Playlist: December 29, 2010

Playlist: December 29, 2010

7:00
Tomoko Sugawara - Cantiga de Santa Maria No. 249 (Along the Silk Road)
Shajarian and Kalhor - Festive Occasion (Night Silence Desert)
Raquy & the Cavemen - Debke (Naked)

7:22
Natacha Atlas - I put a spell on you (The best of Natacha Atlas)
Haifa Wehbe - Bade Eish, Howa el Zaman (Bade Eish)
Said Mrad - Esmerim

7:39
No Blues - Columbus Stockade (Farewell Shalabiye)
Yoko Kanno/Tank! - The Egg and I (Cowboy Bebop Soundtrack No Disc)
Cheb Mami - Azwaw 2 (Meli Meli)
The Mother Fakirs - Twirling Toward Shambalah
Wine and Alchemy - Marco Polo (Samsara)

8:03
Wine and Alchemy - Rumelaj, Syrto, Kashmir (Samsara
Ubaka Hill - Ride the Wind (Beyond the Wind)
Dahui - Zaouli/Sinte (Ensemble du Rhythm)

8:36
Amadou and Mariam - Politic Amagni
Angelique Kidjo feat. Dave Mathews - Iwoya
Ghana Hot Hitz - Boy Bi Gyege Me
Miriam Makeba - Pata Pata
Ubaka Hill - Don't Ever Stop (Dance the Spiral Dance)

Playlist: December 22, 2010

Playlist: December 22, 2010

7:00
Tomoko Sugawara - Cantiga de Santa Maria No. 249, & 231 (Along the Silk Road)
Tim Rayborn - Non deve null' ome (Rihla)
Voyage - Tablat Barhum, Kelim Dance (Kelim Dance)
Divahn - Ya Ribon Alam

7:25
Suhaila Salimpour feat. Susu Pampinin - Bongo Funk (Fate)
Wine and Alchemy - Marco Polo, Samsara, Djun Djun, Cuando el Rey Nimrod (Samsara)
Knossos - Tarak, Black Bedouin (Dark light in the wake of silence)

8:05
Tomas Michaud - Little Drummer Boy, O Come Emanuel (We Three Strings)
The Klezmonauts - Santa Gey Gezunderheit, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Jingle Bells (Oy to the World!)

8:30
Rivertribe - O Come All Ye Faithful, Elements/We Three Kings, Once in Royal David's City, O Holy Night (Rivertribe Christmas)
Celtic Woman - Don Oiche Ud I mBeithil [That Night in Bethlehem] (A Christmas Celebration)

Playlist: December 15, 2010

Playlist: December 15, 2010

7:00
Tomoko Sugawara - The waves of Kokonor (Along the Silk Road)
Raquy & the Cavemen - Sandansko (Jordan)
Ruben van Rompaey - Oasis (Eastern Expressions)
Zachary J. Mechlem - Sameera

7:22
Raquy & the Cavemen - Bewitched (Bewitched)
Susu & the Cairo Cats - Cleopatra's Frenzy (Dancing Drums)
Dimitrie Cantemir - Los Paxaricos: Macicho de Rosas, Taksim, Der makam-I Muhayyer ushulesh Muhammes (Istanbul)
The Two Tenors & Quantara - Tallu Habaabna, God Be With You O Lily
Ehab Tawfik - Ya Salam, Heya Naksak (Hobek Alemni)

8:05
Om Shanti Om Soundtrack - Dard e Disco
Slumdog Millionaire - Ringa Ringa, Liquid Dance
Dil Bole Hadippa - Bhangra Bister
Lagaan Soundtrack - O Paalanhaare, Mitwa

8:33
Om Shanti Om - Deewangi Deewangi
Chandi Chowk to China - Chandi Chowk to China
James Asher - Prayer Wheel (Tigers of the Raj)
Sanjay Mishra feat. Jerry Garcia - Clouds

The long history of the hammered dulcimer

Lately I've been reading up about hammered dulcimers. Today, hammered dulcimers are typically associated with Celtic and American folk music, but their history and influence stretch across most of Europe and Asia dating back for centuries.

Basically there has been some form or another of a common instrument that has gone by many names. It is essentially a stringed instrument shaped like a trapezoid and the sound is made by striking the strings with little hammers. In the picture at the top of this post is a Persian santur, which may have been in existence 1800 - 2000 years ago in Central Asia. In India its incarnation is known as a santoor.



