Thread: Need "ME pop" dance music

An inquiring mind needs to know:

What is the newest, the hottest, the best-est ME pop music available that's perfect for "open floor" dancing?

I need artists/album names/whatever you've got to help me locate it. Arabic . . . Turkic . . . it doesn't matter.

I have "Hakim's Greatest Hits" and "Tarkan" (the one with the two versions of Kiss Kiss); if it's still okay to use these, or if there are a few tracks on each that are okay to use, please let me know.

I know there is new stuff out there . . .

Thanks for all your help, Bhuzzers!

Deborah

Nancy Ajram, Nancy Ajram and Nancy Ajram.

The CD with Ah w Noss (black with her face & kind of 80s big hair) is fab. first 4 songs totally fun to dance to. I bought mine from Peko

I second Nancy Ajram. Amr Diab has a new one out. Debke always brings people to the floor... Fares Karam has several crowd-pleasers on his new release. I think there's a new Now That's What I Call Arabic as well... you should have plenty of chart-toppers and remixes on that one!

I love the latest CD by Nil Karaibrahimgil (self-titled "Nil"). Lots of great pop-rock songs on that one. Sedar Ortac also had a new CD out last summer -- Sor is the big hit that I remember, but there was also a bellydance-themed one, Dansoz, if you don't mind a bellydancer being a metaphor for a noncommittal lover.

(Sorry for the lack of Turkish diacritics... I tried to insert them but it caused the forum software to freak out.)

Thanks so much, everybody!

Your suggestions definitely have me on the right track!

Deborah

Don't forget Hakim. Everyone who is Middle Eastern knows Hakim!!

-Sausan
Sausan Academy of Egyptian Dance

I would say Tarkan and DJ Arash and DJ Ali.

If ya got the suggestions, keep on sharin' 'em! I thank you all for your help!

Deborah

I would say that at least in Europe Tarkan is at the moment so *out* as his English album was a real flop and everyone is so tired of his old songs

Of new singers Murat Boz is quite nice with similar style with Tarkan (he even sounds same) and I would also recommend Serdar Ortac Ainsley mentioned before and Kenan Dogulu who represented Turkey at Eurovision song contest. Of female singers Hande Yener is also quite nice...

I always recommend the NOW collections of Arab pop. They have a cool variety of pop and all the songs are at least good, and a few are usually great. For example:

http://www.amazon.com/Thats-What-Cal.../dp/B0000JBAL4

the now collections are pretty good. nancy arjam is awesome! hakim is a good bet if you have a mixed age audience, then everyone can relate. shereen is also a good bet.

Karim Nagi has a new album out! You can find it at www.turbotabla.com

His stuff is great to dance to!

Fifi used Saad in our classes. It was pretty durned fun!