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music for Tribal Belly Dance Troup

alaska - 2-6-2007 at 08:22 AM

Hello Everyone,
I am playing oud for a Tribal Belly Dancing Troup here in Alaska. Up to this point I am making up my own stuff to play. I am wondering if anyone could reccomend some music with oud that I could get some ideas from. All the oud music I have now is solo oud and not the type I would play for the dancers.

Matt

kkeys - 3-1-2007 at 07:44 AM

The only recording I might think of is Babylon Mood by Munir bashir,,,, but it is heavey stuff,

your best bid is if you transcribe the belly dance music made by the synth to your oud..

Jonathan - 3-11-2007 at 07:36 AM

For belly dance, I love John Bilezikjian's "Magic" cd (see his website, http://www.dantzrecords.com)
The first two tracks are actually arranged as two belly dance routines, and are just fantastic.

zalzal - 3-12-2007 at 01:39 PM

Chalf Hassan is a moroccan oudist and percussionist specialised in belly dance

In this link yoy have lot of cds choices for belly dance including one for Chalf Hassan. http://www.arcmusic.co.uk/inc/index.php/cPath/6?osCsid=17aef0acdded...

There are more cds by him

I try to join a sample of Amoul Koutche, (the car owner, koutche for spanish coche) which i particularly appreciate. Very syncopated oud attack on 6/8 pattern, may be unsual for belly dancers but in fact very very belly dance music.

It could be hot reproducing this music in Alaska. At least we will know the origin of glacial melting.....