This instrument is a tsymbaly. The tsymbaly has been present in Russian and Ukranian culture since the ninth century. Other Eastern European cultures have very similar instruments with very similar names.

The Chinese yangqin (below) also looks very similar -- though scholars debate whether it was derived from a Central Asian ancestor or invented in China independent of outside influence.



Either way, other East Asian cultures have their own versions of the instrument, from the Korean yanggeum to the khim of Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos.

During the Middle Ages in Western Europe there was some form of salterio or psaltery. While there is some confusion as to whether some of these instruments were plucked instead of struck by hammers, there remains a common connection in the shape of the instrument and even the similar-sounding names. (Try saying "santur" and "psalter" out loud together to hear the connection.)

Eventually someone figured out how to create a hammered instrument that wouldn't need to be re-tuned nearly as often as a santur/dulcimer/etc. The hammers and strings were put into a larger box, and the hammered were hooked up to a long row of keys so that notes could be played with a light touch of the fingers. And, voila, we have a much more familiar instrument to Western audiences:



Thanks go to Wikipedia, from which most of this superficial exploration derives. For more information on the subject, I've embedded links to various pages within the text above. From the Wikipedia entries you can also find more external resources -- you know, if you want to go beyond the basic overview of the instrument and its history.

Playlist: December 8, 2010

Playlist: December 8, 2010

7:00
Johannes Linstead - (Mediterranea)
Raquy & the Cavemen - Obama Ayub (Bewitched)
Zachary J. Mechlem - Tabla Taxim, Three if By Desert (Sameera)

7:18
Chris Gacsi - Gacsi's Karatchi, Lama Bada (One)
Divahn - Yodukha Rayonai
Simon Shaheen - Saraab (Blue Flame)
Balkanika - Anathema

7:40
Gypsy Guerrilla Band - Araber Tanz, Bekledim de Gelmedin Waltz (Ernie's Ottoman)
Mile Kitic - (track and album info unknown)
Groove Alla Turka - El Nino, Two by Two

8:00
Husnu Shenlenirici & Laco Tayfa - Harmandali (Bergama Gaydasi)
Simply Tsfat - Vnisgav
Turkish Pop Woman (Info unknown)

8:19
Nikitov - Shvarts Bistu Shvarts, Rumeynien Trink Melodye (Vanderlust)
Klezmer Juice - Freylach in D
Metropolitan Klezmer - Uncle Moses' Wedding Dance, Terkisher Navratilova (Surprising Finds)
Vagabond Opera - Rumeneye, Rumeneye

8:43
Klezmer Connexion - I Saw An Angel (Magic Carpet Ride)
The Isle of Klezbos - Abi Gezunt Medley
Metropolitan Klezmer - Nokh a Gleyzl Vayn (Yiddish for Travelers)

Playlist: December 1, 2010

Playlist: December 1, 2010

7:00
Turkish Nines
Sirocco - Tribal Dance (Volume II)
Raquy & the Cavemen - Jordan, Riq Samai (Jordan)

7:26
Bashir Abdel 'Aal - Accordion Taksim, Baladi (Bellydance from Egypt: Gamil Gamal)
George Abdo - Raks Araby
(Unknown) Erev Shel Shoshanim
Nawal al-Zoghbi - Akher Marra, Yama Alou
Sting feat. Cheb Mami - Desert Rose (Brand New Day)
Cheb Mami - Azwaw 2 (Meli Meli)

8:00
Faudel - Dis-Moi (Baida)
Maghrebika feat. Bill Laswell - Mathkafsh (Neftakhir)
Cheb i Sabbah - Neti Neti (As Far As: A DJ Mix); Esh 'Dani, Alash Mshit (La Ghriba)

8:31
Zap Mama - Abadou (Adventures in Afropea I)
Isle of Klezbos - Revery in Hijaz
Nikitov - Trink Bider (Vanderlust)
Metropolitan Klezmer - Ken O'Hara Freylech (Yiddish for Travelers)
Gypsy Guerrilla Band - Araber Tanz (Ernie's Ottoman)
Klezmer Connexion - One More Dance (Play a Song in Yiddish)

Playlist: November 24, 2010

Playlist: November 24, 2010

IT'S TURKISH NIGHT!

