Thread: Golden Era Music

happy Holidays!
Just posted a CD review on HMC's "The Golden Era Of Bellydance" on my blog:
PRINCESS FARHANA: CD REVIEW: GOLDEN ERA OF BELLYDANCE VOL. ONE : TAHIYYA KARIOKA

I'm lusting after this. Must buy soon!

Thanks! I've been wondering about this CD, so your review is perfect timing.

Thanks for the review! I love 'vintage' dance music, and have found a fabulous radio-podcast show to, which I will share with you: Radio Bastet - Vintage Belly Dance Music
I love it!

Oh yes been a Radio Bastet fan for years!

I just got this CD. It is very nice. I'm looking forward to the rest of the series. The only thing is that it isn't really all music that Taheyya danced to so that could be confusing. I agree the version of Leyla and Sahara City are outstanding.

Are the liner notes good? I'm thinking about just downloading it off of Amazon.

Thanks for posting - I've just ordered mine!

Does anyone else think that the version of "Sahara City" on this album sounds just like the version on Abboud Abdel Aal's "Music for Oriental Nights?"

Thanks for the review! I have been drooling over this CD - it'll be my next music buy.

Originally Posted by andalee-oriental

Are the liner notes good? I'm thinking about just downloading it off of Amazon.

Liner notes are fairly general. They give a brief history of Taheyya. I was hoping they would go into more detail about each particular song.

Thanks for the great review! All I have to say is "el hamdulillah!" and it's first on my list of "next buys".

OOooo must order..NOW

i have it and love it

Originally Posted by Tauremorna

Does anyone else think that the version of "Sahara City" on this album sounds just like the version on Abboud Abdel Aal's "Music for Oriental Nights?"

I don't have that particular album but I have his version on Arabian Nights. It makes sense the versions sound the same has he is in the orchestra on the Golden Era CD as well.

Originally Posted by Tauremorna

Does anyone else think that the version of "Sahara City" on this album sounds just like the version on Abboud Abdel Aal's "Music for Oriental Nights?"

It is the same version from Lebanese violinist Aboud Abdel Aal, original album title was Belly Dance for Arabian Nights.
Also, one of the tracks is Lebanese, "Sahran Annil," and a few are from later, depending on what you consider Golden Era