Thread: Classical version of "Move your Belly"?

I really enjoy this song but I'd sure like to find a less electronica version--am I crazy to think this is actually an old classic that's merely been "remixed"?

Do you have a link? Off-hand I am thinking it was enta omri, but I'll have to go take a listen - I definitely think it was an Um Kalthum song, I just can't remember what it sounded like

Here's one:

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTQgHniNDlQ&feature=channel]YouTube - Elenna & Noura - Move your Belly[/ame]

I have it on a CD called Visit me in Baghdad. It's the first track and called Hikayatna (Our Story)

Ah! Thank you! Can't find an online clip of it and emusic doesn't have it, but HMC is selling it for $10. Such a deal!

Originally Posted by SamiraShuruk

I have it on a CD called Visit me in Baghdad. It's the first track and called Hikayatna (Our Story)

I have it on that one too - so I think that's it! :) It's really a beautiful song. I think I have two other versions with different names as well. I will try to hunt them down and post those here too.

Originally Posted by Taj

Here's one:

YouTube - Elenna & Noura - Move your Belly

That sounds like the version on Dancer's Odyssey by Amaya. I just love this song!

Samira and Mahsati--does the version on Visit Me sound *very* different than the remix version? I love the song but not the electronic-sounding singing.

Taj, It's got the same melodic themes - the arrangement is completely different. This one is all takht (acoustic) instruments.

i love this song so much! it's awesome :)

Originally Posted by SamiraShuruk

Taj, It's got the same melodic themes - the arrangement is completely different. This one is all takht (acoustic) instruments.

Welp, guess I better get on the stick and order that CD then!

CD Universe has this CD with short little clips of all the songs.


Visit Me In Baghdad CD

Regards
Priscilla

I am so glad you asked...I love this song and was wondering the same thing.

Thanks, Priscilla--for some reason, though, the clips won't play for me.

I found a song called Babylon Mood on Neena and Veena's Essential Bellydance cd that has the same opening, but it's not nearly as danceable and it's only 1:39 minutes long.

If anybody who has Visit Me in Baghdad has a chance, would you be so kind as to upload the song to Bhuz so I can hear it? If it's the same one I've got, there's not much point in buying the cd.


Thanks for all the help!

ETA: Or give a listen to the song I mentioned--I just uploaded it.

I bought the visit me in baghdad cd...sounded dead on.

Originally Posted by anala

I bought the visit me in baghdad cd...sounded dead on.

You talkin' to me?

When you say "sounded dead-on" do you mean the version on VMIB is the same as the one I uploaded, or--?

Oh, I have this cd... if anyone wants to buy it from me - guess I'm too late for you Anala

Damn! Oh well...thanks anyway Jasani. Dead on..the clip I heard had the same melody and quality of accoustic instrumentation...and no synthetics...but it was a short clip. I bought it any way cause...yo yo yo..I'm a music ho!

Anala, how long is the song from VMIB?

I havent recieved it yet....maybe this week

Originally Posted by jasani

Oh, I have this cd... if anyone wants to buy it from me - guess I'm too late for you Anala

I'd like to buy it! Or trade you something I have in my stash!!

Originally Posted by etoile

That sounds like the version on Dancer's Odyssey by Amaya. I just love this song!

I have that CD and that is exactly it, but they have added a drum solo in the middle.

Dancer's Odyssey by Amaya

I have that one too!!! No wonder it sounded familiar! Such is the life of a music ho....Say, havent I heard you around here before?

me?

It's also on a couple of the Bellylicious CDs. I know for sure it's on No. 3 and possibly No. 1. Also Amaya's Dancer's Odyssey has it too. And Louie has it too. I like it much better than the remix - it is such a taqsim song, one where you can really feel the music get inside of you.

cute choreo on the video. are those beaitiful costumes sim's?

I just got the Welcome to Baghdad CD...it is nice..a little under 3 minutes long and it was used in the techno sample, it is indeed called Hikayatna and it is a kanoon taxim...

The remix version is at least six albums. It's nice to finally know its origins. There are two versions of the remix - a 3:31 version and a 5:00 live version.