The very first show!  Enjoy!

1. THE "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA, FEATURING VOCALS BY GEORGE ABDO

El Badree (Dance and Rejoice)

from the album Belly Dance Music, no date given

2. ARTIE BARSAMIAN & HIS ORCHESTRA

Sen Gel

from the album Belly Dance Au Go-Go - Music of the Middle East, no date given

3. THE SHEIK'S MEN

The Dance They Do

from the album The Belly Dancer, 1961

4. THE STEVO TEODOSIEVSKI ENSEMBLE (UNCREDITED)

Solunski Cocek

from the album Authentic Belly Dance Music, 1976

5. GUS VALI

Savgulum

from the album Belly Dance Navel Academy, no date given

6. MOHAMMED EL-BAKKAR & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE

Al Jazayair (Dance of Algiers)

from the album Port Said - Music of the Middle East, 1958

7. JALALEDDIN TAKESH

Dotis Mood

from the album Jalaleddin Presents Belly Dance Music, 1976

8. JOHN VARTAN ENSEMBLE

Dance Routine #1

from the album Spotlight on Belly Dancing, 1980

9. BEL-SHA-ZAAR WITH TOMMY GENAPOPOLUIS & THE GRECIAN KNIGHTS

Introduction

from the album The Art of Belly Dancing, 1969 

10. IBRAHIM TURMEN

Rakset El Souyouf

from the album Saidi Wind Vol. 1, 1985

11. JOHN BERBERIAN

Nubar Nubar (Armenian)

from the album Ode To An Oud, 1974



12. OZEL TURKBAS

The Camel Driver (Deveci)

from the album Alla-Turca (The Turkish Way), 1975

13. DAVID CARROLL & HIS ORCHESTRA

Caravan

from the album Percussion Orientale, 1961

14. MOHAMMED EL-SULIEMAN & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE

Jazz of Araby

from the album The Music of Port Said, no date given



15. DJAMAL ASLAN

Mahrajan Fe Lebnan (Festival In Lebanon)

from the album Lebanon - Her Heart, Her Sounds, no date given

16. ANESTOS ATHOUNASIOU AND HIS ENSEMBLE

O Horos Tis Tavernas (Dance of the Taverna)

from the album Music for Belly Dancing - Instrumentals from the Near East, no date given

Program 1

Listen to the best of "old school" vintage belly dance vinyl from the 1950's through the 1980's. George Abdo, Mohammed El-Bakkar, Gus Vali, Artie Barsamian, Eddie "The Sheik" Kochak, and so many more! Get your shimmy on at Radio Bastet - where the hafla never ends...

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77 - the year I graduated from high school, and the number of the last archive podcast! You know what that means - brand spankin' new shows are on their way! In the meantime, please shake and dance smoothly to Jalaleddin Takesh, Light Rain (with the Kronos Quartet! I'm serious!), Hillel and Aviva, and so many more! Radio Bastet loves you!
1.  AHMED ABDUL-MALIK     Isma'a (Listen) - 4:15     from the album East Meets West, 1960  2.  GUS VALI & HIS ORCHESTRA      Medley No. 1 Turkish & Greek: Kashlarin Inge Inge/Erzurum/Delilo/Beyruit/Adanaly/Verisario/Itya/Golfo - 5:53     from the album 51 Belly Dancer Favorites, no date given  3.  DAMASCUS MUSICAL GROUP CONDUCTED BY SELIM SARWAT     Kaddoukal Mayass - 3:18     from the album Rhythms & Dances from Syria - Belly Dance!, 1977      4.  HILLEL & AVIVA     Ma-Dodech-Midod (How is Your Beloved One?) - 2:28     from the album Night On the Desert, 1959      5.  UNCREDITED MUSICIANS - SOUAD HOSNI, VOCALS     Raks El Mandeel - 2:30     from the album Khalli Balek Min Zouzou (Soundtrack), 1972      6.  JALALEDDIN TAKESH     Ahsah Yak Jan - 3:13     from the album Habibi Dances Beladi Ya Beladi - Vol. III, 1979          7.  UDI JOSEPH KOUYOUMJIAN ORCHESTRA     Hijaz Taksim - 4:24     from the album Beautiful Belly - Music for Listening and Dancing, 1975              8.  THE JOHN BERBERIAN ENSEMBLE WITH ROSKO     A Glance at the Future (Music: Bijou) - 4:25     from the album Music and Gibran, 1968      9.  LIGHT RAIN (FEATURING THE KRONOS QUARTET)     Suite II: Desert Dwellers * La Baranca * (When I'm) 6/4 * Sundown Silhouette * Mandolin Dance - 19:19     from the album Dream Suite, 1979  10. ELIAS RAHBANI     I Think of You - 2:28     from the album Mosaic of the Orient Vol. 1, 1972  11. IRAQI NATIONAL TROUPE FOR FOLK ARTS     Al-Atbaq (The Trays) - 4:52     from the album Iraqi National Troupe for Folk Arts, 1979  12. ALI SROUR     Rakset Dounia - 5:22     from the album Exotic Oriental Dances - Cairo By Night Volume 2, 1977 