7:00
Incesaz (About Istanbul)

Taksim, Der makam-I ‘Uzzal ushulesh Devr-I kebir (Dimitrie Cantemir: Istanbul)

Egeli Gemici (Aegean Sailor), Mevlana (Whirling Dervishes) {Suleyman the Magnificent Soundtrack}
Macar Chiftetelli (Chiftetelli)

7:20
Caglar Namli - Mavi Kelebek (Homegrown Istanbul)
Turkish Nines
Tim Rayborn - Kashik (Veils of Light)
Turkish Percussion Group - Darbuka Solo: Bunyamin Olguncan (Harem)
Shuvani - Karshimlama (Dance of the Wise Woman)

7:45
Chris Gacsi - Lama Bada (One)
Raquy Danziger & Friends - Traditional Turkish in Laaz Rhythm (Masmudi)
Raquy & the Cavemen - Karsilama (Naked)
Simon Shaheen - Bosphorus Scenes Under the Moonlight (Blue Flame)

8:05
Kardesh Turkuler - Medet (Bahar)
Galata Mevlevi Music & Sema Ensemble - Tekbir (Music of Islam: Sampler)
Turkish pop mix

8:30
Tarkan - Gul Doktum Yollarina (Aacayipsin), Vay Anam Vay (Metamorfoz)
Oojami - Istanboogie (Bellydance breakbeats)
Groove Alla Turka (Nihavend Longa)
Zerrin Ozer - Beni Hor Gorme (Ve Boyle Bir Shey...)
Gypsy Guerilla Band - Konyali (Ernie's Ottoman)
They Might Be Giants - Istanbul [Not Constantinople] (Flood)

Playlist: November 17, 2010

Playlist: November 17, 2010

7:00
Metkal Kenawi - Best of Seedi Nights
Turkish Percussion Group - Darbuka Solo (Harem)
Tim Rayborn - Kashik (Veils of Light)

7:25
Zachary J. Mechlem - Pharoahs March (Sameera)
Zarbang - Dream Song
Raquy & the Cavemen - Axarai (Dust)
Simon Shaheen - Waving Sands (Blue Flame)
Natacha Atlas - I put a spell on you (The Very best of Natacha Atlas)

8:00
Haifa Wehbe - Bade Eish
Said Mrad - Dance Formula (Esmerim)
Tarkan - Cat Kapi (Metamorfoz)
Dard e Disco, Dhoom Tana (Om Shanti Om Soundtrack)
Said Mrad - En Aranjuez ton tu amor, Hizzi Ya Nawaem (Exmerim)

8:30
Cheb Mami - Tzazae (Dellali)
Yoko Kanno/The Seatbelts - Digging My Potato (Cowboy Bebop Soundtrack)
No Blues - Farewell Shalabiye (Farewell Shalabiye)
Roman Chowdhury - You & Me
Sajdaa - My Name is Khan Soundtrack
Silsila ye Chahatka - Devdas Soundtrack

Playlist: November 10, 2010

Playlist: November 10, 2010

7:00
Orion Prophesy - (Waterbone)
Omar Faruk Tekbilek feat. Brian Keane - Fire Dance (Fire Dance)
Chris Gacsi - Gacsi's Karatchi (One)
Divahn - Yigdal
Shuvani - The Laz (Dance of the Wise Woman)

7:26
Hossam Ramzy - The Cobra's Dance (Eternal Egypt)
Traditional Arabic Music Ensemble - Zeinah (House of Tarab)
Hossam Ramzy - Asmar Yasmarani (Best of Abdul Halim Hafiz)

7:50
Harry Saroyan - Cairo, Misirlou (Saroyan sings "Cairo")
Amr Diab - Nour el Ain
Desert Journey

8:10
Solace (Balance)

8:32
Tea Travel - Mao-feng Tea, in Hwang Shan (Tea Music 2)
Man Liu Ban (Popular Jiangnan Music)

Playlist: November 6, 2010

Playlist: November 6, 2010

7:00
Shajarian & Kalhor - (Night Silence Desert)
Metkal Kenawi (Best of seedi Nights)
Nourhan Sharif - El Marouge (Cairo)
Suhaila Salimpour feat. Susu Pampinin - Stamina (Fate)

