Program 65

Everybody sing! "Here comes program 65, all dressed in white..."  Well, I wore a black dress, actually.  Yes, archive show #65 is composed of mostly wedding songs, in honor of our wedding of September 30, 2005!  Helping us celebrate are Eddie Mekjian, Ozel Turkbas, Hakki Obadia, and so many more!  We'll see you there - don't forget the rice!

1. IBRAHIM FARRAH (ARCHIVIST) Bedouin Wedding from the album Music of the Qaria - Authentic "Balady" Dances and Rhythms, 1976 2. OZEL TURKBAS Bride From Bursa (Bursali) from the album Alla-Turca - The Turkish Way With Ozel, 1975 3. FAREED AL-ATRASH Du-Oh Elmazahir (Egyptian Wedding Song) from the album Music and Melodies of the Arab World/Egypt (U.A.R.)/Hit Songs, no date given 4. ABDU EL HANID & HIS ORCHESTRA Aroos (Wedding Chant) from the album Arabian Delight: Music from Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, no date given 5. EDDIE "THE SHEIK" KOCHAK & HAKKI OBADIA & THEIR AMER-ABIC ORCHESTRA Dance of the Happy Bride from the album Ya Habibi! Exciting New Sounds of the Middle East, no date given 6. EDDIE MEKJIAN & ENSEMBLE Harpoot Havasi (Wedding Song) from the album The Seventh Veil - Music of the Middle East, 1957 7. RON GOODWIN & HIS ORCHESTRA Wedding Dance from the album Music For an Arabian Night, 1959 8. MIDDLE EAST ENSEMBLE Conducted by HAKKI OBADIA and JOSEPH SUGAR Wedding Gift from the album 10 Nights in a Harem, 1960 9. TARIK BULUT (DIRECTOR) Wedding Song from the album In An Egyptian Garden, no date given 10. ANESTOS ATHOUNASIOU & HIS ENSEMBLE Horo Tis Nifis (Bridal Dance) from the album Music For Belly Dancing - Instrumentals From the Near East, no date given 11. FRED ELIAS ENSEMBLE WITH JOHN TATASSOPOULOS Leila from the album Artistic Moods for Dance, no date given 12. OZEL TURKBAS A Wedding Song (Karam) from the album Dance Into Your Sultan's Heart, no date given 13. EDDIE "THE SHEIK" KOCHAK Wedding Party from the album Strictly Belly Dancing (Ya Habibi #2), 1973 14. THE UROSEVICH ENSEMBLE I Gave a Handkerchief to the Bride (Mendil Verdim Giline) from the album Turkish Delight - New Sounds From the Near East, no date given 15. NAIF AGBY & HIS ORCHESTRA Mili Ya Hilwa (Swing My Beloved) from the album El Debke - Music of the Middle-East, 1962 16. JOHN BERBERIAN Hale from the album The Dance Album, no date given