Program 77

INCOMING! It's archive program #76 coming in for a direct hit! Featuring the likes of Eddie Mekjian, Ibrahim Turmen, John Berberian, and even more besides! SAVE YOURSELVES!
1.  ELIAS & ZIAD RAHBANI    Don't Blame Me (La Teateb Alayi) - 2:23    from the album Belly Dance Fever, 19792.  AHMED FOUAD HASSAN & THE AL-FIRQA AL-MASIYYA ORCHESTRA (UNCREDITED)    Dimashq - 3:06    from the album Dance of the Hareem, 19653.  JOHN BERBERIAN & THE ROCK EAST ENSEMBLE    3/8 + 5/8 = 8/8 - 5:12    from the album Middle Eastern Rock, 1969    4.  SAMI JOURDAK    Rakis Sharky (Oriental Dance) - 4:09    from the album Sami Jourdak Plays Music For Belly Dancers, 1965    5.  EDDIE MEKJIAN & ENSEMBLE    Hye Vahn (halleh) - 3:19    from the album Belly Dance Music From the Middle East Vol. 1, no date given    6.  TASSO MAVRIS & GREEK ORCHESTRA    Never On Sunday - 3:04    from the album Greek Dance Party, no date given        7.  AISHA ALI (ARCHIVIST)    Raqs Baladi (Cairo) - 3:53    from the album Music For the Oriental Dance, 1982            8.  IBRAHIM TURMEN    Dahlal - 1:46    from the album Saidi Wind Vol. 1, 1985    9.  SAFFET'S ORIENTAL ORCHESTRA    Koroglu (oyun havasi) - 2:35    from the album Belly Dance Festival, no date given10. BUDDY SARKISSIAN PRESENTS RICHARD A. HAGOPIAN    Drumsalero - 3:21    from the album Kef Time Las Vegas, no date given11. FRED ELIAS ENSEMBLE WITH JOHN TATASSOPOULOS    Artistic Moods - 20:46    from the album Artistic Moods for Dance, no date given12. AHMED SHIBA & HIS ENSEMBLE    Zuruni (Visit Me) - 4:29    from the album Music For Belly-Dancing, 197313. MIKE BATT WITH THE LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA    Qualir At Night - 1:46    from the album Caravans Original Motion Picture Score, 197814. THE BIG EDDIE ADAMIS ORCHESTRA    El Mouled - 2:17    from the album Middle East Goes Modern, 1963

Program 76

Give it up for archive show #75, whomping you upside the head with the Aramite Band, Gus Vali, Ozel Turkbas, and some 80's belly dance club music! You know you want it!
1.  MOHAMMED EL-BAKKAR & HIS ORIENTAL ENSEMBLE    Salaam Aleikum (Greetings!) - 4:05    from the album Dances of Port Said: Music of the Middle East Vol. 5, 19602.  JIMMY LINARDOS & HIS NEAR-EAST GROUP    Bichlibidia (Playthings) - 4:24    from the album Recorded Live at Cafe Tel Aviv, 19683.  THE ABDUL HASSAN ORCHESTRA    Abdul's Dance - 3:16    from the album Arabian Affair, 1978    4.  THE ARAMITE BAND    Bongo Rhythms - 2:52    from the album Hot Sands, 1958    5.  EDDIE "THE SHEIK" KOCHAK WITH FRED ELIAS & THE EL-MECCA ENSEMBLE    Tempest - 1:54    from the album Ya Salaam - The New Amer-Abic Sound of the Middle East, no date given    6.  NAJIB AL-SARRAJ    Shu Fiha - 5:52    from the album An Evening in Damascus, no date given        7.  THE SUKRU TUNAR ORCHESTRA    Cargah Oyun Havasi (Chargah Dance Music) - 3:00    from the album Music of the Harems, no date given            8.  TONI FRANGIEH (buzuk), SETRAK SARKISSIAN (tabla)    Anal Li Alayki Meshtak - 3:36    from the album Belly Dance Nights (Layale Bourg El Hamam) Volume 1, 1977    9.  GUS VALI & HIS ORCHESTRA    Topkapi - 2:35    from the album Belly Dancer Favorites, 197310. OZEL TURKBAS    Ozel's Belly Dance Routine - 16:58    from the album Dance Into Your Sultan's Heart, no date given11. FAREED (FARID) EL ATRASH    Anniversary - 4:57    from the album Songs From the Film "Immortal Tune" (Lahn Kheloud), 195212. YACOUBIAN & COMPANY    Rambe-Rambe - 3:19    from the album The Glorious Greeks, no date given13. AMINA    Belly Dance (Club Mix)    from the EP Belly Dance, 1989