8:12
Om Kholtoum - Fakaroni
Bollywood hits - from Love Aaj Kal, De Dana Dan, Dostana, Devdas

Playlist: October 27, 2010

Playlist: October 27, 2010

7:00
Hossam Ramzy - (Eternal Egypt)
Raquy & the Cavemen - Cabaret Macabre (Mischief), Bewitched
Peter Gabriel - The Promise of Shadows (Passion: Music for The Last Temptation of Christ)

7:25
Solace - Blood Oil Gold
Knossos - Cold Room
The Shroud - Black
Knossos - Slow Descent, Tarak (Dark light in the wake of silence)

7:45
The Mother Fakirs - Twirling Toward Shambalah
Eastenders - Tender (Arabian Travels II)

8:00
Taqwacore Invasion Compilation
Devils for Islam - The Heads of My Enemies
Sagg Taqwacore Syndicate - Beirut to Jerusalem
Vote Hezbollah - Muhammed was a Punk Rocker
Disjihad - Macabre Sample
Al-Qaynah - Coraline
Tzebeoble - Dry Sundayz
Ubik Heredia & Citizen Vex - Decadence
Slumpark Correctional - F.T.U.N.

8:30
Bollywood Alladin Soundtrack - Genie Rap
Ubaka Hill - Dream Shift (Beyond the Wind)
Vagabond Opera - Transformation into Marlene
Red Elvises - Rocketman, Sad Cowboy Song (I Wanna See You Bellydance)
Red Elvises - My Love is Killing Me (Six-String Samurai Soundtrack)

Oktoberfest in Germany - Einzug der Muzikanten
Hedingarna - The Hour of the Beast (The Heathen's Fire)

Zombie Bellydancers

This photo is of Troupe Zahava dancers, photoshopped by dancer Sarah Berkley to look zombie-esque. I posted a smaller version of this image last week, but it wasn't large enough (or for whatever reason) for Facebook to use as the link image when I posted a link to my show.

I'm posting this now primarily so I'll have a seasonally appropriate image to use in my link tonight. It's either this or using the same old pic of me playing a saz, and I'm all about sharing the spotlight. ;-)

Thanks to Troupe Zahava for sharing this photo!

Playlist: October 20, 2010

Playlist: October 20, 2010

7:00
Wine and Alchemy - (Samsara)
Raquy & the Cavemen - Duet for Shlum, Debke (Naked)
Suhaila Salimpour feat. Susu Pampinin - Bongo Funk (Fate)

7:28
Simon Shaheen - Blue Flame
Harry Saroyan - Cairo (Saroyan Sings "Cairo")
Istanbul Grooves (Belly Dancing)
Habibi Alli (Bellydance Superstars Vol. II)
Solace - Two Gypsies
Loreena McKennitt - Marco Polo
George Abdo - Raks Araby

8:05
Miami - Hawenha (2001)
Kazem al Saher - The Impossible Love
Zerrin Ozer - Beni Hor Gorme
Yoko Kanno - Autumn in Ganymede (Cowboy Bebop red album)

8:30
Roman Chowdhury - You & Me, Wishful Eyes
Umrao Jaan - Jhute Alzaam
Devdas - Silsila ye Chahatka

Are you ready for the Zombie Apocalypse?

Karida's School of Orientale Dance is offering a special workshop & performance this Saturday for bellydancers in the Central Illinois area. Salwa, director of the Aalim Dance Academy, is coming up from St. Louis to teach a special choreography for "Bongo Funk" from 12 - 3pm. Workshop price $40 (paid by Oct 20), or $50 at the door.

Performance is FREE and begins at 6 in the parking lot with a LARGE cast of dancers performing Michael Jackson's "Thriller"; afterward the show moves indoors. Workshop and show will be at 1432 E Sangamon Ave, Springfield, IL.
Zombie Apocalypse Dance Showcase
Saturday Oct 23
6:00 pm - Performance of "Thriller"
(as part of the worldwide "Thrill the World" event - Details)

6:30 pm - Showcase of Stars
Featuring Karida's students, members of Troupe Zahava, and invited guests.

8:00 pm - Open Drum Circle
Bring your Darbukes, Dhols and Djembes!

