Thread: Pharonic music suggestions?

I'm looking for some Pharonic sounding music, or something along that idea. Can be kinda campy, but not "Walk Like an Egyptian" campy--I mean more Hollywood Orientalist grandeur campy.

Any suggestions out there??

There's a track on "Aziza Raks" by Eddie Kochek called Phaedra Pharonica that I think has the level of campiness you're looking for. I love that piece.

Souk Elabid by Farid el Atrache.

Here's a link to maqam:

Farid El Atrache - Belly Dance - The Music of Farid El Atrache #01CC1000121

Ooh, good suggestion Tamrahenna!

I like Leysh Nat'arak by Natacha Atlas

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1g6oz0KdNG8]YouTube - Natacha Atlas-Leysh Natarak[/ame]

Great suggestions, guys! Any more out there??

I really love this song as well. There is a video on youtube that shows a pharaonic choreo to this song by Hossam and Serena Ramzy, but I didn't want to predispose you to anything....

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jA71gy29I5c]YouTube - On The Transit Of Venus[/ame]

And there's always this one, the penultimate pharaonic song in mybook:

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWErSfJWzzo]YouTube - Song of the Pharaohs[/ame]

I also like "Camel Ride" from the Desert Passage CD, and for big, old Hollywood orchestration, "Dimashq" from The Best Bellydance Album in the World, Ever Vol. I.

I have more, but I have to get ready to go to the dentist, woo!

Originally Posted by tamrahennatx

I really love this song as well. There is a video on youtube that shows a pharaonic choreo to this song by Hossam and Serena Ramzy, but I didn't want to predispose you to anything....

YouTube - On The Transit Of Venus

The Hossam Ramzy/Phil Thornton collaboration produced some really interesting music, but if you want to attempt something "historically" pharaonic, their records have the obvious drawback of sounding very modern. They need to record an unplugged version of Immortal/Eternal/Enchanted Egypt for pharaonic dancers.

Have you looked at any of these? I don't own them, but they seem promising.

[ame=http://www.amazon.com/Ancient-Egypt-Ali-Jihad-Racy/dp/B00000229Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1254757844&sr=1-1]Amazon.com: Ancient Egypt: Ali Jihad Racy: Music[/ame]

[ame=http://www.amazon.com/Meditation-Music-Ancient-Gerald-Markoe/dp/B0001DMXJC/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1254757844&sr=1-2]Amazon.com: Meditation Music of Ancient Egypt: Gerald Jay Markoe: Music[/ame]

[ame=http://www.amazon.com/Ankh-Sound-Ancient-Michael-Atherton/dp/B00000AEP0/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1254757844&sr=1-4]Amazon.com: Ankh: The Sound of Ancient Egypt: Michael Atherton: Music[/ame]

Yep! "Soft Breeze" by Kairo by Night (on the Hadia cd) is a good one. I think there is another track on that cd that has that kind of sound to it!
xoxo,
-Nadirah

I am going to check out these suggestions too. People are so helpful on bhuz, it is really great to see.

I don't think you want to dance to Leysh Natarak. I believe the lyrics have to do with the Israel/Arab conflict so it doesn't seem very appropriate.

"Pharaoh" by Phil Thornton and "Ancient Egypt: A Tribute" by Ali Jahid Racy both contain beautiful, haunting tracks. Not very campy, though :)

And, as mmouse mentioned above, "Soft Breeze" by Kairo by Night is a bit more "Hollywood". We've had lots of fun improvising with veils to this piece.



Khalida