Program 75

Prepare yourselves for archive show #74, where you will shimmy with Naif Agby, Michael Hartophilis, Mohamed Abdel Wahab, and so many more! Raq on with your bad selves!
1.  OMAR KHORSHID & HIS MAGIC GUITAR    Popcorn - 4:08    from the album Belly Dance With Omar Khorshid & His Magic Guitar Volume 3, 19742.  SABAH    Allouli el hob beynbea* - 5:57    from the album Sabah Greatest Hits, 1973      *Marisa's note: I don't have the jacket to this record, so I'm not sure of the track titles...3.  YOUSEF & HIS BAGDAD ENSEMBLE    Jara El Helwa (The Sweet One Nearby) - 4:46    from the album Bagdad, no date given    4.  NAIF AGBY & HIS ORCHESTRA    Ya Em-El-Kal (Beautiful Mole) - 4:03    from the album Bedouin Sahda, 1964    5.  THE STEVO TEODOSIEVSKI ENSEMBLE (UNCREDITED)    Sastalinse Cigani - 2:41    from the album Authentic Belly Dance Music, 1976    6.  GEORGE ABDO & HIS "FLAMES OF ARABY" ORCHESTRA    Raks El Sehr (Dance of Magic) - 3:07    from the album The Magic of Belly Dancing, 1979        7.  MICHAEL HARTOPHILIS & HIS ORCHESTRA    Melaxreno - 2:30    from the album Greek Fire, 1966            8.  IRAQI NATIONAL TROUPE FOR FOLK ARTS    Al-Hajl (The Anklet) - 5:08    from the album Iraqi National Troupe For Folk Arts, 1979    9.  MUNIR BECHIR & HIS QUARTET    Meshwar Ma'Al Oud (A Promenade with the Aoud) - A Middle Eastern Raga (inspired by the Indian Raga) - 14:05    from the album Babylon Mood, 197410. MOHAMED ABDEL WAHAB    Khatwet Habibi - 2:59    from the album Belly Dance Volume 1, 197611. RAY MIRIJANIAN    Halay - 2:41    from the album The Ray Mirijanian Oud and Clarinet Volume 1, No. 1, no date given12. TYPICAL ORIENTAL ORCHESTRA    Dance With Me - 2:27    from the album Exotic Belly Dance Music, no date given13. THE SULTANS MIDDLE EASTERN BAND    Zuhtu (2/4 Ayub) - 3:23    from the album String Wind And Percussion Volume 2, 198214. MIKE SARKISSIAN & HIS CAFE BAGDAD ENSEMBLE    Opa Opa - 3:52    from the album Grecian Holiday, 195815. AISHA ALI (ARCHIVIST)    Dance: Bou Saada #2 - 2:50    from the album Music of the Ouled Nail, 1973

Program 74

We are back!  And keeping it real with archive show #73, featuring the likes of Esin Engin, The Seven Players, Omar Khorshid and so many more! Enjoy, won't we?
1.  ROMEO LAHOUD    Jabaliya - 4:19    from the album Green Eyes and Oriental Moods, 19752.  EDDIE "THE SHEIK" KOCHAK & HAKKI OBADIA WITH THEIR AMER-ABIC ORCHESTRA    Dance Ankara - 2:15    from the album Ameraba - Music With the New Amer-Abic Sound, no date given3.  THE SULTAN'S CARAVAN (featuring Gus Vali)    Zexra - 3:28    from the album Belly Dance to Great Navel Music, 1976    4.  YOUSSEF KASSAB WITH THE SALIM SARWEH ORCHESTRA    Semai al Aryan - 3:56    from the album Bedouin Belly Dance, 1977    5.  ESIN ENGIN & HIS ORCHESTRA    Misket - 2:39    from the album Modern Oyun Havalari - Exotic Oriental Belly-Dances Music, 1973    6.  DIMITRI & HIS ENSEMBLE    Oglan Oglan - 3:13    from the album Greece, no date given        7.  DJAMAL ASLAN CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA    Mahla Safak Ya Lebnan (Summer in Lebanon) - 3:03    from the album Lebanon - Her Heart, Her Sounds, 1959            8.  UNCREDITED ARTISTS    Raksett El Badoo (The Sahara Dance) - 2:47    from the album Nights of the Orient, no date given    9.  THE KAYA ORCHESTRA    Salon Chiftetelli - 4:54    from the album Juliana Presents Belly Dance Music for the Connoisseur, 197710. IBRAHIM FARRAH (archivist)    Drum Solos (by Tempo): Balady * Maksoun * Masmoudi Sagheer * Masmoudi Kabeer * Darag * Sima'ee * Tawasheeh - 11:10    from the album Music of the Qaria - Authentic "Balady" Dances and Rhythms, 197611. THE SEVEN PLAYERS    Sahara Sunrise - 2:37    from the album West Digs East - Dig?, 196612. OMAR KHORSHID & HIS MAGIC GUITAR    Raksat El Kheyl - 3:21    from the album Belly Dance with Omar Khorshid & His Magic Guitar Volume 2, 197413. GREGORY & HIS ENSEMBLE    Canarini (Syrto) - 3:39    from the album Favorite Greek Dances, no date given14. OMAR BEN JILALI    A Layla Sari Ainik (A Girl Looks Around) - 5:38    from the album Night in the Casbah, no date given
15. ELIAS & ZIAD RAHBANI    Zeina's Dance (Raksat Zeina) - 3:29    from the album Belly Dance Fever, 197916. OZEL TURKBAS    Ali Baba (Karshilema) (vocal by Ozel) - 2:44    from the album Dance Into Your Sultan's Heart, no date given

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