Admission is FREE!
(donations accepted to benefit Troupe Zahava)

http://www.karidazahava.com/

Playlist: October 13, 2010

Playlist: October 13, 2010

7:00
Best of Arabian Bellydance
Hossam Ramzy - Oqbal Yom Miladak (Best of Abdul Halim Hafiz)
Solace - Exiled (Ahsas)
Raquy & the Cavemen - Dahlradia, Maksum Madness (Bewitched)

7:40
Haifa Wehbe - Bade Eish
Nancy Ajram - Elli Hansaki (Ya Tabtab wa Dallaa)
Said Mrad - Esmerim
Tarkan - Metamorfoz

8:00
Kalila - Hafla (MC World Beats I)
Cheb i Sabbah - Madh Assalhin (La Ghriba)
Maghrebika with Bill Laswell - Tyran Perdant (Neftakhir)
Ustand Nusrat Fatch Ali Khan - Kinna Sohna (Big Noise: a Mambo Inn Compilation)

8:35
Zap Mama - Mupepe (Adventures in Afropea I)
Amadou and Mariam - Politic Amagni
Miriam Makeba - Pata Pata
Lamine Toure and Group Saloum - Sama Yaay
Ubaka Hill - Ride the Wind (Beyond the Wind)

Not Amused

After this week's show was disconnected by Winamp bandits, my friend Sarah showed me this photo:



Personally I've been feeling more cantankerous, like I want to find the culprits and yell "Get off my lawn!" But this works, too. :-)

Image courtesy of the Cheezburger network. Jolly good fun!

Playlist: October 6, 2010

Playlist: October 6, 2010

7:00
Zarbang - Everyone has a Beloved
Raquy & the CAvemen - Sandansko (Jordan)
Kardesh Turkuler - Kala Meme (Bahar)

7:19
Om Shanti Om - Dard e Disco
Tarkan - Simarik, Bu Gece
Natacha Atlas - I put a spell on you, Mish Fadilak
Amr Diab - Nour el Ain

Argh, stupid WQNA Winamp hoodlums wrecking my offsite connection!!!!!!!! Show is offline until IT can get it fixed...probably not before 9. Booooooo

Playlist: September 29, 2010

Playlist: September 29, 2010

7:00
Shuvani (Dance of the Wise Woman)
Traditional Arabic Music Ensemble - (House of Tarab)

8:00
Bollywood Mix

Sorry this is so short...between CD player troubles and cleaning up after a leaky cat, there's not much mixing this week. Hopefully next week it will be better.

Playlist: September 22, 2010

Playlist: September 22, 2010

Happy Equinox! Happy Sukkot!

7:00
Omar Faruk Tekbilek & Brian Keane - (Fire Dance)
Chris Gacsi - Gacsi's Karatchi (One)
Turkish Percussion Group - Yashar (Harem)
Divahn - Cuando el rey Nimrod

7:27
Raquy & the Cavemen - Jordan (Jordan)
Muhammad Abd al-Wahab - Khatwat Habibi
Sallah Ali - Violin Solo (House of Tarab)
Ruben van Rompaey - Djehangir (Eastern Expressions)
Simon Shaheen - Blue Flame

8:0
Hakki Obadia - (Iraqi Jewish and Iraqi Music)
Nikitov - Trink Bider & other songs (Vanderlust)
Dennis Maberry (Rhythmspirit)

My CD player is broken! :-(

Playlist: September 15, 2010

Playlist: September 15, 2010

7:00
Orion Prophecy - (Waterbone)
Said Mrad - Esmerim
Oojami - Urban Dervish (Bellydance Breakbeats)

7:27
Makyo - Shalale (Arabian Travels II)
George Abdo - Belly Dance Fantasy (Belly Dancing with George Abdo)
Tim Rayborn - Dokuc (Kabila Project)
Chris Gacsi - Lama Bada (One)

8:00
Divahn - Ya Ribon Alam
Nikitov - Jelle's Tanz (Vanderlust)
Metropolitan Klezmer - Baltic Blue

8:25
Vagabond Opera - Rumeneye, Rumeneye
Klezmer Connexion - Play me a little song in Yiddish
Wine & Alchemy - Klezmer Dance, A La Una (What Dreams May Come)
Rivertribe - Mist of the Mountain (Jungle Mix) (The blessing)
Red Buddha - Trip to Lhasa Ho (Tibet Trance)

