Thread: Tappy feet music

I am looking for music that gets the feet tapping, and makes people want to dance, but at the same time still has the challanges and intricacy of classic music - especially the stings and Oum Kuthum type variety.

Ladies - hit me with the artists-albums-places to download ..g.:

You want to challenge people with intricate, classic music? You are a sadist!!

It's OK, I only want to challenge myself. Which I think makes me a massochist.

You are a sick, sick dancer.

I think any Abdelhalim Hafez song works as it has more structure than chaabi, but has rhythms and musical phrases that are easy to follow. Maybe other people can suggest who makes some nice remakes and where to find them.

Songs by Sabah share some of the same characteristics, as well. Is it Ruby who made remakes with Sabah? Those remakes might be more simplistic than other songs of hers, but it's worth a shot to see if you like them.

Kazem al Saher made a song "Yadak" on his album Qusat Habebain. It is classical in a lot of senses: orchestration and language.

Some of Farid al-Atrache's songs are good toe-tappers. I'm thinking in particular of Gamil Gamal, Me Alli We Oltelu, and Habena.

Ooh, yeah, and "Noura Noura"

Beata and Horacio's CD have some classic vocals, Amera's CD has a coupla goodies.