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

Record label, DJ/selector

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.