Playlist: September 8, 2010

Playlist: September 8, 2010

7:00
Dimitrie Cantemir - (Istanbul)
Tim Rayborn - Kalakh (Rihla)
Shajarian & Kalhor - Festive Occasion (Night Silence Desert)

7:20
Raquy & the Cavemen - Faithful (Mischief)
Harry Saroyan - Misirlou (Saroyan Sings "Cairo")
Susu & the Cairo Cats - Cleopatra's Frenzy (Dancing Drums)

7:37
Solace - Desert Journey
Amr Diab - El Alem Alla
George Abdo - Hadouni Hadouni
Amr Diab - Nour el Ain
Varter (Roses)

8:00
The Red Elvises - I Wanna See You Bellydance, Scorchi Chornie
Vuisotsky - Ytrennyaya Gymnastica
Okudjava - Baraban, Kracniye i Mudriye
Kino - Gruppa Krovi

8:30
Twist - Love Aaj Kal
Paisa - De Dana Dan
Dostana
Devdas

Playlist: September 1, 2010

Playlist: September 1, 2010

7:00
Shiva in Exile - Khundas; Angels of Venice - Sins of Salome; The Shroud - Black (Strange Flesh)
Knossos - Tarak (Dark Light in the Wake of Silence)
The Mother Fakirs - Twirling Toward Shambalah

7:30
Hossam Ramzy - Oqbalai Yom Miladak (Best of Abdul Halim Hafiz)
Tomoko Sugawara - A Night in Shiraz (Along the Silk Road)
Shuvani - Karshilama (Dance of the Wise Woman)
Tim Rayborn - Adrar (Rihla)

8:oo
Solace - Forsaken (Ahsas)
Wolgemut - Der Eisbaerentanz (Shauspeluden II)
Cheb Mami - Azwaw II (Meli Meli)
Dahui - Mendiani

8:30
Voyage - 2nd Class to Bangalore (Kelim Dance)
Terry Oldfield - Moonlight on a Lotus (Spirit of India)
Ravi Shankar - Twilight Mood (The RAvi Shankar Collection: West Meets EAst - The Historic Shankar/Menuhin Sessions)
Sanjay Mishrah with Jerry Garcia - Nocturne/Evening Chant
Roman Chowdhury - You & Me
Yoko Kanno/SEatbelts - Wo Qui Non Coin (Cowboy Bebop Soundtrack)

Playlist: August 25, 2010

Playlist: August 25, 2010

7:00
Raquy & the Cavemen - Obama Ayub, Maksum Madness, Sexy Chiftetelli (Bewitched)
Divahn - Cuando el Rey Nimrod
Johannes Linstead - Journey to Alcazaba (Mediterranea)

7:25
Natacha Atlas - I've Put a Spell on You
Tarkan - Simarik
Wine & Alchemy - Ay Azein/Moorish Dance (What dreams may come)
Ruben van Rompaey - Karavansaray (EAstern Expressions)

7:45
No Blues - Columbus Stockade (Farewell Shalabiye)
Mercan Dede - Nar i Ney (Arabian Travels II)
Said Mrad - Sax Oriental Esmerim (Esmerim)

8:14
Balkanalia - Ayazein/Muhabet (Best of Balkanalia III)
Gypsy Guerrilla Band - Turkishe Tanz (Ernie's Ottoman)
Metropolitan Klezmer - Samovar Freylekhs (Mosaic Persuasion)
Wine & Alchemy - Eibaerentanz (Samsara)
Wolgemut - Of Every Kind of Tree, Chansonetta Tedesca (Shauspeluden II)

8:37
Hedingarna - Min Skog/My Trees Shall Stand, The Hour of the Beast (The Heathen's Fire
Vaesen - Goeskarlen/The Pikeman (Gront)
Amir Beso - Fatamorgana

Playlist: August 18, 2010

Playlist: August 18, 2010

7:00
Simon Shaheen - (Blue Flame)
Voyage - Tanz des Kelim, Tablat Barhum (Kelim Dance)
Chris Gacsi - Gacsi's Karatchi, Dance of the Sword (One)

7:18
Sirocco - Cabaret Dance set (Volume II)
Wine and Alchemy - Ay Azein/Moorish Dance (What dreams may come)

