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- Date Released: February 12, 2002
- Genre: International
- Label: Mondo Melodia / IODA
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Compilations are invariably like the curate's egg -- good in parts -- and this one's no exceptions. For all the delights, like the fiery duet between Egypt's Hakim and Puerto Rican star Olga Tañon or the playful version of "Take Me I'm Yours," which transports Squeeze to North Africa in the company of Tunisian diva Latifa, you have to put up with the extremely mundane, like Shani's blandly techno-fied "Call of the Wild" or Zohar's frankly boring electronica on "The Merciful One." Overall, though, the quality's high, with some excellent tracks by Algerian Cheb Nastro, and Oojami's club-beats-go-to-Turkey "Istanboogie," which bodes well for their album. A number of the cuts do come from albums released on Mondo Melodia, but that doesn't lessen the enjoyment of songs like Amina's "Lirrili," Rachid Taha's "En Retard" (confirming the man as the best Arab-Western crossover), or Khaled's "Trigue Lycee," one of the best things to come off his Kenza release. But, like any compilation, it's the rarities that set it apart, and this has a few of them. Apart from the Hakim/Tañon and Squeeze/Latifa pairings, there's also Arabian Fantasy's excellent "Yala Habibi," coming out of left field. It follows on the success of the original Desert Roses & Arabian Rhythms, which offered a fresh look at North African and Middle Eastern music, and continues to delight with its variety and intensity -- to this point, at least, the law of diminishing returns that dogs compilation series hasn't kicked in.
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| 01. |  |
Ah Ya Albi
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5:08 |
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| 02. | |
Lirrili
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4:50 |
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| 03. | |
En Retard
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4:52 |
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| 04. | |
Take Me I'm Yours |
4:28 |
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| 05. | |
Baida
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4:01 |
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| 06. | |
Naachak Fik
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4:40 |
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| 07. | |
Albi Htar
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4:09 |
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| 08. | |
Yala Habibi
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4:40 |
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| 09. | |
Call of the Wild
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3:28 |
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| 10. | |
Bain Albareh Wa Al Yom
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4:10 |
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| 11. | |
Yalla Ya Chabab
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5:10 |
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| 12. | |
Istanboogie
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5:22 |
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| 13. | |
Trigue Lycee
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4:40 |
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| 14. | |
The Merciful One
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5:05 |
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14 Total Tracks, 64:43 Total Length
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Credits
- Cheb Mami - Vocals // Steve Hillage - Guitar // Steve Hillage - Arranger // Steve Hillage - Producer // Steve Hillage - String Arrangements // Steve Hillage - Mixing // Renegade Soundwave - Engineer // Gail Ann Dorsey - Bass // Khalèd - Performer // Amina - Vocals // Olga Tañón - Vocals // Zachary Alford - Drums // Gerard Cohen - Programming // Chris Difford - Vocals // Stevo Glendinning - Executive Producer // Scott Gordon - Mixing // Pete Hofmann - Engineer // Pete Hofmann - Mixing // Kick Horns - Arranger // Kick Horns - Brass // Kemo - Rap // Roddy Lorimer - Trumpet // Scott Mathers - Engineer // Narada Michael Walden - Producer // Tim Sanders - Sax (Alto) // David Tickle - Mixing // Glenn Tilbrook - Vocals // Glenn Tilbrook - Vocals // Glenn Tilbrook - Vocals // Annie Whitehead - Trombone // Neil Conti - Drums // Miles Copeland - Executive Producer // Simone Haggiag - Darbouka // Simone Haggiag - Talking Drum // Simone Haggiag - Finger Cymbals // Simone Haggiag - Bendir // Randy Jacobs - Guitar // Rachid Taha - Vocals // Steve Tannett - Executive Producer // Francisco Hurtado - Mixing // Gilda Gonzalez - Choir, Chorus // Djamel Ben Yelles - Violin // Yanira Torres - Choir, Chorus // Antonio Hernandez - Producer // Jill Tengan - Engineer // Faudel - Performer // Bruno Caillat - Tambourine // Bruno Caillat - Zarb // Hector "Tito" Matos - Drums // Cheb Nasro - Performer // Zohar - Performer // Junior Alvarado - Bass // Alfredo Hurtado - Engineer // Lilo Fadidas - Producer // Sabu Rosado - Dumbek // Sabu Rosado - Percussion // Sabu Rosado - Producer // Phillip Bagenall - Engineer // Andy G. - Arranger // Andy G. - Keyboards // Andy G. - Programming // Shani - Arranger // Shani - Vocals // Shani - Producer // Hakim Hamadouche - Lute // Hakim Hamadouche - Vocals (Background) // Ragheb Alama - Performer // Andy Kremer - Guitar // Andy Kremer - Guitar (Bass) // Andy Kremer - Keyboards // Andy Kremer - Programming // Andy Kremer - Engineer // Andy Kremer - Double Bass // Andy Kremer - Mixing // Andy Kremer - Chapman Stick // Mahmoud Serour - String Arrangements // Dale Voelker - Graphic Design // Neil Douglas - Mixing // Dawn Elder - Executive Producer // Kris Solomon - Mastering // Martin Beal - Engineer // Andy Madadian - Arranger // Andy Madadian - Producer // Rafik Tsaturian - Engineer // Latifa - Vocals // Mara Abboud - Cover Art // John Bevilacqua - Production Director // Magaly Alvarez - Cymbals // Marcus Nand - Flamenco Guitar // Morteza Barjesteh - Cover Graphics // Maged Serour - ? // Erran Baron Cohen - Piano // Erran Baron Cohen - Flugelhorn // Erran Baron Cohen - Keyboards // Erran Baron Cohen - Darbouka // Erran Baron Cohen - Engineer // Erran Baron Cohen - Mixing // Christian Boissel - Producer // Juan Rivera - Def // Keimonti Thomas - Guitar
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