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One of the brightest Middle Eastern stars, already renowned forhaving performed for royalty, including the Shah of Iran, the lateMohammed El-Bakkar became famous in the United States for hisleading role as a tenor in the Broadway musical Fanny. After thisperformance he immediately became a superstar for New YorkCity's Middle Eastern community and his popularity soon spilledover into the mainstream as well. Collected in this 2LP set are his belly dancingmasterpieces The Magic Carpet and Sultan Of Bagdad which - despite a very obsoleteculturally characterized stereotype - give us an excellent example of the music thataccompanies one of the most sensual traditions in the history of ritualistic dance.Track listing: Side A: 1. Bisat El Reeh (Magic Carpet) 2. Raks Edour (The Dance Goes On) 3. Raks El Nile(Dance Of The Nile) 4. Ali Baba 5. El Genie (The Genie) 6. Sireerie (Lullaby) Side B: 1. Cha Cha Pharaonic (ChaCha Of The Pharoah) 2. Ya Salem (How Beautiful) 3. Ya Amar (Light Of The Moon) 4. Handillah (Happy Meeting)5. Ibir Geran (The Neighbor's Son) 6. Ma Layish (Lullaby) Side C: 1. Ya Habibi (My Love) 2. Why-Why Fatima(Glorious Fatima) 3. Ana Winta (You And I) 4.Laysh Laysh (Why Oh Why) 5. Raksa El Sahara (Desert Dance) 6.Yalla Yalla (Come With Me) Side D: 1. Sultan Of Bagdad 2. A-La- Elwadee (Rendezvous In The Valley) 3. ZenatEl Haflat (Girlish Laughter) 4. Albak Ya Asmar (Happy Meeting) 5. Salamat Salamat ( Send My Heart) 6.Yashara(Golden Hair)