7:45
Wine and Alchemy - Marco Polo, Samsara, The Leaf of Love (Samsara)
Wine and Alchemy - Misirlou (Turning of the Seasons)

8:05
Wine and Alchemy - Klezmer Dance, A La Una (What dreams may come)
Wine and Alchemy - Bolero (Turning of the Seasons)
Wine and Alchemy - Djun Djun, Cuando el Rey Nimrod, Mishka's Dance, Farewell to Eirenn (Samsara)
Om Shanti Om - Dard e Disco
Dil Bole Hadippa - Bhangra Bister
Nikitov - Trink Bider (Vanderlust)
Goran Bregovic - (Best of Goran Bregovic)

9:10
David Krakauer's Klezmer Madness - Moscowitz
Lieberman - Funky Freylekhs
Simply Tsfat - Vnisgav
Klezmer Juice - Freylach in D, Papirosen

9:32
Wine and Alchemy - C'est la Fin (What Dreams May Come)

10:00
Lenahan
Llactamassis (Americamanta)

11:00
World Groove II: From Madrid to Rio

Tito Seif, Egyptian Male Bellydancer

Even if you're not interested in bellydance, this is an interesting clip for its glimpse into gender roles, and what it means to challenge those roles in a conservative culture.

Playlist: August 4, 2010

Playlist: August 4, 2010

7:00
Turkish Nines
George Abdo - Belly Dance Fantasy (Belly Dancing with George Abdo)
Nourhan Sharif - El Marouge (Cairo)

7:45
Divahn - Ya Ribon (Divahn)
Harry Saroyan - Dulab El Houb, Cairo (Saroyan Sings "Cairo")
Raquy & the Cavemen - Bewitched (Bewitched)

8:03
Dard e Disco (Om Shanti Om Soundtrack)
All is well, Zoobi Doobi (3 Idiots soundtrack)
Deewangi Deewangi, Dhoom Tana (Om Shanti Om Soundtrack)

8:30
Dil Dooba (Khakee soundtrack)
Youn Hi Tum Mujhse Pyar (Karte Raho soundtrack)
Beera, Thok de Killi, Kili Re (Raavan Soundtrack)
Dance pe Chance (Rab ne Bana de Jodi)
Discowale Khisko (Dil Bole Hadippa)

Playlist: July 28, 2010

Playlist: July 28, 2010

7:00
Metkal Kenawi - Seedi Nights
Domba! - Sipsi Village (Kabila Project)
Raquy & the Cavemen - Duet for Shlum (Naked)
Raquy & the Cavemen - Jordan

7:20
Chris Gacsi - Lama Bada (One)
Simon Shaheen - Dance Mediterranea (Blue Flame)
Kardesh Turkuler - Al-eyn Mulayyati/Ya Hawa (Bahar)
Sting feat. Cheb Mami - Desert Rose (Brand New Day)

7:40
Tarkan - Gul Doktum Yollarina (Aacayipsin)
Haifa Wehbe - Ana Haifa (Bade Eish)
Said Mrad - Nagham (Esmerim)
Wolgemut - Chansonetta Tedesca (Shauspeluden II)

8:00
Pastime with Good Companye, The Dear Dance, The Official Brawle, Personent Hodie (Music to Make Merrie)
Now is the Month of Maying, Kyng Harry VIII Pavyn, The Faerie-Round (Music from Tudor England)

8:27
Dard e Disco, Dhoom Tana (Om Shanti Om soundtrack)
Marjani - (Billu Barber soundtrack)
Singh is King, Teri Ore, Bas Ed Kinng (Singh is Kinng)
Sajdaa (My Name is Khan)

Playlist: July 7, 2010

Playlist: July 7, 2010

7:00
Incesaz - (About Istanbul)
Hossam Ramzy - Shimmers in the Sand (Eternal Egypt)
Nourhan Sharif - El Marouge (Cairo)
Suhaila Salimpour - Stamina (Fate)

8:04
Hossam Ramzy - Oqbalal Yom Miladak (Best of Abdul Halim Hafiz)
Orient Extreme Plus - Legend of Orient
Samsara Sound System - Gatha (Arabian Travels II)
Terry Oldfield - Sandalwood & Jasmine (Spirit of India)