Tribal Bellydance
by Abdel Hazim
- Intro - taksiem duduk and kaval
- Djzora
- Taklamakan
- Al Kholoud
- Raqs Tribali
- Qamar al Kahira
- Raqs al Sayf
- The Indigo factor
- Chattaar
- Naylate
- Sind on the raqs
- Chalinova
- Jour-ney
- Devre hindi
Improv is the main link throughout the new album of Abdel Hazim. Tribal Bellydance is about improvisation. Mostly authentic oriental and arabic instruments were used such as duduk (or tuduk), kaval, nay, oud, bendir, doumbek, rababa, gasba, dombra (a Kazachstani saz) and yu-qin (or Chinese moon guitar). This CD includes Hatshepsut part 2 or "Journey to Punt" or as indicated on the CD "Jour-ney". The second part of the Hatshepsut suite. The music reflects the voyage on the waves of the Red sea and uses sitrums. Raqs al Saif is arabic for Sword dance, an itchi Zurna on a Pakistani beat. "Qamar al Kahira" or Moon of Cairo is recorded on a moonlit night in Caïro - hence the name. This Shifte Telli fits a veil dance or sword dance. Devre Hindi, a piece in 7/8 - bellydance isolations. Naylate is a rough North African tribal Ouled Naïl beat. Sind on the raqs is composed on a Indian beat played by Krishna, Tribal Bollywood? Chalinova bellydance fusion of an Adani a Bedouin Dance rhythm of the region of Adan (Yemen) and cross-over bossa nova. Abdel Hazim composed tracks for oriental and fusion dancers who are into Experimental, Ambient and New Age Bellydance or belly breaks and isolations. Some tracks are more Rachel Brice style, some tracks Fat Chance Belly Dance or bellydance fusion a.k.a. Tribal fusion, some say lounge. The Zjora piece - with Zahdee from Algeria-Morrocco on oud - is on a mangouchi beat, a kind of Tribal Ouled Nail rhythm, spiced up with oud and reggae bass. Avec l'aide de: Zahdee du Maroc (oud), Abed Halabi (daraboukka), Krishna (tablas) Roh Al Marah (oboe) et autres. La musique tribale impro. Des morceaux de fusion et Urban bellydance.