Huseyin & Gunay Turkmenler - Turkish Bellydance: Desert Night Dance
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Track List: Turkish Bellydance: Desert Night Dance
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- Desert Night Dance - Ensemble Huseyin Turkmenler
- Once I Had A Darling... - Ensemble Huseyin Turkmenler
- Spoon Dance - Ensemble Huseyin Turkmenler
- All You Stars...! - Ensemble Huseyin Turkmenler
- Must Be A Gypsy - Ensemble Huseyin Turkmenler
- Dance Music From Nihavent - Ensemble Huseyin Turkmenler
- Sugar Boy - Ensemble Huseyin Turkmenler
- Dance Music In 'Rast Makam - Ensemble Huseyin Turkmenler
- Fire Dance Music - Ensemble Huseyin Turkmenler
- Folk Song And Dance From Ankara - Ensemble Huseyin Turkmenler
- Dance From Thrace - Ensemble Huseyin Turkmenler
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Album Details: Turkish Bellydance: Desert Night Dance
- Release Date:
- 08/10/1999
- Label:
- Arc Music
- UPC:
- 743037151528
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| EXPERT RATING: From AMG Reviews Perhaps it does not much matter, but belly dancing is ultimately of Turkish (Ottoman) origin. Maybe that's what gives this disc a higher degree of authenticity than most belly dance albums. Alternatively, the cause may be that Huseyin Turkmenler uses the synthesizer more sparingly than, say, Hossam Ramzy. Turkmenler instead relies on the saz (a long-neck lute that he plays himself), a violin, a kanun (Middle Eastern zither), and drums. This ensemble allows Turkmenler to create texture while having three possible lead instruments at his disposal. The synthesizer largely seems to imitate the clarinet and the saxophone. Most of the tracks are fast, some very fast. One really good midtempo number is "Nihavent Oyun Havasi," which makes very stately use of the kanun. The saz, which has a lower, more buzzing sound than the Arabic lute, is used to advantage on several songs, especially "Seker Oglan," which starts with a long solo and continues with saz and percussion throughout. A lot of belly dance albums are cheesy and descend into self-parody. This one is worth listening to on its own terms. And, yes, you could dance to it. - Kurt Keefner, All Music Guide |
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Turkish duo Huseyin Gunay Turkmenler (vocals) have released several albums on the Arc label, including Songs and Dances From Turkey, Folk Music From Turkey, Turkish Bellydance: Secret of My Heart, and Turkish Bellydance: Desert Night Dance, the latt...Full Huseyin & Gunay Turkmenler Biography
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