Middle-Eastern Dance in New England

What's playing in your car?

Magida El Roumi (classical Lebanese singer).

Lola (Attleboro, MA)

I have a compilation of contemporary beats that I put together for alternative venues, Lumin, Nox Arcana, Midival Punditz, Knossos are on there along with a piece by Gypsy Caravan that I'm working on a piece with my two youngest daughters together.

Sybil Ridge (Portland, ME)

Wadi Assafi, famous Lebanese tenor and Jose Fernandez, flamenco vocalist at the Casino du Liban.

Shadia (Dedham, MA)

Tree of Life, by Desert Wind.

Sumora (Foxboro, MA)

On my ipod, a selection of the last 6 songs on random play: Dinosaurs by Bonobo, Koyal by Nitin Sawhney, Comptine D’un Autre Ete from Amelie, Sel by Smadj, Eastern Star by Tuatara, Quiet Village by Martin Denny

Katie Bersche (Ledyard, CT)

I keep my MP3 player on shuffle, so I am always hearing old and new together. But I just got Angelika Nemeth's "Angelika Unveiled," and am looking forward to hearing it.

Alia Thabit (West Burke, VT)

Aneela, featuring Arash Chori Chori

Samina (Warwick, RI)

I’ve got my iPod on shuffle so I can constantly rediscover and feel afresh the great music in my collection: Lately I’ve been listening to Bert Balladine, Susu Pampanin, Tanyeli’s Turkish Belly Dancer, Ali Arsoy’s Karma, Dalia Carella’s Shuvani, Loreena McKennit, B-Tribe and Electro Tango.

Melina (Waltham, MA)

Richard Swift. His new album is like the music that lingers in your head when you wake from a dream: haunting and familiar but elusive and strange. It's gorgeous.

Erin Narey (St. Johnsbury, VT)

Irish Republican Hip Hop

Kahaz (Bangor, ME)

A mix of drum solos.

Diosa (Quincy, MA)

The Rough guide to Latino Nuevo, Balkan Beat Box, Putumayo's "A New Groove"

Emma Holder (Portland, ME)

Yearning by Raul Ferrando (BDSS).

Memie Ayat (Beverly, MA)

Joni Mitchell

Helena Melone (Belfast, ME)

I play the radio in my car. I love classic rock from the early 70s and I also harbor an age-old desire to be a Solid Gold dancer. Don't we all?

Gina Capposella (White River Junction, VT)

A compilation of two Greek belly dance routines.

Amira Jamal (Framingham, MA)

Solace

Lydia (Watertown, CT)

After a period with belly dance rap and industrial music, a return to roots with The Best of George Abdo and his Flames of Araby Orchestra.

Aneckha (Foxboro, MA)

I bring my ipod to listen to music, right now I’d be listening to "Cha Cha" by Balkan beat box.

Lily Moonstorm (Rollinsford, NH)

Mustafa Amar, the "Now that's what I call Arabian dance" series, some new compilations. So much music, so little time.

Su'ad (Hebron, CT)

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