Thread: Khaleeji

Hi

Can anyone point me in the direction of some instrumental khaleeji music please?
My teacher wants to teach us it for a local charity event but because she's not internet savvy I volunteered to try and find some music for us to use and so here I am. I happened across Bhuz whilst looking for online dance communities - what a fab place! :)

Stacey

Hi Stacey,

I have five small clips of Kuwaiti (I think) music from You Tube. They aren't instrumental, but they show the dance and you can hear the Khaleeji rhythm If you haven't searched their yet go look it has lots of good stuff.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vsKgj4bY50

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27yDojbGGtU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27yDojbGGtU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66_5M...elated&search=

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzAqbidmfGo



:vj: I hope this was of some help......

Michelle

I'd be interested in any recommendations too! I have loads of it knocking around but it's pretty much all with singing and whilst I like what I have, some instrumentals would be really nice. :)

PS Thanks for the nice clips Michelle! :)

Hi Afra

Your welcome. I wish too, that I had instrumental only khaleeji music.

Originally Posted by Michelle75

Hi Afra

Your welcome. I wish too, that I had instrumental only khaleeji music.

..g.: Well there's got to be some lurking out there somewhere!

Originally Posted by glittergirl

Hi

Can anyone point me in the direction of some instrumental khaleeji music please?
My teacher wants to teach us it for a local charity event but because she's not internet savvy I volunteered to try and find some music for us to use and so here I am. I happened across Bhuz whilst looking for online dance communities - what a fab place! :)

Stacey

Hi Stacey,

If no one comes up trumps here are a couple general recommendations for you - The Best Khaleeji Album in the World (no instrumentals but some nice songs) and Australian dancer Amera's CD Wahyatak Habibi has a lovely khaleeji track called Ghareeb Al Rai.

The only instrumental that immediately springs to mind is Abart El Shat which is on Champagne Belly Dance by Setrak. You could probably get both of the last two from Aladdins Cave www.aladdinscave.com the Best Khaleeji Album in the World and it's twin The Best Khaleeji Album in the World - Ever, I bought on eBay.

Originally Posted by Michelle75

Hi Stacey,

I have five small clips of Kuwaiti (I think) music from You Tube. They aren't instrumental, but they show the dance and you can hear the Khaleeji rhythm If you haven't searched their yet go look it has lots of good stuff.

Michelle

Thanks, Michelle, great clips! ..g.:

..g.: Your welcome!! I'm always happy to share.

Michelle

The first clip has an Iraqi feel to it. Which would make sense because of Kuwait's proximity to Southern Iraq.

Originally Posted by Michelle75

Hi Stacey,

I have five small clips of Kuwaiti (I think) music from You Tube. They aren't instrumental, but they show the dance and you can hear the Khaleeji rhythm If you haven't searched their yet go look it has lots of good stuff.

There's also a very popular instrumental version of Beaad (sometimes also called Aba'ad, Laila, and lots of other names) on this album: "Best Belly Dance Album in the World... Ever!"

Thanks everyone, I will try some of those suggestions but in the mean time if anyone comes across some others please let me know.
..g.:

Thanks
Stacey

Originally Posted by Mark Balahadia

The first clip has an Iraqi feel to it. Which would make sense because of Kuwait's proximity to Southern Iraq.

Yeah it had the tiny drum sound that alot of iraqy songs have. Not sure what that drum is called.

Iraqy dancing has more jumping

I think the drum you speak of is called a "chobi"...Yeah Iraqi dancing is more jumpy and the hair tosses are more "violent". It shouldn't be called Khaleeji because it is it's own dance, I've heard it called Kawaliya.

Originally Posted by habibiyaeini

Yeah it had the tiny drum sound that alot of iraqy songs have. Not sure what that drum is called.

Iraqy dancing has more jumping

This is probably too late for glitter girl's project, but I just got a CD with a nice, long khaleeji instrumental on it. It's Nagwa Fouad's CD, just titled 'belly dance' and the track is 'Rakset Al Saoudi'

It's not exactly a traditional sound, but it's kind of a fun little piece.

http://www.maqam.com/cgi-bin/cdtest....ry1=NagwaFouad