Radio (02.04.2020)

STREAM RADIO FLOUKA

Radio Flouka Invites : Mohamed Sadek (SDR)- 09/06/2020

Guest selector WoMu Vin (@WorldMusicVinyl) is back with an all Algerian Chaabi selection.

Here are his notes: This mix is named after Café Malakoff of the Casbah of Algiers which was considered the prime meeting venue for the most prominent Chaabi artists of 20th century Algeria. In fact, in its heyday it was owned by the most influential Chaabi master of his time, the legendary Hadj Mohammed El Anka, who was nicknamed "The Cardinal" (of Algerian Chaabi).

The mix features several legendary Algerian Chaabi artists including Hadj Mohammed El Anka, Dahmane El Harrachi, Boudjemaa El Ankis (whose picture appears on the artwork of this mix), El Hachemi Guerouabi, Abdelkader Chaou, Amar Ezzahi and Amar Laachab.
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Another legendary Algerian Chaabi artist/songwriter/composer who should certainly be mentioned in this mix's notes is Mahboub Bati, the man who wrote and composed some of the biggest hits of the names mentioned above (with the exception of El Anka and Dahmane), many of which are featured in this mix; undoubtedly the leading moderniser of Algerian Chaabi in the second half of the 20th century.

All tracks were recorded from vinyl and cleaned up digitally to improve the poor mastering and/or pressing quality of some of the records; a time consuming task that was completely worth the effort given how great I think those tracks are.

I hope you'll enjoy a track or two!"

TPS 040 - CAFÉ MALAKOFF - Algerian Chaabi selection

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SOUMA (DJ)

Deep sounds and dance tunes from all regions since the birth of recorded music on planet earth. 

DJ sets are 100% vinyl and draw from Fred Kramer's extended collection of rare and often undocumented records he gathered during numerous digging and trading trips over the past decades.  

Balkan / Romani music / Greek Tsifteteli / Turkish Psych Folk & Taverna Pop / Egyptian Shaabi & Sufi music / Vintage Belly Dance / Rai / Rhythm & Blues / 60s Beat & Garage / Funk & Soul / African & Caribbean Jazz, Calypso & Highlife / Biguine / Boogaloo / Congolese Rumba / Son Montuno /Mambo / Cumbia / Salsa / Merengue / Forró / Soukous / Mandinka / Benga / Funana / Shangaan / Bollywood / Lollywood / Kollywood / Sundanese Pop & Traditional / Melayu / Luk Thung 

Spinned at Roskilde Festival (DK), Fusion Festival (DE), Viennale Film Festival (AT), Lounge Neo (JP), Wicked Lady (NYC), Servant Jazz Quarters (UK), Voodoo Ball (UK), Paradiso (NL), Teder (IL), Bunkers (IT), La Cascina Torchiera (IT), La Gravière (FR), La Brise Glace (FR),  Cumberlandische Galerie (DE), Wazemmes L’Accordeon (FR), Feeërieën (BE), Forest Sounds Festival (BE), Sfinkx Mixed (BE),...

SOUMA RECORDS (Label)

With a firm appetite for timeless and vibrant music from all corners of the world, the Souma catalogue reveals the fascination for unearthed repertories, obscure artists and less explored urban and rural music cultures.  

Souma was the nickname of the famous Egyptian singer Umm Kulthum, who devoted her life to music and always stood strong in a world of men. Souma is the symbol of a great era of Arabic music. The label took off two years ago, formerly being part of Radio Martiko. Souma’s first release was the long-awaited rare soundtrack compilation of Egyptian 70s star keyboard player Hany Mehanna.

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