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Hi all,

I'm putting together a Bellydance mixtape for my partner and am after some suggestions for tracks (old/new, vinyl/cd/mp3, released or not etc.) with a heavy Tribal and/or Arabic, Gypsy or Klezmar influenced sound. Stuff featuring alot of eastern percussion (tablas, djembes etc) or melodies based on Harmonic or Melodic Minor, or Phrygian scales etc... and also breaks or mid-tempo crunky tracks, not just dubstep.

best examples Ive found so far:

Ruckspin - Hornz 2008 ( & Ed Solo - Egyptian Horns, which uses the same samples)
Sub Swara - Koli Stance (David Starfire remix), and a few other Sub Swara tracks
Chase & Status - Eastern Jam (Trillbass remix)
Al Jawala - Heymischer Bulga (Bukez Finezt Remix)
Tipper - Veil Lifter



Its proving more difficult than I thought to get a whole cd together, so any suggestions hugely appreciated

Cheers! =)

Shackleton!!!

i got a couple bits and one in the pipeline

Available now :

The Calling - Urban Graffiti
Desert Orchid - Zaudio

Hope they're what your looking for

Kryptic Minds

Made a track a while ago kinda along these lines-

Soundcloud

Hit me up if you want a copy and I'll send one over...

The entire Grime 2 compilation, especially:
Kode9 - Swarm
Loefah - Beat Them

some tracks from Chasing Shadows for the Arabic influence

seven & elvee-twilight horizon

http://www.myspace.com/sevendubstep

Have a look at this:


http://www.digital-tunes.net/labels/corsario_digital

Also "Galleon Dub" on IMMERSE

I recommend this 3 cd compilation, available here for a fiver:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Beginners-Guide ... B001766CDK

I used a lot of the tunes in these two mixes:
http://postbocks.com/uploads/ghandi-hummus-rules

http://postbocks.com/uploads/ghandi_rock_el_casbah

As for dubstep...
Shackleton 'Hamas Rule (probably exactly what you're looking for!)
and El Din (Parts 1 & 2), his Neo Berlin rmx etc etc
Sollabong 'Muezzin', 'Nylon Tale'
23Hz & Numaestro 'Nemesis', 'Seven Pillars' (Migrant rmx), 'Turk Song' (Migrant rmx), Al Andalus' 'Praise Dub', 'El Rif'
L-Wiz 'Habibi'
Plastician 'Camel Ride'

this one's bumpin'

Can't believe nobody's mentioned...

MUSLIMGAUZE.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslimgauze

The artist unfortunately passed away young some years back, but his output was insanely prolific. So much so, in fact, that it's a little overwhelming for people trying to get into him. I'd recommend the "Blue Mosque" double album as a good start though. There's a track on disc 2 called "Bandit Queen" that might be good for bellydancin'.

This tune's not super-overtly Arabic sounding, but when it drops all the heads nod.

Ganja White Night - Blueberry

Hah! u guys rock!

Thanks heaps for all the suggestions so far, loving some of the Shackleton output - very different from what i thought i was looking for, but fitting nonetheless. And Kryptic Minds, wow! where have I been!? beautiful.

I'll report back when I've had more of a chance to sift through them all

Thanks again and keep 'em coming please

not dubstep and not sure if this fits the specific arabic sound your looking for, but eastern sounding for sure.

Egyptic and Habibi by L Wiz on the same dub police record are some of my favourite songs and got that kind of feel.